Originally Posted by t.ruth
Hi
Other than changing diet to Barf (which is fantastic) as suggested by Dongdong, may I suggest another remedy which I've tried and tested many times on my animals.
We've 2 chow-chows (rejects from a breeder who breeds champion line). Their skin problem is so bad such that you haven't seen in stray animals. All the fur dropped, maggot holes on many parts of the body, including the eyelids. My first thought was to put the really bad one down, but my business partner strongly objected. We tried this home remedy.
2 parts Bragg Apple Cider Vinegar (organic) and 1 part water. Why Bragg? It has the mother and the longer it's kept, the more acidic it is. Everyday, WITHOUT FAIL, we clean their body with ACV and then apply a thin layer of Johnson Baby Oil (with aloe vera and vitamin E) or olive oil. For bath, after shampooing and a thorough rinsing, use the same proportion of ACV. DO NOT use medicated shampoo although vets love to recommend that. We have tried med. shampoo but it makes the problem worse.
Of course feeding good food is important. We fed them Barf and a skin and coat supplement. The cure is not overnight but over some time, we can see the improvement. Mind you, we've not sent them to any vet who usually uses ivermectin (toxic) and medicated shampoo for such problems. We have been told that ivermectin is actually for horses but the vets will modify the dosage for dogs and cats. I shudder to think of the 'slow murder' of their liver. Of course, the chows do not look as good as the breeder's champion line but at least they got back their fur and good health.
Bear in mind that natural remedy may take a longer time but if you keep at it, you can actually see the improvement and it's more lasting. An animal will seem to get well as long as their body is soaked with antibiotics or medication. Once the antibiotics or medication wears off, the problem will recur.
As rescuers, we've rescued many animals that had skin problems. We once rescued a stray cat which was full of mange all over its body. My first thought was to send it to the vet. Again, my business partner objected and we tried the well-tested home remedy of ACV. What was our reward? A cat that looks like new. Till today, there was no recurrence and the cat still looks good. I could go on and on to testify the good of ACV. Of course, good nutritious food is extremely important. Remember: garbage in, garbage out.
Why not try this remedy? I have absolute faith in it as I've seen it work, with my own eyes, in my animals. It's cheap and good. No side effects. But, do not expect overnight cure. You've nothing to lose but everything to gain. The cure will most certainly come as long as you apply it everyday until the problem is gone and then you can taper off to bath time.
We believe in natural and homeopathy remedy. We've seen it working in many of the stray animals that we rescued.
The above items are all easily available from pharmacies. If you need further information, please feel free to pm me.
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