[nagdu] flea and tick preventative

[Julie J]

Steve,

No, it's not sticky at all. On the dogs it just makes their coats shiny.  I 
just sprayed some onto my hand to check out the consistency of the stuff. 
It's a bit oily and seems to be clear.  I could be wrong about the color 
part though. *smile*  It washed off of my hands with just dish soap, no 
residue and virtually no cedar smell.

It does smell like pencils.  It reminds me of the aisle in the -----  
gardening store where they sell wood shavings.

HTH
Julie


Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Johnson" <stevencjohnson at centurytel.net>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2010 1:17 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] flea and tick preventative


> Julie,
>
> That really makes sense as Cedar is a natural repellant for bugs and other
> insects.  I love the smell too, but do have one question for you.  Is it
> sticky at all?  The last time I used a cedar type spray was for some of my
> furniture and it reminded me of the good old days of primary school and it
> smelled like a #2 pencil...let me know if this is accurate from your
> olfactory perspective/smile!
>
> Thanks, Steve
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Julie J
> Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2010 12:41 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: [nagdu] flea and tick preventative
>
> I mentioned in a previous message that I am trying
> http://www.cedarcidestore.com/cedarproducts.html
> for flea and tick prevention this bug season.
>
> I've been using it now for a few weeks and wanted to share my thoughts.
> First, I love the smell of this stuff.  I have never in my life enjoyed
> sniffing my dogs after applying any sort of bug toxin.  It smells like
> cedar, because it's made from cedar. *smile*  For the first half hour or 
> so
> it is strong.  I don't mind it, but my husband does.  I either apply it 
> when
> he's not home or leave the dogs outside for a bit.
>
> It comes in a spray bottle.  I ordered the quart size and got a free 
> smaller
> bottle.  The smaller bottle will be perfect for tossing in my purse or
> suitcase.  Including shipping it was around $45, if I'm remembering
> correctly.  I have two dogs 75 and 90 pounds and I'm expecting that this
> bottle will last the entire bug season.
>
> It is recommended to be applied once a week.  additional applications are
> okay if you're going into a particularly bug infested area.
>
> I sprayed it on the dogs last weekend.  thursday it rained buckets, Monty
> and I got soaked on the way home from work.  My husband and I went out to
> the farm pond and garden last night.  Monty went along.  I didn't think
> about bug spray yesterday because spraying once a week is new to me and it
> is early in the bug season.  Anyway this area of our farm is very, very 
> full
> of wildlife of all sorts.  I allow Monty to run free there.  He was in all
> sorts of grasses, brush, plumb thickets and even waded into the pond for a
> bit.  I checked him last night and again this morning for good measure.
> There were no ticks on Monty.  My husband did bring one home though. 
> *smile*
>
> I'm not going to say that last night is enough proof to conclusively say
> that this stuff works, but I am pleased so far with the results.
>
> Julie
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