Fairy liquid in fly spray?!

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I've been reading through the old thread on fly spray recipes, and am baffled by adding fairy liquid to them.....does this not leave you with a frothy bubbling horse when it rains?! :):confused::)
 
Do please remember it is one of the most potent/poisoning things on the market and we can only use it diluted enormously. It's only because we are brought up with it from a very early age that we can tolerate it at all so please watch it on horses.

Example: we nearly lost a cat that had been chased into an under sink cupboard where the new Fairy liquid exploded all over her; before we could do anything, she had disappeared and I didn't find her until late that night (a Sunday of course!) where she was in a coma; rushed her to the vets, lots of jabs later and then having to wash her (which was great fun as you can imagine, lots of spitting, hissing and scratching!) but where she had tried to lick it off, she had blistered all of her throat and stomach so couldn't eat or drink for days and any Fairy we hadn't been able to shift or she had licked off, burnt her skin and peeled off to the under skin layers; she was bad for weeks and her coat didn't grow back for almost a year - so just be warned of the dangers of too much Fairy at too strong a concentrate please.
 
Blimey. That sounds like an extreme response. I have always washed the dogs,horses and occasionally the cat (who liked to roll in fox poo more than the dog) in it and they've always been fine. I squirt it onto my hands neat as well.

I didn't realise it could be so nasty. Poor kitty!
 
Yes, it was because it wasn't diluted at all that she was so bad because she had hidden herself away (in the coal box of all places!) and tried to lick herself clean; it had got into her digestive system. I didn't think she'd survive the coma she was in let alone all the blistering; surely two of her nine lives gone! Best part of the night was the Mini refused to start in the middle of Nantwich for the trip home so I was trying to push start it by myself when two lovely old men walking their dogs saw and came to help; I thought it would give them a heart attack too so made one of them get in while I pushed!
 
Poor girly! Why is it cats always end up in the coal bunker. My tom cat used to go in there frequently and then walk little black sooty paws all over the house!
 
I imagine the essentials oils you put in your flyspray are more dangerous than the Fairy , 5 mls in 1000mls is 1 part to 200 parts.

Sorry to hear about your cat Maesfen , that was a terrible reaction . She must have licked a lot of it off herself

Is the base for Fairy not the same base as is used for shampoos? I've forgotten what it was called but I thought all those things were basically the same?
 
wow, didnt know it was that bad! I was asked to shampoo a horses face at work today but there was no shampoo left so told to use washing up liquid!!

I didnt do it as i was worried it would irritate his eyes but am double glad i didnt now!
 
Fairy liquid is a detergent, just like soap and shampoo etc. Its not good for you if you ingest it but its fine on the skin or it wouldnt be licensed and sold off the shelf although it may irritate eyes. Some creatures will have an allergy to it the same as some people have sensitive skin.
 
I would never bath my horses/dogs or anything in fairy liquid because it makes me come out in a rash (only washing up liquid/shampoo etc that ever has) but i've seen many people do it. Saying that I'm sure the one pony I knew stopped itching as much after the owner stopped using fairy liquid.

I don't think 5ml in 1L which only comes out a few sprays at a time would cause harm
 
From what I understand, Fairy Liquid and the like tend to be used on birds when being rescued from oil slicks. So it can't be *that* bad. I know plenty of people who use Fairy Liquid when washing for shows, in hot water for hot clothing etc. It dries my hands out something fierce, but when used very diluted it's hardly going to cause huge issues.

However, with regard to the cat - cats are extremely sensitive to many things that dogs, people and horses aren't. Coal tar, for example is really bad for cats .Certain essential oils can be lethal. And probably ingesting the stuff isn't going to be any animal - and reckon a cat spending ages licking it's fur clean after getting heaps of it on it's coat is BOUND to be really ill....
 
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