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Hello Barbara,

Sorry to hear about the ulcer on your cat's lip.

A couple of tried-and-true, old-timer treatments come to mind because they have been effective for so many different animal infections and wounds for a very long time:

1. Hot Epsom Salts Packs - apply for 30 minutes, 2x/day. Heat salt in a frying pan, dump into 3-lined cheesecloth, dip into hot water, wring it out a bit and apply to infection.

This treatment has been successfully used to draw out all sorts of infections and ulcers on animals. My mother used to use this on our outdoor cats who would always come home with ulcers and other wounds, it worked perfectly.

2. NuStock ointment. First shave the site then apply a thick coating of the ointment and cover with a non-stick bandage so that it does not dry out. Or, use one of those elastic wraps if possible. If you can't do this, then simply leave the ointment on the area and reapply often. Ideally, leave on for 3 days, covered, then reapply after removing any discharged debris. Make sure the ointment remains moist while on the skin so, you may need to apply more ointment.

Repeat application until completely healed.

NuStock is a blend of ~ 75% sulfur, pine oil and petrolatum. There are other versions of this ointment on the market. One product uses raw shea butter instead of petrolatum. The pine oil is probably 100% gum turpentine which is the distilled oil from pine resin. So, it is pine resin essential oil.

This has cleared many different infections on the farm.

Good luck. Sherri

Forgot to mention:

LAUNDRY

Must treat the laundry or you will reinfect yourself. Wash on the sanitize cycle, add borax or boric acid, 1 cup. Many also add a miticide that kills scabies in the wash, many products on the market. Dry for a full 1 hour on high. Can also spray your clothes with an enzyme spray or 91% isopropyl if needing to quickly kill mites. Some soak their clothes in a cedar or another miticide solution for 1 hour before washing.

IVERMECTIN CREAM

Some physicians also include as part of the treatment ivermectin cream applied to the infected areas on the skin or on the entire body, daily. Use a cream containing 3% ivermectin and 10% DMSO in versa base. This is obtained at a compounding pharmacy. The cream must remain on your body for a full 12 hours without being washed off. Use for 3 weeks or as long as needed. Best to apply the ivermectin cream after a warm shower and light exfoliation to the skin, thoroughly dry off before applying the cream.

OTHER EFFECTIVE CREAMS

I have known others having 100% success using other natural creams: Andiroba Oil or EmuaidMax. Applied at least 2X/daily and rubbed in VERY well.

Medical Literature:

Ivermectin Dosage: 0.20 - 0.30 mg/kg = 1 dose

Many physicians treat scabies with 2-4 doses of Ivermectin daily, for 1-3 weeks. Then, every other day for a week, and once weekly for the last week. Some people are on weekly doses for months. Others with compromised immune systems or dealing with the more pathogenic/resilient species are on a more rigorous schedule such as 4 doses daily, 3 weeks followed by a maintenance schedule.

Due to many health issues involving significant malabsorption, many physicians prescribe 4X the dose taken daily every 6 hours. This is required to obtain the therapeutic level of Ivermectin or it will not be effective. Some people definitely require subcutaneous injections of ivermectin to achieve therapeutic levels.

My physician prescribed me 12 mg doses of Ivermectin, 4X/day, taken with meals, for 3 weeks. I weighed 138 lbs. I was to repeat this schedule at least one more time after a rest period of 1-2 weeks. Though, during this lull, continue to treat your body and environment.

There are even protocols that involve taking 100 mg doses several times a day for some health conditions! Some people have to take injections of Ivermectin to obtain the therapeutic blood levels - will see this in medical literature especially with regards to treating late stage strongyloides infections.

Ivermectin is better absorbed when taken with a fatty meal.

All treatments involve treating the environment and treating your body 2X/day!

Physician instructions on how to treat the body: use 10% sulfur/3% salicylic medicated soap and make it into a very thick rich lather over the entire body. Leave it on for 10-15 minutes (keeping it moist), rinse and repeat. This is done twice daily for 3 weeks. Minimum, 1 week then, can reduce to daily washes then, every other day then, weekly and finally done.

NOTE: today, some patients have discovered that the Ivermectin given to them by a pharmacy or other site are sugar pills or some other inert substance. Do your due diligence. I have had this experience once with a compounding pharmacy.

These are several reasons why people believe Ivermectin is not effective. It is effective, you are simply not getting the real deal or the therapeutic dose. The other common reasons for persistent scabies is not treating the body nor the environment diligently and the people living with them.

Treatment Protocol, 4-part: if you do not follow the COMPLETE PROTOCOL it becomes "the gift that keeps on giving." Successful treatment protocol involves "strict" adherence to all parts of the protocol - Oral or subcutaneous Medication, Body Treatments, Environmental Treatments, Family Treatment (including animals).

Treating the environment: Start with the most important rooms first (bathroom, bedroom). Spray, treat, everything you could have touched.

Only enter these rooms after you have sprayed or treated yourself so that you do not re-contaminate them. Can wear gloves or spray your hands/arms/etc.. with an enzyme spray or apply 3% Ivermectin cream (best when 10% DMSO is added to the cream). These will kill the surface mites. Then, work out from these rooms to other, treating all rooms and your vehicle (don't forget the seat belt). You can use various enzyme sprays, bleach, natural biocides, essential oil sprays, 91% isopropyl alcohol (carcinogenic) and other solutions which definitely kill the organism.

Wishing all speedy healing!

How much ivermectin would u intake for a 165 lb person and how often I have scabbie and can't seem to get rid and I have the shingles also from my nervous system

Start mixing a 1/2 teaspoon of organic powdered turmeric and a 1/2 teaspoon of organic UNrefined virgin coconut oil into his food every time you feed him. Depending on your dog's size & weight, you might use slightly less or more of each of these. I did this with my Golden Retriever when a cyst on her hip developed from being pea-sized to the size of a 50-cent piece & was getting red and weepy due to a compromised immune system. Within TWO weeks the cyst was completely gone.

Our 11 year old dog has a cyst on his eye lid. It is hard and when he rubs against something it sometimes bleed. We can have it removed for 1200.00 but no guaranty it will not come back. Any recommendations?

I believe this! My cats get Coconut oil for several reasons:

More fuel for energy ... Hairball prevention & treatment ... Stomach ache from eating who knows what from who knows where - at these times it has so far always worked within an hour after they've ingested it - BUT - when they are in such pain that they won't eat or drink ANYthing (despite C.O. being a TOP favorite of theirs) I spread it (softened) on the fur of a front paw/lower-leg, and eventually they force themselves to lick it off ... and an hour later they go to their dinner bowl & ask to be fed, eating it alll up, with no more problems! I also used it topically & orally on a 2x2" infected skin wound. It initially loosened the dried puss covering it so the feral cat was able to remove it, then kept it clear of infection. It needed some help to heal back up, tho, & I found that 1 drop of GrapeFruit Seed Extract (1 part GFSE + 2 parts Glycerine, by Nutribiotics) 2x daily with meals is what it needed, and he healed up beautifully, all fur growing in perfectly!

It's everything it's cracked up to be by those who use & truly appreciate it! Don't listen to the nay-sayers! . The article on this site about it + many reviews *>

https://www.earthclinic.com/remedies/coconut_oil.html

"Coconut Oil: Add This Versatile Home Remedy to Your Pet's Food" - How Coconut Oil Can Benefit Your Pet . - Analysis by Dr. Karen Shaw Becker HDVM - Dec 14,2022 https://www.barkandwhiskers.com/coconut-oil-why-you-should-feed-your-pets/

Hi Hollyhock,

My dog had foxtails and fortunately the vet was experienced enough to know to look for them. He removed them and life was good for my dog again! They just work their way in and the part you would be able to see on the outside usually breaks off, so there is no apparent indication of a cause for the swelling.

Art

Thank you, Hollyhock! I was going to write in with the same suggestion to check for foxtails. This was a well-known issue for dogs when I lived in CA.

I would have him checked by a veterinarian for the dangerous "foxtail" seeds, they work their way in further and further causing so much pain!

My dog sometimes sneezes for up to 30 seconds or more & loses an awful lot of blood

The blood is extremely thick much like tomato soup I don't use any poisons eg flea/tick product and only feed fresh food and veg I put a few drops of ACV in his water What else can I do please&thanku

After reading the available information, I would like to try saw palmetto on my dog, a 25lb/14yo Bichon Frise. My purpose in doing that would be to try to alleviate some frequency and lack of bladder control. Aside from the more well known use, treatment of benign prostate enlargement, it is apparently a good anti-inflammatory for the urinary tract (and more). What I don't know at this point is what is a safe dose to initiate with and how should I manage it from there. I welcome any constructive input and wisdom that is offered.

*I am learning. After posting this and waiting for a reply, I realized that the answer to my question was already available in the Pet Remedies section. Oh well, I'll continue living and learning. I'm still open to personal/anecdotal experiences and comments.

BSM stands for what? Blackstrap Molasses? Anyone?

I have a large German Shepherd grandpup that I hike with. When I picked her up she had a terrible hot spot. It had started to bleed. I put colloidal silver on it with a cotton pad for about 20 seconds, at the most. I let it dry and added comfrey salve. The next time I picked her up it was almost completely healed with hair growing back. I asked my grandson if anyone put anything else on it and he said no. So, one application of colloidal silver and comfrey salve did the trick.

I've successfully treated our cat with about 1inch of silver sol gel mixed with an ivermectin solution (1%) 0.1ml. Mixed in organic coconut oil 30 ml. Shaked up well and adding 7 drops to the silver sol gel and then just rubbing on the cat where they lick the most apply every day for month once a day if problem returns continue 1 X day for month and so on this will also help to prevent parasites, infections etc.

Coconut oil w/ Lavender for dog hotspots

Last week my beloved 7 year old Bichon suddenly developed a painful hot spot on his back haunch. I was very concerned as we had been through hot spot horrors before with our previous Bichon, Thisbe. I read testimony after testimony here on Earthclinic. First I tried the ACV diluted half and half with water. It did immediately seem to relieve the pain and itching. He stopped scratching himself. But after three days the sore was still weeping and actually hot. Also his entire backside was now the light brown colour of ACV...not a good look. I tried a saline and hypochlorous spray from Amazon. Again it did seem to help a little. But again the spot was still active and troubling. THEN I found the testimony by Tara of Baton Rouge. https://www.earthclinic.com/pets/hot_spots3.html#lavenderoil

She recommended 5-6 drops of Lavender essential oil added to 1 tbsp of coconut oil.I heated it and added a little bit of extra virgin olive oil to keep it liquid and mixed it, then applied it. Florrie was completely comfortable with it unlike the sprays I had been subjecting him to. It smells lovely. Within a few hours (!!!) the angry red patch was mostly pale pink with only a central small circle of bright red. It was no longer hot but cool to the touch. 24 hours later and the sore is gone. Only a bit of scab on pale pink skin is left!! He is happy and comfortable. I am so amazed and grateful to Tara and Earthclinic! to have found this easy, painless, FAST, zero side-effects resolution to an awful problem is just so wonderful. I wish everyone whose pet suffers with this problem would try this. It's the best solution ever.

Hello! Really lovely to see another dog owner using black seed oil. Would love to hear how your girl is doing and if any other natural herbs etc that you are using to keep her string and healthy?

I missed the exchange, but I would like to say that I have been giving chicken bones to my dogs all my life (I'm 85) and we have experienced no problems so far. The dogs are medium to large and the bones seem to be enthusiastically appreciated. I once had to dislodge a piece of bone (of some kind) from the joint of his jaw and I can easily recognize that he would be helpless to do that without me.

I've been thinking about pet vaccinations - or, rather, ALL mandatory vaccinations - and I think it would be a good idea to make up a slippery elm, bone-char and hardwood charcoal gel with some freshly ground dried marshmallow root powder, put it in one of those travel tubes they have for shampoo and smoosh a nice big glob of that on the spot right after. Suck that s%#t right back out.

You can buy it on Amazon and any health shops in public and online Abel and Cole Organic deliveries sell it to