Pets: (To drown fleas/ticks/lice, etc. on dogs): Add ¾ oz., per pint of water, and spray generously before bathing. For cats: Spray the Solution on a wet rag and stroke the cat. Rinse thoroughly. If not rinsing cat: Use ½ Tablespoon (¼ oz.), per pint of water.

I heard good things about Timberwolf and Natural Balance, although they were implicated in the pet food recall a few years ago. Try catfoodreviews.com if you get a chance, they offer some great info.

Also, diotomaceous earth is amazing and wonderful, and can also harm small animals’ lungs and eyes, so be careful when applying. It’s essentially like teeny shards of glass that can embed in soft tissues. I use it personally, in my garden and in my home, but I separate my cats until I’m done cleaning it up and am sure it can’t hurt them. A good tip is to use an accordion syringe (or accordion bottle, kindof like a bulb syringe but easier to use), which gives you really great control over the application of DE.

Speaking of flea traps, this one works really well: fill a shallow frying pan with water and a few drops of soap (so the surface tension is broken and the little biting bastards can’t jump out), about one inch, and set on the floor in whatever area you’ve been noticing fleas. Set up a desk lamp with an adjustable neck so that the light is fairly close to the middle of the pan, hanging over the water. The fleas are attracted to the warmth and try to jump at the light, ending up in the soapy water.

#1 seems to explain why my husband doesn’t have fleas — all that garlic.