So Rosie has been getting her and flax seed oil regularly for a little while now, and happily there has been an improvement in the condition of her skin and coat. I fear, however, that the oil might be the reason that her hair has decided to grow like crazy. I’m thinking she will have to have yet another clip before I cover her up for the winter as right now she is far too fuzzy for her between seasons rug.
The problem that is (literally) bugging us now is the damned flies! Not mozzies, or midges, but regular house flies (I don’t know what you call them when they live outside). They swarm on her so badly that I can’t leave her uncovered, which on a beautiful sunny day like today is a tragedy. They pester her paddock mate Frankie too, but nowhere near as badly as they do for her. Mostly they go for her legs where they pile one on the other. And yes, they are the biting kind, so her poor legs are constantly crusty with dried blood which I’m sure only attracts more, but the biting is so constant that cleaning it off all the time only encourages it to bleed freshly! I am at my wits end trying to get rid of them because fly spray doesn’t deter them whatsoever.
ACV is supposed to work from the inside, as is garlic, as one supposedly makes their blood acidic and the other makes it taste awful. Yet they seem to love Rosie’s blood anyway =(
Any suggestions? What do you use to keep away those nasty flies?
– C.
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