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Post by loverocksalot on Apr 25, 2009 21:23:28 GMT -5
hmmm Neem oil does it work as good as Advantix. Advantix hard to get from some vets. they worry too much bug repellent. My vet does not carry Advantix but has promoted me to use it since Rocky not having lyme shot.
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Post by maryellen on Apr 25, 2009 22:37:19 GMT -5
neem oil is a natural insecticide, its used to treat demodex mange and fleas/ticks. it only lasts a little while but its all natural and has no chemicals like advantix.. i like it because i can spray myself too.. keep the bugs off me. its good if you forget to use advantix, but it only lasts that day.
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Post by loverocksalot on Apr 26, 2009 11:47:29 GMT -5
Oh Ok so I could use in addition to Advantix? For example Rocky gets badly bitten up by bugs on his belly. So could I safely use it as a mosquito repellent in addition to Advantix? I like I could use it on myself. I use skin so soft bug repellent with spf in it for myself. I wonder if I could use that on Rocky. I am suppose to be putting spf on his nose and belly anyway cause Dr worries about him getting too much sun exposure. I will ask vet about it too. And read what is in the stuff. I know no deet. But what ever the tick repellent is it suppose to be safe for the skin.
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Post by maryellen on Apr 26, 2009 14:43:09 GMT -5
i put advantix on the dogs last month, and i also use the Neem oil protect spray from petco when we go out in the woods as well, i find it works good and i get no ticks on the dogs.yesterday at bear mtn the dogs were laying in the grass and i sprayed their bellies, legs,tails, sides and they had no ticks when they got up which was good.. i also used it on myself, and another person yesterday with us sprayed himself as well and it kept the bugs off, we just smelled like citronella for a little bit until it dried. this is what i use but i get it at petco: www.happypetdog.com/ark-naturals-neem-protect-spray/Ingredients: Neem, citronella oil, botanical essential oils and a gentle vegetable sourced emulsifier of polysorbate 20. All natural. Contains no DEET, pyrethrins, pyrethroids or other chemical pesticides. Ingredients: Neem Oil, Citronella Oil, Celery Seed Oil, Eucalyptus Oil
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