Posted by Byron (Gardena, CA) on 07/18/2009
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The cayenne pepper and vaseline remedy worked wonderfully in reference to keeping the biting flies off our dog's ears! We have a two and a half-year-old at home who loves to play with the dogs, and has excluded us from using the commercial sprays and ointments that contain pesticides.
We had mixed 1/2 tsp. of cayenne pepper to 1 tsp. of vaseline, and the dogs seemed to tolerate it very well. Before our son came along, we used Fly's off, which worked well, but the dogs hated it. The minute we applied it the dogs would go into a frenzy trying to get it off their ears.
We will also try the ACV and water in the future.
A hearty THANK-YOU to all who have shared the information!
Posted by Ladyvee (Hampton, Virginia) on 06/22/2009
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well i used the vaseline and cayenne pepper for my dog ears to keep the flies from bitting him and it worked....I have a roc. and he's about 2 yrs old and every summer the flies come back eating at him but not anymore thanks to whom ever thought of this. It really works!
Posted by Diana (Florissant) on 08/05/2006
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I did not try any remedies from your website as I just ran into the website today. I do have a remedy, if you wish to post it, if it is already not on the website. When I took my German Shepherd to the vet for his shots. She noticed that the tips of his ears were oozing and told me that flies like to bite the tips of German Shepherd ears and it leaves them crusty from the dried oozing. She did not have a product in stock to prevent the flies from biting, but suggested that I put a bit of vaseline on the tips of his ears to soften the crusts. And I said I would and also would put some red pepper (cayenne) mixed in it so that the flies would leave them alone, which did the trick. I had never noticed this before on his ears; only this year. He is nine. So I hope I didn't miss it all these years. We just moved and this is the first summer in this new location.
