Guest guest Posted May 30, 2004 Report Share Posted May 30, 2004 Morning all, I think I will now pop in on the 'hot spot' discussion. I am a great believer in the use of clays for a number of open and closed sores and injuries. I have been known to pretty well cover a ringtail possum (marsupial) with a clay poultice after a cat or other animal attack. If the animal needs an antibiotic type covering I would use tea tree hydrosol with some sandalwood hydrosol to stop some of the itch. This I would add to the clay to make a mixture just runnier than toothpaste. It will stop the itch which will stop the animal scratching and also help healing. If the dog, cat, possum or human licks the clay it won't do them any harm, but the clay will also absorb some of the gunk internally. In many cases it doesn't matter what the problem is called or how people treat the problem. What is wanted is a result not antagonism. Regards Merinda Proud supporter of Sydney Metropolitan Wildlife Services To rescue Australian native wildlife in the Sydney met region phone 02 9413 4300 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 30, 2004 Report Share Posted May 30, 2004 > Morning all, > >>>>> I think I will now pop in on the 'hot spot' discussion. I am a great believer in the use of clays for a number of open and closed sores and injuries. I have been known to pretty well cover a ringtail possum (marsupial) with a clay poultice after a cat or other animal attack. If the animal needs an antibiotic type covering I would use tea tree hydrosol with some sandalwood hydrosol to stop some of the itch. This I would add to the clay to make a mixture just runnier than toothpaste. It will stop the itch which will stop the animal scratching and also help healing. If the dog, cat, possum or human licks the clay it won't do them any harm, but the clay will also absorb some of the gunk internally.<<<< Hi Merinda, The mineral clays have long been used in the large animal realm for inflammation, injury, swelling, soft-tissue damage etc. I was reading a bucket of a commercially packaged poultice recently - I think it was Uptite, or Uptight - and it was nothing more than Kaolin mixed with eucalyptus oil! I wouldn't recommend using Euc on small animals, but I really think your idea is great for hot spots. The clays would help conduct heat away from the source, soothe the itch, absorb the goo and keep it dry. It would also be protective and keep them from going back to lick. I think I would be more reluctant to try this on cats. Some of the clays have a higher concentration of magnesium than others. If a cat were to ingest a larger quantity of magnesium, it could lead to FUS, urinary crystal formation etc. Any thoughts on this? JenB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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