Need help !!!!

March 5, 2008

I have a friend who has a serious problem with her brown lab.

he chews on his hind legs,tummy, and dupa(butt area), and the back of

the legs. There is no longer hair on these spots. She was told he had

hot spots and tried many things. She asked if I knew if it would be ok

to pour used motor oil on him to get him to stop. where she got that

idea I have no clue. but I told her not to do that, let me find a cure

first. she changed his diet, put vinegar in his water. She is putting

garlic powder on his food(to prevent fleas). this is all I know right

now. Can someone please help me to help this poor dog. I feel so bad

for him. He is the brother of my dog Raven.

I'm not sure of the do's and don't s of holistic animal care.all

responses will be greatly appreciated. sincerely Jett.

March 7, 2008

From my experience I find most skin problems are diet related. Particularly

cereal, corn,grains, & carbs like rice & pasta, they usually cause skin

outbreaks, and yeasty ears too. (These are found in most commercial dog

foods)

ACV in his water dishes is excellent, and garlic can help with fleas,

although in large amounts can be harmful. Another natural & easy flea

treatment is Lemon Juice & water in a spray bottle (50:50)

I presume your friend has already eliminated all allergens such as plants,

weeds like wandering Jew, grass, all the areas when he sits & lies down to

have these skin areas touch surfaces. Carpet, vinyl, woollen blankets?????

Another good tonic is a daily dose of honey, Apple cider vinegar & kelp,

combined these will boost his glandular system into peak working order.

That's all I can think of for now, so I hope this helps ))

Althia

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I have a friend who has a serious problem with her brown lab.

He chews on his hind legs,tummy, and dupa(butt area), and the back of

The legs. There is no longer hair on these spots. She was told he had

Hot spots and tried many things. She asked if I knew if it would be ok

To pour used motor oil on him to get him to stop. Where she got that

Idea I have no clue. But I told her not to do that, let me find a cure

First. She changed his diet, put vinegar in his water. She is putting

Garlic powder on his food(to prevent fleas). This is all I know right

Now. Can someone please help me to help this poor dog. I feel so bad

For him. He is the brother of my dog Raven.

I'm not sure of the do's and don't s of holistic animal care.all

Responses will be greatly appreciated. Sincerely Jett.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

March 7, 2008

Our dog had food allergies(the vet told us this) and chronic ear infections- the

infections got better for several years after we switched her food to lamb and

rice-then they came back again. I think food is the key and probably not

feeding commercial dog food is a big part of the answer- there's lots of info/

groups on feeding your dog naturally- I ended up cooking extra rice and adding a

can of tuna to it, and veggies - I would cook the broccoli stems that noone

liked for her- sometimes she liked them raw too, or cooking extra meat for her.

Perhaps a quality fish oil like nordic naturals and fresh ground flax seed or

oil would help too. Perhaps they should take the dog to a vet to rule out

parasites etc. first.

Dianne

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JETT

Wednesday, March 05, 2008 12:56 PM