Just to throw in another line of thought: for a problem sheep get with flies of some sort (possibly blowflies) in which the baby flies burrow through the skin and ruin the hides. A New Zealand farmer was shown on Australian ABC TV once making his own homeopathic preparation for his sheep. Organic farmer, I think, so poisons were not an option. A good few years ago now, so details hazy.
He crushed one of the offending flies, likely in alcohol, and then went through the homeopathic succussion process, available on the net if you do a search. He gave this to his sheep. His sheep were not bothered with the flies after that, though the sheep on his neighbour's property were. I tried to find a site that might mention this. Didn't so far, but these were interesting: http://www.permaculture.org.nz/showReadingInfo.php?id=24 www.lifestyleblock.co.nz/articles/organics/05_organic_animal_health.htm http://goatconnection.com/articles/publish/article_55.shtml Rowena I haven't used CS on this. I had this problem with my German Shepherd, and discovered it was flies biting her ears and creating the sores. My vet gave me something that repelled the flies, and the sores healed. I don't know what was in it, as it was a couple of years ago, but probably nothing good. I wonder if something mixed with citronella would work, or if citronella is harmful to dogs?? Also, wonder if this problem occurs more in shepherds -- my other dog was never bothered with them. ge www.livingnow.net/gevans > I have noticed him scratching in other places but I cannot visibly see > any indication of patches, bad skin or fleas or flea poop. > > One of my vet herbals says to put 1/2 tsp of oil of oregano in 1/2 to 1 > ounce of olive oil and apply to the ear which I did to the outside ear > flaps where the hair is yesterday and today and I will keep at it and > see what happens. > -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
