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A few weeks ago, you may have seen a post I wrote trying to find good homes for some kittens that belong to my neighbor friend. Well I accidently became the in between on a deal where two of the kittens were going to my friend's home across town. I offered to flea and worm the kittens naturally (they were just 6 wks.) and were infested with both. However, after two weeks of me caring for these little gals I fell in love with them along with my youngest son Jarrett. With the blessing of the friends who were supposed to take them, we decided to keep them.

Let me share how we flea and wormed the kittens naturally.

EXTERNALLY

Every 3 days I gave them an all natural flea bath:

Make a mixture of 10 capsules Paw Paw Cell Reg, 4 tbsp. Sunshine Concentrate Soap, 4 drops Tea Tree Oil & 7 drops Thyme essential oil and Plenty of warm water.

In a nice warm bathroom - Get the kitten nice and lathered up with the flea bath soap mixure and try to keep that soap on them for at least 20 minutes (keep using the warm bath water and alittle more of the soap mixture to re-lather up. As you are washing them and see fleas gently pick them off the kittens, (use finger nails to kill the moving fleas, and let them wash down the drain). After the bath as you are drying the kittens and see additional fleas which you missed, spray with some Nature's Fresh Enzymes and pick off the flea (again killing and flushing any that are alive). Do not rinse off the Enzymes.

It took me 4 baths (3 days apart) for me to get them all.

Make sure to immediately wash towels you used in hot water, laundry soap (or Sunshine Concentrate Soap) & 10 drops Tea Tree Oil added.

Warning: If kittens have ALOT of fleas they will try and run for cover in the anus, which may cause the kitten to have red blood in their stools. This will stop after the first couple baths.

[You may try globbing some vaseline over their anus just before bathing to act as a trap for the fleas. I hadn't thought to try this until after the problems stopped, so I'm not sure if it would work or not.]

You can spray kitten bedding/carpets/couches/beds etc. with an essential oil mixture (see recipe below). The bathroom that I had these kittens in for the first week I had them was right off my carpeted bedroom so I started spraying the carpet in that room and my bed and covers with the Bug-Away Sheet Spray recipe from Larissa Jones, Is Your Home Safe? booklet to make sure if any strayed away from the kittens they didn't infest my room.

Bug-Away Sheet Spray

5 drops lavender

2 drops geranium

2 drops peppermint

3 drops eucalyptus

2 drops marjoram

1 tsp. Nature's Fresh Enzymes

2 ounces purified water

Combine in a 2 oz. spray bottle and spritz onto sheets, carpets, bedding etc.

INTERNALLY

On top of their dry kitty food I made a pate' Alternating between two different treatments:

Recipe mixtures are enough for two kittens.

#1 AM - Mixture of 2 tbsp. canned cat food, 1/8 tsp.minced garlic or garlic oil softgel capsules (puncture and squeeze onto food), sprinkle with 1/3 capsule Black Walnut . Put a tbsp. of mixture over dry kitty food for each kitten.

#2 PM - Mixture of 2 tbsp. canned cat food, 1/8 tsp.minced garlic or garlic oil softgel capsules (puncture and squeeze onto food). Open each of the capsules in a single para-cleanse packet into a small container with a lid and mix together well. Add 1/8 tsp. para-cleanse formula to cat food mixture. Put a tbsp. of mixture over dry kitty food for each kitten.

Continue for three days then rest one day, repeat. Keep an eye on stools for worms. Continue for one week after you no longer see worms. With these little gals, the big mama worm aborted on day two, and each day the worms that came out were smaller and smaller until I didn't see them any longer.

Take a look at these cutie pies during their first week with me: All that torturing and they still love me like there is no tomorrow :)

We are still working on names for these little twins.

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*For anyone else reading this email -These herbal treatments can help make the pets bodies less hospitable to the unwanted visitors and have helped my animals say goodbye to fleas, parasites and worms.

I personally feel these herbs are a much safer way to get rid of unwanted pests such as fleas, ticks, parasites and worms, than the sprays, powders, flea collars and pest treatments that are purchased in stores.

For additional herbal and nutritional ideas for your pets please visit my web page www.herbsplus4health.com/page_petcare.html

Here is some Additional ideas I found about ridding your pets of fleas found on http://www.naturalark.com/herbpet.html

The common cause of itching is due to fleas and flea bites. A good remedy for dry itchy skin patches is tea tree oil, rubbed over the patch. The bitter taste will discourage the animal from digging at his skin, and the oil works well to heal the dryness. Do not use it near the eyes or genitals, however. Aloe is also good for those dry patches. Another method is to put a slice of raw cucumber over the "hot" spot, holding it there for a few minutes, and then rub aloe or tea tree oil over the area.

The shampoo you use, or the flea collar you use, may actually be causing the itching. Bathe the animal in an all natural shampoo, preferably something that has aloe in it, and find an alternative to that flea collar!! Would you wear chemicals around your neck? Neither should they!

Natural Shampoos: Sunshine Concentrate or Herbal Shampoo

Flea Collar alternative: Take a regular kitty collar and drop tea tree oil around the circumference of the collar before putting around kittys neck.

You can make an herbal dip for your pet as follows: 2 cups packed fresh peppermint, pennyroyal, or rosemary; 1 quart boiling water; 4 quarts warm water - - Prepare an infusion by pouring the boiling water over the herbs and allow it to steep for 30 minutes. Strain the liquid and dilute it with the warm water. Saturate the animal's coat thoroughly with the solution, allowing it to air dry. Use at the first sign of flea activity. This remedy will need to be repeated every three to four days, but it is totally safe.

To get rid of fleas in your carpet, after removing pets from the room, sprinkle Borax over the carpet and rub it in. Wait a while, then vacuum as usual. This is a safe, non-chemical method of flea control. Reapply the Borax once a week until the problem is gone.