Like Flies on a Dog
This is an interesting topic for pet owners. How do dogs manage to attract flies out of thin air? They sometimes seem to be docking stations for swarms of flies.
Anyone who has owned a dog has had this problem at some point. The flies usually target sensitive areas such as the tail or the ears. They just keep at it until there are just horrible crusty sores which are difficult to heal and that is exactly where the flies come back to.
One cannot just spray the poor animal with toxic bug sprays now can one? Some time ago I stumbled across this way of alleviating the problem. It is fairly economical and it does work relatively well.
Buy Citronella oil and preferably a decent quality one as the cheap knock offs may not work so well. I’m not sure if it is toxic when consumed in licking quantities but you can either applying it by pouring it into your hands, rubbing them together spread it a little, and then rub your hands liberally on the areas most affected.
Where pets cannot reach to lick it off such as the ears and head you can really apply a fair amount. Rubbing some along the back also helps to spread it over a larger area thus discouraging flies from landing.
So now that you have resolved the problem you are left with a pungent dog! I personally am not fond of Citronella but it is the only solution I know of. I would probably not advise using it on cats and rodents though as they tend to lick their coats and Citronella ingested in large quantities may not be a good idea. I’m not a vet!
I imagine one could also use it in a spray but I personally have never tried. I find the rub down is quite successful. I first thought to try it on my dog as it is commonly used to repel mosquitoes. I figured it was worth a try and a stinky doggie!
