These bloody March Flies. They just won’t leave Benny Boy alone. I’ve seen up to 6 of them on him at once. They are in plague and pestilence proportions.

He is continually “UNK“ing at them, and occasionally gets one. Chews it up and spits it out.

I have some ideas and maybe a solution. Rural pubs are great for finding this sorta stuff out. Nothing better than getting advice at the local pub, hey what but!

But perhaps your ideas first?

Are they biting him?

https://www.naturesbotanical.com/

kii said:

Are they biting him?

Yes. That’s when the sudden “UNK“s happen. No scratching or gnawing as a result, though. He just can’t get a good snooze in.

Divine Angel said:

https://www.naturesbotanical.com/

JFC!!! You seen the price of that stuff????????????

Woodie said:

Divine Angel said:

https://www.naturesbotanical.com/

JFC!!! You seen the price of that stuff????????????

Oh yeah, it ain’t cheap. Back in the day we just used petroleum jelly on doggies’ ears.

Woodie said:

Divine Angel said:

https://www.naturesbotanical.com/

JFC!!! You seen the price of that stuff????????????

Good thing it’s all on special then.

Divine Angel said:

Woodie said:

Divine Angel said:

https://www.naturesbotanical.com/

JFC!!! You seen the price of that stuff????????????

Oh yeah, it ain’t cheap. Back in the day we just used petroleum jelly on doggies’ ears.

Aye.

Woodie said:

kii said:

Are they biting him?

Yes. That’s when the sudden “UNK“s happen. No scratching or gnawing as a result, though. He just can’t get a good snooze in.

Ask the vet.

tbh we don’t think we’ve never asked a doctor for advice on insect repellent

Well….. What the man said at the pub. He owns the local rural supplies business.

Works just like a bought one, so he tells me.

Small tin (250 ml) of Maldison 50

Dilute 25 ml to 2 litres of water. Put in one of them $2 shop spray bottle thingies.

Spray it on doggie. Repeat every 3 – 4 days.

Not sure if it works, though, hey what but. The March Flies have abated considerably yesterday and today. Only seen 3 – 4 so far today. Not the hundreds of the last week or so.

It says on the tin: “For control of a wide range of insect pests in dogs, poultry, pigs, horses and cattle”. I believe it’s the same stuff they use for Buffalo Flies on cattle.

Woodie said:

I believe it’s the same stuff they use for Buffalo Flies…

Is that where Buffalo wings come from?

Woodie said:

Well….. What the man said at the pub. He owns the local rural supplies business.

Works just like a bought one, so he tells me.

Small tin (250 ml) of Maldison 50

Dilute 25 ml to 2 litres of water. Put in one of them $2 shop spray bottle thingies.

Spray it on doggie. Repeat every 3 – 4 days.

Not sure if it works, though, hey what but. The March Flies have abated considerably yesterday and today. Only seen 3 – 4 so far today. Not the hundreds of the last week or so.

It says on the tin: “For control of a wide range of insect pests in dogs, poultry, pigs, horses and cattle”. I believe it’s the same stuff they use for Buffalo Flies on cattle.

that has Malathion in it. As far as I know it is more a killer of pests than a repellant.

Kingy said:

Woodie said:

I believe it’s the same stuff they use for Buffalo Flies…

Is that where Buffalo wings come from?

LOL

:)

Woodie said:

Well….. What the man said at the pub. He owns the local rural supplies business.

Works just like a bought one, so he tells me.

Small tin (250 ml) of Maldison 50

Dilute 25 ml to 2 litres of water. Put in one of them $2 shop spray bottle thingies.

Spray it on doggie. Repeat every 3 – 4 days.

Not sure if it works, though, hey what but. The March Flies have abated considerably yesterday and today. Only seen 3 – 4 so far today. Not the hundreds of the last week or so.

It says on the tin: “For control of a wide range of insect pests in dogs, poultry, pigs, horses and cattle”. I believe it’s the same stuff they use for Buffalo Flies on cattle.

We used something like that on our doggies when I was a kid. I remember the smell of it.

We have just sprayed a line of whatever we are using on ourselves along the spine of our dogs. Mostly we don’t use insect repellents much. I think the little pump pack we’ve got by the front door might be well over 5 years old. Our main itchies here are mozzies. And this time of year, during moult, The Pug is an itchy bugger. He rap dances and scratches. Giving him a brush down helps.

buffy said:

We have just sprayed a line of whatever we are using on ourselves along the spine of our dogs. Mostly we don’t use insect repellents much. I think the little pump pack we’ve got by the front door might be well over 5 years old. Our main itchies here are mozzies. And this time of year, during moult, The Pug is an itchy bugger. He rap dances and scratches. Giving him a brush down helps.

Aunty Vet has a $90 injection that stops itchiness etc.Lasts a month, so Aunty Vet says, and may take a week to settle in. It seems to have worked on Benny Boy who was scratching and gnawing down to bare patches. The cause has not been determined. Benny Boy now gets a tin of sardines twice a week with his breakfast. Oil and all. Just the $1 red tin ones from Coles. They’re awful and they stink.

Woodie said:

buffy said:

We have just sprayed a line of whatever we are using on ourselves along the spine of our dogs. Mostly we don’t use insect repellents much. I think the little pump pack we’ve got by the front door might be well over 5 years old. Our main itchies here are mozzies. And this time of year, during moult, The Pug is an itchy bugger. He rap dances and scratches. Giving him a brush down helps.

Aunty Vet has a $90 injection that stops itchiness etc.Lasts a month, so Aunty Vet says, and may take a week to settle in. It seems to have worked on Benny Boy who was scratching and gnawing down to bare patches. The cause has not been determined. Benny Boy now gets a tin of sardines twice a week with his breakfast. Oil and all. Just the $1 red tin ones from Coles. They’re awful and they stink.

Good for coat, skin, and poopies.