Does anyone use garlic or apple cider vinegar for your dogs?

chris_n_tj

hethmar wrote: »

skypie, did I advise you looked at Dermactron products for your dog? Mine have allergies (MUCH worse in the summer) and they are under control by using this stuff - after years of steroids, anti biotics, vets shampoos and blood tests. I recently started using the ear drops and the dogs thank god, have been fine for the first summer ever. I use the shampoo bar on them and keep a pot of the cream for spots. Just started using the ear drops a couple of months back and oh, its wonderful not to have to get one in particular steroids for his itchy red ears.

http://www.aromesse.com/skin-problem/petnat-shampoo-itchy-
skin.html

Thanks for this info I am going to pass it to my friend asap x
Chris n TJ x

hethmar

Its brilliant stuff chris - youd think I had shares in it the times I recommend it But honestly, its money back guarantee, so you cant go wrong and its herbal, so it cant hurt your dogs. One lady in particular I have mentioned before had had her westie on steroids since he was only 6 months old. She had a bash at this and she ran across the park to tell me for the first time in his life the dog was not on steroids for his skin.

Its worth a go - I was just so pleased it helped my dogs.

welshmoneylover

Hi

Sorry to hear your dog has the itchies, it's not nice.

My dog had really dry itchy skin so I changed his shampoo and that cured it, perhaps you can consider this as an option?

Sorry I got nothing further to add and I hope you get it sorted out.

One tip I read was if you are going to use apple cider, do so in a plastic/ceramic bowl rather than stainless steel. I cant remember why, its just something I read and I've done so for my dog and his tear stains have gone.

hth x

SpringDach

I have heard of using diluted apple cider vinegar to treat sticky eyes in dogs.
I sometimes add garlic in powder form to their food, to help repell fleas.

I'd just like to say I also really recommend Thornit powder.
My Springer had bad ears since he was a pup. Nothing seemed to fully clear it. It was like black tar coming out & he was itching like mad, clearly very uncomfortable.

Thanks to thornit his ears are beautifully clean & he hasn't had any problems for a while. A little powder goes a long way

AJ__2-2

Garlic is only toxic in high doses. Small doses are actually beneficial to your dog. Heating will lessen the benefits so it's best to feed raw.

dawnie1972

Re the skin problems i cannot recommend highly enough Yumega oil - its advertised in all the dog magazines - i bought some at discover dogs last year as Dolly used to be a nightmare, if she laid in grass with flea dust in or if the cat had been somewhere and bought some dust in, even to the extent i got a fur blanket off someone and that sent her off into a red raw rash - so i tried this yumega and have bene using it since November and her skin is perfect now, no rashes, no itching, no redness, nothing - its miracle stuff.!

skiTTish

Can I ask where peeps get their coconut oil from please ?a nd what dosage they use ?
Been told it may help with our old dogs whiffy breath ;P

skypie123_2

I get mine from Amazon. I get the Coconoil. It works a treat on my scratchy dog for his smelly coat. I am going to try those Dermacton products that were mentioned earlier in the thread and also Yumega oil too. I got some Thornit poweder for Scraggy and that seems to be helping but the brown stuff doesnt seem to come out of his ears when I use it, but if I use an oil based ear antiseptic the brown stuff comes out. I am definitely no expert but would imagine that its a good thing the brown stuff comes out? Am I right?
Also although he is much better he is still a bit scratchy. Any other suggestions?

chris_n_tj

It takes a good few weeks for the Thornit to work its magic sky hun.
Chris n TJ

skypie123_2

I will persevere with it in that case Chris. He has started shaking his head again is that normal or just a sign that its working? xx