| If you have ever experienced flea and tick infestation | | | | - 10 to 15 pounds - half a clove |
| with your canine companion than you are likely know | | | | - 20 to 40 pounds - 1 clove |
| how difficult they can be and how it can affect overall | | | | - 45 to 70 pounds - 2 cloves |
| dog health. | | | | - 75 to 90 pounds - 2 and a half cloves |
| A single female flea can lay more than 2000 eggs and | | | | - 100 pounds and over - 3 cloves |
| can jump about 100 times its own height. Fleas need | | | | This is important, at least one to two days off per |
| blood to complete their reproductive cycle. Even | | | | week or two weeks on and one week off from garlic, |
| though fleas prefer dogs and cats blood, human blood | | | | is the proper recommended dosage. We also |
| is OK too. Fleas cause mild to severe skin reactions, | | | | recommend that you should always consult your vet |
| tapeworm infestation and a host of other nasty | | | | when adding anything to your canine's diet. There has |
| problems. | | | | been some controversy lately over garlic in a dog's |
| Ticks are well known for spreading disease, as they | | | | diet. |
| feast on blood. They can carry Rocky Mountain | | | | A compound found in onions and in smaller amounts in |
| spotted fever, encephalitis, tularemia, tick paralysis, and | | | | garlic named n-propyldisulfide could, in large doses |
| Lyme disease, so it is very important to prevent tick | | | | cause oxidant damage to red blood cells thus creating |
| infestations in dogs. | | | | Heinz bodies and triggering the body to reject the cells |
| When it come to fleas and ticks and ounce of | | | | from the bloodstream. If large doses of this compound |
| prevention is worth a pound of cure. Therefore to | | | | are ingested on a regular basis the process can lead |
| prevent these attacks we prefer using a natural | | | | to Heinz-body anemia and even death. |
| approach, we simply add garlic to our dogs food. This | | | | Does that mean garlic is unsafe for dogs? Not really. |
| prevents fleas and ticks due to the odor released | | | | The key to safe use of garlic with dogs is the dosage |
| through the dog's skin as the compounds in garlic are | | | | level and frequency of use. The benefits way out way |
| metabolized. Don't worry about odor, by using the | | | | the risks providing one follows the suggested amount |
| proper amount you very unlikely to smell it. | | | | vs. body weight. One clove of fresh garlic per 10 to 30 |
| Garlic has many other health benefits for your canine | | | | pounds of canine body weight a day. |
| like boosting the Immune System, preventing blood | | | | We at dog information hope this helps you and your |
| clots, lowering blood cholesterol and the list continues | | | | canine get relief from fleas and ticks. As always we |
| to grow. | | | | welcome your comments and suggestions to better |
| We recommend the following amount of fresh garlic | | | | understand dog health. |
| for dogs: | | | | |