Anyone have a natural flee killer/repellant for puppies? - Page 3

We were told by a long time groomer to use Ivory or Dawn dish soap.
Safe enough to be used on puppies & kittens. Start behind the eyes 
and work all the way down the body of the animal, you have to have 
that soapy barrier up by their eyes to keep fleas from running and 
hiding in the folds around eyes etc. Leave the soap solution (dilute it)
on for 10-15 minutes, longer if a heavy infestation, then rinse rinse rinse.
Ivory is supposed to be the most gentle? Apparently the soap dissolves
the hard waxy coating on the fleas or ticks and basically 'drowns' them.
If memory is correct, I think they said to use a drop of mineral oil in each  
eye to protect from soap irritation? I'd have to double check with the other 
half, and she's out shopping now. May god have mercy on my wallet. 

You don't even need to use Dawn, any tearless puppy shampoo left on for 10 minutes will drown the fleas. But your only killing the fleas on the pups, as soon as they are dry the rest of the fleas will just come jumping back on the pups. You have to treat the area they are in, wash all blankets and bedding and get mom cleaned up too.
Vacuum every crack and crevice for flea eggs. If you have 1 flea you have a hundred. Fleas really do suck!
Good luck.
And talk to the vet.
Fry

The lather from Dawn will smother the fleas if you don't rinse it out too soon. I use it on my dog if I see some fleas or evidence of fleas. None of the topicals seem to work here 100%, so it's ongoing.

"None of the topicals seem to work here 100%, so it's ongoing."

Yet another reason I would rather live in a volcano than live in FL.  It'll be horrendously hot in the volcano, too, but at least it will be inhospitable to the fleas!

We live in Oklahoma but the past couple of winters haven't been cold enough to kill the bugs so they are worse this year than I think I've ever seen.  We were in drought conditions and the grasshoppers ate everything up now it's been raining (thank goodness) for a few days.  Hopefully, for us at least we can get the grass removed and get it bug treated before the nasty critters hatch again.  Also, we live in the country and have all kinds of other critters dropping the bugs off.  My daughter lives about an hour from here and they've been hotter with less rain, I think she's starting to get a handle of the fleas.  She used pretty much all the suggestions (thanks everyone) she just hasnt gotten all the outside done because of the rain.

Thank you Paul    I will try it out sometime.

Yeah i think the biggest problem is you can't treat all your flea vectors in the area. Every rat, mouse, squirrel, opossum, raccoon, stray cat or other fur bearing animal can stop by and leave you a fresh load of fleas.
Florida might be hotter then an a volcano but i never had to shovel snow to find my car. Storms come and go in about an hour and water drains off faster then show drifts. And while we do get hurricanes you can see them coming for days and prepare, tornadoes not so much!
I can't wait for fall!
Fry

I live in Florida and I have been using Advantage Multi on my dogs. It works best, better than Frontline, K-9 Advantix, and any other topical flea and tick medicine. Also this product is safe on use pregnant and lactating bitches. Also try Diatomaceous earth. Here are links to both of these products. 
http://www.bayerdvm.com/show.aspx/productdetail/advantage-multi-for-dogs

http://diatomaceousearth.net/category/diatomaceous-earth-fleas?gclid=CIvhtYS6t7gCFQ6f4Aodv2IAsw#.UecKDdI3sR4

I lived in Florida my entire life, up until this year. I always used a product on the bitch that is safe for pregnant'/lactating females and then use cedar shavings in the whelping box. NEVER had a flea issue. 

Another natural thing you can try is essential oils mixed in water, with vinegar added. I do not know how safe this is for puppies, but most essential oils are safe so long as they are not ingested. JMHO. I use a few drops of lavender, tea tree, clove, and peppermint, plus 1/4 vinegar, the rest is water. Add a tbsp of dawn dish soap to help ingredients mix well. Shake like crazy. Spray. 

If you have cats, leave out the lavender. Some people also claim clove can be harmful, but I've yet to have an issue with it. Again, most oils are fine as long as they're not ingested. Then again, so are most topical flea treatments.