Dog suffering from allergic rash

[Catherine]

I used rosemary to treat mites in the hamsters. The mites came from the rescue quail and they were easy to treat, in the quail. Dwarf hamsters are much more fragile and I read up and found that rosemary repels insects. I made a tea of the leaves and rubbed it into the hamster fur. The mites jumped off and after two days there were no more mites.
Cleaning with vinegar and rosemary would be a good way to fight bugs or prevent bugs.
The lavender would give a nice scent. I grow lavender so I will try it next year. If winter ever ends.