With monsoon season come mosquitoes. Though we have few of them I take preventative measures by putting our dog Sesame on natural remedies for parasites and heartworm.
If your a long time blog reader you may recall that we learned a hard lesson last year when I got our dog Sesame a round of vaccines that nearly killed her and caused seizures that we were told would be permanent. When the doc recommended spinal tap I went to my plant medicine books. She's on homeopathic belladonna still, no seizures. After reading about the active ingredients in heartworm medication I decided to handle prevention in my own style, naturally.
Wormwood, black walnut and garlic are safe for dogs in small doses and short spurts. While high doses of garlic can cause other problems, low doses offer a variety of benefits. Sesame is 40lbs and is taking one dose per day: 1/4 dropper mixed wormwood and black walnut tincture, 1/4 clove of garlic once a day for a week. I'll continue this by putting her on it for a week each month through Oct.
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Nice work! Is this something you'd sell in your online store?
Please post a follow up!!
I only give my dogs heartworm meds a few months out of the year as it is. Most vets push year round. Which I think is overkill. Would love a natural option instead.
I wont likely add this to my store, I grow wormwood but not black walnut. I try to stick to what I grow and what's local to my area.
I am glad you mentioned the short doses for garlic... I have been told that things from the onion family can cause anemia in dogs.
Not totally forbidden like chocolate or grapes/raisins but not a regular thing.
I read the same. small doses, short periods, all benefit. like us, like everything, balance.
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