Combed out four fleas again yesterday, rubbed her down with Italian
roast, and got seven fleas this morning. I've made extra care to get
the fleas' favorite spots (base of tail, armpits) but that's still
where I find them. I'm gonna call the coffee grounds as flea repellent
idea a bust. Maybe if I used the crud they serve at work, keeps me
away...
inkbot
August 05, 2008
thanks to you and panda for conducting the coffee ground experiment! glad no animals were harmed in the making of your post. :D
DIY Maven
August 04, 2008
She sounds delicious! ;)
tfernsle
August 03, 2008
Rubbed Panda down with Italian roast yesterday. Combed out four fleas today, I've been combing out 4-10 fleas/day. No behavior change, it did soften her fur. The cat has let her alone, could be the smell, or just general hatred. Hard to tell.
DIY Maven
August 02, 2008
I like inkbot's argument. ;) I'd like to know how the coffee dip works, so, yeah, please post your results. Love your profile pic, btw! The hints were complied from the websites listed at the end of the post.
tfernsle
August 01, 2008
inkbot,
Those
warnings about things dogs should stay away from stem mostly from their
ability to eat much more by body weight percentage than humans can.
Wolves are supposed to be able to eat a week's worth in one sitting.
Thus if there is something slightly toxic in their food and they are
allowed to eat as much as they want they have a good chance of
poisoning themselves. Same goes for cyanide in fruit pits; we'd get
full before we ate enough pits to kill ourselves, but a dog can poison
themselves just fine.
Back in
college my dog got into my roommate's stash and ate 2 Pounds of
chocolate in a sitting. She didn't feel so good but was otherwise
fine. If she was a four pound chihuahua it might be a different story,
but she was a 90lb Malamute. Dogs can of course have allergies, that's
a different story.
Anyway we've got a flea problem and the poisons are scary and not very effective. I'll post my results.
inkbot
August 01, 2008
i'm curious about the source of the coffee grounds flea dip for dogs. coffee grounds are highly toxic to dogs and are on every list for them to avoid along with chocolate, certain fruit pits, etc. i realize that you're not recommending that they ingest the grounds, but i certainly would not rub coffee grounds all over my dog merely on the basis of skin absorption. and i drink a lot of coffee! and would love to do something useful with the grounds! luckily, you have other tips, but i thought it was worth bringing up. maybe you could post your source to quell any doubts...
cheers, inkbot
cindyAtStaged4more
August 08, 2007
huh. i only know #10 & 9 since my parents do that. *but make sure you dry the grounds or they can get moldy. ;( i love these tips. i will definitely try #6.
cheers,
cindy
greenbriel
July 23, 2007
You can also fruit mushrooms on old grounds. A company called Fungi Perfecti has a strain of oyster mushroom called the Espresso Oyster Mushroom Patchthat's been developed to do particularly well on grounds.
threadbanger
June 27, 2007
Hey guys! We tried out step # 7 and dyed some of our own jeans in coffee to give it a vintage look. Check out our Curbly How To: http://www.curbly.com/threadbanger/posts/1517-DIY-Vintage-Jeans-Coffee-style-
tfernsle
Combed out four fleas again yesterday, rubbed her down with Italian roast, and got seven fleas this morning. I've made extra care to get the fleas' favorite spots (base of tail, armpits) but that's still where I find them. I'm gonna call the coffee grounds as flea repellent idea a bust. Maybe if I used the crud they serve at work, keeps me away...
inkbot
thanks to you and panda for conducting the coffee ground experiment! glad no animals were harmed in the making of your post. :D
DIY Maven
She sounds delicious! ;)
tfernsle
Rubbed Panda down with Italian roast yesterday. Combed out four fleas today, I've been combing out 4-10 fleas/day. No behavior change, it did soften her fur. The cat has let her alone, could be the smell, or just general hatred. Hard to tell.
DIY Maven
I like inkbot's argument. ;) I'd like to know how the coffee dip works, so, yeah, please post your results. Love your profile pic, btw! The hints were complied from the websites listed at the end of the post.
tfernsle
inkbot,
Those warnings about things dogs should stay away from stem mostly from their ability to eat much more by body weight percentage than humans can. Wolves are supposed to be able to eat a week's worth in one sitting. Thus if there is something slightly toxic in their food and they are allowed to eat as much as they want they have a good chance of poisoning themselves. Same goes for cyanide in fruit pits; we'd get full before we ate enough pits to kill ourselves, but a dog can poison themselves just fine.
Back in college my dog got into my roommate's stash and ate 2 Pounds of chocolate in a sitting. She didn't feel so good but was otherwise fine. If she was a four pound chihuahua it might be a different story, but she was a 90lb Malamute. Dogs can of course have allergies, that's a different story.
Anyway we've got a flea problem and the poisons are scary and not very effective. I'll post my results.
inkbot
i'm curious about the source of the coffee grounds flea dip for dogs. coffee grounds are highly toxic to dogs and are on every list for them to avoid along with chocolate, certain fruit pits, etc. i realize that you're not recommending that they ingest the grounds, but i certainly would not rub coffee grounds all over my dog merely on the basis of skin absorption. and i drink a lot of coffee! and would love to do something useful with the grounds! luckily, you have other tips, but i thought it was worth bringing up. maybe you could post your source to quell any doubts...
cheers,
inkbot
cindyAtStaged4more
huh. i only know #10 & 9 since my parents do that. *but make sure you dry the grounds or they can get moldy. ;( i love these tips. i will definitely try #6.
cheers,
cindy
greenbriel
threadbanger
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