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Hello. I know I'm forever doing this, but I have a question. My cat's hair is super dry and dull. Is there anything I can feed him or supplement for better hair.
Yes!! I love the questions! For my cats I feed them wild caught salmon oil. I get it on Amazon, oh my gosh it really makes their coat shine and helps with shedding! I’m using this brand right now. www.amazon.com/dp/B0CX3T75KJ/ref=cm_sw_r_as_gl_api_gl_i_RATZ93X7NC50ZD0QDB8H?linkCode=ml2&tag=earthsanswe04-20
DE didn't work for me. Every 2 days I put it on my cat and I sprinkled it all over the carpets and even used a broom to help spread it around and get it in good. I'd put a mask on and make everyone stay outside while I did it, and I'd leave it on the carpets for a good 3 or 4 days. Everything in my home was coated with a greyish white dust and it's not as easy to clean off as regular dust, and it also destroyed my favorite shark vacuum trying to vacuum it out of the carpets. My cat still has fleas, as does my home.
DE didn't work for me. Every 2 days I put it on my cat and I sprinkled it all over the carpets and even used a broom to help spread it around and get it in good. I'd put a mask on and make everyone stay outside while I did it, and I'd leave it on the carpets for a good 3 or 4 days. Everything in my home was coated with a greyish white dust and it's not as easy to clean off as regular dust, and it also destroyed my favorite shark vacuum trying to vacuum it out of the carpets. My cat still has fleas, as does my home.
Gah I’m sorry to hear this! Unfortunately DE can take weeks to work, sometimes over 30 days if there is humidity! It’s definitely a messy slow process, dry arid climates do better and small infestations clear up faster than large ones. Of course treating outdoors helps too, fleas can live outside and new fleas jumping on daily bringing them into the house with pets that go outside! DE isn’t for every situation! It might be helpful eventually and with other natural treatments too!
Thanks for the tips! We just TNR'd a new cat, who will be our outside cat, and need to make sure that she doesn't bring fleas to the backyard and infest our indoor fur babies. Didn't know about the worms, too. thank you!
Oh goodness! I’m guessing you can’t get close enough to these feral kitties for topical treatments? So I’d maybe start with homeopathics. Sulphur 30c might help. You could crush 3 or 4 pellets and add to a water dish daily for a few weeks. Don’t touch the pellets put them in a dish and crush them with the back of a spoon. You could add some tuna juice to the water to entice them to drink it. I’d also use the food grade diatomaceous earth in any areas they sleep, if this contacts the ring worm overtime it will heal it. Also feeding lysine will really help boost their immune system and make them more resistant to ringworm!
This isn’t so true, it’s less effective on hard shelled exoskeletons when wet but still is effective for soft bodies like parasites. This information your sharing pertains to using this topical, when DE is wet it forms a clay that does not adhere to most bugs that crawl across it, however when ingested it coats intestinal parasites and is effective at destroying their outer layers. It’s excellent as a dewormer, I’ve been using it for years and have done before and after fecal counts with my vet with great results!
Unfortunately DE works best on just intestinal parasites, however there is anecdotal reports of it helping cure lung worms and French heart worms using it for extended periods of time, 90 to 180 days. Do some research but be careful how you make your query google will show you what you asked,.
Would you say food grade and then she said something in Chinese she said use food grade something something something something something something something I have no idea what the hell she said and she said it so fast that even when I rewinded I still have no idea what she's saying should I just be putting bentonite clay inside the food
No lol I’m not saying anything in Chinese 🤣 I’m saying food grade diatomaceous earth, you feed 1 tsp daily in food for 7 to 10 days to deworm your cat!
@@EarthsAnswers 😍🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I had to go into the comments to read what you said cuz I had no idea. Thank you I'm going to try the bentonite clay and then I'm going to go online and see how much your stuff is cuz I have three cats 😘
@@EarthsAnswers and thx u my love! Some people say it's better to give them raw food and some people say to cook it I don't know do cats cook their food out in nature or do they eat it raw? And do you have a good recipe that I could make them at home instead of buying cat food? Okay thank you and I hope you're having a wonderful summer ❤️💪🏽
I read somewhere that DE can cause lung cancer if cats inhale them. What about when mixing it with their food? Is there chance they are still inhaling them?
Well I’ve been dusting on my cats and dogs for over 20 years and not one of them has ever had lung cancer or any lung issue. I’ve also packaged it and sold my flea powder and dewormer that long and I too have no lung issues. I did have mold in my lungs 10 years ago and they took a camera in my lungs and said my lungs were perfect! I don’t believe you’d have anything to worry about adding it to their food!
If I put the DE on their fur , should it be in their whole body? Or just certain parts? And which? And how do I protect their lungs from ingesting it? Should I use a cone?
Yes I do from the neck down but usually fleas hang out at the base of the tail and in the paws between toes and under their belly. I just do it outside, I’ve been dusting everything for over 20 years and never had any lung issues with me or my pets! I’ve even dusted my mattress once and slept on it! I made several videos on how I dust my animals here is my video for dogs! How to Apply Diatomaceous Earth on Dogs Correctly for Flea Control ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-eqynuLb659c.html
For an adult cat it’s suggested that you use 1 tsp daily for 7 to 10 days for intestinal parasites, for giardiasis you’ll want to go longer anywhere from 30 to even 60 days, I had some feral kittens with Protozoas that took almost 90 days to clear it out, but they improved daily and were some of the healthiest cats I’ve had!
Love your videos and shares... i use Diatomaceous Earth , Brewers Yeast, Colloidal Silver and other natruals for years for my dogs, cats, horses, chicken, goats ect 😊. Hallo from Oklahoman here too 🤗✨️🤍🎉
Here is a link to the video I made for cats! How to Rid and Repel Fleas on Cats and Kittens Naturally ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gvla7YA1kZc.html And here is a link to my website www.earths-answers.com/all-natural-flea-and-tick-treatment-for-cats-and-kittens-14-oz/
Out of curiosity, if these are working on your dogs, why do you need to use the food grade diatomaceous earth on ypur dogs too? Just joined your channel today.
Hello!!! The diatomaceous earth is great for actually eliminating fleas, it’s not the best at repelling them! Also, DE is not the best choice in all situations, it does not work well in high humidity, it takes twice as long. I do use essential oils for repellent and DE to actually kills fleas. Essential oils won’t really kill fleas unless they are sprayed heavily directly on them as where if fleas crawl through the DE they will dehydrate and die in 24 hours or less.
Only use "FOOD-GRADE DIATOMACEOUS EARTH" ! Do you put the diatomaceous earth on the cat's fur, to get rid of fleas? What do you do to get rid of the fleas?
It is NOT harmless if your pets breathe it in. Some vets advise against using it for this reason. Personally, I have used it but ALWAYS apply it outdoors . NOT because it’s messy indoors but because it’s harmful if your pet inhales it. Diatomaceous earth consists of the fossilized remains of diatoms, a type of hard-shelled microalgae. They way it works is it pierces the exoskeleton of fleas and other hard shelled insects. The insects then dehydrate and die. Consider what this can do to your pets lungs. It can cause damage very similar to the way asbestos does! If it applied safely - sparingly, outdoors, preferably with a slight breeze to blow the dust towards the animal’s tail - it is safe.
Please use caution to avoid eye contact and breathing the fine particles. DE is made of ground up sea shells basically. It kills the fleas because it’s sharp edges create cuts in the shell of the flea and the die of dehydration. So you want to make sure your animals and you don’t breathe it. Her concern for her skin is from its dry effects. But it’s really the lungs and eyes you need to worry about. To avoid your animal being a “ puff ball” for a few days, Use small amounts in shaker and use a flea comb to comb into fur. Other DIY videos suggest cover pets nose when applying and always do so out doors, mindful of wind blowing excess away.
I think you have read mixed information, you are correct DE is basically ground sea shells and it does dehydrate but where your information is wrong, is the grade, food grade is extremely fine and filtration grade is coarse, food grade poses less inhalation risk and filtration, “pool” grade is extremely dangerous to breath. Since there are two grades many people post all over the internet how dangerous it is to breathe, usually referring to pool grade DE. With that said, of course it’s not good to breathe any fine dust and caution should be used to avoid breathing concentrated amounts. As for me and my animals, we have been using it for over 20 years this way with no lung issues at all! This is the reason I made the video to help people understand that food grade DE is not in the same class as filtration grade. It’s a safe and effective flea and tick control.
@@EarthsAnswers it’s still coarse sharp material, that’s what makes it effective. And finer only means just that, finer particles that are harder to be filtered. And same with the eyes, Very familiar with both as I used to build pools. My fear is, as people tend to think a little too a great, then a lot is better. So having your animals breath it over days may not ever effect them, or it may not adversely effect them in the 8-12 year lifespan of a dog. But I certainly don’t want this suspended in my indoor air or children or people with respiratory issues subjected to it. I appreciate your work, again I fear the over use and also, all that getting shaken off does not kill the fleas. Smaller amounts worked in with a flea comb, I find to be more effective and budget friendly. With 4 cats 3 dogs I have to save where I can. Thanks for getting back to me Best
That’s a great question, of course it’s not good to breathe any kind of powder whether it’s food grade or not. But the reason I believe so many people are so miss informed on using the food grade DE for flea powder is there are two kinds of DE and pool or filtration grade is definitely the one you can not breathe! I think many people read this and somehow it’s been spread to include food grade DE.
That’s a great question, you could bathe them when you were completely rid of fleas but I wouldn’t bathe between applications, the process gets rid of fleas by drying them out so washing cats or dogs between can add moisture to new fleas just jumping on.. the food grade DE does not dry out your cats skin and has no irritating effects. Many people use it for preventative and dust once monthly and reapply if they do need to bathe their animal. I personally have had DE all over my skin for over 24 hours and there is no effect what so ever, no irritation.
