Dog pics

[two_bit_score]

Get him outside in the snow!


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If he rins around enough, he will be too tired to get in to trouble.

Looks like he's thinking he will be well rested by the time you get him inside.


TBS

 

[BoylermanCT]

Dogs get prescriptions? Never been asked for one.

You can't buy heartworm pills without a prescription. Quite a racket - all dogs need heartworm medication, and you can't get it without a prescription which means an annual checkup at the vet on a perfectly healthy dog! I get the prescription and buy it online.

 

[DieselBound]

My dog religiously gets diatomaceous earth in her food. Been doing that since we got her at the age of 11 mos. She's now 7 years old. LOTS of outside time: 40 acres+ to run around.

 

[TomSeller]

My dog religiously gets diatomaceous earth in her food. Been doing that since we got her at the age of 11 mos. She's now 7 years old. LOTS of outside time: 40 acres+ to run around.

That helps against worms, doesn't it?

 

[DieselBound]

That helps against worms, doesn't it?

And for fleas too (topically applied). We have Guinea Fowl, which, as the story goes, help keep down flea and tick populations: we aren't cursed with many ticks like elsewhere, though I've run across a couple (in six years).

According to this article


Myth 9: There's No Effective Natural Prevention

According to Dr. Gerald Wessner of the Holistic Veterinary Clinic in Summerfield, FL, holistic pet parents do have an alternative to traditional heartworm preventive drugs. He has documented success over an 8-year period using heartworm nosodes (a homeopathic vaccine) in conjunction with Paratox (a multi-remedy of homeopathics) and including diatomaceous earth in pets' food.

We only do the diatomaceous earth. Either it is working on its own or we've just been lucky. I just struggle with the thought of injecting various crap into animals: I'm not against it, just that I think sometimes nature has to prevail on its own.

 

[two_bit_score]

And for fleas too (topically applied). We have Guinea Fowl, which, as the story goes, help keep down flea and tick populations: we aren't cursed with many ticks like elsewhere, though I've run across a couple (in six years).

According to this article


Myth 9: There's No Effective Natural Prevention

According to Dr. Gerald Wessner of the Holistic Veterinary Clinic in Summerfield, FL, holistic pet parents do have an alternative to traditional heartworm preventive drugs. He has documented success over an 8-year period using heartworm nosodes (a homeopathic vaccine) in conjunction with Paratox (a multi-remedy of homeopathics) and including diatomaceous earth in pets' food.

We only do the diatomaceous earth. Either it is working on its own or we've just been lucky. I just struggle with the thought of injecting various crap into animals: I'm not against it, just that I think sometimes nature has to prevail on its own.

How do you feed the diatomaceous earth to them?

 

[DieselBound]

How do you feed the diatomaceous earth to them?

"Them?" Only have one dog. For her I just sprinkle the DE over her dry food. It's mentioned to add moisture but we never do and it manages to get consumed (though from time to time I do scrape the bowl as it does get a bit of a layer of DE).

After going through two TPLO surgeries with her and having her heal really fast (she's a very strong/powerful dog) I'd like to think that the DE was responsible for that outcome as well.

Oh, and I use only food-grade DE: I can get it pretty cheaply from a local food co-op; lots of places want an arm and a leg for it.

I'm not a vet. I am only stating what I know and have experienced. I was leery about using DE to start with. It was a personal choice. Without a double-blind study it is impossible to know for certain what the DE is doing. But, everything is a sum of it's parts, and for the dog there's a lot of things that go into her being healthy, not just DE.

 

[fried1765]

You can't buy heartworm pills without a prescription. Quite a racket - all dogs need heartworm medication, and you can't get it without a prescription which means an annual checkup at the vet on a perfectly healthy dog! I get the prescription and buy it online.

The online sellers call your vet to confirm the prescription.
Vets will usually not approve a renewal prescription for more than 6 months.
Then you must take the dog to the vet to get a new prescription.
You are correct!
Racket!

 

[two_bit_score]

"Them?" Only have one dog. For her I just sprinkle the DE over her dry food. It's mentioned to add moisture but we never do and it manages to get consumed (though from time to time I do scrape the bowl as it does get a bit of a layer of DE).

After going through two TPLO surgeries with her and having her heal really fast (she's a very strong/powerful dog) I'd like to think that the DE was responsible for that outcome as well.

Oh, and I use only food-grade DE: I can get it pretty cheaply from a local food co-op; lots of places want an arm and a leg for it.

I'm not a vet. I am only stating what I know and have experienced. I was leery about using DE to start with. It was a personal choice. Without a double-blind study it is impossible to know for certain what the DE is doing. But, everything is a sum of it's parts, and for the dog there's a lot of things that go into her being healthy, not just DE.

It's very interesting. How is it thought that the DE affects the parasites in the dog?

 

[DieselBound]

It's very interesting. How is it thought that the DE affects the parasites in the dog?

It's a "mechanical insecticide." Used quite extensively in our food system: granaries and such use it for insect control.

Diatomaceous earth - Wikipedia