Keeping our Canines Healthy
After rescuing two thin English Mastiffs I realized I would have to de-worm them. In previous years I have bought chemical anthelmintics from a vet or store. This time I decided not to give them the harsh chemicals that some research has shown causes liver problems.
Diet for Big Lazy Dogs
English Mastiffs do well with a diet of mostly grain. I think smaller more active dogs need more protein. We make our dogs food with brown rice, sweet potatoes, eggs, turmeric and oil. We also raise organically fed rabbits for them. Rabbit meat seems to be the healthiest protein for dogs or wolves.
Ron Schultz, Ph.D., professor and chair of the department of pathobiological sciences at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine, and Tom R. Phillips, D.V.M., Ph.D., wrote in Kirk's Current Veterinary Therapy XI (a book even conventional veterinarians most likely have on the shelf) that:
"A practice that was started many years ago and that lacks scientific validity or verification is annual revaccinations. Almost without exception there is no immunologic requirement for annual revaccination. Immunity to viruses persists for years or for the life of the animal. Successful vaccination to most bacterial pathogens produces an immunologic memory that remains for years allowing an animal to develop a protective anamnestic (secondary) response when exposed to virulent organisms. Only the immune response to toxins requires boosters (e.g., tetanus toxin booster, in humans, is recommended once every seven to ten years), and no toxin vaccines are currently used for dogs or cats. Furthermore, revaccination with most viral vaccines fails to stimulate an anamnestic (secondary) response as a result of interference by existing antibody (similar to maternal antibody interference). The practice of annual vaccination in our opinion should be considered of questionable efficacy unless it is used as a mechanism to provide an annual physical examination or is required by law." http://www.naturalnews.com/032708_pet_vaccines_scam.html Please see Horse Health below for more information on horse vaccines.
Protecting Your Two-Legged Family
Though we are in the minority in America, we are following the advice of one of our teachers regarding dogs in the house--don't do it. We want our home to be a clean sanctuary, free of dog hair, dog sweat and saliva (dogs sweat out of their paws too) and the germs and insects carried by cats and dogs. The dogs have their own houses, a shady area to kick back in and huge buckets of water. As we spend most of our time outdoors our animals still get plenty of quality time... and we have a healthy home.
Parasites
"Tips for prevention of parasites in your body: Pets should not stroll on counters or table. They should eat out of their own dishes, not yours. They should not sleep on your bed. The bedroom should be off limits to pets. Don't kiss your pets. Wash your hands after playing with your pet. NEVER, NEVER share food with your pet. Don't keep a cat box in the house; install a cat door. Wear a dust-mask when you change the cat box. lf you have a sandbox for the children, buy new sand from a lumber yard and keep it covered. Don't eat in a restaurant where they sweep the carpet while you are eating (the dust has parasite eggs tracked in from outside). Never let a child crawl on the sidewalk or the floor of a public building. Wash children's hands before eating. Eat "finger" foods with a fork. If feasible, leave shoes at the door." From Dr. Clark
1. Parsley water: cook a big bunch of fresh parsley in a quart of water for 3 minutes. Throw away the parsley. After cooling, you may freeze most of it in several 1 cup Containers. This is a month's supply. Put 1 tsp. parsley water on the pet's food. You don't have to watch it go down. Whatever amount is eaten is satisfactory.
All dosages are based on a 10 pound (5 kilo) cat or dog. Double them for a 20 pound pet, triple them for a 30 pound pet, and so forth.
Pets are so full of parasites, you must be quite careful not to deparasitize too quickly. The purpose of the parsley water is to keep the kidneys flowing well so dead parasites are eliminated promptly. They get quite fond of their parsley water. (Perhaps they can sense the benefit it brings them.) Do this for a week before starting the Black Walnut Hull Tincture. You can buy the herbal parasite cleanse here, or make your own--https://www.curanderahealing.com/store/p185/curanderahealing.com/store/p185/Parasite_Elimination_96_caps.html.html
Treating parasites
I I put parsley water in their food for three days to prepare their kidneys for the toxic die-off of the parasites then gave them a capsule of black walnut powder for three days. The results have been noticeable, which is more than I can say for the results of the chemical de-wormers. Smaller dogs should have a much smaller dose of course.
If your pet vomits or has diarrhea, you may expect to see worms. This is extremely infectious and hazardous. Never let a child clean up a pet mess. Begin by pouring salt and iodine (“Povidone” iodine, topical antiseptic, is available in most drug stores) on the mess and letting it stand for 5 minutes before cleaning it up. Clean up outdoor messes the same way. Finally, clean your hands with diluted grain alcohol (dilute 1 part alcohol with 4 parts water). Grain alcohol is actually ethyl alcohol that has been made by fermenting grain. In some countries sugar cane is used to make ethyl alcohol. A common brand in the United States is Everclear. But be careful. The smaller flask sizes are polluted with solvents from the pumping and filling processes. Choose the 750 ml or 1 liter bottle which is, evidently, bottled differently. Be careful to keep all alcohol out of sight of children; don't rely on discipline for this. Be careful not to buy isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol for this purpose.
Go slowly so the pet can learn to eat all of it. To repeat:- Week 1: parsley water.
- Week 2: parsley water, black walnut, wormwood, and cloves.
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Cat Health
It takes some time for kittens to build up their immune system. The following is an edited article by Madeliene Innocent.
"The current health of the modern domestic cat is in a sorry state. It is a far cry from their healthy, wild cousins. Wild cats are naturally healthy cats, having evolved over millenia. This shows that human intervention is largely responsible in the decline in natural cat health.
So let’s examine the human influence. To some extent the problem lies at the door of inappropriate breeding, but this mostly comes with pure breeds, rather than your average moggy, who still gets to choose their mates.
Animals, including cats, have their own way of deciding who will be a good parent for their off-spring. Normally, it is the female who makes the choice, the male being happy to pair with anyone! The female bears the brunt of the reproduction and she doesn’t want to waste valuable time and energy breeding poorly kittens. However, this is only one part of the story.
The other, perhaps more significant parts of the story in natural health for cats, are the diet, the health care and the environmental factors. Let’s examine each separately.
The pet food industry ...has infiltrated veterinary colleges and have (largely or completely) taken over the teaching of nutrition. If this wasn’t true, why do you see commercial pet food stacked from floor to ceiling in every veterinary clinic? I am old enough to remember when this wasn’t the case. When vets didn’t sell pet food...
Let’s first appreciate what cats need in the way of food, according to their evolution... Wild cats kill and eat small animals. They are the true carnivores. They don’t scavenge. They need fresh food. This is why cats have the reputation of being fussy eaters. Their food needs to be good quality and very fresh. They tend to eat the whole animal, perhaps leaving some fur or feathers, maybe a beak, a tail or the feet.
Now let’s look at the typical ingredients of pet food. Meat is expensive, so all the good cuts of meat are sold as human food. Even some left overs are used to make the cheaper meat products, such as sausages. What is left tends to be heads, feet, intestines and fat. These are taken to rendering plants. Rendering plants are not subject to the same scrutiny and hygiene regulations that slaughter houses are. This is why so many pet foods are constantly recalled due to salmonella or other contamination, as these are rife.
Road kill, diseased and dead farm animals, euthanised animals from veterinary clinics and small laboratories also find their way to rendering plants. Storage of the carcasses is usually outside, unprotected.
When there is enough ‘raw material’, it is cooked at very high temperatures and pressures. If you think there may have been any nutrition present, there certainly won’t be much after that treatment. The resulting product is dried and sold to, among others, the pet food industry. Usually this is listed as a by-product on the list of ingredients on the pet food. The rendering plant may add a preservative, which the pet food supplier does not have to list on their end product as they didn’t add it.
Depending on the company and the country of origin as well as of sale, the list of ingredients do not have to be complete and can be misleading. There are few laws defending animals rights and virtually none that are enforceable regarding the safety of pet food. Be assured, that anything can, and does, happen.
So the meat content of typical cat food is unbalanced, is often contaminated, is far from fresh, is often high in fat and has been cooked, which alters protein and kills enzymes at the very least. Can you begin to see the link between diet and the natural health of cats?
The story doesn’t end here. This ‘food’ is bulked out with any cheap source of food, such as grain or anything in surplus on the world market, usually plant based. Cats are carnivores, which means they don’t do well on plant-based food. They don’t have the ability to digest plant based foods. Can you imagine what impact that has on their health?
Finally, synthetic colours, preservations, ‘nutrients’ and appetite stimulants are added. Anything synthetic is toxic to the body, even the so-called vitamins and minerals. Nutrients should come from food, not a laboratory. ..
Some higher end pet foods may start out with slightly better quality ingredients, but most are still subjected to much of the processes described above.
Do you think your cat will be healthy on this diet? Do you consider this diet will prevent feline diseases such as renal problems, kidney failure, liver failure, mouth issues such as gingivitis, stomatitis or loose teeth or auto-immune diseases such as diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, leukaemia or cancer? Do you think, for one moment that this diet is supporting a naturally healthy cat? Do you think that this is the best cat food?
Health CareMost people who are lucky enough to share their homes with a cat or two, rely exclusively on veterinary services for all their cats health care needs. Yet veterinary health care is more adept at managing disease than in promoting health...
Environmental Factors
It is common to remove young kittens from their mother far too early, as kittens are cute, appealing and saleable. In Nature, the mother cat will keep her kittens for up to 12 months, instructing them for their life ahead. The removal of any youngster from the mother too early causes great grief in both. Add this scenario to the poor diet of most mother cats plus the veterinary care, and the result is sickly kittens.
Cats love and need the energy of the sun. If you live in an unsafe, urban area, then a small outside run or enclosed area outside a sunny window can be enough to satisfy this need.
Cats need to be able to feel the healing energy of the earth at times. Again, an outside run if you live in an unsafe area, can be sufficient, even if it is only accessible for a few hours.
Cats need to self medicate themselves. They will do this if they have access outside to a variety of healthy, non-sprayed, plants. If your cat is an inside cat, then make sure there are pots of grass and other suitable plants around. Many households are noisy. Cats are very sensitive animals, especially to toxins. Many household cleaners and furnishings are toxic, often emitting a constant stream. Try to avoid anything toxic in your home, for the sake of you and your family as well as your cat. Use safe and natural cleaning products, such as vinegar and bicarbonate of soda, and natural furnishing and floor coverings. Air your home as much as possible.
If you can’t manage all of my recommendations, then I consider the food the most important. Feeding your cat a natural diet, according to their evolution can save you a great deal of heart-ache not to mention hard cash, as their health will be so much better.
A natural diet for cats can safeguard against mouth problems (such as gingivitis, stomatitis, decaying or loose teeth, tartar build up, etc), fleas, worms, respiratory and other viruses, bacterial infection and fungal infections (such as feline viral rhinotracheitis, calici virus, chlamydia, feline enteritis, cerebellar ataxia, ulcerative glossitis, feline infectious anaemia, feline leaukaemia, feline infectious peritonitis, new diseases, etc) because the immune system is in a strong enough order to enable this. The combination of a quality, natural diet plus an energetic health care system, such as homeopathy, can sort out most of even the most advanced feline diseases. "
Though the above author does not mention what to feed the cat, we've decided to feed ours fresh mice and rabbits.
Diseases Possible to Convey
Lyme disease
Those who cruise the woods and dunes know to perform a tick check upon their return. But if your pets are doing the cruising, they can bring infected ticks to you even if you haven’t left home. You can’t get Lyme disease directly from your pet, but they can pick up an infected tick and pass it on to you. [Everything you want to know about Lyme disease]
Cat scratch fever
Commonly known as cat scratch disease, the bacterial disease made famous by Ted Nugent is caused by Bartonella henselae. Cat scratch disease usually follows a bite or scratch from a cat, with a mild infection where the wound is. Symptoms include swollen lymph nodes, fever, headache, fatigue and diminished appetite. Rare complications of B. henselae infection are possible.
Plague
Really? Although plague no longer causes massive epidemics that wipe out large sections of the population with symptoms fit for horror movies, it still exists. It’s rare in the United States, but does occur in parts of California, Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico. On average, 10 human plague cases are reported each year in the United States. Plague is generally associated with rats, but as the U.S.. National Library of Medicine points out, “risk factors for plague include a recent flea bite and exposure to rodents, especially rabbits, squirrels or prairie dogs, or scratches or bites from infected domestic cats.” The presentation of plague in cats is most commonly bubonic plague. Cats with bubonic plague typically present with fever, anorexia, lethargy and an enlarged lymph node that may be abscessed and draining, according to the Merck Veterinary Manual.
Q fever
The bacteria Coxiella burnetii is the culprit behind the curiously named Q fever. Cattle, sheep and goats are the primary targets, although a variety of species may be infected, including house pets. The organism is found in the milk, urine and feces of infected animals, and since it is extremely hardy and resistant to heat and many common disinfectants, it is able to survive for long periods in the environment. Infection of humans usually occurs by inhalation of these organisms, as well as through tick bites or consuming unpasteurized dairy products.
As for the name: The Q stands for “query” due to the unknown etiology of the mystery disease when it was first recognized.
Rabies
Rabies is a viral disease of mammals generally transmitted through the bite of an infected (crazy-eyed, foaming-at-the-mouth) animal. Most rabies cases reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention each year occur in woodland scamperers like raccoons, skunks, bats, and foxes, but domestic species accounted for 8 percent of all rabid animals reported in the United States in 2010.
The rabies virus attacks the central nervous system, ultimately causing disease in the brain followed by death. The early symptoms of rabies in people are similar to that of many other illnesses, including fever, headache, and general weakness or discomfort. As the disease progresses, more specific symptoms appear and may include insomnia, anxiety, confusion, slight or partial paralysis, excitation, hallucinations, agitation, hyper-salivation, difficulty swallowing and hydrophobia. The simple workaround? Keep your pet's rabies vaccination up to date.
Campylobacteriosis
Caused by the Campylobacter bacterium, most cases of campylobacteriosis are associated with eating raw or undercooked poultry or meat, or from cross-contamination of other foods by these items. It is one of the most common causes of diarrheal illness in the United States. Pets can also become infected, and people can get sick from contact with the stool of an ill dog or cat. Most people recover quickly, but more severe infection can occur.
Leptospirosis
Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease that your pet can get when it comes into contact with the bacteria in the environment (drinking, swimming or walking through contaminated water) or when exposed to infected animals. In humans, it may produce no symptoms, or it may come with many, including high fever, headache, chills, aches, vomiting, jaundice, abdominal pain, diarrhea and rash.
Without treatment, Leptospirosis can lead to kidney damage, meningitis liver failure, respiratory distress and death.
Salmonellosis
We commonly hear about the bacteria known as Salmonella from outbreaks of contaminated food and eating raw eggs. Most people infected with Salmonella develop diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps within 12 to 72 hours after infection. But people can get it from pets as well, usually through contact with the pet’s feces. Reptiles such as lizards, snakes, and turtles are likely sources of this infection, as well as chicks and ducklings. Dogs, cats, birds and horses may also carry it. [CDC issues new warning about salmonella from pet turtles]
Toxoplasmosis
Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoa that most often infects cats, but will also take up in other warm-blooded animals. Humans can get the nasty parasite from contact with cat feces, or by eating undercooked meat or unwashed vegetables. Once ingested, T. gondii can invade the brain and muscle tissues, and reside within cysts that are resistant to attacks by the host's defense system. The infection may also be passed from an infected mother to her baby through the placenta, creating serious complications — which is why moms-to-be should be relieved from cat-box duty.
Ringworm
This fungal infection forms a ring-shaped rash on the skin or a bald patch on the scalp. It is transmitted easily from pets to people, and from people to people, who can get it from direct contact with an infected animal.
Roundworm
Left untreated, nearly all puppies and kittens get roundworm. Distributed by pet feces, the egg form (the oocyst) can survive in the soil for years. If a human accidentally eats an oocyst, small worms hatch in the gut and move through the body. Nice. The larvae can also enter directly through the skin. Symptoms include fever, coughing, asthma, and/or pneumonia. Unfortunately, the worms can also enter the eye and cause Ocular toxocariasis, which though rare, causes blindness in seven out of 10 of those affected by it.
Tapeworm
Most human tapeworm infections are the result of eating raw or undercooked meat of infected animals, especially pork and beef. (Sayonara, steak tartare.) But children can pick up tapeworm parasites from cats and dogs by inadvertently swallowing a flea infected with tapeworm larvae — which may sound unlikely, but it happens. In the human intestine, the larva develops into the adult tapeworm. A tapeworm can grow to longer than 12 feet and can live for years — almost like a new pet! [Brain tapeworms: More common than you thought]
Hookworm
These intestinal parasites are commonly found in dogs and cats, especially young ones. The worms’ eggs or larvae are passed from pets through stool and infest soil. People get infected by direct contact when they walk barefoot over contaminated soil. A young child might also accidentally eat the worm eggs. Hookworm infection can cause painful and itchy skin infections or abdominal symptoms. This formula will kill hookworm, round and pin worms. http://www.curanderahealing.com/store/p175/Parasite_Elimination.html
Horse Health
In Memory of Asherah
TThis link will take you to recent research mentioning ivermectin as a neuro toxin and suggesting that it crosses the blood-brain-barrier. After my beautiful, black Polish-Arabian mare died last year I had an autopsy done on her. There seemed to be no "cause of death." I wonder now if it was the de-worming medicine I gave her that caused her demise. http://physiologyonline.physiology.org/content/17/6/231.full We are now giving our horses only herbal anthelmintics; pumpkin seeds, lavender, black walnut or diatomaceous earth. There are many other herbs one can use as well; quassia bark, white willow, fennel, garlic, hyssop, hops, wormwood, thyme, sage, blue vervain, olive leaf, pau d'arco, red clover. Do some research before deciding to give any of these to your horse, or muscle test the horses response to the herbs through the owner. Black walnut hulls can be very toxic to equines.
There have been many people whose horses have died from the West Nile Vaccine. In speaking to the USDA animal health office I was told that the statistics for these deaths cannot be released to the public as the company, Fort Dodge, has asked they be kept "confidential." The records may (or may not) be obtained through the freedom of information act.
From http://www.thehorseshoof.com/WNVvaccine.html
"For those of you concerned and would like to use alternative medicines too assist in healing and warding off potential problems. The following information is provided:
At a recent workshop in New Orleans this past August with Kerry Bone, BSc Dip Phyto, Australia’s leading herbalist, the topic of West Nile Virus came up. Mr. Bone stated that Australia has a similar virus, originating in birds and transmitted by mosquitoes. The protocol that he has found most effective in combating this virus is using Medi Herb St. John’s Wort and Medi Herb Echinacea Premium.
To quote from a 1995 issue of the Modern Phytotherapist on St. John’s Wort: "St. John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum) has been proposed as an antiviral agent against enveloped viruses. It has been suggested that preparations standardized to a high level of total hypericin are necessary for significant antiviral activity." The West Nile Virus is an enveloped virus.
In September of this year, at the National Conference on Nutritional and Herbal Applications in Wisconsin, my husband had an occasion to speak with Dr. Martens from South Dakota. She shared her results of treating horses with full blown reactions to the West Nile Virus having complete recovery. Although from opposite ends of the world, working independently, the same conclusions were made. Both used Medi Herb St. John’s Wort in their protocol and both worked to boost the immune system.
To locate a doctor in your area using Medi Herb and Standard Process products, please call 1-501-745-6696, or send a SASE to Therapeutic Nutritional Services, Inc., P.O. Box 1579, Clinton, AR 72031 and write West Nile Virus Information."
Medi Herb sells only to vets. If your vet would like to purchase the herbs for you the number to call is 1.800.321.9807.To keep my horse from West Nile virus, which can and does kill horses, I am making my own herbal combinations or using another brand of vaccination.
Laminitis and Founder. Activated charcoal has been found to be effective in certain cases of laminitis. Most triggers of laminitis involve the build-up of toxic conditions in the gut, which consequently affect blood circulation to the feet. This predisposes the horse to laminitis. Something like activated charcoal, that adsorbs and neutralizes toxins in the gut, makes perfect sense as a treatment for laminitis. In conjunction with rest and corrective hoof trimming/shoeing, activated charcoal has helped some horses to fully recover. One commercial product that uses activated charcoal is Universal Animal Antidote Gel (UAA).
"Nine equine herpes viruses (EHVs) have been identified to date. EHV-1 is one of the viruses that pose the most serious threats to a horse’s health. Symptoms of EHV-1 include fever, inflammation of blood vessels in spinal cord and brain, muscle weakness, abortion, and neonatal death. (from http://www.healthmap.org/news/equine-herpes-virus-infects-calif-horses )
EHVs are actually very common in horses, however, many horses do not show symptoms of the virus. The virus might be latent, or inactive, causing the horse to be an unknowing carrier of the virus. The virus spreads quite easily through direct horse-to-horse contact, in the air, and on fomites (inanimate objects that are capable of carrying living organisms) such as people’s hands, feed and water buckets, grooming equipment, and tack. While humans can transmit the virus from horse to horse, they are not at risk of being infected by the virus. The virus can remain alive outside of a horse’s body between seven and 28 days, depending upon the environmental conditions. Therefore, it is extremely important to clean and disinfect equipment, hands and surface areas when EHV infection is suspected. While there is no vaccine to prevent the neurological form of the herpes virus, there are methods of treatment. It is important to treat an infected horse as soon as possible, as horses have a greater chance of survival if treatment is begun early on.Look on the Market page of this website (Prunella Vulgaris) for a possible natural remedy."
There have been many people whose horses have died from the West Nile Vaccine. In speaking to the USDA animal health office I was told that the statistics for these deaths cannot be released to the public as the company, Fort Dodge, has asked they be kept "confidential." The records may (or may not) be obtained through the freedom of information act.
From http://www.thehorseshoof.com/WNVvaccine.html
"For those of you concerned and would like to use alternative medicines too assist in healing and warding off potential problems. The following information is provided:
At a recent workshop in New Orleans this past August with Kerry Bone, BSc Dip Phyto, Australia’s leading herbalist, the topic of West Nile Virus came up. Mr. Bone stated that Australia has a similar virus, originating in birds and transmitted by mosquitoes. The protocol that he has found most effective in combating this virus is using Medi Herb St. John’s Wort and Medi Herb Echinacea Premium.
To quote from a 1995 issue of the Modern Phytotherapist on St. John’s Wort: "St. John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum) has been proposed as an antiviral agent against enveloped viruses. It has been suggested that preparations standardized to a high level of total hypericin are necessary for significant antiviral activity." The West Nile Virus is an enveloped virus.
In September of this year, at the National Conference on Nutritional and Herbal Applications in Wisconsin, my husband had an occasion to speak with Dr. Martens from South Dakota. She shared her results of treating horses with full blown reactions to the West Nile Virus having complete recovery. Although from opposite ends of the world, working independently, the same conclusions were made. Both used Medi Herb St. John’s Wort in their protocol and both worked to boost the immune system.
To locate a doctor in your area using Medi Herb and Standard Process products, please call 1-501-745-6696, or send a SASE to Therapeutic Nutritional Services, Inc., P.O. Box 1579, Clinton, AR 72031 and write West Nile Virus Information."
Medi Herb sells only to vets. If your vet would like to purchase the herbs for you the number to call is 1.800.321.9807.To keep my horse from West Nile virus, which can and does kill horses, I am making my own herbal combinations or using another brand of vaccination.
Laminitis and Founder. Activated charcoal has been found to be effective in certain cases of laminitis. Most triggers of laminitis involve the build-up of toxic conditions in the gut, which consequently affect blood circulation to the feet. This predisposes the horse to laminitis. Something like activated charcoal, that adsorbs and neutralizes toxins in the gut, makes perfect sense as a treatment for laminitis. In conjunction with rest and corrective hoof trimming/shoeing, activated charcoal has helped some horses to fully recover. One commercial product that uses activated charcoal is Universal Animal Antidote Gel (UAA).
"Nine equine herpes viruses (EHVs) have been identified to date. EHV-1 is one of the viruses that pose the most serious threats to a horse’s health. Symptoms of EHV-1 include fever, inflammation of blood vessels in spinal cord and brain, muscle weakness, abortion, and neonatal death. (from http://www.healthmap.org/news/equine-herpes-virus-infects-calif-horses )
EHVs are actually very common in horses, however, many horses do not show symptoms of the virus. The virus might be latent, or inactive, causing the horse to be an unknowing carrier of the virus. The virus spreads quite easily through direct horse-to-horse contact, in the air, and on fomites (inanimate objects that are capable of carrying living organisms) such as people’s hands, feed and water buckets, grooming equipment, and tack. While humans can transmit the virus from horse to horse, they are not at risk of being infected by the virus. The virus can remain alive outside of a horse’s body between seven and 28 days, depending upon the environmental conditions. Therefore, it is extremely important to clean and disinfect equipment, hands and surface areas when EHV infection is suspected. While there is no vaccine to prevent the neurological form of the herpes virus, there are methods of treatment. It is important to treat an infected horse as soon as possible, as horses have a greater chance of survival if treatment is begun early on.Look on the Market page of this website (Prunella Vulgaris) for a possible natural remedy."
Skywalker, our Arabian gelding out of Huckleberry Bey.
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Even snakes respond to plant medicine (and other cheap medicine!)
After the vet gave up on my python with pneumonia I made 20 gallons of mullein tea, cooled it to body temperature and put the tea and the python in a large, new can with a lid on it. The snake breathed in the fumes and recovered from his lung disease.
I learned also, from the herpetolgist at the Albuquerque zoo that the dreaded "mouthrot" which snakes are susceptible to can be cured with Listerine!
I learned also, from the herpetolgist at the Albuquerque zoo that the dreaded "mouthrot" which snakes are susceptible to can be cured with Listerine!
