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How to treat dog diseases

Most health diseases of your dog you can treat by yourself. Same as you would do with your kids.

Herbal remedies work well in most cases. However, they are not a substitute for medical treatment. If symptoms not abate after three days, you should consult a veterinary surgeon.

Eye disorders

Eyes which are inflamed or watering strongly you can treat with black tea. Prepare the tea quite normally. As it is cooled down, you use the tea bag as a compress and hold it gently on the sick eye.
Alternative medicine: Ophthalmic Ointment

Flatulence

This often arises from hasty eating. Add daily one tea spoon natural yogurt to your dogs food to avoid flatulence. Place the dog bowl in chest height, so your dog does not swallow so much air while eating.
Alternative medicine: HomeoPet Digestive Upsets

Diarrhea

Do not feed your dog meat for 1-2 days. Feed red rice and add a grated apple and a spoon of natural yogurt. Grate a little cheese at the top to make the dog food more tasty.
Alternative medicine: Fast Balance

Skin problems

Many skin problems disappear if you rub freshly pressed lemon juice or apple cider vinegar onto your dogs skin . But, avoid putting it on open wounds. It works better if you clip your dogs fur before doing it. Rubbing Apple cider vinegar into the dog skin also helps healthy dogs fantastically to get rid of their body odor. Doggies Paradise gives you excellent info about herbal treatment of skin disorders .
Alternative medicine: Derm Caps Liquid

Ear mites

Neem spray or Neem oil helps against ear mites. You also can dribble warm olive oil every second day into the ear of your dog.
Alternative medicine: Eradimite Ear Mite Treatment

Parasite control

You keep fleas away of your dog by using ethereal oils. Eucalypti, Citronella Lavender or Neem are effective. Lice disappear if you rub apple cider vinegar regularly on your dog. Neem is very effective against ticks.
Alternative medicine: Frontline Top Spot

Cracked paws

Apply Vaseline on the dog paw and cover it with baby powder.
Alternative medicine: Traumeel Ointment

Cut injuries

Tooth paste immediately stops bleeding. Simple kitchen flour helps just as well.
Alternative medicine: Nolvasan Skin & Wound Cleanser

Blockage

Fruit often helps against blockage. Feed your dog apple bits, chopped up figs (fresh or dried), or some licorice. Mix natural yogurt under the dog food.
Alternative medicine: Acidophilus Tabs

Tartar

There is a very simple solution against tartar: Give your dog weekly a marrowbone for chewing. These bones are so solid that they cannot splinter or get chewed up by your dog. But the tartar disappears by scraping the bone off. Forget silly tools as toothbrush or tooth paste for dogs!
Alternative medicine: Greenies Dental Treats