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NEED SUGGESTIONS FOR FLY REPELLENTS! by New Joy International on 25 May 2012 - 23:37 |
| I would appreciate hearing successful and safe fly repellents that GSH breeders have used on their dogs AND pups. Here in Illinois the flies are out with a vengance, and those lovely upright ears are taking a hit! Suggestions, please? Thank you! |
by Blitzen on 25 May 2012 - 23:54 |
| Flys Away can be purchased at a feed store. You can also mix citronella oil with vaseline. It's messy and you have to apply it 2,3 times a day, but it works. |
Blitzen by fawndallas on 26 May 2012 - 02:12 |
| Can this be used on pups at 6 weeks old? |
fawndallas by Bhaugh on 26 May 2012 - 03:10 |
| I have heard great things from fly parasites. I was going to get them myself when I was having some serious fly problems from neighbors who would let their fruit rot. Here is a link. http://www.thebeneficialinsectco.com/fly-predators.htm When I researched this, it was pretty new so not alot of companies sold them but more companies carry them now. Neighbors moved, trees died and I dont have the problems that I did. I would do it though if I had the same problems. Barb |
Bhaugh by gagsd4 on 26 May 2012 - 03:28 |
| SWAT. Get it from a feed store. Also fly strips, repelx, and maybe some RollOn. I just decided to keep mine inside most of the day. |
gagsd4 by joanro on 26 May 2012 - 13:36 |
| Swat works fine on adult dogs, but it tends to make ear tips heavy. I used it on Fox Terrier ears to help them fall. So on puppies, it will pull the ears down. The VERY BEST and MOST effective product I have discovered is BOI SPOT. Put several drops on the ear tips and flys, gnats and any other biting flies will not touch your dogs ears for up to a month ! I think only a drop on little puppy ears is all you need. |
by Conspicuous on 26 May 2012 - 13:41 |
| Too bad they don't make fly masks for dogs, like for the horses! They are a life saver, keeps the blackflies out of the horses ears. I'd try roll on for younger dogs? It's made to go around horses eyes, so I'd think it should be a little more gentle I would think. Swat is good too, although a bit goopy. Make sure you don't get the pink stuff :D |
Conspicuous by joanro on 26 May 2012 - 13:55 |
| Any thing sticky, like roll on, vaseline, swat, will collect dust and dirt and cause ears to get heavy. The BIO- SPOT dries and so does not cause a problem. Plus it does not have to be applied but one a month. Citronella on ears of puppies will likely get in eyes and BURN. |
by Conspicuous on 26 May 2012 - 14:15 |
| I don't think roll on is sticky, if memory serves, but I haven't used it in a while. But yes, SWAT is definitely messy. Not my favourite thing, but it does work fairly well. Where did you get bio-spot? I've never heard of it |
by hunger4justice on 26 May 2012 - 15:14 |
| NEEM oil, and you can order Neem Protect which has neem and citronella, works against tics, fleas, mosquitoes and it can be sprayed in the eyes and ears and ingested without harm to small puppies or older dogs (don't actually feed it to them). It also has anti-yeast properties. AMAZON sells it. |
hunger4justice by joanro on 26 May 2012 - 17:05 |
| Conspicuous, Bio-Spot is a flea and tick, mosquito,fly insecticide and repellent applied on the dog's back one a month. It also has an insect growth regulator ingredient (IGR) which prevents insect EGGS from hatching. I used it seventeen years ago and have not had a flea problem since. When training dogs would come in over the years that carried any fleas in with them, I would dose every one and prevent any infestation. During tick season I use it if ticks start showing up on the dogs. This product is not so toxic like Front line. I've never had a dog have any adverse reaction like with frontline or revolution. This is not a heart worm preventative so is not over loading a dog's system. Jeffers carries it and Tractor Supply. A lot of feed stores usually carry it as well. Very inexpensive. Using it on the ears is off label, ok'd by my vet, and when I told him how great it works to stop fly bites, he started doing the same for his dogs. |
by New Joy International on 26 May 2012 - 19:34 |
| Oh THANK YOU ALL!!! You have, as I had hoped, been a great wealth of suggestions which I would never have had access to otherwise. Both I, and my dogs, are greatly appreciative!! |
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