Using Coconut oil for fleas.
First some science stuff — Coconut oil contains Lauric acid, it’s the only thing that contains substantial amounts of this stuff.
This is why it’s the only thing that kills fleas successfully, fleas, like ticks, do not have lungs or a complex respiratory system as mammals do. Instead, they have a system of tubes called tracheae that allows for the exchange of gasses with their environment. Fleas breathe through small openings called spiracles, which are located on the sides of their body.
The spiracles open into the tracheal system, which consists of a network of tubes that branch throughout the flea’s body. Air enters the spiracles and travels through the tracheae, reaching the various tissues and cells where gas exchange takes place at the cellular level.
Lauric acid clogs up the openings that fleas and ticks breathe through, it’s impossible for them to clear it, they suffocate and die. The time can range from 40 minutes up to 3–4 hours. If you wish to test it for yourself, get a clear plastic bag and smear a little oil on the inside of it, then comb a few fleas off your animal and drop them in the bag, watch and wait. They’ll all be dead within a few hours, you can do this with any flea product to test it before you use it on your animal.
Directions —
Get some 100% coconut oil, you can get it in most supermarkets.
You can use rubber massage gloves with knobbly bits on them, these make it quick and easy to apply it to your animal but if you don’t have any then take a small amount of it while it’s cold and hard, rub it through your hands and then through your animals fur, rub it through them evenly and concentrate on the flea areas, tail, back legs and private areas, stomach and armpits. Leave the oil on, you don’t need to wash it off. After a few hours you can flea comb your pet to remove the dead fleas. You should repeat the process when you see your animal scratching again, if you have a big flea problem then every few days.
It’s important to also treat the environment, vacuum every day or so, keep things off the floor so that they don’t have anywhere to hide and lay their eggs, the eggs are like dust, they don’t stick to anything and just get blown around so make sure you get in all the nooks and crannies. Wash their blankets on a regular basis and drop a little bleach in the machine, this will kill any eggs that are on them.
Using Coconut oil for Ticks
Coconut oil can also be used to kill ticks that are attached to your pet. If you find a tick. Dab a blob of coconut oil onto the tick. Wait for a few minutes for the tick to suffocate & then gently remove it with tweezers.
Other uses for Coconut Oil
Many diseases and ailments, like yeast infections, smelly coats, hot spots, cuts that have been infected, and even cracked paws, can all be cured with just a jar of coconut oil. When all forms of diet remedies have failed, then it is time to try out this miracle natural medicine for your dog. Lauric acid, a medium chain fatty acid, can help prevent bacterial and viral infections. This is most commonly found in a mother’s milk and builds the immune system. Fortunately, dogs can benefit from the same kind of protection and health advantages it gives throughout their lives.
In addition to preventing flea infestations, there are many other benefits of coconut oil for dogs. coconut oil can potentially reduce cancer risks. It also improves the digestion of your dog and becomes medicine for most digestive upsets. The thyroid function is also kept normal with coconut oil. It can give your dog a smooth glossy coat, as well as healthy, supple skin. Yeast and fungal infections are also treated and prevented through the use of coconut oil. Arthritis and similar pains can also be minimized or treated. Coconut oil can also balance your dog’s metabolism rate to keep his weight under control. Another area in which amazing results have been attained is in prevention of parasitic infestations, and apparently curing the problem in many instances.
Coconut oil can be given internally or applied externally, and can provide remedies for many skin infections. It can disinfect cuts and improve your dog’s general skin and coat condition, making it healthier. Wounds also heal faster with coconut oil, and it helps to deodorize your dog’s skin and clear up some rashes as well. Many vets and researchers today are recommending the regular use of coconut oil for dogs and many other pets as an excellent source of nutrients, which keeps your dog in good health.
The recommended dose is roughly 1 teaspoon of coconut oil daily per 10 pounds of body weight.
Using Coconut oil as a dewormer
Coconut oil may provide an effective defense against many troublesome parasites including giardia. Like bacteria and fungi, giardia can’t stand up against MCFA found in coconut oil. Research has confirmed the effectiveness of MCFA in destroying giardia and possibly other protozoa.5,6,7 By using coconut oil and other coconut products every day, you may be able to destroy giardia before it can establish a toehold. Your dog's body will convert the lauric acid in the coconut oil to monolaurin, which is known to be effective against tapeworm, Giardia, and other parasites. Dosage is, work up gradually to 1 teaspoon per day per 4.5kg/ 10 pounds body weight.