dogs and flies

[cheapcheap_jeepjeep]

I know lots of have dogs here but, how many have problems with flies biting their ears? What do you place on them. I have never had problems with flies till this year and 2 of my 4 dogs look like an all you can fly buffet.

 

[Mac in Wisco]

I had a dog some 15 years ago that the flies would tear up every summer. I'd clean the blood from his ears with a washcloth and peroxide and then put vaseline on his ears. It had to be applied often. It happened every summer and I never figured out how to stop it. The military sent me overseas for a few years and I gave the dog to some relatives that lived in another state. I don't think they had much of a problem with it.

 

[CoyoteMagic]

Used to have those problems all the time with my "outside" dogs. Go to the feed store and get the stuff they use for horses to keep the flys off. I used a spray on my one dog. The other stuff I used was a cream that killed the flys on contact. Stuff worked and didn't bother the dogs.

My dad also used old motor oil or pinetar. Flys couldn't bite thru it.

 

[Menagerie]

Poor doggies
Take a look at this site
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=2&cat=1681&articleid=1565

 

[Oaknim]

I spray ours daily with a mixture of DE, lemongrass oil, lavender oil, and thyme oil. They smell good and it keeps all insects away. ~ Oaknim