Natural Remedies for Pets with Mites

To: Donna from Chas. NC USA Hi Donna, could I ask where you purchased the brewer's yeast that is a non gmo brand made from sugar beets grown in Europe? I have a little dog and I think she may have mites as her nose sounds like what your cats had. I'd like to try the yeast on her food and she if it clears up her nose. Thanks, and God bless you and I'm so glad your kitties are well.

You said you opened a can of...something made from beets...looking for a ear mite cure in kittens..what was the can of stuff you opened and put on their food?

Is it the kind that you use to make your bread rise?

Brewer's yeast is not the same as the yeast used in baking, go to your health food store and ask for Brewer's yeast, probably in the Vitamin/Supplement section.

For Ear mites:

For myself cat's or dogs.

I have a 1 inch small plastic bottle.

I fill the bottle with "Light Olive Oil" and "1 drop of Teatree Oil."

(Too much "Treatree Oil" will burn so it needs to be diluted)

Hello Rose,

Please read up on bird mites here: http://www.birdmites.org/

I have read of accounts of humans using the horse or dog product Freedom 45 effectively on demodex mites in humans - you might consider googling that product, however I would NOT recommend it for your cats.

How were you using the DE? Did you dust the cats with it?

Please report back!

Bug MD is excellent for bird mites. I had a really bad infestation as I live in the woods. Used Diamatecous earth around the house outside. Finally have them under control. The cats are no longer running around trying to get away from them.

Tansy was once used to prevent corpse and meat from spoiling. Yes highly toxic to insects it contains thujone as active component and once used to treat arthritis. Thanks for information. Will test these on skin disorders of unknown origin would be more ideal as topical. The best non toxic to kill parasites would be diatomaceous earth taken internally would cause parasites to kill by dehydration without affecting the host. Ted

Curious as to the formula - How many drops of lavender & citrus? How much water?

My poor Eli-Eli has it pretty bad. If she has them is my house bedding where she sleeps infested?

What is the percentage mixture. U know, like 1/4 tsp. of Lavender Oil and 1/4 cup of lemon juice? I am going through PURE HELL! I am infested with the Dog scabies mites. They will tell u that u can't get infected with the dog kind but they're nuts because I am living proof u can. I have 3 animals that need to be treated and I don't want to kill them in the process. Some oils are DEADLY to pets. I guess clove oil is and someone said Tea Tree Oil. But I dipped my dog in Tea Tree Oil to kill fleas and he didn't die thank God! So is this mixture TRULY SAFE TO PUT ON UR PETS? I have a 2lb. Ferret, a approximately 10lb. Cat and a 6lb. Dog.

Hey Debra,

Humans cannot get red mange/demodex canis mites from dogs, but as you clearly know from experience humans sure can get scabies mange mites from dogs. The mites itch like crazy but cannot reproduce on YOU -but they can still reproduce on your dog :-(

You need to treat the entire house to get rid of them, and you also need to treat all the critters with fur, and yourself.

Food grade diatomaceous earth might be the best way to treat the environment, but it is super messy and the dust is irritating to the lungs and nose. You might have better success with sulpur dust - the kind you buy to dust tomatoes that have mold or wilt. You could take a gallon jug and fill it with as many citrus rinds as you have and then fill it with white vinegar and let it sit in the sun for a week. This lets the citrus oils come out from the rinds, and then you can use that as a spray to clean with. If you read up on Ted's Mange Remedy that probably is the only remedy you need - you can make a rubbermaid tub full and first dip the dog - and if you can submerge the dog as much as possible so much the better, and the cat and then the ferret, you can then also use the same solution on YOU. The solution once mixed must be use right away as it does not keep. You have to wash bedding each and every day so the mites cannot hide in your bedding. If you have a cluttered house it means clean down to the bare floors and walls and living like a hermit until you have the mites under control/extinct before you bring any clutter back. Now I can't recommend this for its intended audience [pets] but humans with scabies have had success with a dog product called Freedom 45 - they buy it at the farm and fleet store or Costco. This is what one person did when she got scabies - taken from an online forum:

“I got Freedom 45 for dogs. It is 45% permethrin. Sulphur dust for plants 90%. I mixed 4 tubes of the Freedom 45 and about a tablespoon of the Sulphur dust with 5 tablespoons of Vaseline. I applied it at night from neck to toe. I dusted my whole house with the Sulphur. “

Good luck and please let us know how it goes!

PLEASE PLEASE....THERE ARE SO MANY POSSIBLE REMEDIES FOR EAR MITES FOR MY CAT...BUT I JUST CANNOT GET THEM IN HER EAR....SHE WAS AN ALLEY CAT IN HER FORMER LIFE AND DOES NOT ALLOW PEOPLE TO TOUCH HER THAT MUCH AT ALL.I LIVE ALONE WITH NO ONE TO HELP ME TO HOLD HER DOWN...I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW OF ANYTHING I COULD PUT IN HER FOOD TO CURE IT AS HER EARS ARE A MESS AND I FEEL SO BADLY I CANNOT GET TO HELP HER. THANKS FOR ANYONE TO SUGGEST SOMETHING.

If you are having a problem holding your cat down. You can take a towel and wrap the cat in it starting around the neck. Or a pillow case. I have a cat who is normally very docile until I want to treat her. It is the only way I can make her be still long enough. And of course after it is all over she stays mad at me for a few minutes until I give her a treat, and then it is like nothing happened at all. But now I have to hide the towel from her until the last minute. She has forgiven, but not forgotten. LOL!!

Also on the ear mite remedy you can also try a little Dawn dish soap. Kills the mites instantly.

Do you mix the dawn with vinegar or water before putting in the ear? I use this to kill fleas on the cats sometimes...but it only kills the adult fleas and not their eggs, etc.

I have used Diatomaceous Earth (human organic food grade) NOT POOL DE... in the food of various feral kitties (1 teasooon a day) mixed into wet food and WOW!!! It cured internal worms (round worms), ear mites, and tape worms as well. I couldn't believe the change in one kitty in particular. He was so very thin and just beat up from fights and in very ill health. I could tell he had worms from his anal area. He had wounds as well that I was doctoring. I fed him every day for three weeks straight the DE in his food. No more worms, no more ear mites, no more tape worms. I was able to then revolution him on the sly on his neck which also battles mites. He gained weight immediately and turned into a beautiful tom cat. I finally caught him, and got him in my carrier n got him nueterrd as well. He is cured now and in great health!! Use DE!!!!! I feed him one week a month a teaspoon a day for maintanence against ALL parasites. Best of luck!!!! :)

This won't help any of us if you can't remember what it is. Do you know now what it is? It would surely help all of us who are on a limited income. Thanks much.

Eve, I would go with olive oil for you dog and a flea bomb for the house. Take your dog and leave for the day. That should nip them in the bud. I don't think you could get rid of them with just spraying oils around.

Hello Eve,

You are NOT dealing with mites. Mites don't jump, and mange mites in particular cannot be seen with the naked eye. From what you describe, it sounds like you are dealing with fleas and if you feel them hitting your legs and arms in your home then your home is badly infested.

I recommend using lamp flea traps - as many as you can - and also consider using DE as described in the following post.

I used food grade Diatomaceous Earth (DE) - it is light and cheap and 10 pounds will last you decades. I started with my bed room - I stripped the bed, and dusted the room wearing a face mask. I worked the DE into the crevices of the mattress, under the mattress, into the floor boards, against the wall where the wooden molding edges the floor - everywhere; the room was one billowing cloud of dust when I left and closed the door. I let it sit for 24 hours, and in the mean time I used another bedroom to sleep in. Once I had established a 'ground zero' I stood the mattress up and gently beat off the excess DE and again the room was a dust bowl. I gave it a few hours and let the dust settle and then gently swept up the excess, leaving plenty behind in the cracks and crevices in both the mattress and the floor boards. The floor was still very dusty - you could feel it on your feet if you walked bear foot. I then laundered the bedding and dried it thoroughly and back on the bed; no cats were allowed to sleep on the bed during this process, as to avoid re-infesting the room. I then did the second room and created another 'ground zero' space. Into this now cleared room went freshly flea bathed cats with sanitized liter boxes and all fresh laundered kitty bedding. The cats were not allowed to leave this room until treatment was completed. Then room by room I did the same - I dusted the couch cushions and put them into large plastic bags, dust and all, and let them sit for 24-48 hours. I had to put a bag over the electronics with moving parts to avoid getting DE dust in them as it is very hard on moving parts - in fact I am sure sucking up all the excess DE shortened the life of my vacuum cleaner. I left the DE sit for 24-48 hours - this a time frame I thought was sufficient exposure to any fleas in the area, and in the mean time washed every piece of bedding, every rug, anything the cats could encounter. I had carpeting in one room and I sprinkled the DE on and worked it deep into the carpet fibers with a broom. Again, wear a face mask as you will be working in a billowing cloud of dust that will irritate your sinuses and mucous membranes. After the wait time/exposure time was up I gently swept and brushed off the carpet, taking care to leave plenty behind deep in the carpet fibers and in all floor cracks and crevices; for under the couch and under the couch cushions I didn't even bother to vacuum, I just left it down - in fact anyplace that I could not see, or had to lift up furniture to get under, I just left the DE down. Doing all laundry at the same time is crucial, so I bagged up items until I could process them. A proper flea bath is crucial to the process as well. I used dish soap, starting with the cat in a dry bath tub [clip claws before you start] and started with soapy water and a wash cloth at the nose and worked from the nose outward; once I had the head and behind the ears saturated with the soapy water I then went on to the next cat. When all of the cats' heads were treated I filled the tub and did the bodies, again in the dish soapy water. I then drained the tub and used clear water with a cup of white vinegar to remove all traces of the dish soap and to balance the PH of the skin to avoid drying. You could see the fleas as black specks as the water drained. I followed up by blow drying the cats and flea coming. It was work, I was persistent, and the cats hated it, but I got them clean and clear and into the holding room they went while the rest of the house was treated. I want to say it took me 4 days to get the house treated and before I could release the cats. The basement and attic were not used by the cats so they were not treated. I did not have to treat the house again ever - and 10 years later I still found DE in the floor cracks. I made a point to stop letting the cats out in the late summer and fall until the first frost. I also dusted the cats with DE by putting them in a sack with DE - the head was out but it was snug at the neck so the cat was dusting ala 'shake-n-bake' style. By not letting them out during prime flea-hitch-a-ride-inside time, and by dusting the cats in the fall, plus the initial house debugging, I never had a problem again.

Oh thank for your input. One thing you want to check is some mites do jump. this mite is the Cheyielellta mite and as you say, you can't see them with the naked eye. I recently read about Green Kleen and ordered a bottle of that, it is concentrate, an enzyme, its not 100% but you can spray, a diluted mixture, all your body and hair as well as the pet, use it as a shampoo for each of you. It takes 24 hours for it to work and what has helped me the most, I've continue to use straight 3% Hydrogen Peroxide to spray house, me BUT NOT PET, YOU NEED TO DILUTE IT FOR PETS, plus Green Kleen. As I said, its not doing a 100% job but the mites have sure slowed down. I've tried closing off each room to use both sprays and let it set over night; if you can seal/close off each room it would be best because once you open a door all the mites from the space not sealed off rush in and there you are, have to start all over again.

Also, check on some of the Morgellons sites and you'll find that people have what they call "no-see-ums" (and other names) hitting their legs, they are not fleas but a tiny gnat/mite, unseenable. The State of FL is loaded with these things.

Hope what I am doing now will help someone, guess we just have to keep looking, reading, listening; maybe some day the pest people will find the answer for us. Thanks again for your input, anything and everything is helpful.

Sounds to me like chiggers with the needle like stinging, but how they got in ur home I don't know. Chiggers usually are in swarms! Ever been outside an all a sudden u feel tiny stinging pin like sensations all over ur body? An u can barely see them in their swarms so don't know if can see individual or not! I think chiggers are tiny red like thing an hurt an needle like stings pricking you. Not sure but good luck!!!

All that I can say about these mites is Kleen Free or Kleen Green ... Get it on amazon .. Get to cleaning your house ... Throw all the "stuff" away that just clutters your closets ... Vaccum vaccum vaccum!! Then spray spray spray!!! These enzymes work!!!! This is the cure!! You feel results immediately - but don't quit for at least 4-8 weeks .... And this e bugs will be gone --- great for the animals ... Go easy on the cats ... They are so sensitive!!

I have had some luck with APRICOT OIL. You should try it. It's great for any wounds, even for skin cancer.

Kleen Green by natural ginesis Its the cure and worth every penny.