Keeping flies off pets
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Fleas and ticks are always thought of as summertime parasites that bother pets, but there are a few others in that category, and those that really bother me are flies. It drives me crazy when I see flies biting the ears of my dogs, horses and rabbits, even the featherless wattles of my chickens.
In the past, when I used commercial sprays for these pests on my pets, the application would only...
