Flies Biting Dogs Ears

RE: Flies Biting Dogs Ears Post by chas321 (3) | (10/27/2008) Contact I posted under Carlos but now I'm a registered member as Chas321. If you can't get to a butcher any local major-chain supermarket butcher will be glad to cut you those thigh steaks. As a last resort I'll go to a pet shop and buy a bag of Bag Of Bones for about $5, will last a week but it is a last resort. Cheers, Chas321 in Lakewood, Ca Report Spam or Abuse RE: Flies Biting Dogs Ears Post by chas321 (3) | (10/27/2008) Contact I posted under Carlos but now I'm a registered member as Chas321. If you can't get to a butcher any local major-chain supermarket butcher will be glad to cut you those thigh steaks. As a last resort I'll go to a pet shop and buy a bag of Bag Of Bones for about $5, will last a week but it is a last resort. Cheers, Chas321 in Lakewood, Ca Report Spam or Abuse RE: Flies Biting Dogs Ears Post by chas321 (3) | (10/27/2008) Contact I posted under Carlos but now I'm a registered member as Chas321. If you can't get to a butcher any local major-chain supermarket butcher will be glad to cut you those thigh steaks. As a last resort I'll go to a pet shop and buy a bag of Bag Of Bones for about $5, will last a week but it is a last resort. Cheers, Chas321 in Lakewood, Ca Report Spam or Abuse RE: Flies Biting Dogs Ears Post By Carlos (Guest Post) (10/27/2008) All comments seem valid to me but it's really trial and error. I've been dealing with this problem of biting flies for over 10 years now and have found a measure of success. Yard care: Pick up all animal excrement and fruit which attracts flies. Try to do this daily. I prefer late afternoon once the sun has dried it out. If that's not possible lightly spray RAID on the excrement to kill roaming flies. Animal care: Initially my dogs would run and rub Fly's Off ointment all over the grass. Now I go to my local butcher and order 2" steaks of cow thigh bone and freeze them. I've learned to use thick and long-lasting chewables as rewards. Little pepperoni-type sticks just dont hold their attention that long. My procedure with two Golden Retrievers here in So. Calif.: One at a time I'll spray and RUB IN a citronella spray like BRONCO then rub in about a tablespoon of Gel Fly's Off, ears, throat, between eyes and snout, paws, tail...you get the idea. As I finish one dog I give it a bone treat. Then I'll repeat with the other dog. Once they have the bone they will take off and eat solo in the sun, which has the added benefit of further melting the gel. An aside, you can spray Clorox Disinfectant in the bucket of dog droppings which you may keep in a bucket till trash day. NO smell, NO flies. I know, it is a process but not a sacriifice for my beloved dogs. Good luck. Carlos Report Spam or Abuse RE: Flies Biting Dogs Ears Post By angel. (Guest Post) (10/08/2008) I put Desitin on my dog and she licked it off what do I do? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Flies Biting Dogs Ears Post By Ken (Guest Post) (09/04/2008) WD-40 works really good for some relief. It is safe for use on the dog. Creams are ok until the dog paws away at it then the problem reoccurs!! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Flies Biting Dogs Ears Post By Aniwayha (Guest Post) (08/27/2008) I have tried everything for my huskies. Today I was all out of pink Swat, which when I put it on them they shake it off. I tried Vaseline, traps, bait, strips and bag balm. Ugg I am so frustrated. I looked in the doggy cabinet and saw a tube of desitin I had from a rescue and i though why not. All my dogs ears are so bad I thought it could not hurt. So far No flies! I will repeat as necessary, but so far it is working! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Flies Biting Dogs Ears Post By AMY (Guest Post) (08/20/2008) Where do you purchase Burt's bees? I have the same problem with my male boxer. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Flies Biting Dogs Ears Post By Sammi (Guest Post) (08/18/2008) I can only tell you what not to do. Do not get the fly attracting jar. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Flies Biting Dogs Ears Post By Dianne (Guest Post) (08/04/2008) We melt a large jar of vaseline and add 2oz of oil of citronella. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Flies Biting Dogs Ears Post By (Guest Post) (07/30/2008) I got stuff from the vet that cost $15 and did not work. I went to the store and got $4 Desitin cream and in 2 days, the open sores were gone and now only little scabs. They will try and wipe it off, but the flies stay away. Thank you, it really works. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Flies Biting Dogs Ears Post By mary (Guest Post) (07/27/2008) Hang plastic baggies full of water with a small piece of foil paper inside, around the home of your pet and on any area that you doen't want flies, the flies will disappear with in hours. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Flies Biting Dogs Ears Post By JAH (Guest Post) (07/16/2008) I had a terrible proble with flies biting my dog. I was told to go to Southern States , a farm supply store and purchase a fly tag, about 3x2 in dia. It is used for cows and hung on their neck. I worked. My dogs ears are healed and no more flies. I tried everything, spent a lot of money and drove myself crazy tring to stop the problem. It is the only thing I have found that works. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Flies Biting Dogs Ears Post By jasmine (Guest Post) (06/21/2008) I have a lab and his ears are always swarming with flies and the stuff our vet gave us wasn't working what so ever. My friend told me about k9 advantix and after about a week or two the flies were completely gone. It works great. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Flies Biting Dogs Ears Post By pam (Guest Post) (06/18/2008) i have a lab/German Shepard and the flies has really had a field day on his poor little ears. I really feel bad for him. He is a outdoors dog and doesn't like to come in the house. Is there anything I can put on his ears? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Flies Biting Dogs Ears Post By chayla (Guest Post) (06/11/2008) Thanks for all of your feedback. My baby is 3 years old and although she is a house dog she likes to spend afternoons outside. This is the first year that the flies have been eating on her and it breaks my heart. I will be trying many of the ideas presented here. I don't want her to be uncomfortable while she lounges in her yard. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Flies Biting Dogs Ears Post By momma of 2 (Guest Post) (06/02/2008) I mix vasoline and clove oil and rub it on my dogs ears. So far it seems to work. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Flies Biting Dogs Ears Post By stacy (Guest Post) (02/27/2008) My dogs are getting bitten on the ears by flies. We have two horses in the paddocks just near them. We have tried antibiotic liquids, sprays, tea tree oil, Vaseline, products from vets and still nothing. Anyone got any ideas? I know for a fact it would bug them, but just cant seem to stop it at all. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Flies Biting Dogs Ears Post By Kathryn (Guest Post) (09/10/2007) This is my special guy! 12year old Beau. Those flies have made a complete mess of his ears it breaks my heart. Please whats the solution? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Flies Biting Dogs Ears Post By (Guest Post) (09/03/2007) Thank you everyone! I have a 17 year old gal who loves to lay around the back yard all day; the last week she has been getting bitten by flies, and it is breaking my heart. I love that Burt's Bees has a product, and that there is a solution other than keeping her in all day. Blessings to each and every one of you. Kath Report Spam or Abuse RE: Flies Biting Dogs Ears Post By Riley (Guest Post) (08/19/2007) I recommend Frontline plus, or a capstar if not both. Plus you need to treat your home and yard for fleas. Sprays that kill fire ants usually will kill fleas as well. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Flies Biting Dogs Ears Post By Laurie (Guest Post) (07/19/2007) I went to the local Feed & Seed store and they sell a product for horses (it's a gel) to keep flies and mosquitos away. Flys go after dogs ears, because it is the closest spot they can get through the skin to get to blood. The gel will harden and protect the area Report Spam or Abuse RE: Flies Biting Dogs Ears Post By rosa (Guest Post) (07/14/2007) my vet told us to get flys off spray at the pet store.it works and not too costly. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Flies Biting Dogs Ears Post by hedera (82) | (07/14/2007) Contact What a pair of sweeties.....we put zinc oxide cream on our cats ears to stop sun damage. The stuff is thick as can be and I doubt that flies could bite thru the stuff. It is has good healing properties, as it is otherwise known as diaper cream....:0) Also, I would suggest that the area they are kept in be hosed down daily to remove any "doggie" presents. The one thing flies like better than to annoy dogs and people, is poop and peepee....You might also try the old fashioned sticky fly strips hung around the dogs compound, it certainly cant hurt. Good Luck. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Flies Biting Dogs Ears Post by Boomer_Squirt (6) | (07/13/2007) Profile | Contact go to the tractor supply company and get a fly spray for horses and dogs its called Bronco and it works really good. it is like $6.00 for a spray bottle of like 32 oz. or something but it is worth every penny. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Flies Biting Dogs Ears Post by candleglows (77) | (07/13/2007) Profile | Contact Use insect repellent from "Burt's Bees" on the dogs body and a thin layer of Vaseline on the ears.. It will help a lot trust me.. Report Spam or Abuse Request: Flies Biting Dogs Ears Post by jess_admin (737) | (07/11/2007) Profile | Blog! | Contact We have two Pits and a Rotwieller that are having trouble with flies biting their ears. We have tried fly sprays and ointments, but they aren't working well. Also, the dogs just rub the ointment off as soon as we apply it. I know this has to hurt, but I need to know what we can do to stop this. These are outside dogs that are not comfortable inside and we have two little inside dogs and not much room anyway. Please help us to help our dogs Thank you, Brenda from TN Answers: RE: Flies Biting Dogs Ears We have horses and a Blue Heeler that I use this horse/dog spary on. It's called 'ZONK IT!35' and can be bought at most any tack/feed stores that sell equine products. Just spray it on the ears or all over if you like. If they don't carry it, suggest that they do. It's a very big seller. It's made by CutNHeal. By Chris O. RE: Flies Biting Dogs Ears For flies, I would ask the vet. I had fly spray I used on my horse but I think it would be too strong for a dog. Good luck! By Jennifer in Northern Virginia RE: Flies Biting Dogs Ears To keep flies off of my dogs ears we use a product called SWAT. It is really greasy but works great. We got our at a farm store. It comes in a jar in either pink or white salve. By Kathy. RE: Flies Biting Dogs Ears I have the same problem and have found success with 2 products. The first is Skin So Soft bath oil by Avon. The other is Buzz Off, an all natural insect repellent. You can find it at http://www.buzzoff.us online. Both of these can just be wiped on. By gazookeeper RE: Flies Biting Dogs Ears I would try too put vasoline on the dogs ears too keep the flies away. By Joyce wis RE: Flies Biting Dogs Ears We also have two Rottweilers who grace our back yard and have had the same problem with flies. It must be a common problem here in Alabama because we had to call a couple different vets in order to get what we needed. They recommended VIP Ointment. It seems to be working well. It is supposed to be a fly repellant and help heal the ears at the same time. Hope this helps. By mistydel RE: Flies Biting Dogs Ears VIP last only 1 day, and my other dog licks it off. Also it won't work with them rubbing it off. RE: Flies Biting Dogs Ears I feed each of my dogs a 5000mg. garlic oil softgel daily. Haven't had a flea for years (used to get often) and I haven't seen any flies either. Not sure if this is keeping away flies. I put the softgel in a prune and the dogs eat it right down. Easy way to feed and med. RE: Flies Biting Dogs Ears You can also us OFF just as you would use on yourself. By suzi homemaker RE: Flies Biting Dogs Ears Dont use DEET for dogs! I just read an article that said that it doesn't work and just further irritates the dog. By Elizabeth RE: Flies Biting Dogs Ears Boy, thanks guys for all of your feedback! We have a lab/chow mix who is 16 years old. He loves to be outside and lies on our front porch all day. This year is the first year that flies have been at his ears. After reading all of your feedback, I went and grabbed my insect repellent from "Burt's Bees". It works great and smells good too! It's oily so it soaked in and I only have to use it about once a week! It worked better than anything I have purchased through a vet or Avon. I sprayed a little on my hands and rubbed it over the rest of his body too just to be sure they stay away from the rest of him. His last years shouldn't be spent in the pain those flies must cause. Thanks Burt's Bees! By Sandi Report Spam or Abuse