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pet uses for vinegar

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Recipe by
Stormy Stewart
Mio, MI

easy uses for dogs, cats, houses, birds, and fish

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Ingredients For pet uses for vinegar

  • white distilled vinegar

How To Make pet uses for vinegar

  • 1
    Give your dog a gleaming coat by spraying or rubbing with a solution of 1 cup white distilled vinegar to 1 quart water. As a bonus, you save the cost of an expensive shine product used on show animals. (Works even on a horse!)
  • 2
    Remove pet odors. After cleaning, cover the area with baking soda. Let it stand overnight. The next day vacuum up the baking
  • 3
    Keep a dog from scratching its ears by wiping them out regularly with a soft cloth dipped in undiluted white distilled vinegar.
  • 4
    Remove skunk odors by wiping down the animal with a 50-50 solution of white distilled vinegar and water, followed by a plain-water rinse. Repeat if necessary.
  • 5
    Discourage a cat from sitting on a certain windowsill or other surface, or from scratching upholstery, by spraying white distilled vinegar on the item. Test first on an unnoticeable area to be sure there won't be a discoloration.
  • 6
    Keep a cat out of a garden area by placing paper, a cloth, or sponge there that has been soaked in white distilled vinegar.
  • 7
    Get rid of the deposits and water lines that form in aquariums and fish bowls by wiping them down with white distilled vinegar and following with a good rinse. For stubborn deposits, soak for several hours or overnight.
  • 8
    Keep the birdbath clean by scrubbing it often with undiluted white distilled vinegar. Rinse well.
  • 9
    Keep flies away from horses or other outdoor pets by spraying a mixture of water and white distilled vinegar around the area where the animals are.
  • 10
    Remove cat litter odor by pouring ½ inch of white distilled vinegar in the empty litter box. Let it stand for 20 minutes, swish it around, then rinse with cold water.
  • 11
    Kill fleas by adding a little white distilled vinegar to your dog or cat's drinking water. Just a little though or they will not drink it

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