Although less common neem oil for dogs is also used as a dietary supplement to support their overall health.
Neem oil for cats fleas.
My dog is fine with a 50 50 mix but i.
1 add 4 5 drops of neem oil to your regular dog shampoo lather and leave it on your dog for 5 7 minutes and rinse.
Use only 100 organic neem in the following recommended recipes for cats.
Cats lick a lot when grooming themselves.
The reason i used neem oil was to avoid fleas which they did not have.
Dosage and mixtures of neem differ for dogs and cats.
Repeat in 2 weeks.
Neem oil for fleas on cats is just one way of many ways that neem oil is used.
Neem oil for dogs is primarily used to repel fleas and other parasites and to treat insect bites and skin conditions like mange.
However not every neem shampoo or neem spray that s good for dogs is safe to use on cats.
Use neem oil as part of a homemade flea shampoo for dogs too.
The oil has many traditional uses one being that it repels and controls a wide variety of insects and bugs which is why it is often an ingredient in commercially produced products to keep fleas at bay in cats.
Raw neem oil is very potent so dilute a few drops with a tablespoon of carrier oil to begin with.
Neem oil is the concentration of neem a tree local to india and parts of southeast asia and makes for a natural flea treatment.
How to use neem oil.
If you re concerned about dust mites you can mix neem oil with your carpet shampoo for your floors.
However it is important to dilute it.
Once you ve mixed up some neem oil for your cats or your plants you can also use this homemade flea spray to repel mosquitoes and prevent them from breeding.
It says add 2 tbs pure neem oil to the dog shampoo spa lavish pet renew ginger root pink grapefruit and both my dogs have been itching non stop and dried up their skin to the point that they have flakes.
Cats have not used neem as widely and for now we would still recommend caution as cats groom much more than other species and are more likely to ingest it.
While there are plenty of uses for neem oil you can also use neem oil to repel fleas.
But it s not the neem oil that is the culprit.
The biggest problem with neem pet products is that many commercial neem pet shampoos or neem sprays also contain other essential oils in particular tea tree oil.
I mixed as per the instructions below.
To help dogs with irritated skin and hair loss neem oil should be diluted in another carrier oil such as pure coconut oil olive oil almond oil or grapeseed oil.
Homemade organic neem oil shampoo to repel fleas on cats.
After a bit of internet research i found two options.
Thus any product used will be ingested.
Neem oil has mostly been used on dogs and horses with a fairly wide safety margin shelton says.