Some more great tips from the UPCI’s Healthy Choices Healthy Lives magazine:

Fleeing From Fleas

• Thoroughly clean pet beds and resting areas both indoors and outdoors in hot soapy water
• Thoroughly and regularly vacuum floors, rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture, and crevices around corners to remove flea eggs and larvae
• Place vacuum bags in a sealed bag and throw out since flea eggs and larvae can survive inside the bags
• Use a special comb to remove fleas from your pet and comb on regular intervals to reduce occurrence of fleas
• Spray your pet daily with a 50/50 mixture of white vinegar and water
• Use an enzyme shampoo on your pet
• Mix brewer’s yeast, or vitamin B or garlic tablets in with pet food.
• Rub animal’s coat with fennel, rue, and rosemary
• Place eucalyptus seeds and leaves where the animal sleeps

*As a last resort and after consulting with a veterinarian, use topical liquid spot treatment