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Dog Holistic Ear Infection
Treating your dog holistically is a lot
like treating yourself - don't do it if you won't be responsible for
monitoring the results and making the decisions. Be honest with
yourself. If you are afraid to self-treat, then by all means rely on
a vet for your pet's health.
A dog holistic ear infection treatment for ear mites lasts a full
six weeks and requires putting drops into the dog's ears just like a
veterinarian would recommend. The drops that are used are what are
different, as well as, the length of the treatment. Veterinarians
use antibiotic, antifungal, and antibacterial drops for a week to
ten days.
The holistic approach is to use a mixture of 1/2 ounce of almond or
olive oil and 400 IU vitamin E in a dropper bottle. Warm the mixture
to body temperature and put about 1/2 dropper full in the ear,
massaging the ear canal well for a minute or so. Let the dog shake
its head and then gently clean out the opening with cotton swabs.
This treatment must be done twice a day for six weeks.
The dog holistic ear infection approach is this: "The traditional
treatment for ear infections is to give antibiotics, antifungal
drugs or other medications. The problem with this approach is that
medications upset the normal chemistry inside the ear, possibly
turning a simple infection into a complicated, long-term problem.
It makes more sense to deal with underlying allergies and strengthen
the immune system so that it is able to battle bacteria and other
germs before they cause infection. In addition, there are many
natural treatments for cleaning the ears and stopping infections
without using drugs."
The recommendations for accomplishing this are using vinegar to
clean the dog's ears regularly, using the herb pau d'arco, which
comes from the inner bark of a South American tree, giving dogs
vitamin C and feeding a healthful, homemade diet or high quality
commercial food that doesn't contain wheat, corn, additives or
preservatives. It is also recommend increasing air circulation
inside the ears to control the growth of bacteria, yeast and fungi
and to trim or pluck hair inside the ears.
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