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Protect and Care for Your Pet the Green Way
By Doreen Pollack, Intent
Yesterday I wrote about taking care of your pet from one end to the other. Most of us hope that’s all we ever have to worry about. Unfortunately sometimes there are health issues that concern us. Fleas and ticks may be a nuisance, but they also carry diseases that can affect you pet.
One of the best ways to treat these concerns is with a natural solution or preventative care. Just as with humans, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Some of the solutions below may surprise you, but they are proven to work – just ask Annie!
Flea Care
Too many soaps and sprays are toxic to the animal and the environment. Consider more natural solutions to problems like combating fleas the natural way by frequent and thorough vacuuming (disposing of the vacuum bag afterwards), bathing and combing your pet often, using herbal flea repellents such as pennyroyal, and adding garlic and brewer’s yeast to your pet’s food. All Natural Pet has some great natural products for flea control. I use their Brewers Yeast tabs for Annie, my loving spaniel. She thinks it’s a treat and gobbles them down
Grooming
Some natural home products can also be used on pets. Shaklee’s Get Clean products are safe on pets. Its H2 concentrate can be used to wash the dog and for flea baths. Additionally, Shaklee products are completely safe for them to walk on (wet or dry) without risk of damaging their liver or other internal organs.
Medications
Too many medications aren’t good for Fido anymore than they are for you. Many homeopathic remedies used on humans can be used on pets. Flower essences work on the emotional, mental and psychological aspects of health. And since pets don’t have the ‘inner skeptic’, the flower essences usually work quickly and easily! There are many sources online. Some vets also treat pets holistically. I have used a pet chiropractor for adjustments and acupuncture for my dog instead of surgery (as recommended by a traditional vet).
So truly what’s good for you is good for your pet. All it takes is a little focus on how to shift your shopping and regular practices to accommodate these new habits. Not only will the earth be better off because of them, so will your pet.
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Doreen Pollack owns Down 2 Earth Gardens, a garden consulting business in Phoenix, AZ. She is also a Permaculture practioner, author, speaker and educator.
Intent.com provides content and community for who you aspire to be–personally, socially and globally.
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add your comment »This isn't a comment but rather it's a question. Which brand name cat food is recommended, and how does a person determine which is the best one?
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When Shaklee is mentioned in the article you can go to www.Shaklee.com
I use Shaklee "Stress Relief, B-Complex and Alfalfa (for joint problems) on my dog. Works terrific.
Also, the Shaklee laundry liquid was the only thing I could use around my English Springer, she was allergic to everything...when I started to use Shaklee problem solved, plus love the fresh clean smell.
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All great comments, I have to say the best thing I ever did was get pet insurance for my pet. The poor thing has been through so much (rat poisoning from a clumsy land lord, broken leg, and of course the normal fleas, ear infections etc.) and she's only 3! If I didn' have this insurance, then I don't know where we'd be right now.
Also what I do for her since she is still healing from her leg, is I mix mangosteen juice (xango) in with her food 2x a day. It really helps with easing inflamation, so she doens't feel much pain, her spirits have been great and she is healing faster than the vet knows why! It's also been great at keeping her infections down where the brace is attached. I highly recommend it!
Check out www.mymangosteen.com/north for more info on the product. For petcare info contact me directly.
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Garlic is bad for dogs as well - and while I don't know about the yeast, I would do further research before using it.
And while homeopathic treatment may help you to feel better - due to the psychosomatic effect - it's going to do absolutely nothing for your pet. You're better off treating him/her with something a little stronger than water.
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Check out ShooTag.com for flea and tick control for dogs,cats and horses.It may take up to 36hrs to really kick in or as little as a few hours! It is a tag they wear and for horses you can braid it under their mane. Truly non toxic!
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About Shaklee - read full article here: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/12/shaklee_get_cle.php
Hi all:
I concur with the comment above...I tried to find info on the Shaklee H2 product on the National Institutes of Health weblink above and couldn't pull up a single thing.
I did manage, however, to pull up this one lone MSDS sheet on-line under my search for 'Basic H2':
www.time4more.com/Downloads/English/Files/Basic-H_MSDS.pdf
SECTION II - LIST OF INGREDIENTS
Ingredient Name Chemical Abstract Services Registry Number Max %
Deionized Water CAS – 7732-18-2 72.0
Pareth 25-7 (Surfactant) CAS – 38131-39-5 22.0
Linear Alcohol Alkoxylate (Surf.) CAS – 37251-67-5 9.00
Dowicil 75 (Antioxidant) CAS – 4080-31-3 0.150
Hydrochloric Acid (pH Adjuster) CAS – 7647-01-0 0.050
Butylated Hydroxytoluene
(Antiox.) CAS – 128-37-0 0.015
D & C Green #5 (Colour) CAS – 4403-90-1 0.002
Methyl Paraben (Colour Preserv.) CAS – 99-76-3 0.001
A couple of caveats: I can't confirm the validity of this Canadian MSDS sheet, and the product is listed as Shaklee 'Basic H'...not 'Basic H2'
That being said, I think there are more than a few red flags here.
I've been researching household & commercial cleaning products for a couple of months now. One thing that I've really noticed is that companies who have a truly 'green' product will almost always list their ingredients on the packaging. In detail.
There are also a lot of c
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The fact that this article mentions the use of Pennyroyal is startling! From wikipedia: "Pennyroyal is a traditional culinary herb, folk medicine and abortifacient. The essential oil of pennyroyal is high in pulegone, a highly toxic volatile organic compound, and therefore poisonous as it harms the liver and can stimulate uterine activity."
People have also died from ingestion. I cannot imagine this to be healthy for cats or dogs, either! Another toxic natural ingredient some people think to use on pets is Tea Tree Oil, which is also deadly to animals. Please do research before using anything on your pets, be it natural or brand name!
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I've read several articles on here over the last couple years that suggest the onions and garlic, and added comments on every one that I came across stating that they are bad for cats. It's pretty crappy that they still post these knowing that they could be causing people to put their cats in danger, especially when they know better. what if someone read the article and not the comments, or an article that no one had posted a comment on yet?
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