[nagdu] Cedarcide

[Elizabeth Campbell]

hi Julieand other listers!

It has been a while since I've posted, and  it's good to be back on the 
list.

I am absolutely sold on using cedar-based sprays as a flea repellant. A 
friend recommended a product called Lawn Guard Organic Flea Repellant,and it 
is sold at garden supply stores.

Besides being safe for your lawnand plants, you can apply the spray to your 
pets, even to newborn puppies and kittens.

The spray contains cedar oil and essence of juniper.

I just started using it last week,and I've noticed that Gabe is not 
scratching nearly as much as before.

I don't know if the Lawn Guard will completely replace the the Advantix that 
I also apply monthly between Gabe's shoulder blades, but it's a great 
addition.

Julie, where did you find the Cedarcide
i live in Texas, and we are having horrible flea problems this year because 
we did not get prolonged freezes during the winter.

Take care all,and I look forward to seeing many of you at Convention.

Liz and Gabe
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julie J." <julielj at neb.rr.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 8:07 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Cedarcide


>I spray both Monty and Belle essentially the same.  I probably put more on 
>Belle though, because she has more fur.  I spray them liberally, maybe 12 
>or so squirts over as much of their coat as is practical.  I then rub it in 
>with my hands, making sure it gets worked down their legs, tail and ears. 
>I don't spray their head at all, but I do use what gets on my hands to 
>delicately go over their head. I don't completely saturate their coats. I 
>doubt that much of the spray gets worked all the way down to their skin, 
>especially on Belle.  It doesn't seem to matter.  I think it is the smell 
>that keeps the bugs away.
>
> I generally spray them on the weekend because they are pretty strongly 
> smelling of cedar for the first few hours.  I like the smell so it doesn't 
> bother me at all.  I'm not sure that everyone else is quite so excited 
> about the smell of cedar though.  I spray them once a week during bug 
> season, and more frequently if they get wet because it will rinse off.
>
> This year is going to be really bad with bugs.  I just today ordered the 
> cedar stuff for the yard.  I'm hoping to make sitting on the back patio 
> with the dogs a little more pleasant for everyone.  We'll see if the yard 
> stuff works as well as the dog spray.
>
> HTH
> Julie
> On 5/15/2012 6:47 PM, Tracy Carcione wrote:
>> Hi Julie J.
>> I got the Cedarcide flea spray, but I may have laid it on too thick.  I
>> started spraying it on Ben, but that didn't work well, so I sprayed it on
>> my hand and rubbed the oil around, trying to ruffle his fur to get past
>> his guard coat.
>> I was wondering what method you use, particularly on Belle, whose coat is
>> probably more like Ben's than Monte's is, at least in my imagination.
>> Tracy
>>
>>
>>
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