Many people treat their pets as family, and justly so. Well, when one of your children, or another family member has a rash or infection you take care of it as quickly as possible. Pets also deserve the same quick attention to keep them healthy. Instead of a huge vet bill, why not try an herbal remedy when your pet gats attacked by fleas. here are a few home remedy suggestions you can try.
Give An Herb Bath
At the first sign of a flea, bathe your pet with a natural pet shampoo that contains flea-repellent herbs. Pennyroyal or eucalyptus iol boost the bathwater's flea killing power. A badly infested dog needs a bath about every two weeks; a cat, about once a month.
Clean, Clean, and Clean Some More
Especially in the Summer, wash the pets bedding in hot soapy water once a week, and dry it in a hot dryer. Also vacuum your rugs every two to three days. Ninty percent of fleas are found where your pet sleeps.
Use Natural Powders
They generally contain such herbs as rosemary, rue, wormwood, pennyroyal, eucalyptus, or citronella, and sometimes tobacco powder. You can also dust the powder, or just diatomaceous earth, in all the nooks and crannyies you can't reach by vacuuming.
Diatomaceous earth removes the fleas waxy coating and dries them out, which kills them. Caution: Wear a dust mask to avoid the easily inhaled, finely ground diatomaceous earth used in swimming pool filteres; and pennyroyal and tobacco powder in large quantities can be toxic to you and your pets.
Attack Internally
Finally, add garlic and brewer's yeast to your pet's diet. Even try rubbing the yeast into your pet's fur. Both ingredients are said to make a flea's taste buds curl in disgust. There's no scientific proof, but some pet owners swear by this Home remedy.
Preventitive care goes a long way with pets. Obviously they can't talk to you and let you know that they are beginning to host fleas, so be aware of your pet's behaviour and try these herbal remedies at the first sign.
Biofeedback
Relax to release. At the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, researchers taught biofeedback to 29 children who had trouble with chronic constipation because they couldn't relax their anal sphincters. After an average of five biofeedback sessions, 90 percent of the children had learned how to relax their sphincters, and their constipation was considered cured.
Herbal Medicine
Let psyllium be your salvation. The best herbal treatment for constipation is psyllium seed, says James A. Duke, Ph.D. It contains mucilage, a soluble fiber that expands when it absorbs water. In this way, it adds bulk to stools. Bulkier stools press against the colon wall and stimulate peristalsis.
A number of over-the-counter products?including Metamucil and Fiberall-have psyllium as their active ingredient. They usually work within 12 to 72 hours. But as Dr. Duke notes, they must be taken with 8 to 10 ounces of water or juice in order to be effective.
Home Remedies
Use honey as a natural laxative. Some 800 years ago, the Egyptian physician Maimonides prescribed honey mixed with warm water-taken every morning for 3 or 4 days-as a treatment for constipation. More recently, Greek researchers discovered that people have faster bowel movements when they take a high-fructose drink. And fructose is the substance that gives honey its sweetness.
Check your oil. In the Mediterranean region, people have long relied on olive oil as a cure for constipation. They take a tablespoon of the oil every few hours until things get moving again. Olive oil-or any vegetable oil, for that matter-acts as a lubricant, Dr. Simons explains. It coats the stool, promoting easier passage.
Adopt bowel-friendly habits. According to Dr. Pizzorno, constipation often results from bad toilet habits. You can retrain your bowels to move regularly with the following tips.
Eat at roughly the same times every day, without rushing. This helps train the body for regular bowel movements.
Never ignore the urge to go to the bathroom.
Sit, but don't strain. Straining contributes to hemorrhoids.
Give yourself some leverage. While sitting on the toilet, try placing your feet on a small footstool. "It puts you in more of a squatting position, which helps some people go," Dr. Simons explains.
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