eplying to a message of Matt Munson to All:   
      
    MM> Listerine for fleas add Apple Cider Vinegar   
      
    MM> My original recipe was half apple cider vinegar and half Listerine   
    MM> mixed in a  spray bottle. For the latter, I use generic   
    MM> amber-mouthwash from any "Dollar  Store," or both from a discount   
    MM> grocery store. Then I got the brilliant idea  that adding a large   
    MM> dash of baby oil would assist in making a good grooming  spray for   
    MM> horses and dogs. (The scientific discovery process awes me and I    
    MM> realize this is how Madame Curie probably started.) You don't want   
    MM> to use that  or any of the following on a cat, since they lick   
    MM> themselves (including in  locations that embarrass us), or you   
    MM> will have a  Tom-Sawyer-giving-the-cat-castor-oil experience.   
    MM> [Blogger's note- I have used just apple cider vinegar with mixed   
    MM> results.  Perhaps a low cost substitute of Listerine is the   
    MM> solution?]   
      
   While I suppose that the recipe wll work, I've found that 1 teaspoon   
   of ordinary white vinegar per quart of drinking water keeps ticks and   
   fleas off the dogs (and the cat).  I mix it a bit stronger - 2 tablespoons   
   per gallon - though.  I've been using it for years and have not had any   
   problems with fleas or ticks - and I live on a rural acreage, the bloody   
   things are all over the place (just not on the - twelve - dogs).   
      
   I first read about this in Jerry Baker's pamphlet 'Vinegar Secrets.'  Since   
   I have twelve dogs, $2 worth of vinegar accomplishes the same thing as   
   $120 worth of FrontLine (but the vet - who sells FrontLine - isn't happy   
   ).   
      
   --- FleetStreet 1.19+   
    * Origin: Bob's Boneyard, Emerson, Iowa (1:300/3)