Herbal Bug Repellant Pillow

You can make a bug repellent pillow for a cat or dog by adding equal amounts of Lavender flowers, Cedarwood chips and Pennyroyal herb (NOT THE OIL), to the stuffing of a pillow or small homemade pet mattress.

If you are substituting essential oils for the dried herbs, us ONLY 5 drops TOTAL to pillow or mattress and again AVOID PENNYROYAL OIL. I know that Penny royal oil is used in many animals recipes but I feel that it is too strong to be used directly on an animal. Also AVOID using Citrus Oils. While they are an ingredient in many flea repellents, they are used highly diluted. I once witnessed a small kitten go into convulsions after an unsuspecting owner applied orange oil to its fur.

I would not use pure essential oils on young kittens and dogs. I tend to use homeopathy with my cats and seldom have the need to use essential oils on them.

Doeds this mean we can make one for us two legged animals and that'll keep the buggin's off whilst we camp? LOL

Alright, the skeeters attacked me in my sleep last night.  Now I have a big ole bite on my butt.  Will this work (or a modified version) for skeeters on people?

— Novia wrote

Doeds this mean we can make one for us two legged animals and that'll keep the buggin's off whilst we camp? LOL

Thought it might help ya'll....yep!

— seamonster wrote

Alright, the skeeters attacked me in my sleep last night. �Now I have a big ole bite on my butt. �Will this work (or a modified version) for skeeters on people?

Sure it will....

I remember hearing somewhere ( can't remember where ) that critters...cats dogs etc dont like orange oil at all...was thinking of making some herbal inserts or small pillows for my lawn/ front porch cushions for summer....is there a good rule of thumb for storage time? I would assume it is best to store them in sealed plastic bins or bags?