Before you use any essential oil on your furry best friend, though, check with your veterinarian that it’s safe. The midges weren’t anywhere near as bad as I was anticipating, we didn’t need to use the midge nets that had been sent to us by both Smidge and Pyramid. Always 24 hour patch test first, when using a new productUse straight from bottle, no need to dilute or mix. Does anyone know of anything to keep the midges off dogs - does flea/tick repellent help or is there anything else that works? I phoned vet for advice and she said she had just seen a dog with the same problem, though I was half an hour away from this area where I was training.

We respect your rights to privacy under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (“Act”) and we comply with all of the Act’s requirements in respect of the collection, management and disclosure of your personal information. Apiam takes reasonable steps to destroy or permanently de-identify your personal information where it is no longer required.All of the ingredients are human grade, and include 20% Icaridin (the World Health Organisation's preferred repellent) which mimics the natural compound piperine, an essential oil in black pepper. At the end of any day out and about in bracken, heather or similar, you should always check yourself, your children and your dogs for ticks. Or a very easy one is just to use a few drops of citronella essential oil diluted in distilled water and use in a spritzer. The Smidge wipes and the pocket sized bottle were very convenient for carrying around and applying quickly. Well all the products worked at repelling the midges, so what about how the products are packaged then?

While essential oils may not be safe to place directly on your pet’s coat, there are a few other options that may work. Unless we have your consent or an exception under the Australian Privacy Principles applies, we will only disclose your personal information to overseas recipients where we have taken reasonable steps to ensure that the overseas recipient does not breach the Australian Privacy Principles in relation to your personal information. If your vet is a poor communicator, you are concerned about the treatment he has prescribed for your dog, or you simply don’t get along, there is nothing wrong with getting another opinion. They also sell a midge-proof hair net, but we didn’t see enough midges to require using it – sexy though it is.And when to wait a while to see if the pup improves on his own For this reason, I am posting up some guidelines as to what is normal for an eight week old puppy, and what might suggest that you need to take your puppy to your local vet. The answer is almost always to go back to your vet and talk to him about your concerns, or to get a second opinion. Apparently, if you are particularly appetising and sensitive to midges then some of the bites will come up into rather large blisters, so guess what I have all over my ankles?

I've never noticed my dogs being bothered by midges or mozzies, or even them being surrounded by them. Midges like cool, damp and still conditions and hate direct, strong sunlight and anything more than a gentle breeze.

Apiam may also collect personal information about individual veterinary surgeons (for example where other veterinary surgeons are also involved in the care of an animal), contractors and other individuals who interact with us. I met the Pyramid guys at an outdoor trade show where we explained that we were off to Scotland and wanted to test some different stuff against midges. The Pyramid Trek Midge and Tick came in a smaller sized bottle than the Smidge so it took up less room and had a spray which gave good coverage. Many people are not aware, that in the UK it is also illegal for anyone other than a qualified veterinary surgeon to diagnose or even recommend treatment for, anyone else’s animals.