Hi fellow pets and humans! This sounds ucky and I’m not happy ’bout a mastiff havin’ these problems. Mom’s friend Jeannie helped a bit and we’re gonna give our suggestions too. Mom uses the essential oils on me and NEVER antibiotics, thbbbtt!Here’s mom, arrooooo!

This person asked a question on what to do about her bullmastiff who has recurring staph infections. He gets bumps that burst open. When he gets a flare up, the veterinarian puts him on antibiotics, sometimes for several weeks! OMG. Please go read this article and then refer back to Jeannie’s answer: < ahref="http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/holistic_pet_care/115105"target="_blank">Holistic Pet Care Article on Antibiotics

Jeannie’s answer:
I would be very interested in knowing what this dog’s diet consisted off and how often he is vaccinated. The constant use of antibiotics is NOT curing the cause but in reality making things worse by suppressing the immune system.

The thing is, the antibiotics only exacerbate the problem. In fact the antibiotic can leave your dog more immune depleted than before the illness and even more vulnerable to more illness and attacks since it kills off ALL bacteria -good and bad – and leaves the body wide open to attack from other illness.

Better to build the immune system naturally through proper feeding (raw, natural meat) and good supplementation. Not only that but use essential oils in place of antibiotics but ONLY therapeutic grade essential oils. Kristen Leigh Bell -certified aromatherapist by the Pacific Institute of Aromatherapy, and a member of the National Association of Holistic Aromatherapy -stated in her article “Holistic Aromatherapy for the Pampered Pooch”:
“Purchasing therapeutic, quality EOs (essential oils) is one of the most important safety concerns in aromatherapy. Typically, high quality oils are not found in drugstores, grocery stores or most health food stores. It is wisest to get EOs from a small company or individual that sells aromatherapy grade, therapeutic EOs.” She went on to say that because of the growing popularity of these amazing oils, unsavory types of companies have started adding synthetics to their oils to bring a greater yield. Well all that does is render the oil useless as a nutritional and healing aid. It just makes it perfume really. It’s much better to know your source and me and Shadrach will be happy to help you with that since we only use and offer therapeutic, aromatherapy grade essential oils.

Also how the oils are distilled are of great importance in quality. If they are industrial grade they are distilled quickly and at high temperatures leaving the best part of the oils behind in the process. High quality oils, like the ones we offer, are distilled for a very long time at the lowest temperatures to be able to retain the integrity of the essential oil. For more on our oils go to Aspenbloom Essential Oils we use ONLY Young Living oils.

Think of aromatherapy and essential oils as ramped up herbs because they are the lifeblood of the plant and not dried up like herbs.

Now onto Jeannie’s next problem -dry eyes in a dog. This person has a dog who is part bulldog (mastiff again) who has dry eye who has been on eye drops, here is Jeannie’s observation:

Dry eye is caused by a breakdown in the tear film that protects the cornea. When this film breaks down, the cornea is deprived of the nourishment it needs to remain healthy and deterioration begins.

Dry eye can be triggered by things like hypothyroidism, tear gland infections, and the toxic effects of some drugs that are necessary to treat other conditions. In a few cases, chronic ear infections and nerve disorders can also cause dry eye to flare up. Treatments include lubrication of the eye, reduction of bacteria and inflammation, and stimulation of natural tear production.

Most treatment includes products that produce “artificial tears”. The problem with these are that while they will in most cases, provide temporary relief, but with prolonged use, artificial tears can actually disrupt the eye’s natural production of tears and lead to further aggravation of the condition, washing away the natural infection fighting tear film on the eye.

I would recommend you take the dog to a good holistic vet and see if you can find the source of the problem and in treating the cause and not the symptom, the dry eye may clear up on its own.

In my opinion, if the dog is in good enough health I would put it on a raw diet and supplements as well as giving it detoxing herbs and homeopathic remedies.

Jeannie

Natural Pet Care Educator
The Whole Dog

My mom and Jeannie really like helpin’ animals be well! WOOF! Have a pawsitively tail waggin’ day!

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