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Fleas and Parasites

* To repel fleas "Vodka Collars"!!....Try this remedy, provided by an aromatherapy friend..

1 soft collar.

Mix together 1 desertspoon of vodka.

2 drops of Cedarwood essential oil;

2 drops of Geranium essential oil.

2 drops of Lavender essential oil;

Soak the collar in this mix, do not put the collar on the dog whilst wet but let it dry naturally. Do not dry it on a radiator or the oils will evaporate and their therapeutic value lost. This collar lasts about 1 month. It can also be used for cat's collars.
All my Afghans are regularly sprayed with lavender (oil diluted) and touch wood, cannot remember when I last found a flea! Sylvia

* Kills fleas instantly... Dawn dishwashing liquid does the trick. Add a few drops to your dog's bath and shampoo the animal thoroughly. Rinse well to avoid skin irritations. Goodbye fleas. Anon

Nail Bed Infections -Sore Feet

* Use potassium permanganate crystals to soak feet with nail bed infections with some success, it does tend to dye the coat but not permanently. Avril

* Potassium permanganate is the old remedy for athletes foot! and I agree Avril it works a treat for certain nail bed infections ....but beware, it does stain, the poor Affie sufferers had purple feet!!

* For sore feet and to try and draw out infection I use a poultice of magnesium sulphate paste I have had some success when a dreaded grass seed has got in the seeds nine times out of ten will work there way out ,but usually cause an abscess type infection this paste draws the muck out and sometimes the seed follows but of course you must watch sometimes the vet will need to intervene ; one note of caution I like to heat the poultice just 10 seconds in a microwave is plenty but don't do as I did, on lifting it out the paste turned runnier and dropped onto two of my fingers lovely blisters. Test its not too hot before putting it on the dog. Sue

* Magnesium Sulphate paste mentioned by Sue is as "Old as the Hills" and works wonders for PUS (viz the grass seeds and abscess formation, it is of course Epsom Salts which draws fluid to itself... Another good inflammatory remedy, and you can still get it made up by the "older" pharmacy is Glycerine and Icthalmus, that stains BROWN (as a child I remember this well, used on abscesses and boils. Sylvia

Upset Stomachs

* I use when my dogs have loose poo's either potatoes in the skin cooked or rice no salt and it does work. karola

* After a bout of normal diarrhoea it helps to give them plain mashed boiled potato's and fish, being so bland it helps and less messy than bits of rice stuck everywhere. Hazel

* Slippery Elm is also good for upset stomachs and digestive problems. Avril

* Slippery Elm It is supposed to help them to get the best out of their food and as it is mucus-y it puts a lining on their stomach. Shona

* Your chemist can make you up a bottle of kaolin / or kayogel, but I was always told NOT  to use with morphine in it as it affect some dogs in a bad way! Just use kaolin on it's own. Jayne

* Sage and honey balls mix the two together  apparently the sage binds and the honey soothes. Sue

* Arrowroot made into a paste is another GOOD remedy, works like kaolin and  more bland to the taste. Whilst in the subject of tummy upsets & diarrhoea can I pass on a WARNING in regard to using IMODIUM without veterinary supervision, being that this is an over the counter medication. "This medication is contraindicated for diarrhea's involving intestinal
toxins ( parvovirus enteritis or patients with liver failure would be a good examples).  In these cases, the absorption enhancing effects of loperamide. http://www.marvistavet.com/html/canine_parvovirus.html  Sylvia

Natural / Herbal Worming

* I feed my lot grated carrot with every meal as I'm led to believe that the worms will expel with it. When the carrot is given whole it comes out in lumps but apparently the grated variety helps.  Judith

* Juliette de Bairacli Levy gives an in depth description of treatment for various types of worms in her book The Complete Herbal Book for the Dog. These include garlic, castor oil and various other infusions of herbs such as lavender, mustard, walnut, tobacco, rosemary ... it's quite a big section. Avril

* Garlic is allegedly good for getting rid of worms. Dorwest herbs sells the tablets. Pat

* I plant wild garlic in the dogs grass areas, natural wormer. Hazel

 Respiratory Problems

* I have used eucalyptus and water in an oil burner and placed near the dog with a kennel cough or respiratory problems from chest infections, it usually evaporates after about half and hour or so and then you replenish as needed....they breath a lot easier. Sylvia

Bald Patches

* Cornucrescine is also brilliant for growing bald patches back quickly. Dogs with shaved injection sites, bite wounds etc I've used it on, and the hair is back in no time. Marcelle

Mastitis

* If you can get hold of it cow udder cream is brilliant for mastitis in bitches when feeding pups. Also it smells lovely (peppermint). Needs lots of massaging in which helps as well. Karen

* Excessive milk LAC CANINUM 30c, Ainsworth's do it. You have to wait until there is actually milk expressed from the teat. If you give it too early it will bring milk on!. I give 1 tablet 3 x day for 2 days then 1 tablet x 1 day for about a week. Once it starts to dry up, stop giving the tablets. Avril

* Excessive milk give raspberry tablets. Mo

* Drying up excessive milk, dilute enough Epson Salts to cover a 5p piece in warm water and syringe down bitches throat for two or three days, bitch may get lose stools with this treatment, stop when it happens. Hazel

Stings Bites - Grass Seeds

* For stings. Iodine. Dolly Blue Bag. Vinegar., all good for stings. Also homeopathic Apis Mel and ... I think ... Aconite? Avril

* I always grow the herb PENNYROYAL in pots in summer, it is wonderfully soothing when rubbed on insect bites when I am out gardening, Pennyroyal is the basis for many "natural" anti parasitic shampoo preparations, the DORWEST one is good....and as I have previously mentioned they do not like the LAVENDER which I spray on my dogs coats. CANTHARIS is a good homoeopathic remedy for that stinging sensation that must drive these dogs demented under all that hair so no wonder they nibble and tear so much out in their attempts to cool the area of inflammation. Sylvia

* Vick Vapor Rub.  It works by taking the sting and pain away almost instantly.  I have seen dogs limping badly from a bite and a few minutes later they are able to put the foot to the ground again. It must presumably be a combination of the cooling of the menthol and perhaps the eucalyptus in it too - but it genuinely does work. Di

*  Magnesium Sulphate paste mentioned by Sue is as "Old as the Hills" and works wonders for PUS (viz the grass seeds and abscess formation, it is of course Epsom Salts which draws fluid to itself... Another good inflammatory remedy, you can still get it made up by the "older" pharmacy is Glycerine and Icthalmus, that stains brown, as a child I remember this well, used on abscesses and boils. Sylvia

Skin Problems

* For sore patches try rubbing the patches with cod liver oil; it lubricates, soothes and heals too. CLO is also brilliant for putting in sore eyes, dry eyes and infected eyes. Or try CORNUCRESCINE  available at tack shops; it lubricates, heals and can work like magic. Marcelle

* Thin greasy aging skin try Aloe Vera soothing gel. Cathy

* Ekoneem cream or oil for lots of skin related problems, lots of people have had success with it. Joan

* Quistel. I use it on my dogs and it does help irritated skin problems. Karola

*  Many of the immune mediate skin eruptions do well on this.  High and I mean very high doses of Evening Oil Of Primrose. Sylvia

Doggy Odours

* Rainy day cure for dog odour. Next time your dog comes in from the rain, simply wipe down the animal with Bounce or any dryer sheet, instantly makes your dog smell  fresh. Avril

Eyes

*  Blocked tear ducts leave facial staining give Tumms, they will not stop the eyes running but it will stop the staining as it breaks up the acid. Give 3 tablets over 7 days. Gary

More Good tips and links here

* Link sent in by Gary Mason http://www.lowchensaustralia.com/health/handyhints.htm

* Link from Sylvia http://www.aloehealthuk.com/pets/

* Link from Sylvia http://www.dogclub.co.uk/links/detail-hn.php

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