Home Remedies For Dogs

If Your looking for a one stop resource for natural homemade remedies for common dog ailments like fleas, itchy paws, hot spots. dry skin and vomiting and diarrhea, look no further. While your veterinarian is the pro, there's much you can do before you have to take your pet to the vet. 

Check out our articles on the best way to treat your furry friend using ingredients found around the house or at your local grocery store. Your dog loves you and trusts you to take care of his health needs. Don't let him down. Evaluating your dog's health is an important part of what being a dog owner is.

Home Remedies For Dogs - Fleas

Fleas should typically show up in the summertime but if you live in the Southwest they can be a yearlong problem.  There are a number of chemical treatments like Front Line that will protect your pup, but at $45 a pop why not just buy some herbs and make your own natural repellent.  read more...

Kennel Cough Treatment

If you're looking for a kennel cough treatment you probably have a dog at home who is driving you crazy with constant coughing and hacking.  On the one hand you want to be able to give him some relief, and on the other, you want some peace and quiet as well.  read more...

Dog Paw Injury

The skin on a dogs pad is the thickest and toughest of his entire body but that still doesn’t prevent dog paw injury.  If you think about it, not only do his paws have to support his weight and absorb shock, but they perform as a kind of super sneaker that lets him race.  read more

Best 8 Bucks You'll Ever Spend On Your Dog

Don't take our word for it. Take the word of the panel of veterinarians that came up with this comprehensive guide to caring for your dog at home. You'll find practical information on how to treat illness to how to stop your dog from chasing cars. It is a must have for all dog owners. read more...

Quick Tips On Dog Health Care

We all love dogs and if there is a quick and easy cure to make them feel better we'll do it.

Itchy Paws?  Fill a bowl with water and Epsom Salts, about 50/50.  Soak the paw for about five minutes.  Just make sure Rover doesn't try to take a sip.

                                                  Dog Ear Mites?ETake a cotton ball and soak it with mineral oil.  Gently swab out the ear canal.  This will rid your dog of mites but this is just a temporary fix to stop the itching.

Insect Bites?  Water and baking soda.  The same thing you might use on yourself.  Just dip a cotton ball into the mixture and apply to the bite.

Constipation?  Try a couple of teaspoons of canned pureed pumpkin (not the pie filling) to get your dog moving again.  Amazingly, this also works for diarrhea as well.

Chocolate:  I don't care how cute they look when begging, do not feed your canine pal chocolate as it will make her very ill.

Dog Odor:  Dogs, like humans, have bacteria on their skin and these little rascals cause that doggy smell that gets rubbed off on everything.  Dogs, unlike most humans, don't bathe on a regular basis so you have to jazz up their bath when they do take a dip.

Just add about a tablespoon of vinegar to their bath water and this will neutralize the smell and leave Fido odor free.

As an alternative, sprinkle baking soda on Fido's coat and brush it in.  It works in the refrigerator and it'll work on your dog.

Natural Homemade Flea Repellant:  Just chunk up four lemons and place them in 4 cups of boiling water.  Boil for 3 minutes and then let them simmer for 20 more.  The real value here is the lemon oil found in the peel.

Let the mixture cool and then strain through a filter or colander into a sauce pan.  Dispose of the lemons and pulp that's left over.  From the sauce pan pour the liquid into a measuring cup.  From that cup pour into a clean empty spray bottle (Windex, Simple Green etc).

Now you have an effective nontoxic flea repellant that you can mist onto your dog an rub in, or spray on your furniture.

Onions:  Raw or cooked, don't let your dog eat this stuff.  It can make him severely anemic.

Flatulance:  Does your dog toot?  Get him some more exercise.  Exercise encourages the digetive process.  Also stop feeding table scraps and dairy products.  A small dollop of plain yogurt can help settle his digestive system.  Check for the soy content in his dog food.  High soy content creates gas.

Stop bleeding from a nail:  If you cut to the quick when trimming a nail and it starts to bleed, press the paw into a bowl of flour then tap some more flour into the core of the nail.

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