Fly season - Page 2

flygirl55,do they have a website,I can't find it

Yep - they have a really good site as a matter of fact. http://www.lambriarvet.com/ I also found that they were cheaper for Interceptor in bulk - I got the 60 pill size to cover all my dogs - wound up being cheaper than buying the 6 month-er's. My vet wrote out the script specifically for that size and referenced the cat # and all...And they are wonderful to deal with...

K..have to ask. What is the need of having fly spay on your dogs? What is the problem with flys on your dogs? The only problem I can think of would be if your dog had a cut/hot spot etc. Then you have the possibliity of eggs being hatched and maggots, however, on a healthy dog without any open sores, I don't see why one would use toxic sprays?

I dunno about everyone else but my dogs aren't comfortable covered in flies. I don't want the nasty things on my mouth or eyes, so why let my dog suffer the same? I don't use the chemical stuff anymore, have a natural way to avoid them. Leave them long enough and your dogs will have sores on their ears, from the flies.

dear winnie, have you ever seen dogs that are kept outside all of the time with the tips of their ears eaten off??? my dogs deserve to be comfortable as well outside,like 4packs, instead of being bitten by black flies (that bite humans and hurt!!) gnats, or horseflies, that leave welts!!!!i live by the water and the horseflies are a serios problem and are relentless! how can you honestly ask that?

You might try diatomacious earth in their food, and sprinkled on the ground where they like to hang out. The flies (or any insect with an exoskeleton) are shredded to bits, and cannot live. I also dust my dogs with it, being careful not to get it in the eyes. This seems to help. My vet also suggested for those tips of the ears that the flies seem to just attack relentlessly, mixing (if already bitten and scabby) neosporin with horse/dog fly spray and rubbing on the ears liberally as needed. If the ears aren't already bitten, use vaseline. :) Flies are a NUISANCE! Wish there was a way to get rid of the pesky critters.

No, I havne't seen dogs that are kept outside all the time as I would never do this. ALL my dogs are house dogs. Having said that they ALL work sheep and are in large open fields for long periods of time. My dogs are never covered in flies...and there is not a lack of of them around. We don't have horseflies where I currently live but we had tons in the praries. In all the years I have owned dogs (over 30) I have never had the problem you talk about. Perhaps I am just lucky. In the praries to keep flies and pests off the horses in the heat of the day we built fires in 'burning barrels' causing some smoke. VERY effective in keeping all flies/pests away. Don't have to get so nasty. Yikes everyone on this site seems to be so on edge. There are many natural solutions to keeping pests away from animals and I would certainly look into them before I would use toxic chemicals on a regular basis. You may be making your dogs more comfortable in the short term but they may pay a high price for that later.

dear winnie, i am sorry if i came off sounding nasty. didn't meant that at all it's just heartbreaking to see some dogs get eaten alive! i am not talking about my dogs,my dogs are never kept outside if it is buggy. they are house dogs not kennel dogs.and i agree natural is by all means better then chemicals. my guys will get sprayed every now if they refuse to come in.. friends??

The horse flies where I used to live in CA's central Valley were big and obnoxious enough to carry off a cat. Eastern PA's version are smaller, but just as voracious. Once they taste blood they will swarm and eat the tips right off a dog's ears any time you let the dog outside for more than a few minutes. This works: SWAT OINTMENT (for horses.) Stays on the ear tips/wounds (and your clothes) for days. Prevents fly-strike, helps heal existing wounds, bitten up ears & keeps flies off. Smells like pine. Not expensive. Lasts forever. Remove with dish soap and water the day before a show (if you can get it all off let me know what brand of soap you used!) Re-apply IMMEADIATELY after. http://www.jeffersequine.com/ssc/products.asp?CID=1&mscssid=D467DATEBV009JSS9FK7SKRQ6C6L6CV5&BrowseList=380&dept_id=777 Get the clear formula. The original bright pink ointment looks really funny on a German Shepherd.