Natural Tick Prevention and Treatment for Your Dog: A Holistic Approach

Ticks are more than just a nuisance—they can carry serious diseases that affect the health of your beloved dog. At Happy Puppy Organics, we believe in natural, holistic ways to protect your furry friend without harsh chemicals. Here’s our comprehensive protocol to keep ticks at bay using tried-and-true natural remedies alongside our signature products, Tick Bomb and Tick Me Not shampoo.

Daily Post-Walk Fur Checks: Your First Line of Defense

Before anything else, make it a habit to check your dog’s fur every day, especially after walks in grassy or wooded areas. Early detection is key to preventing ticks from embedding and causing health issues. Run your fingers through your dog's coat, feeling close to the skin for any tiny bumps or crawling bugs. Removing ticks promptly reduces the risk of diseases like Lyme and Ehrlichiosis. Studies say ticks need to be latched on for 12-24 hours to pass on the parasite, the sooner you can find and get them off the better!

Protect and Repel with Tick Bomb and Tick Me Not Shampoo

Our Tick Bomb spray combines natural botanical repellents that make your dog’s coat an unfriendly place for ticks. Spray it before outdoor activities to create a protective shield. 99% pet parents said there were no ticks post walks. Made with essential oils that have been studied clinically to kill and repel ticks and fleas, it does a great job at repelling pests.

Complement this with regular baths using our Tick Me Not shampoo. Formulated with skin-loving botanicals such as neem, lemongrass and cedarwood essential oils, this shampoo gently cleanses while repelling ticks, leaving your dog fresh, healthy, and protected.

Homeopathic Support for Tick Bites and Immunity

Homeopathy offers gentle, effective options to support your dog’s body after tick exposure:

• Ledum Palustre helps reduce inflammation and swelling from tick bites.

• Arsenicum Album supports dogs showing restlessness or weakness.

These remedies can be used alongside topical treatments to enhance healing and comfort.

Diatomaceous Earth: Safe, Natural Tick Elimination

Incase of a pre-existing infestation. Food-grade diatomaceous earth (DE) is a fantastic natural tool. It works by dehydrating and killing ticks without chemicals. You can sprinkle DE around your home, yard, and even lightly on your dog’s coat (always using food-grade and in safe quantities).

This barrier method helps eliminate ticks from your dog’s environment, breaking the cycle of infestation naturally.

The Role of Diet: Building Internal Resistance

A healthy immune system and skin barrier make your dog less attractive to ticks:

• Add black seed oil to your dog’s meals and massage once a week, more if you live in bushy areas. Significant lab reports show black seed oil can kill adult ticks, while being a strong immunomodularory - helping your dog create better resistance to infections and toxins. Avoid if your dog is very young or pregnant).

• Incorporate apple cider vinegar either diluted in meals. 

• Ensure plenty of omega-3 fatty acids from fish oils or flaxseed/hemp seed oil to promote a shiny, healthy coat and help with anti-inflammatory support.

• Offer a balanced, anti-inflammatory diet rich in quality meat, whole foods and probiotics to boost overall wellness.

• Make sure to use herbs to detox your dog, at-least once a month.

• Find a quality pro-biotic to help built better gut health, which helps your dog’s overall immunity and resilience.

To deal with deadly diseases like tick fever, it is important to work on your dog’s overall immunity, cellular and gut health - making them a not so easy target to parasites.

Holistic measures can work, provided pet parents take the time to work on different layers of prevention. 

If you live in an area that is prone to ticks and fleas, have multiple dogs or bring in rescues. Speak to your vet about layering medication with holistic practices and if you can work on the frequency.

It is your responsibility to advocate for your dog, make sure their metabolic health is tested if choosing medical preventives.