HOME PET REMEDIES
Chewing Plaster Dogs that eat or chew plaster have a deficiency in 'Calcium & magnesium' - a natural form of these minerals is Dolomite Powder has both these minerals in them, which is in the 'Optimum Powder supplement mixture supplement, you can make up and add to daily meals.
Fur Balls
Feeding a good natural diet, will deter this problem as they will shed less fur and their digestive system will have acids for lubricating. To help a cat straight away for the first week add 1/2 teaspoon of Extra Virgin Olive Oil to their daily meals, which lubricates the system to help eliminate through the digestive tract etc. Homeopathic, Nux Vomica 6C, also help digestive system with fur balls.
Tooth Plaque prevention & removal.
Once again feeding your pets with a preservative free and RAW meat diet this is a prevention of plaque. The sugars that are added to the commercial foods actually cause the plaque bacteria, when sugar is combined this will form the hard plaque, forms an acid in which it is the acid that eventually causes the decay.
Ear Mites / InfectionsMix 5% of 3% volume of hydrogen Peroxide with 1/2 teaspoon of wheat germ Oil and add about 3 mls of water.
(Warming the mixture, by placing small bowl onto a larger bowl of warm water)
Or - Aloe Vera Gel. If cat or dog has a ear infection you may need to use a homeopathic treatment drops as well. if infection is chronic.
For Ear Mites use either a cotton ball or eye dropper fill eye dropper and gently trickle mixture into the ear canal (approx. half a teaspoon) let it run down into the ear for a few seconds then from the base of the ear gently massage it(hear the squishing sound) massage for 2/3 minutes then let the cat or dog shake their head, do this procedure each day for 3 days then repeat same the following week.
For Ear Infections do the same except treat the ear everyday until no more brown fluid is present or the wax has been cleared. And important to put your pet on a natural raw meat/veg diet and food supplements is vitamin, many of ear infections are caused from poor quality food/food allergy/low immune system.
Middle Ear Infections
Herbal Ear drops Eyebright, Colliodal Silver diluted in spring water - 6 drops 2 x daily.
* First sign of infection use Aconite 30C a homeopathic dropson top of pets head is fine use until signs of acuteness disappear.
* If infection is at a later stage see homeopathic further down.
In order to completely heal the ear canal and stay free from re infections or mites the animal needs to be put on a good nutritional diet, as the animal will not be susceptible anymore due to lack of the essential vitamins/minerals to maintain top health.
Natural - Mosquito / Flea / Tick Repellant Dog & Cats
FLEA Dog WASH - Add 40 to 60 drops of Eucalyptus Oil to soapy washing water and wash dog - reputedly rids fleas.
FLEA Dog WASH - Use 5ml of Herb called NeemSeed Oil to you natural shampoo from the health store.
To stop the cycle of eggs (usually in carpets) ..... Sprinkling Borax Powder over carpet area in house and dog and cat beds, shake out, and vacuum carpets within a few minutes of coating carpet. Put some Borax in the Vacuum bag also. Repeat as often as needed to stop eggs/fleas.
DAILY PROTECTION FOR DOGS - Add 5ml of NeemOil diluted into 500mls of water, use in a spray bottle for daily treatment or protection of
TICKS/FLEAS/MOSQUITOS.
Dry Skin Condition - (Dog)
Add a teaspoon of Olive Oil to food once a day until the skin condition is relieved, then use the Optimum Oil mixture supplement. (Cod Liver Oil & Safflower Oil - Mixture )
Mange / Exzema healing & Flea Repellent -
(Dog Wash)
Thinly slice a whole lemon, including the peel. Add it to 1 pint of near-boiling water and let steep overnight. The next day, sponge the solution onto the animal's skin & let it dry. Also a FLEA and mosquito repellent Avon's SSS Oil used in a final water rinse. Neem Oil liquid (add 5ml to spray bottle or to you pet's shampoo) is a excellent form of healing of exzema and mange in dogs.
Wax Build up
Olive Oil - 25 ml, Vitamin E 400IU, Almond Oil - 10ml (warm Oil) Mix and use daily until discharge goes - Soak cotton ball or use eye dropper and gently soak into ear canal of cat or dog's ear. Gently massage, then let pet shake their head.
* For older cats that have a build up of dirt, waxy and itchy can use the homeopathic drops Sepia 30C Daily dose until symptoms go.
Skin Allergies
Are actually signs of zinc deficiencies. Buy the Chelated Zinc 10mg Tablets and crush the tablet & mix into daily meals. Elderly cats an dogs benefit this mineral in their daily regular meals, along with digestive enzyme tablet(crushed). Change diets to a all natural preservative free one. That means no more commercial dog biscuits or tin foods. The less toxic chemicals and drugs the healthier your pet will stay. Many Dogs are allergic to the foods (commercial) Also avoid pasta, rice, carrots, yeast, corn, wheat, beef,oats. These are some of the more common food allergerns.(all commercial foods have wheat, corn and preserves, poor quality artifical meat and flaviourings ) ... See a qualified Homeopath for Homeopathic healing medicines for acute or chronic symptoms if still showing once on a RAW Meat and veg diet.Coat Conditioner for Dogs (only)( Rosemary herbs helps repel fleas & Conditions coat )
1 teaspoon dried Rosemary leaves (or 1 tablespoon of fresh herb) Bring to the boil 1 pint of water. Combine & steep for 10 minutes,covered. Strain & cool to body temperature. Pour it over your dog as a final rinse. Rub in and towel dry without further rinsing.
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