donski Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Well the marchies are out and about and can be quite painful and annoying. They really attack the two dogs, one of whom is now reluctant to come outside at all. I don't want to spray the boys with aero guard as its quite toxic and they could lick it off themselves. It's way too hot to have any sort of covering over them, so does anyone have any ideas of how to protect them please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 What flea protection do your dogs have ? Our dogs do not get any spot on or tablets ..they get sprayed with permoxin every couple of days - keeps away flies/mozzies too :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddy Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 (edited) What flea protection do your dogs have ? Our dogs do not get any spot on or tablets ..they get sprayed with permoxin every couple of days - keeps away flies/mozzies too :) We use either permoxin or Advantix (depending on which one I find first in the dog junk) and although it does seem to work, it needs to be re-applied a fair bit and I've noticed that both permoxin and Advantix are oily so.. everything sticks to it. Our old bitch doesn't like having things put on her so she goes straight to her favourite hidey spot after they've been applied- the dogs' sand pit Advantix plastered down with sand on a mostly white dog.. *head-desk* Edited to add.. In the past I've used Advocate on the back of the old bitch's ears and that seemed to work quite well. Not as oily as Advantix or Permoxin, either. I'd stay away from most of the other sprays as I've yet to find one that works longer than a few minutes. Edited December 17, 2012 by Hardy's Angel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 permoxin oily??? never noticed that , it is almost undetectable ..and certainly doesn't attract our dust etc....When we had a mozzie plague year before last all the dogs were sprayed every night for a few months ..mostly ears & bellies. it worked wonderfully :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Crazy Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 (edited) Yes, bloody Marchies alright They are out in droves here atm & are giving both of my guys hell. They really sting & hurt. I have both of mine of Advantix fortnightly. But am also spraying them every morning with Troy's Repel X spray. Works really well & does seem to keep them away. It isn't oily & doesn't smell too bad. Both my dogs are really nervous now & as soon as anything starts buzzing around them they go off looney, snapping & growling trying to get them before it bites them. I have to wear repellent as well they are everywhere. I have never seem them as bad. I had a really hard time trying to cross the street the other day before applying the deterent as one was buzzing around & both Sonny & Stella were snapping & spinning around, much to the amusement of passing motorists Hope I was of some help donski :) Edited December 17, 2012 by BC Crazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisovar Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 We find Cotex Multi purpose spray works a treat...a light mist over the dogs and horses..we also spray it around the horses shelters and the dogs outside areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 March flies dont like the colours red, yellow or orange. They are attracted to dark colours and also especially like blue. I know you said you dont want to cover them but perhaps a light jacket or tshirt in one of the colours they dont like, or perhaps the bedding they lay on outside could be red or yellow, maybe even just a bright red collar would deter them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redangel Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Used Troy Fly Repella gel on my dobes ears when she was getting bitten by flys....purchased it from the vets. I do believe you can get a fly repella wipes...maybe worth a look into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyntahn Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 I use Ring5 Fly repellant, bought it from the dog shop at KCC Park. Find it works very well. It says it lasts up to 5 hours. I think it is an American product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drumbeat Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 March flies dont like the colours red, yellow or orange. They are attracted to dark colours and also especially like blue. I know you said you dont want to cover them but perhaps a light jacket or tshirt in one of the colours they dont like, or perhaps the bedding they lay on outside could be red or yellow, maybe even just a bright red collar would deter them. bWell I was wearing an orange top yesterday and the ****** were biting me , they don't seem to bother my dogs but they've both got a lot of coat at the minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Maybe it's only the Victorian ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddy Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 permoxin oily??? never noticed that , it is almost undetectable ..and certainly doesn't attract our dust etc....When we had a mozzie plague year before last all the dogs were sprayed every night for a few months ..mostly ears & bellies. it worked wonderfully :) Might be worse with greyhounds because there isn't much hair to soak it up so the excess moisture causes things to stick to it. Even with Advocate, they have large wet patches on their backs for a few days afterwards. Interestingly, the old dog has the least problems and I suspect this is because his coat is very thick for a greyhound and his skin is fairly oily (which I suppose would help move the product over the rest of the skin). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alyosha Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 People with cats need to be aware not to use permoxin on their dogs. For ear tips or actual bites Septicide cream from a horse supplies store is great, as is zinc oxide cream from the baby section in the supermarket. We used it when I was a kid on mum's GSDs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surik.saints Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 little black bush flies are the greatest problem here,we use Bushmans,most days it only has to be applied once,on a really bad day sometimes twice. I better tell the marchies up this way they don't like yellow, I wear extremely bright yellow singles,so I can be seen but they still bite me. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Her Majesty Dogmad Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 I have March flies too and they can make a mess of the poor dogs' ears. The best product I've found is "Muscoban" - it comes in a spray bottle and you just spray on the dogs ears or wherever's getting bothered and it's fantastic. I gave some to my neighbour for her Mastiff boy as he's been chewed each summer and really suffered. He was covered in flies when I went over the first time but within seconds of the spray going on they'd disappeared. Saw him again last week and not a fly in sight! I searched for it online and bought it that way, haven't seen it for sale anywhere else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donski Posted December 17, 2012 Author Share Posted December 17, 2012 There are some great suggestions, thanks people. I use revolution monthly, but didn't even know these products existed. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddy Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Might also be worth using QuickBayt, especially if you have cats and can't use permoxin/Advantix. I use this in the dog room and it's incredibly effective. If they don't like red though (our flies seem to love it), you'll need to find the white formula rather than the red one. I got the red version the second time around and it actually seemed to attract a lot more flies of different sorts so.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazyWal Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 permoxin oily??? never noticed that , it is almost undetectable ..and certainly doesn't attract our dust etc....When we had a mozzie plague year before last all the dogs were sprayed every night for a few months ..mostly ears & bellies. it worked wonderfully :) Might be worse with greyhounds because there isn't much hair to soak it up so the excess moisture causes things to stick to it. Even with Advocate, they have large wet patches on their backs for a few days afterwards. Interestingly, the old dog has the least problems and I suspect this is because his coat is very thick for a greyhound and his skin is fairly oily (which I suppose would help move the product over the rest of the skin). Yes the Advantix is so oily it leaves big oily patches on my two for ages. Never had a problem on my old boy who had a thick coat, it just disappeared. :laugh: at Sally doing the "crumbed cutlet" in the sand pit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frufru Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 My black male standard will only go out in the early morning and after sundown - he pees and runs back inside - I mostly have to leash him to get him to stay out long enough to poop. Can't wait till March fly season is over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 My black male standard will only go out in the early morning and after sundown - he pees and runs back inside - I mostly have to leash him to get him to stay out long enough to poop. Can't wait till March fly season is over My blue whippets get bothered by them more than the other coloured whippets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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