emilielouise
New User
Hello everyone,
Okay, I've seen various posts about this but no one seems to have a definite answer. Also, my case is slightly different, so here goes...
After finally discovering a solution to my AndalusianX's fly problems (the flies really bother him, causing him to chew the skin between his legs, on his belly and on his sheath until it's red raw and bloody - not nice) in the form of an overly-expensive sweet itch rug, he now will not let me remove it or put it on without a lot of struggle. This is due to the both of us receiving nasty static shocks everytime the rug is removed.
Also, such as most sweet itch rugs, it comes over his head. When trying to remove it, as carefully and quickly as possible, of course, he's probably been getting a nasty zap to his ears, head or muzzle, which he does not like one bit. It's gotten the point where it's getting difficult for me to remove his fly mask, because he's scared anything being taken off him now will give him a shock (tonight I spent no less than ten minutes trying to coax him into dropping his head so I could take it off gently).
After finally finding a solution to the flies, it's really annoying to not be able to go through with it. While having the rug on, the hair has grown back on his belly and chest, and there are next to no scabs, which is a huge improvement. We've tried fly sprays, different rugs, supplements and pretty much anything to keep the flies off, and the only thing that works is this rug.
So, if anyone has any ideas for what to do to stop the static so my beautiful boy (who is the sweetest thing, it breaks my heart to see he's wary of me coming near him!) can have his rug on and off with no shocks whatsoever!
Thank you!
PS. Sorry I rambled on a bit, I haven't been on a forum for a while and I wanted to get my point across
Okay, I've seen various posts about this but no one seems to have a definite answer. Also, my case is slightly different, so here goes...
After finally discovering a solution to my AndalusianX's fly problems (the flies really bother him, causing him to chew the skin between his legs, on his belly and on his sheath until it's red raw and bloody - not nice) in the form of an overly-expensive sweet itch rug, he now will not let me remove it or put it on without a lot of struggle. This is due to the both of us receiving nasty static shocks everytime the rug is removed.
Also, such as most sweet itch rugs, it comes over his head. When trying to remove it, as carefully and quickly as possible, of course, he's probably been getting a nasty zap to his ears, head or muzzle, which he does not like one bit. It's gotten the point where it's getting difficult for me to remove his fly mask, because he's scared anything being taken off him now will give him a shock (tonight I spent no less than ten minutes trying to coax him into dropping his head so I could take it off gently).
After finally finding a solution to the flies, it's really annoying to not be able to go through with it. While having the rug on, the hair has grown back on his belly and chest, and there are next to no scabs, which is a huge improvement. We've tried fly sprays, different rugs, supplements and pretty much anything to keep the flies off, and the only thing that works is this rug.
So, if anyone has any ideas for what to do to stop the static so my beautiful boy (who is the sweetest thing, it breaks my heart to see he's wary of me coming near him!) can have his rug on and off with no shocks whatsoever!
Thank you!
PS. Sorry I rambled on a bit, I haven't been on a forum for a while and I wanted to get my point across
