How Can I Kill Fleas With Alcohol?

There are a few ways to kill fleas and prevent them from returning to your home. First, you can mix rubbing alcohol with water and squirt the solution on your pets. Fleas can come into your home from other pets and from your garden. In the latter case, they can enter your home through cracks in your fence, and they can even find their way into your home through thick vegetation. However, you must avoid spraying alcohol on grass, flowering plants, and stems of plants.

Another way to kill fleas is to mix household alcohol with dish soap. This method will help kill both the adult fleas as well as their eggs. However, you should remember that alcohol will cause skin irritation and can actually be toxic to your pets. You can dilute household alcohol with water to make the solution more effective. Alternatively, you can also mix rubbing alcohol with vinegar or lemon juice to make it stronger.

One common mistake people make is applying alcohol directly to pets. This will kill the fleas on contact but can also be toxic to pets. If pets accidentally drink rubbing alcohol, they can become severely ill and may die. The symptoms of alcohol poisoning include vomiting, diarrhoea, shaking, and shortness of breath.