Fleas a crowd

Hello

Please can you recommend a natural treatment to protect my dog (and cats) from fleas and ticks? 

I don't like using spot on drops on them - my dog has a reaction to them and I think it may have caused my old cat to have nerve damage. Do you know of any alternative natural treatments that are effective?

I hope you can help. 

Thank you
Sian, by email 

Drinking fountain of youth

I'm raising my first dog, Cocker Spaniel Dora, as naturally as I live my own life. She is fed a raw diet and we avoid chemicals in the products we use.

I give Dora filtered water to drink, but can I give her bottled mineral water? I mentioned it to my mother, and she seemed to think it wasn't good for dogs.

Josie Branning, by email

Choosing puppy chews

Can anyone recommend any good quality, natural, puppy chews for 14-week-old Heidi?

Christine Bailey, Dogs Today