[nagdu] Cedarcide

[Tracy Carcione]

Hi Liz.

I just bought Cedarcide Best Yet from Amazon.com. They have many varieties
to choose from.
Tracy

> 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"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> 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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