Ravencroft's Four Legged Friends

06/27/2013

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06/18/2013

If you have a favorite photo of your pet, post it! Share the happy moments, or just them snoozing away, it's all fun, and makes us smile...

06/17/2013

Rid Your Pet of Fleas with Lavender

Donna Daniels, Yahoo! Contributor Network
Oct 27, 2008

Lavender is a natural way to help rid your pet of fleas. Fleas love to make a home on your pet. Fleas are irritating and make life miserable for those that have the fleas. Fleas love to bite and cause skin to itch, hurt or worse. If you or your pet, are allergic to fleas then having a flea infestation can be agony.
Lavender can help you get rid of fleas. You need to have pure lavender oil to make the lavender work. Fake lavender oil will not be as effective at ridding your pet of fleas.

Pure lavender oil can be irritating if you put it directly on skin so it is best to mix lavender oil with another oil like olive oil so it is less irritating to skin. Lavender body rub is the best since the lavender oil is mixed in with an element that is not harmful to skin.

Place some of the lavender oil mix on the palm of your hand and then rub your hands together so the lavender is spread over the inside surface of your hands. Then rub your hands on your pet. Continue rubbing the lavender oil mix on your pet until you have covered your pet completely with the lavender oil mix. You don't have to get your pet sopping wet just make it so the pet smells like lavender oil all over.

Keep rubbing your pet with lavender oil mix every day until your flea problem is gone. You can even put lavender oil other places to get rid of fleas but always test a small unnoticed area with the lavender oil before you use it to see if an undesirable reaction occurs.

Lavender sachets placed in problem areas helps to rid the areas of fleas. You can rub a lavender sachet on your pet to help keep fleas away. Fill your home with dried lavender to help keep your home safe from fleas. Since fleas do not like lavender the lavender that you decorate your home with will keep fleas away.

You can buy dried lavender sachets and place them on your pet's bed. You can get bouquets of lavender and place them around your home. Or you can place bowls of lavender blossoms around your home.

Always test to see if your pet can tolerate lavender by placing a small spot of lavender on you pet and looking for a reaction.

For more information on how to rid your pet of fleas you can go to http://www.earthclinic.com/Pets/fleas.html on the net.

06/17/2013

Savvy dog owners know that some plants found in homes and gardens can be toxic to pets. But lavender plants are not poisonous to dogs. In fact, lavender can be viewed as having some health benefits for

Read more: Is a Lavender Plant Poisonous to Dogs? | eHow http://www.ehow.com/facts_5631437_lavender-plant-poisonous-dogs_.html

Savvy dog owners know that some plants found in homes and gardens can be toxic to pets. But lavender plants are not poisonous to dogs. In fact, lavender can be viewed as having some health benefits for dogs.

04/30/2013

This is Nico's cohort, Jascha, named after Jascha Heifetz, another famed violinist ( do you see a musical theme here? ). Ravencroft is not only a place to find lavender, herbs, and great views, it also a place to hear fine classical music.

04/30/2013

Let me introduce you to RavenCroft's current "official guard dogs", as well a mascots. This is Nico, named after the violinist, Niccolo Paganini. He was a rescued Pomeranian.

04/30/2013

Hello all,

We are finding that lavender, and herbs, have many benefits for our pets. There is a pet section in our shop, the Raven's Nest, and I will highlight, and update all the items we have stocked. I will also post articles and stories related to pet care, health, and love. This will be a co-page to Ravencroft's. So, please vist often, please "Like" this page, and invite all your friend, and family to do likewise. Post photos of your pets, point us all to interesting sites, and anything else, related to "Four Legged Friends"!