http://www.earthclinic.com/Pets/parasites.rss http://www.earthclinic.com/template_img/logo.jpg http://www.earthclinic.com/Pets/parasites.rss Natural Remedies to kill parasites and worms in dogs. Sun, 12 Feb 12 23:25:53 -0600 en-us http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/parasites.html&name=CLAY_66120 /Pets/parasites.rss1 Sat, 29 Oct 11 20:17:48 -0500 [YEA] Leila from Hilo, Hawaii writes: "A week ago my cat had horrific fleas and worms in his stool. I had tried many things and finally resorted to frontline and a deworming pill. My poor kitty went from active and cuddly to dead tired, dull eyed, and too weak to purr. I was so worried when he still wasn't better three days later, and finally I thought to give him some clay to suck out the poison. I suspect the deworming pills and frontline were just too much for him. That night he started purring again, and by the next morning he was back to his old self! I suspect lead poisoning in the deworming pills. I had also been spraying him with garlic for his fleas, which is very poisonous I found out now. He's better now anyway. I used green clay powder and mixed it in with some seaweed water and tuna so he'd eat it and get lots of water. Make sure he drinks lots of water after eating clay the next day! I know it'll help your animals, too! " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/parasites.html&name=WHIPWORMS_62372 /Pets/parasites.rss2 Wed, 31 Aug 11 22:56:40 -0500 Zengirl from Fredericksburg, Va writes: "my dog has whipworms. I am going to try blackwalnut with clove and wormwood. I am also going to give him a clove of garlic 3 times a day. Can anyone give me dosing for my dog. he is 120 pounds. on an off note I had 3 dogs that got kennel cough all at once. Garlic 3 times a day and it was gone within a week. just wanted to share that garlic does cure kennel cough. thanks for any information you can provide. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/parasites.html&name=CHEWINGTOBACCO_58956 /Pets/parasites.rss3 Tue, 05 Jul 11 09:49:51 -0500 [YEA] Myrrie from Tremonton, Ut writes: "I just have to share my experience. Growing up in Upstate NY, my father made maple syrup--in the early spring when he was using the work horses for hauling sap-he would always buy a box of chewing tobacco. I think it was honey coated. He split the one box between the two horses. I only remember him doing this one time / year. Work horses are huge probably 2x the size of riding horses... just my experience. They were in great condition, my dad relied on them and never would have given anything that he didn't believe was the best for them. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/parasites.html&name=GIARDIA_53741 /Pets/parasites.rss4 Sat, 19 Mar 11 19:12:18 -0500 Suzanne from Myrtle Point, Oregon writes: "I noticed that you didn't have any information yet on Giardia cures for dogs, so since I was doing some research for my own dog I thought I would share what I have found. The traditional treatment is a 5-7 day course of an antibiotic called Metronidazole/Flagyl. Which is the one that my veterinarian prescribed for my dog and has seemed to be very effective. But since I have learned that giardia can be a recurrent problem (the cyst can lay dormant in the intestines for years, and come out during periods of stress) I wanted to find a natural cure so that she would not need to keep taking antibiotics. What I have found that sounds to be the most effective was Oil of Oregano, I have yet to find any dosages more descriptive than a couple of drops, followed by a small amount of plain yogurt. This is probablly what I will try if/when she relapses. Someone also recommended feeding 1 Tbs of Coconut Oil a day, more as a preventative and for general health, as an anti-virul/bacterial/ fungal/parisitic, as it is very high in medium chain fatty acids. I also plan to start this since I take it for myself and have been pleased. Grapefruit seed extract was also mentioned for treating Giardia, other parasites and gastro-intestinal disorders. The dosages stated were to give 1 drop per every 10lbs of body weight, 3-5 times a day until cured. It is noted that it is VERY BITTER, and should be put in food or diluted. I look forward to hearing others experiences on this! Love the website! " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/parasites.html&name=GARLIC_50447 /Pets/parasites.rss5 Sun, 02 Jan 11 09:59:47 -0600 Desiredoutcome from Mims, Fl, Usa writes: "Garlic for puppy with round worms I currently don't have the money to take my 9 week old puppy to the vet and I know for sure he has round worms, I believe he puked them up in my bed last night. I've heard that garlic can make him expel them? I don't have fresh garlic on hand but could I use powdered garlic and if so how much would I use and for how long? I just got this puppy and I believe he's had the worms since he was born as they are about 5 inches long. I'm afraid that if I don't do something soon he will die so please any information on this remedy as soon as possible would be greatly appreciated. I don't know what to do and don't have any money to buy wormer, please help! " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/parasites.html&name=RN_48595 /Pets/parasites.rss6 Fri, 12 Nov 10 16:14:51 -0600 Chantelle from Essex, United Kingdom writes: "Hi, I have a 5 and 1/2 month Labrador puppy who has had a bad case of diarrhea with blood in it. She has suffered from this before, the vet gave her antibiotics which sorted it for a short period, however its back again. She is active and is eating Okay. We have been feeding her brown rice and boiled chicken for sometime now but this doesn't seem to be doing the trick. As I don't know what kind of parasite she may have its difficult to identify what I can try and use. Any suggestions will be appreciated. Thank You" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/parasites.html&name=RN_48499 /Pets/parasites.rss7 Wed, 10 Nov 10 10:39:12 -0600 Nimo from Taipei, Noidea, Taiwan writes: "My dog have a parasite called Babesia and he is very weak, because this parasite go to his blood. So he has very little red cells. I will thanks any information of what to do to help him. He is a very small poodle ( like 2 kilos only and 3 yrs old). Don't know if garlic will help.. The parasite are invisible on naked eyes... So need a microscope to see it. Thanks." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/parasites.html&name=GARLIC_45778 /Pets/parasites.rss8 Fri, 03 Sep 10 23:13:06 -0500 [BETTER BUT NOT CURED] Luis from Terra Bella, Ca, Usa writes: "I have a year old Boxer named Rocky! Well yesterday I was taking him on his morning walk so he could do his needs! And idk why but I took a look at his fecal and noticed there were white worms all over it so it concerned me and I realized that's most likely why he was staying so skinny! I got on the computer and started looking up home remedies and came across garlic! It seemed pretty legit and easy so I found some garlic in the freezer! (Minced Garlic In water) I got a big spoon full and put it n a put with 2 cups of water and let it boil a while! Then I got some dog food and mixed the garlic and food together n a jar and let the food get moist! When it cooled down I fed it 2 my dog! He didn't like it much but I made him eat it! I didn't feed him any more yesterday! Well today when I walked him again he did his needs and he through a lot of worms that were about 1/2 foot long! An hour later I took him on another walk and again he through a lot of more 1/2 foot long worms! So my question is now that he is throwing all those worms out does it mean his stomach is being cleaned out ? and how long until thay are all out of him?" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/parasites.html&name=OO_42903 /Pets/parasites.rss9 Sat, 05 Jun 10 10:00:51 -0500 [YEA] Ginny from Boise, Idaho, United States writes: "Oil of Oregano for worms in dogs! I had a 12 year old Australian Shepherd who had a constant cough and would hack up piles of flem. I took him to the regular vet, who said it was just allergies and to put him on Benadryl . That only made him sleepy. I had just heard about Oil of Oregano and bought it in the pill form. I thought if this was some kind of virus, the OO would help. I wrapped the pill in hamburger and gave it to him once a day. 10 days later, I was walking by the window and he was taking a pooh. It was long and stringy so I went out and looked at it and it had worms crawling about. By the next day, (this gets gross) he had worms at the opening of his anus. He was in such discomfort. By the next day, there were more worms, but now they were on the outside of his butt and digging into his skin. I took him to the patio and got the water hose out. I had to put on a plastic glove and try to get them off of him. I sprayed his butt with water and the worms on the outside came off, but he still had them inside, whipping around. I ended up making an enema with DE and water and shot it up his anus. This forced the worms out. He had a few worms coming out for the next few days. I put him on OO for a few more times for about 2 weeks each, but never saw anymore worms. The OO did not help his cough, as I later realized that he was effected by the chem trails. I am pretty happy with the worming he got, as I could not find a natural wormer that worked for dogs. The natural vet wanted 240.00 to worm my 6 dogs, and it was a chemical wormer. Use caution when using OO... more is not better and don't leave them on it for too long." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/parasites.html&name=GARLIC_36666 /Pets/parasites.rss10 Mon, 28 Dec 09 10:58:51 -0600 [QUESTION] Nanabit from Ocala , Fla. writes: "I have a 6 month old miniature maltese and I JUST NOTICED TINY PINKISH WORMS IN HER POOP. I cant afford a vet right now so how much garlic would I give her. She only weighs about 2 or 3 pounds." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/parasites.html&name=GARLIC_32467 /Pets/parasites.rss11 Sun, 20 Sep 09 19:26:32 -0500 [BETTER BUT NOT CURED] Karen from Hampton, Va writes: "Cats and tape worms & fleas I have been giving my cat a very natural garlic powder in a large amount mised in her food daily twice a day. Of course she acted the first day so childish, sitting at her bowl staring at the food and looking at me as if she was a child pouting. She walk away, but must have gotten very hungry in the night and ate it. out the next day and many days were these dried up tape worms *(which I know are shaped sort of like a grain of rice, but dried up dead as a door knob. ONLY problem was the way she must have gotten these is a friend thought he was being helpful while babysitting my inside cat by taking it outside to eat grass! She must have gotten flea infested for we have 3 dogs next door, but the garlic didn't kill the fleas. I sent someone to buy me advantage or front-line, but I'm on short term disability and have been for awhile and can't afford. So, I got the cheaper $15 bio something for 3 mos.? Now I'm goign to try and add those 3 fresh garlic cloves minced up in a can of tuna and see what happens? Maybe with the 3 of them it will rid. I know for sue the garlic kills the ugly looking tape worms, but the fleas have to go too 'cause she just keeps licking her butt (yuck) and tail when they aren't dead and I'm sure they are still there. I washed her 3x's before trying this garlic in Adams flea N tic shampoo with NO success.......... onward I march to try the fresh garlic. thanks for home remedies!! :) " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/parasites.html&name=GARLIC_28608 /Pets/parasites.rss12 Sun, 21 Jun 09 05:45:00 -0500 [BETTER BUT WITH SIDE EFFECTS] Amanda from Surrey, BC writes: "I tried garlic on my dog and it may have expelled worms but it also dried out his beautiful shiny coat. The best way to do it is the vet med drontal but you have to deflea medication at the same time or before, cause they'll get worm parasites from the fleas right away again. I also tried the liquid med sold over counter at some pet stores 1/4 of the price and effective." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/parasites.html&name=GSE_23696 /Pets/parasites.rss13 Sun, 08 Mar 09 00:00:00 -0600 [YEA] Becky from Reno, Nevada U.S.A. writes: "I have a litter of Yorkies.They are 4 weeks old.Somehow they got lice.I searched for a week to find something that was safe to use on them.I found your web site it said to use GSE grapefruit seed extract. I put 8 drops in 3 ounces of mild shampoo. Then I soaped them up and wrapped them in a towel making sure they stayed warm. After 5 minutes I rinsed them in warm water and watched the lice go down the drain. After they were dry. I combed the puppies to get the rest of the dead ones off of them. From what I have read I learned nothing kills the eggs. So I will repeat the bath every 6 or 7 days untill I am sure there are no eggs left. What a wonderful web site this is. I was amazed at the results of the GSE. Thank You Thank You Thank You" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/parasites.html&name=GARLIC_23091 /Pets/parasites.rss14 Mon, 23 Feb 09 00:00:00 -0600 Ramon - SolBlue from Syracuse, N.Y writes: "Have read some about using alittle garlic for worms Heart, Whip etc in dogs. My vet will not help after temperature taken, prostate finger exam and the physical observations of condition he is in. Because I didn't have the $355.00 for 4xrays & a blood exam. He Motley our family home member, guard, friend loving etc. had been on whip worm medication for about two months. Ran out in Sept. 08 and it is now Feb. 23, 08. The last two weeks I noticed a narrowing of his abdomen (between back of ribs too hinds legs). Kept watching with concern and he started developing a whoofing as he had at times clearing out. Although now no expulsion of yellow as when he ate grass and would clear later. So now I'm wondering if the 6"chews were causing problem. Well there has been no blood in stool, or vomiting. altough difficulty at times when excited or responding to someone at door, would start that whoofing, and a noticeable contraction moreso with the breathing and can hear the difficulty also. So tonite Monday, feb 23, 09 I started a clove of garlic thinly sliced, brocolli steamed, left over that he does eat, 1/2cup skim milk, some chicken that was fried & has a little garlic. Mixed well together & he ate most all. 1hr later I asked him he wanted to go out and he did so. Had a good bowel/color, urinated/(has been more yellowish red?, and came in the house. So now I wait & watch. Hopefully he'll have improved physical attribute in the next day, and contiued good bowel etc. We love him mamma, I and daughter yrs.,17. Motley is a young 10yrs/young/70 dog yrs. He's has held his youth all this time. He is noticebly aging, but I know & can say he is still spirited and can move and let you know. I'll get back here hopefully 7 let you know what occurs. Ramon/SolBlue is my performing name Guitar/Singer/Songwriter. Syracuse, N.Y." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/parasites.html&name=BOOK_22445 /Pets/parasites.rss15 Wed, 11 Feb 09 00:00:00 -0600 Brian from Barrie, Ontario Canada writes: "Regarding pet parasites, please purchase, "The Cure for All Disease" by Dr. Hulda Regehr Clark. This is a living manual for everyone and their pets. EVERYTHING I have tried in her book , including the Parasite Protocol for humans AND pets, has produced MORE than satisfactory results.It is the most important book I own.The herbs are easy to aquire and CHEAP !!!!!!!!!!Good Luck" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/parasites.html&name=GARLIC_21026 /Pets/parasites.rss16 Mon, 12 Jan 09 00:00:00 -0600 Don from Cornwall, Ontario, Canada writes: "Ok I just recently adopted a puppy for a local island reserve, and upon bringing him home he seemed realy happy kinda shy at first, but he plays and bites and growls and actualy uses the potty out side lol , the only thing is i noticed about 2 days ago that he threw up and there was a spegetii like worm in it and i dont realy have all the money to go take him to the vet for a check up than the deworming shots and what not so i am going to try the garlic thing as soon as possible and i will write back to let you know how it worked " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/parasites.html&name=RF_17168 /Pets/parasites.rss17 Fri, 26 Sep 08 00:00:00 -0500 Cheryl from Centerton, Arknsas writes: "My dogs have whip worms it is the same symptoms as parvo. There is no cure for whip worms but they are not caused by fleas, its by eating, smelling other dog poop that has been infected with them. They cannot be seen by the naked eye only by microscope. The vet told me to clean dog poop everyday and spray my yard with bleach to help keep them from getting infected that is they are in a fenced yard." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/parasites.html&name=PS_17017 /Pets/parasites.rss18 Mon, 22 Sep 08 00:00:00 -0500 Melissa from Honolulu, HI writes: "Has anyone tried pumpkin seeds because they work to get rid of parasites in Humans.. but could pumpkin seeds be in any way harmful to dogs?" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/parasites.html&name=GARLIC_15095 /Pets/parasites.rss19 Mon, 21 Jul 08 00:00:00 -0500 [YEA] Donyale from Columbus, Ohio writes: "I have 4 wolves. One is a Timber wolf/ German Shepard. The other three are all in the high 90's as far as the wolf. Very little dog if any. About three weeks ago my husband and I thought our babies may have worms. So we took a stool sample to our vet and he told us that all four of the wolves had hookworms. The meds for all four of our wolves would have cost us $65.00 in all for all of them.Now my husband and I are not rich people so I did some nosing around on the internet and read up on Garlic cause a very wise old friend of mine once told me that Garlic can expel worms in dogs and Garlic can also prevent a worm infestation. So before I gave my wolves Garlic I looked it up on the internet and did my research. After two days of research I broke down and went to the store and bought some Fresh Garlic in clove form, came home and gave one clove each of Garlic to the wolves and in four days later in their stool were these live hookworms. Garlic will not kill the hookworms, what happens is that the Garlic cleans out the digestive track, now worms need a unclean place so they can thrive. Now by using Garlic to clean out the digestive track the worm will fall off the intestinal wall.The garlic also makes the blood of your pet taste and smell very foul. In my opinion Garlic is a wonder drug that is not only good for us humans to take daily but it works wonders for our four legged friends as well. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/parasites.html&name=GARLIC_11934 /Pets/parasites.rss20 Sat, 05 Jan 08 00:00:00 -0600 [NAY] Veterinarian from Greeley, Colorado writes: "I happened on to a post that suggested garlic would be a safe and effective parasite control remedy in cats. Garlic will cause a Heinz-body anemia in a cat and kill it. I don't appreciate herbal remedies -especially when there is evidence that one is ineffective or dangerous. I believe the site editor should do more research or be more responsible." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/parasites.html&name=GARLIC_11933 /Pets/parasites.rss21 Tue, 31 Jul 07 00:00:00 -0500 [YEA] JoAnn from Manassas, VA/USA writes: "My 7 year old dog (ROXANNE) had been \"uncomfortable\" with herself for at least 3 weeks and had been \"expressing\" herself by chewing her feet and humping my beds, sofas and chairs. On ANY day, it could be successfully argued that ROXANNE is a difficult/high maintenance MUTT (Rottweiler/Russian Shepherd/Basset mix) but, THIS TIME, she kept telling me -- and I had no problem recognizing her message -- that she was actually \"in stress\". ******* Initially, I attributed her discomfort to: (a) bugs (fleas and ticks -- trust me, not the problem), (b) the heat, and perhaps a rash she had developed and needed to \"scratch\" to the point of creating \"sores\" on herself; or (c) a food allergy (even though I\'ve been feeding her \"people food\" -- along with her Science Diet menu -- as a TREAT ever since she was a puppy). To these ends, I had been both showering and shampooing her (warm) and \"hosing her down\" (gently; cool) on a bi-daily basis (alternating between \"commercial shampoo\" and a baking soda/olive oil paste for relief). In addition, I had been applying AloeVera, Olive Oil, NeoSporan and even some commercial \"moisturizers\" to her back and \"hiney\" areas (areas that seemed to be bothering her the most) on a regular basis. *********** After all of this and just six (6) days ago, she FINALLY squatted and rubbed her hiney on a patch of grass. My reaction: Oh, my God! (and OK) She\'s got WORMS! (poor baby, but \"fixable\" and controllable!) *********** My Grandmother (God rest her soul) actually bred/raised cocker and springer spaniels in her NYC apartment during the 1930\'s and 1940\'s. In addition, she would \"rescue\" any/all strays that may come her way until the day she died (1985). And one of the most significant (albeit basic) things she ever taught me about treating a dog with parasitic WORMS was to somehow get GARLIC into that dog\'s system (I know not about cats in this regard, but I can\'t see any reason why my Grandmother\'s \"formula\" wouldn\'t \"work\" for cats, too). *********** Day 1: I didn\'t have any clove garlic on hand, so I sprinked powdered garlic over ground beef (\"hamburger meat\"), cooked it, and fed it to ROXANNE (along with the same carrots, potatoes and peas I had earlier served to my own family). After HOURS, there was no \"appreciable\" result. Day 2: I purchased a GARLIC bulb at my local supermarket, took it home, broke it up, and BOILED 3 cloves in a nominal amount of water, sliced the cloves up, and poured the liquid over a couple of cans of commercial dog food. And while ROXANNE gobbled up the meal, after HOURS of waiting, there was still no \"appreciable\" result. Day 3: I was at my wits end, but totally believed that my Grandmother had told me TRUE about what to do (naturally) if/when a dog was experiencing this particular kind of \"distress\". And so I boiled 2 more GARLIC cloves and, along with an approximate 1 T. of ground GARLIC, poured a \"mixture\" (which included this approx. 1/2 cup of water -- garlic cloves removed -- 1/4 cup Heavy Cream, 1/4 cup Half & Half and a can of Evaporated Milk into a bowl snd simply served it to her (cooled)). Day 3 -- LATE NITE. ROXANNE awakens me, and tells me it is URGENT that she go outside and (very) reluctantly, I abide/consent/concede and respond to her \"signal\". And, in retrospect, I am REALLY glad I did. Because not only did ROXANNE \"poop\" like she had never done before (meaning 3 times, in various locations along our \"path\") but, when I \"picked it up\" (as is required by law) and \"inspected\" it (YUK! EWWW! and all of that), there were not only 2 really \"super long\" (but DEAD!) WORMS evident in her \"elimination\", but also evidence of \"smaller\" parasites (\"white things\") that had not survived our GARLIC onslaaught. ******* Day 4: ROXANNE SLEPT for a really long time for her (perhaps 6 hours straight) after that particular \"elimination experience\". But what was most STRIKING (to me, at least) is that, when she did eventually wake up from her nap, she was TOTALLY the smiling (yes, she DOES smile), dysfunctional (in so many ways, I just can\'t tell you!) MUTT (Rottweiler/Russian Shepherd/Bassett mix) I would do ANYTHING for (as she would do for me, I have NO doubt). Day 4-6 (meaning, to present): FINALLY, SHE was able to SLEEP. And therefore, so was I! And FINALLY (and once again), it became a pleasurable experience (as far as I can take that) to \"deal\" with ROXANNE. We (me and ROXANNE) have had 2 \"good days\" now. And (optimist I usually am not), I am actually looking forward to many, many more days of ROXANNE being happily \"cured\". ******* Make no mistake: I will continue to watch for any/all other symptoms of ROXANNE\'s discomfort. But as of right now, I feel pretty comfortable that her \"problem\" has been FIXED. And I feel pretty stongly that\'s that\'s on account of GARLIC having been significantly imposed on her diet over the course of no fewer than 3 consecutive days. ******** IMO (and experience), my ROXANNE is perfectly imperfect. It\'s been a difficult couple of weeks, but (especially after our most recent \"trials\"), I cannot thank my Grandmother (or GARLIC) enough -- specifically because, on account of ROXANNE feeling better, I, too, have been sleeping better and am feeling a whole lot better about a whole number of things now. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/parasites.html&name=CHEWINGTOBACCO_11935 /Pets/parasites.rss22 Tue, 31 Jul 07 00:00:00 -0500 [YEA] Jay from Westmoreland, TN writes: "if you can get your dog, horse, cat, etc. to eat a small pinch of chewing tobacco it will kill all parasites. The nicotine is a poison and they don\'t build immunities. Regular wormers have to be rotated." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/parasites.html&name=CAYENNEPEPPER_11937 /Pets/parasites.rss23 Wed, 31 Jan 07 00:00:00 -0600 [YEA] Vince F from writes: "I haven\'t had a lot of luck with vets, so I try home remedies when I can think of or find them. I think cayenne Might work on worms also. I think Hooks attach, and might not consume it, but it just might make the environment inhospitable. Could try it in food, but better may be in a capsule, so it released in the intestines. I have empty capsules from things I wanted to try working in my stomach, so you could empty one of things you have in capsules, to try it. I\'d try it with and without salt. Don\'t know if salt would make a difference. Another thing to try is garlic. I had an aquatic turtle that had a tape worm. I think I might have given it to it, by feeding it a fly I killed. They used to sell dried flies as turtle food, and I Thought I\'d give it Fresh Food. (( A few days later I see a white tape coming out of it\'s butt. I didn\'t want to get near the tank, for fear I might get some water on me, and didn\'t know if the eggs would be floating. Called a chemist friend who had lots of pets and Asked him if he knew a remedy. Ones in pet store were for mammals, and one cap was for 2 lbs of animal, and the turtle probably weighed a few oz. He kept land tortoises, but had no idea what to try. I pestered him and he remembered that his barber told him his mom used to give them garlic to prevent worms. Had to figure how to get garlic into an aquatic turtle, and put some garlic powder wrapper in a small piece of thin, minute steak, and offered it on a tiny spatula. It ate it and the next day the tape was gone. From my experiences, I like to mix as little as possible with something I am giving, in case it gets mixed in and not as effective. When I needed to take Loads of salt to function in the heat, no matter how much I put on food, it didn\'t do what taking it straight with water did, so I say, keep it simple if you can when trying something. Garlic inside a capsule would be the simplest if they won\'t eat it, and don\'t give an awful lot, since it can thin the blood. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/parasites.html&name=DIATOMACEOUSEARTH_11936 /Pets/parasites.rss24 Sat, 23 Dec 06 00:00:00 -0600 [YEA] Jody from OH writes: "Dimataceous earth, not sure about the spelling on that... If you add a tbsp of dimataceous earth to an adult dog\'s, and a tsp to a puppy\'s food on a daily basis you will eliminate most parasites. You also can rub it into their fur for flea control as well. I have a kennel and have used this method for a long time and it works well."