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Whats your best at home vet tip for treating your dog2007-11-25 2:54:00

PLEASE NOTE I am in NO WAY advocating skipping vet care for a sick dog- I am just asking people to share their 'home remedies' for common doggies problems! If you are unsure of what your dog's condition is, SEE YOUR VET. If you have tried-and-true home solutions for doggie medical issues, share them here!

Here are mine: Zymox solution for recurring ear infections (only treat bacterial or yeast infections, not infections due to mites) and Terramycin for conjunctivitis- both available OTC online.

My dog battled ear infections FOREVER, we were at the vet's every 2 months or so, and nothing worked, until the Zymox. Conjunctivitis flares up once in a while in another dog, we have found we can clear it up with a $15 tube of Terramycin instead of a $60+ vet trip/antibiotics from them.

Answers:

Haven't really needed too many at-home vet techniques (thankfully), but we're probably among that many that use:

Benadryl for bee stings/insect bites

Buffered aspirin for minor aches/pains

Ibuprofin only when advised by Vet

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I use peroxide and neosporin for minor injuries. I also have a dog that had a severely broken leg before I got her. We think some minor arthritis may have set it. With the vet's approval, if she starts limping, I give her ibuprofen for pain. But only once a day and for no more than 5 days. After that, if it lasts that long, we go in for a visit. Luckily we haven't had that problem for a while.

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IF YOUR DOG SWALLOWS SOMETHING THAT COULD BE HARMFUL TO THEM, INJECT PEROXIDE INTO THEIR MOUTH AND MAKE THEM SWALLOW IT AND IN JUST A FEW MINUTES THEY WILL THROW UP WHATEVER THEY SWALLOWED! MY VET TOLD ME ABOUT THIS AND IT REALLY WORKS!

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