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Honey
Posted by Bealadie (Fremont, NC) on 05/17/2009
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I read about how great honey was in healing wounds/cuts in animals and it's true! Our dog seems to get hurt weekly, and anytime he has an open wound, we clean it with HP, put honey on a gauge bandage and then wrap it. After a few changes, it heals great! Thanks for the tip!
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by June (San Pedro, Calif) on 04/10/2009
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I have a terrier mix that obsess's about anything on his body. Not sure what irritated his belly but it was red with a few bumps. One being about half inch across. Red and crusty looking. Probably from his obsessive licking. Soooo seeing how Apple cider vinegar works on so much. I diluted water one third to two third's ACV wiped it for 2 days, first day dried it up, second day not red at all. Third day, just flecking off dead skin from wound. I love this stuff. I am taking it internally, and just today added it to my dogs water. Great stuff.
General Feedback
Posted by Carolyn (Canada) on 07/09/2021
Sounds like the plastic bowls are a problem as they breed bacteria. Use ceramic or stainless steel bowls, although my dog refused to eat or drink out of of s-steel because of the smell which she could detect. Try dabbing the sores with 3% food grade hydrogen peroxide to kill the bacteria and then a little coconut oil to soothe it.
Colloidal Silver
Posted by Alisa (Wheatland , Wyoming) on 07/20/2007
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I make my own colloidal silver for my critters. I just want to rell you my little guy's troubles. He's a 5yr old ferret name Chewy. He just had his gallbadder & some of his liver removed on7-17-07 and when I got him home first thing I did was spray colloidal silver on his belly.and today I looked at it and wow its almost cleared up, back to his real color. Also Chewy has the best vet in this world! and this helped me to trust and love! thak you.
Colloidal Silver
Posted by Joyce (Victoria, Canada) on 06/20/2007
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My cat had a huge piece of fur and skin ripped off by something which I think was a racoon. It left 2 puncture wounds. I immediately put colloidal silver (our regular family remedy for killing bacteria etc.). However, he keeps rubbing it and taking the scab off when it gets dry and he cleans himself. I cut away the fur that was getting in the way and used a collar but that aggravated both him and the sore. It became infected and still the CSilver worked. I clean it several times a day and am watching him closer and using collar only a bit. I was really worried I would have to put him down as I can't afford vet bills. So far it is amazing how quickly the CSilver works if we can keep ahead of his scratching by keeping it clean. If I use polysporin or a cream he cleans even harder. I found this really helpful site and wanted to share my experience.
Hydrogen Peroxide
Posted by Tamsen (Brothersville, GA) on 12/30/2006
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Hydrogen peroxide cured a hole as big as my fist in the belly of my daughter's beloved cat. The cat showed up one day at the back door unable to stand up or hold it's head up, we found a hole in her belly that was opened and was gangreen, you could see her stomach and intestines, i wanted to put the cat down, but daughter refused and said she would nurse her back toThealth, husband said that daughter needed to get infection under control and said to clean it with HP, we used HP up to 5 or more times aday, in the meantime for days I seeked something of a miracle at the vets, drug stores as well as the farmyard stores to help this poor cat, by the way the vet said to put her down also after seeing her, anyways, as days went by the cat got stronger to the point of being able to walk and we noticed that the gangreen had all but disapeared and a few days after that something of a nasty looking mass fell out of her belly , which i believe was the rotten meat, and the hole started to heal all the mean time daughter cleaned the wound several times aday, and now about 4 months later, the wound is healed and she is healthy and living back outside, during the time of healing about 30 days, the cat was confided to the kitchen, we used HP bought right off the shelf in any store the 3% kind w/o diluting it
Staph Infection Remedies for Dogs
Posted by Li (HI) on 07/09/2021
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Many staph infections of the skin can be treated or prevented with some sesame oil, add it to the diet every day. You can try a bit on the skin to see the effect also.
MMS or chlorine dioxide used every hour as a skin spray worked wonders on my dog, also gave him some orally.
Diatomaceous Earth
Posted by Joanna (Bowling Green KY) on 07/10/2021
The above use is new to me but worth trying. Both Lowe's and Home Depot carry food Grade DE. I use it for insect problems in the house - spiders, fleas, fleas, roaches, etc. It won't harm pets. The above use is new to me but worth trying.
Diatomaceous Earth
Posted by Sharon (Auburn, CA) on 07/11/2021
My heath / natural food store has it in bulk with the herbs and such - for a small amount / but also you can buy a bag on Amazon.
Coconut Oil
Posted by Cat Scabs (Prescott, Mi 48756) on 01/01/2018
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I rubbed cocoanut oil into my cats cut fur to heal outbreak of scabs on her back and tail and it totally cleared up all scabs .. don't know if it was because she licked it off or just healed the scabs..
Cayenne Pepper
Posted by Chowiam (Playas De Rosarito, Baja Mexico) on 10/22/2009
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My indoor cat managed to badly cut a vein on her hind leg. The veterinary office does not open until 10:00 am and the accident happened at 8:30 am. I applied cayenne pepper and the bleeding slowed then stopped.When I went to see the vet, at first she said the injury could not be too serious because it wasnt bleeding. When the wound was washed then the bleeding started again. My cat required four stitches. What works for humans also works for your pets.
Sugar
Posted by Candice (Kingman, AZ) on 11/02/2008
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Our wheaton terrior had a really bad wound on nape of her ear that was infected. Antibiotics, etc. did nothing. The vet suggested we pack it with sugar. 1 week later the infection was gone. They told me they had used it on a dog and it saved his leg! Honey works too but can be too messy.
Colloidal Silver
Posted by Timh (Louisville, Ky, Usa) on 01/20/2012 2048 posts
Amanda, the CS would probably do best orally to beat any infection your kitty might incur from the wound. As for making CS there are a number of videos on YouTube detailing different methods. Some aren't so good and some completely and purposely misleading, like the guy making CS with tap water. Hydrogen Peroxide would work well on the wound itself.
Diatomaceous Earth
Posted by Bonnie (Ontario canada) on 12/22/2021
Other than the DE wad, how to use it? Almost sounds like it's ingested to heal cavities and repair enamel. Details please? TIA, Bonnie
Mama's Herbal Wound Powder
Posted by Suzie (Georgia) on 04/25/2016
It is sure nice to know that there are still people out there who believe in going back to the basic. Keep this kinda of information going Mama from Tenn. I was just trying to find what I could do on my dog that keeps licking at a sore that doesn't get any better. Have a good evening.
Iodine
Posted by Nichole (Middletown, Ohio Usa) on 01/26/2012
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Topical iodine in the form of Betadine works wonders on wounds that require tissue deep repair, my goat got his foot tangled and was stuck outside for two days n the snow like that ( I was in bed with the flu for a week and could barely breathe when I got out of bed) anyways, his foot had swelled from the circulation being cut off and then froze solid. We brought him in and kept in and kept him in the bathroom while his foot thawed, I was unsure what to do with him at the time and gave him lots of colloidal silver to drink and soaked a bandage in it and wrapped it on his foot, I waited two weeks and saw no real improvement (the flesh on his foot was solid as a rock and he could not flex it or move it in any way) so I tried iodine, wrapped his foot in iodine soaked gauze and then wrapped it in duct tape (thanks to the advice of a friend) to form a boot to keep it protected and allow the iodine to absorb and not dissipate.
After ONE week the swelling was completely gone and his foot was no longer solid, I could move it and flex his hooves, something I could not in any way do before. It didn't look pretty though the layers of skin and fur were coming off in patches and I was worried about it being gangrene at first, but I wrapped it again and left it for another week. This time when I took it off nearly all the old skin and fur were off and new skin was in its place with new fur sprouting out! Again I wrapped it and left it for another week, at this point the fur was fully grown in and you couldn't tell it had been so severely damaged just 3 weeks earlier.
Multiple Remedies
Posted by Hawkeye (Richland, Sc) on 01/13/2012
I know staph infections are nothing to mess with, but what would help cool this irritation would be putting some colloidal silver in a spray bottle and spraying it on the wound. Colloidal Silver was used for antibiotic properties before antibiotics came along. It disables the bacteria or virus from being able to replicate. They even sell bandaids with silver impregnated onto it. Apparently they know that it stops germs from multiplying.
Hydrogen Peroxide
Posted by Linda (Bisbee, Arizona) on 09/06/2009
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My ex, myself, and our magnificient and curious miniature australian shepherd were renting in what was "Dog Heaven". Acres and acres fenced to run in and a water reclamation system that included a series of sedimentary ponds, the largest and last full of Koi, pond vegation, and unbeknownst to us, bufos. We lived in the desert and water was scarce so even with fencing we dealt on a regular basis with mule deer (great sport for Roxy), along with vicious and deadly javelina. Needless to say she chased the deer off of the property gleefully, was not so gleefully ripped to pieces by a large javalina male and two females (treated that after throwing myself onto her and into the middle of the javelina's blood lust who would just as well kill a human as a dog (not smart). I got lucky making awful noises and they retreated. I treated this after carrying her into the house by filling and filling deep the gore holes that simply swallowed two bottles of the only thing on hand which was hydrogen peroxide and stuffed the wounds with dressing to put pressure inside hoping to stop the bleeding....yes, I know this is about bufos. The bleeding was totally stopped by morning and slowly she began to heal.
And now, the Bufo toads, One morning I went to drink my morning coffee with her while she took her morning swim, herding the koi from one end of the pond and back, something she did daily and for hours and I noticed a white film covering the enire pond. Then I looked at Roxy and could see her struggling to get on shore. By the time I had her in my arms she was convulsing with eyes rolled back. I checked her gum color for oxygen and they were very gray...all the meanwhile rubbing her everwhere trying to keep her blood flowing. Again, grabbed the only thing on hand which seemed close to appropriate, this time it was a full adult size benedryl pried her mouth open and opened the whole capsule in her mouth rubbing it into her tongue both top and bottom, on her gums thinking that from under the tongue on a human goes straight to the brain. Within just a few minutes her eyes began focusing and I began walking her just like a puppet thinking it might help keep her blood flow going, soon she began to try to walk on her own but needed help. She did show a rapid significant improvement with the benedryl, she weighs 29 to 34 lbs depending on how spoiled she is at the time. I am just sure the benedryl turned the tide. Roxy and I are moving back into this rental which was really paradise and peace for both of us so now I want to know....Exactly just how much benedryl I can give her at the max possible dosage, also does it come in a gel cap (haven't seen any) because in liquid form it would absorb much more quickly into her system.
I will definetely keep large amounts of vinegar for killing the toads and for her to drink and I very much appreaciate both this site and the information from all participants. I will also use the tub and light solution and lower the population. One more problem. It is my understanding that other frogs do not co-habitate with bufos so all of the guppies in differing stages are bufos. Roxy sticks her whole head into to the water trying to bite and catch them. Are they poisonous at this stage? During her second incident she crawled halfway from the pond headed towards the house when I found her. We went through the whole poisoning thing one more time and the benedryl once again brought her up quickly. Now I will use both prevention and cure. Bathub and lights and motor oil. I will make it my mission to lower the bufo toad population which it seems given the choices here will be a steady but doable new defense.
Thank you,
Linda A.
Bisbee, Arizona
General Feedback
Posted by Mary (Burlington, MA, USA) on 02/18/2009
I am desperately seeking a remedy for a skin staph infection in my 17 year old westie. She has had mange (dermodectic) which was cured within 3 days by Teds' cure of borax & hydrogen peroxide. I am now facing a skin staph infection which is making her loose her fur along her entire back in patches. The skin was scraped & there were no mites. It seems to be spreading & the vet has her on an antibiotic. I am not sure that it is working. I have also given her a medicated bath but the shampoo that the vet sold me has a lot of chemicals in it along with salacitic acid. I'm not sure if there may be A BETTER antisceptic solution for this. If anyone has any suggestions I would be so grateful for some feedback. Thanks in advance.
General Feedback
Posted by Betty (Mississippi) on 07/09/2021
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Try manuka honey. It can kill lots of different strains of bacteria, even the resistant ones.
General Feedback
Posted by Jane (Pasadena, CA) on 01/03/2009
Did he get ahold of a battery or something toxic in your garden like fertilizer? If he chewed on a battery, this could happen (have a friend who's puppy almost died after chewing on one).. Sounds like something that touched that area burned him, which makes me think of a fertilizer. What brand of food are you feeding him? Possible that it's an ingredient in the food causing an allergic reaction. Preservative or something. Good idea to get a vet's opinion on that I would think.
Turmeric
Posted by Jackie (Grandrapids, USA) on 07/12/2008
my cat got out and was gone a week, came home with her left cheek so swollen her eye couldn't open and there was a scab on her cheek.i wiped the scab off with a cotton ball soaked in a weak borax warm water solution, the scab wouldn't come off. then i took a little tumeric out of a capsule and mixed it with water to make a paste, and covered the scab. did this last night. at 10:30 this morning on the way to the vet, the swelling was almost all gone, and the swelling was huge and there was bloody drainage coming from her mouth, so i think the tumeric helped it to drain. she was given a long acting antibiotic shot and has pain med to take twice a day for 7 days, has to go back in 10 days but she will be ok. she had no fever. i think the tumeric helped immensely, and i will use it everyday til it's healed. i take tumeric myself, once for a boil, by mouth and by putting a paste on the boil. i take up to 4 capsules daily when i feel a cold coming on, it always helps. i'm very grateful for the earth clinic
Turmeric
Posted by Om (Hope, Bc Canada) on 02/05/2015
For all open bleeding wounds use straight turmeric powder. My big rescue dog had almost his entire back hairless, bleeding septic and infected. He healed very quickly and without pain or itch. Keep applying the powder daily as needed and protect items from getting a bright yellow. This also applies for deep wounds.
Do not wash as turmeric is antibiotic, making new blood as well. Later use coconut oil or ACV (apple cider vgr.) as you see fit. If there is ongoing itching later on see EC on staph infection for dogs.
Namaste Om
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Connie (Minnesota) on 01/09/2023
I know this is an old posting but for the sake of others, I hope you researched how you have to dilute ACV for animals. While I heard 50/50 for a feline/ my new vet, a wholistic vet, said even that is strong for cats. I don't know for a dog, but ppl need to check out each remedy! Mercola Healthy Pets is another great place to go and dr.karen.becker. Just today on fb they've started a new website called Whiskers and (something, my memory bad). But please dilute with plenty of water to start. My kitty is a ginger cat & he's very sensitive.
Heal Naturally
Posted by Sweetamers2373 (Wildomar, Ca) on 09/06/2011
Hey! So 1 of our chickens got bit by a dog and her whole rt. side has a HUGE chunk taken out of her :( We can see her tissues and insides completely. What should we do ? She is in alot of pain.. Please help us! Thank you!
Hydrogen Peroxide
Posted by Wanda (Conroe ) on 02/21/2016
I was wondering if you covered the wound and if so, with what type of dressing? Thanks for your input. Wanda
Dy's Liquid Bandage
Posted by Lynn (Maryland) on 07/03/2022
Question: Has anyone used dy's liquid bandage for a cat injury on the back hind legs? My cat got injured and have gone thru laser applications, antibiotic cream, manuka honey applied, she wears a cone so she won't lick it off also. Dy's is typically used for horses, but I wonder if anyone has used on a cat injury?
Manuka Honey
Posted by Lynn (Dunkirk) on 06/17/2022
I have a 2yr old Egyptian mau cat that has developed bedsore like areas on the back hind leg. This area is red and the fur is rubbed off. Various attempts have been tried to "fix" this issue. They have healed some and not as red and swollen with laser surgery at a vets and antibiotic cream. Manuka honey is now being tried which is having some results but not long lasting - a cone is worn always so the cat won't like it and re-open this would/scrape.
Litter has been changed from breeze pellets to natural paper to attempt no abrasion. Any ideas appreciated.
Diatomaceous Earth
Posted by Doris (New Mexico) on 07/09/2021
There is nothing in DE to help teeth problems??? It's fossil remains of diatoms.. so how on earth would it even work on teeth..it's dirt...doesn't make sense. Your post didn't specify the specifics on WHY it worked or how.
Diatomaceous Earth
Posted by KK (Virginia ) on 07/09/2021
Where can I purchase this?
EC: Check Amazon for food grade DE.
