sky2008 142 Posted January 1, 2009 Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 im using frontline for the fleas ect but when it gets warmer what do you wash your dogs with to help keep fleas ect away just wanting to know what people use before i buy anything?how often do you bath your dogs and flea them ect cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Doglost Co-Ordinator 4 Posted January 1, 2009 Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 Mine get one bath before weather gets warm in flea shampoo, use frontline rest of year & keep a pot of 'tick off' drops handy as well + some cotton buds & tick puller- only couple of quid. Little plastic hooks-they work. Only do this cos if the dog gets a tick you can get rid of it quick without waiting for the frontline to kick in. Found that Wales was worst for ticks- we usually go to Scotland & rarely get them there. Went to Wales for week & found 11 ticks on 1 dog in one day-made my skin crawl. Spent all night getting them off. Quick thing to work is whisky on cotton bud as well- gets them plastered & they cant hold on. Other than that dont both them - they dont work though. Only got one that runs through every mucky puddle she can find. The alsation/grey & saluki both jump over them Quote Link to post Share on other sites
little nell 0 Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 (edited) Ours is not a hunting dog but she spends a lot of time out charging through undergrowth so I hope this might help. She also rolls in foxpoo at every opportunity so she ends up getting fairly regular showers. I try to avoid strong chemicals whenever possible for her and us... A friend recommend adding garlic to the food to make the dog less appealing to tick/insects but I never found it to make a lot of difference. We tried a couple of different things last year. A spray/rinse called Dyna-mite kept both me and our dobe bite free from mozzies and flying critters. Husbando got nibbled as he could never be bothered to spray properly. Neem oil/shampoo is meant to be effective at keeping ticks,fleas etc at bay and it seemed to work. It niffs a bit like onions but does the trick. Our girl only had two ticks last year despite spending time around a heavily deer/rabbit populated area. She has never had fleas, bar the odd one that leapt onto her muzzles when she caught a rabbit. I also recommend the o'tom tick removing tool- it removes the tick effectively without it regurgitating anything into the dog as it dies, or gets squeezed. We used it a lot when in Germany and they have tons of ticks and lyme's disease so getting the thing off without it managing to puke was a biggy! Their website is quite informative. http://www.otom.com/homepage.htm and they are normally cheapish on fleabay. Edited January 2, 2009 by little nell Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest lamper tommy Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 flea shampoo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Doglost Co-Ordinator 4 Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Foo poo- stinks something awful- wash area with bit shampoo & put diluted vinegar on it. Dont ask why but it shifts the whiff. I have pkt of Dog Wipes in car & couple of the catering vinegar sachets- nothing worse than been stuck with something that stinks all way home Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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