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how to apply fly guard???

liv862

liv862

Warren Scout
hey bunny fans,

just bought a spray bottle of fly guard by beaphar to apply 2 my buns (kno its a bit late but ther house buns nd its only just started getting warm so i left it) just wanted to check how to apply it cos it says on the bottle to start at the middle of the back nd do up untill the tip of the tail but i thought these things had to go underneath the bun around the genital/inbetween leg region rather than on the rump???

advice please!!!!
thanks, liv xxx
 
liv862 said:
hey bunny fans,

just bought a spray bottle of fly guard by beaphar to apply 2 my buns (kno its a bit late but ther house buns nd its only just started getting warm so i left it) just wanted to check how to apply it cos it says on the bottle to start at the middle of the back nd do up untill the tip of the tail but i thought these things had to go underneath the bun around the genital/inbetween leg region rather than on the rump???

advice please!!!!
thanks, liv xxx
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I don't use it routinely.

When I had a sick bunny who was in danger because he couldn't clean himself properly, I used Rearguard from the vet - and yes, I applied from the middle of the back, certainly not underneath or on the genital area/between the legs (I wouldn't use anything in these areas).

I would follow the instructions (if you really feel you need to use it).
 
Definitely follow the instructions, as you are meant to avoid sensitive areas. If your bunny is not overweight, does not have dental or mobility problems and has a healthy diet of hay wit no excess cecals then you shouldn't be in danger of fly strike :thumb:
 
elmoandfern said:
Definitely follow the instructions, as you are meant to avoid sensitive areas. If your bunny is not overweight, does not have dental or mobility problems and has a healthy diet of hay wit no excess cecals then you shouldn't be in danger of fly strike :thumb:
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elmoandfern said:
If your bunny is not overweight, does not have dental or mobility problems and has a healthy diet of hay wit no excess cecals then you shouldn't be in danger of fly strike :thumb:
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really? i thought it was like a must-do thing like vaccinations? my buns are perfectly healthy (touch wood!) they usually snap up any soft poops before i even see them :thumb: shud i not bother then? i have seen one or two flies in their rooms tho thats y i bought the stuff in the first place :S totally confused now lol!!!
 
and yeah must hav been a different product i used last time, im trying to remember bak to my childhood bun and tbh i could well hav stuffed up bak then i was only about 12!!! will be good and follow the instructions on packet this time :)
 
theres 2 different ones know of rear guard and fly free, the fly free i think is beaphar product? the fly free one, you just spray their bottom end 3 times a week if i remember rightly
 
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