Our dog of 3 years looks like skin and bones, he is fed 2 times a day. Are there any home remedies?
Here is advice for home remedies from the ThriftyFun community. You should always seek medical advice from a professional veterinarian or the Humane Society, often they can help with financial assistance.
Answers:
Might Be Worms
It sounds like your dog has worms. Although the best solution would be to have your dog checked out by the vet (there are several different types of worms) you could also visit a reputable Vet supply house or pet supply store. They have worm remedies that are fairly effective and not expensive. Worms prevent any food the dog consumes from being absorbed and robs the dog of it's nutritional intake. Get it treated right away!
By gailanne
Might Be Food Allergies
Your dog may also have allergies to his/her food. I had one that was allergic to beef. I had to cook chicken for him. It was hard to keep weight on and lots of ear infections.
By Connie
Try Over The Counter Remedies Or Humane Society
If it's parvo, there is no home remedy, he needs immediate medical attention. But it sounds like worms. You can try over the counter remedies, the most common being tapeworm. Check your local SPCA/Humane Soc. to see if they offer any assistance.
Call vets and vet schools nearby and tell them your situation. See if they have any ideas. Call local pet store chain, too, ask them if they have any advice for getting treatment for the dog when you can't afford.
Type "Dog rescue" and where you live into Google see if any non-profits come up and call them. There may be a charity or service in your area that may be able to help.
Contact your local Humane Society and see if they can offer assistance. Maybe they'll have a look at the dog.
If you go to church, ask for advice and help there.
Spend an hour on the phone and it may payoff. You likely will get some free advice and may find some assistance for your situation.
Keep your head up and keep working at it!
By Stan
Yahoo Group For Pets
Join the CS-Dogs and Cats group on yahoo. The people on it are knowledgeable and caring. The purpose of the group is to help people with colloidal silver and their pets, but I have seen lots of topics on it, so why don't you join it and see what they say. It is not a crime to be poor and you may find a way to help your dog so that you don't have to give him up.
In the future to help keep the worms away, put a sprinkle of garlic powder in his food. It not only repels them, it expels them too. A neighbor saved the lives of a dog and a cat of mine just by telling me this. Both of them pooped out the most ugly looking wad or worms a few days later and lived long lives afterwards.
By Linne
Editor's Note: Veterinarians list garlic as a poison to dogs. Many lay people swear by it. Please do some research on this subject before deciding for yourself.
Acidophilis
Acidophilis, buy it over the counter at your local pharmacy.
Worms Or Intestinal Blockage
It sounds like TAPE worms or an intestinal blockage. Is he eating and having NORMAL bowel movements? If so that is a good sign. Is he coughing? If so, he could have heart worms in the final stage. The dog needs to be checked by a vet, and maybe you could make payments.
My dog threw up something yesterday, it was a tapeworm (easily the same as pictures from the web) my wife went to the vet and came back with four pills that cost 55 bucks. We have two dogs, I've been unemployed for a long time, I sent her back to the vet for the money. I won't give my dogs tobacco as that will possibly be harmful. I will try crushed pumpkin seed shells at the rate of 1 and a half table spoons once a day for four days, if that does not drag anything out, I'll use the long grasses that I see them chewing on our walks. I'll chop it to eight inch lengths and mix it thoroughly with their moistened meals for four days failing that I will try that same grass treatment only using congealed fat as someone else suggested, failing that I'll go on line and purchase the drugs required at a huge price reduction over what the vet charged. But I will not give my dog tobacco.
Also after reading a ton of stuff about this I will be ridding the dog house of fleas (re-paint inside ) and get the fleas off the dogs as well. I don't see them scratching but I understand that tapeworms and fleas are found together. Hope everything comes out all right!
By BlueMountain
Worms Are Easy To Cure
If it is worms it is easily fixable. I have raised a lot of puppies in my time and from time to time puppies and dogs will acquire worms. But there are even over the counter remedies you can get at Petsmart, Walmart, Target, or some grocery stores that sell pet products. This item may cost you from $5 to $10
Joan415: There ARE ways to treat Parvo at home, and the $214 I spent doing so for two dogs is way cheaper than the $1500+ the vet wanted. Parvaid and pedialyte and gatorade do work, you need to follow the directions to a T. All the vet wanted to do was put them down once they had spotty bleeding, now after HOME TREATMENT they are both doing great!
VetTech Whats heartbreaking is vets thinking they should be paid like doctors, getting $1500 or more for treatments that cost under $200. My "vet" cares so much that they wouldn't sell me a couple IV's or get a prescription for antibiotics because they wanted the $1500 EACH minimum to treat the dogs. It wound up costing $214 to treat TWO dogs. I'm not rich, but my dogs get excellent care, and from what I have seen at vet offices I give them much better care at home than the vets or their techs!
2 weeks ago i went over to the humane society and adopted a dog. my dog is a mastiff( 4 months old) when i adopeted him he seemed perfectly fine till we got home. 2 hours after getting home i started to notice weird symptoms: runny nose, baggy eyes, red eyes, little discharge from the eyes, coughing, heavy breathing, congestion in the lungs, loss of apetite and no energy what so ever. I was freaked out emediately and didnt know what to do. i wound up taking him to a local vet for some answers. the vet not only made me wait for ever but also was kinda rude and blunt. he told me all sighns to kenel cough possibly distempe because my dog had a fever that spaked to (105). he told me he could run some blood tests and x rays but it was going to cost me around $1000.00 to beging with. depending on the diagnose is what would etermine if i was in for having my bank broke. that also freaked me out. he suggested that if i cant affor this to take him backto the kenel. i said ok i will do that. the people at the kenel have no patience and or means of running tests on theses dogs so my dog was going to be put to sleep. i emediately felt remorse and said" no' theres got to beanother way. I spoke with the vet on site and explaine my situation and he knew i didnt have the money so he recomended a few things. he said feed the dog9 rice and ground beef for 5 day straight 3 x perday. give him antibioics every 12 hours for 10 days wich he prescribed. give the dog peptobismol everytime you see him drowing up. me being ignorant to the situation i said " ok". well its been 2 weeks now since then My dog has improoved alot. hes running now, eating 3 times a day, hes gained some weight, his eyes arent as bad, he urinating regularly. the only problem is that hes still breaths hard from time to time. hes still coughing wirdly every few minutes or so. and hes not really having regular bowl movemets. its like once every 4 days. well today i tryed a home remedy i gave him a spoon of vegetable oil and some crushed calic in his food.1 hour later he automatically pooped it all out. heres the thing thoe it was erry dark, verry long strand like, and with red prts here and there. as i cleaned it up i notice little seeds in it or i thought it was. it kinda looked like beetles or olive seeds. i know weird huh? bottom line i dont know what to do please give me some insight id really appreciate it.
Use Pepto Bismol. Often times people mistake symptoms caused from tapeworms with Parvo. The sypmtoms are vomiting clear gooey sometimes yellow liquid along with bloody stools and very lethargic affect. With a good swallow of Peptom Bismol this improves the dog almost instantly. They will pick up and be playing within minutes. You can do this daily if needed. Only a mouth full is needed. If the symptoms continue get tapeworm medication as soon as you can, until then keep Pepto on hand. It has worked every time for me. Who knows it could work for Parvo too. Try it and see. Please let me know if this helps. ksh 376 @ Yahoo . com (remove spaces) to cut down on email phishers.
Pat: This dog most likely has a problem with anal glands. These are small glands on each side of the rectum that are most often expressed with bowel movements. Sometimes they become slightly (or greatly) plugged and the dog will slide or rub to relieve the itching this causes and to empty the glands. Sometimes they get infected and can require surgery. A groomer or experienced dog person can express them for you or show you how or you can call a vet and ask for an appointment for "anal gland expression". At my husband's office in rural Oregon this costs $5.00. This may or may not be all that's needed but it's a place to start. It's not the fault of the kennel. I'd get the glands expressed and see if that takes care of the problem. Start simple and advance if you need to.
My sister has been hospitalized and I recruited myself to help her with her dog's care. The dog had been in a kennel for about 6 weeks before she came to my home. I bathed her and take good care of her, feeding her well and exercising her daily. The dog has been in my home for about 2 weeks, but she prefers to be outside.
She just started scooting on her butt for whatever relief that could offer her. But I would like your opinion on why she is scooting on her butt, and if this new area is the reason for it, or if the kennel was a probable contact. ???
I am thinking the dog has worms, but I'm not sure. I'm just babysitting my sister's dog until she recovers. My home has had no animals whatsoever, so there is no contamination from my position...
Any help you can give me will be gratefully appreciated. Thank you, Pat, the dog babysitter
If it's parvovirus, actually, there are home remedies you can use to stabilize your dog, and there are herbal holistic remedies that are highly effective in killing the virus-moreso by far than going to your traditional vet who can usually only offer supportive assistance for dehydration, but not to kill the virus. There are natural herbs that do in fact kill viruses, including canine parvovirus. You can get a kit that will help your dog heal from parvo and also prevent and heal secondary infections for about 70.00 and have your dog eating and drinking on his own in about 2 days.
For anyone who has a thin dog from worms, a great way for them to put on some weight is to make Satin Balls. Its a very good canine diet, loaded with protien and fat. the recipe makes a very large batch, so if you wish just cut all the ingredients in half for smaller batches.
10 pounds hamburger meat [the cheapest kind] 1 lg. box of Total cereal 1 lg. box oatmeal 1 jar of wheat germ 1 1/4 cup veg oil 1 1/4 cup of unsulfured molasses 10 raw eggs AND shells 10 envelopes of unflavored gelatin pinch of salt
Mix all ingredients together, much like you would a meatloaf.
Divide into 10 quart freezer bags and freeze.
Thaw as needed and feed raw.
Make sure to keep the dog on flea meds, as fleas carry worms, and what happens is the fleas bite, so the dog turns around and does that funny little nibble on their skin to stop the itching, they in turn ingest the flea, and the nice worms get passed along to them. So if the dog has fleas AND worms, treating the worms will do no good until the fleas are under control. its a vicious cycle.
I'm a Vet Tech spending my weekend at home after a long week at work with a puppy who was brought into my clinic diagnosed with parvo. The owner did not have funds to treat it the first time she brought her pet in (3 days ago) and we asked her to please consider relinquishing her pet so she had a better chance of survival.
Owner declined, treated at home with "online treatments" and brought her back 3 days later on deaths door. At this moment 12 hours into treatment I'm still only maybe 25% optimistic this pet will live based on the condition she is in and the history I've seen with Parvovirus in the field over the last couple of years.
I can't even begin to describe how heartbreaking it is that this poor girl didn't get urgent treatment. Trust me when Vet Techs tell you that your pet needs urgent treatment...we mean it! We understand financial constraints...the VAST majority of us make under $15,000 a year and are in it for the love of animals...we're broke too! but PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE if you cannot provide adequate care for a pet (including emergency care) DO NOT GET A PET TO BEGIN WITH.
The argument can be made that if everyone who didn't have a thousand + dollars available gave up their pet that many animals would give up a long healthy life with people who love them, but on the other side of the spectrum I see so many untreated painful ear infections, diarrhea cases that go on for painful months because owners cannot afford proper diagnostics to prescribe the right meds, and relinquished pets for Parvo because they've already given up on their "starter puppy" because it's cheaper to start over than take a chance to fix the one they've got.
Sure the hospital gave me a break on the cost of meds because I work there and I have the training to provide adequate around the clock care, but although this poor girl may not make it I'm sacrificing hundreds of my own precious (and few) dollars just to make sure this kid has a fighting chance because there was a selfish person out there not willing to give up her accessory when she starting getting sick thinking she could give it "a whirl" at home.
Pets may be our best friends, but they depend on us for care much like children. Please find your puppy another home if you cannot afford to take care of it. On the other hand small daily sacrifices in your routine add up quickly into paid vet bills.
Good luck to all and a sleepless night to all of us attempting to save our valued family members...BUT PLEASE... FROM A VET TECH WHO DOES IT FOR LOVE AND NOT MONEY...DO NOT FEED YOUR ANIMAL BLEACH IN ORDER TO TRY TO HELP YOUR PUPPY! The success stories you hear from this site are the same 20% of puppies that would've survived without treatment. Irritating the lining of the intestines with a chemical as harsh a bleach (even if diluted) is one of the worst things you can do for a pet who's gastrointestinal system is under attack.
If there is any doubt in what the right thing to do is...look into those sad sick eyes...if the roles were reversed they'd gladly do the best they could for you. (09/23/2007)
By VetTech
RE: Home Remedies for Dog
Acidophilis....buy it over the counter at your local pharmacy. (09/23/2007)
By
RE: Home Remedies for Dog
If your puppy has parvo first of all don't panic always go to your vet. But if that is not an option, like for me, I treated my German Shepard puppy at home. I gave her a small dose of pepto bismol like one teaspoon, followed by a cup of pedialyte to keep her hydrated every two hours non-stop. it was many sleepless nights. I also gave her like a cup of water with like 10 drops of chlorine in it once in a while but not that often. This happened like 6 months ago and I still have my beautiful LUNA with me (thats my doggy's name). if you have no other option try this at home it worked for me. (09/29/2007)
By IsI
When is it SAFE to walk my puppy and not worry he might get
I have a 3 month and 3 weeks old male pit bull puppy. He's had all his first shots and his rabies, I wanted to know when is it SAFE to take him out for a walk, without worrying that he might get parvo? (10/02/2007)
By
RE: Home Remedies for Dog
Do you even understand what parvo does to a dog. The inside of the intestine comes off and this cause hypovouliemic shock and death. You are insane to give a dog bleach, you are poisoning an already sick animal. Take the dog to a vet, and may not even be parvo, so many other problems look and even smell like parvo, intussusception comes to mind right off the bat, as well as a massive infection from swallowing a foreign body. And most vets will work out a payment plan if your broke, just remember would you drink bleach, its not a pharmaceutical, its a poison. (10/06/2007)
By Dina
RE: Home Remedies for Dog
Every single one of you who has a dog who is sick and doesn't want to take them to the vet because of money needs to find their dog another home where they will be properly taken care of.
I am the proud owner of 3 beautiful dogs, and I take each of them to the vet every year for a check up and their shots. Besides getting them checked out once a year, I keep them on HeartGuard and Frontline. I also take them to the vet anytime I suspect they are sick, even if I don't have the money. I have been seeing my vet for 10 years now and will work with me on payments. If you talk to your local vet, I am sure they will work with you.
So quit looking online for remedies. Giving your dog bleach is going to poison them. Give your dog what they deserve.. proper treatment, care, and love NO MATTER WHAT! (10/07/2007)
By
RE: Home Remedies for Dog
Do not give a puppy with parvo bleach, but it is important to bleach everything the dog may have come in contact with. I.E. your yard, clothing, furniture etc.. This is no walk in the park! Take the pup to the vet immediately, and pray! We have a dog there right now, and if he dies it will be our third dog in less that 1 year. This is the only one with parvo though. It is very serious, very sad, and very expensive.But he's also family.DO not wait! Symptoms can very, but the vomiting, diarrhea and not eating, are almost sure signs of parvo! Be strong, your dog's need your strength! Good luck!! (10/12/2007)
By Crystal
RE: Home Remedies for Dog
As a dog breeder, I can tell you it is NOT parvo. Parvo KILLS in 2-3 days, the dog will not eat or drink,they have vomiting and diarrhea. It sounds more like TAPE worms or an intestinal blockage.
Is he eating and having NORMAL bowel movements? If so that is a good sign. Is he coughing? If so, he could have heart worms in the final stage. The dog needs to be checked by a vet, and maybe you could make payments. (10/12/2007)
My pup died last weekend- the one with PARVO.. I took him to the vet and that is what the vet said it was. He was trying to fight it, but it didn't work =( Not even two days later my dads dog came down with the same thing! Little did I know my friend let her down in my room where the sick pup was.. Once again the vet did say it was PARVO.. I have three healthy dogs that haven't gotten sick or anything from it. They've been kept up on their shots and even got another PARVO/Distemper shot- to prevent it. Parvo is really bad right now where I am- (10/16/2007)
My 6 wk old puppy just threw up a huge like 3 ft white worm. my mom says to feed her a small ball of tobacco and that will get rid of her worms. I'm going to try this but if anyone has any other advise that might help PLEASE let me know I'd really greatly appreciate it, I cant afford to take her to the vet for another 2 weeks so I just need something to help until then! Please email me anything suggestions or tips you might have THANK YOU tabitha, ternanook05 AT yahoo.com (10/24/2007)
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I'm a Vet Tech spending my weekend at home after a long week at work with a puppy who was brought into my clinic diagnosed with parvo. The owner did not have funds to treat it the first time she brought her pet in (3 days ago) and we asked her to please consider relinquishing her pet so she had a better chance of survival.
Owner declined, treated at home with "online treatments" and brought her back 3 days later on deaths door. At this moment 12 hours into treatment I'm still only maybe 25% optimistic this pet will live based on the condition she is in and the history I've seen with Parvovirus in the field over the last couple of years.
I can't even begin to describe how heartbreaking it is that this poor girl didn't get urgent treatment. Trust me when Vet Techs tell you that your pet needs urgent treatment...we mean it! We understand financial constraints...the VAST majority of us make under $15,000 a year and are in it for the love of animals...we're broke too! but PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE if you cannot provide adequate care for a pet (including emergency care) DO NOT GET A PET TO BEGIN WITH.
The argument can be made that if everyone who didn't have a thousand + dollars available gave up their pet that many animals would give up a long healthy life with people who love them, but on the other side of the spectrum I see so many untreated painful ear infections, diarrhea cases that go on for painful months because owners cannot afford proper diagnostics to prescribe the right meds, and relinquished pets for Parvo because they've already given up on their "starter puppy" because it's cheaper to start over than take a chance to fix the one they've got.
Sure the hospital gave me a break on the cost of meds because I work there and I have the training to provide adequate around the clock care, but although this poor girl may not make it I'm sacrificing hundreds of my own precious (and few) dollars just to make sure this kid has a fighting chance because there was a selfish person out there not willing to give up her accessory when she starting getting sick thinking she could give it "a whirl" at home.
Pets may be our best friends, but they depend on us for care much like children. Please find your puppy another home if you cannot afford to take care of it. On the other hand small daily sacrifices in your routine add up quickly into paid vet bills.
Good luck to all and a sleepless night to all of us attempting to save our valued family members...BUT PLEASE... FROM A VET TECH WHO DOES IT FOR LOVE AND NOT MONEY...DO NOT FEED YOUR ANIMAL BLEACH IN ORDER TO TRY TO HELP YOUR PUPPY! The success stories you hear from this site are the same 20% of puppies that would've survived without treatment. Irritating the lining of the intestines with a chemical as harsh a bleach (even if diluted) is one of the worst things you can do for a pet who's gastrointestinal system is under attack.
If there is any doubt in what the right thing to do is...look into those sad sick eyes...if the roles were reversed they'd gladly do the best they could for you. (09/23/2007)
By VetTech
RE: Home Remedies for Dog
Acidophilis....buy it over the counter at your local pharmacy. (09/23/2007)
By
RE: Home Remedies for Dog
If your puppy has parvo first of all don't panic always go to your vet. But if that is not an option, like for me, I treated my German Shepard puppy at home. I gave her a small dose of pepto bismol like one teaspoon, followed by a cup of pedialyte to keep her hydrated every two hours non-stop. it was many sleepless nights. I also gave her like a cup of water with like 10 drops of chlorine in it once in a while but not that often. This happened like 6 months ago and I still have my beautiful LUNA with me (thats my doggy's name). if you have no other option try this at home it worked for me. (09/29/2007)
By IsI
When is it SAFE to walk my puppy and not worry he might get
I have a 3 month and 3 weeks old male pit bull puppy. He's had all his first shots and his rabies, I wanted to know when is it SAFE to take him out for a walk, without worrying that he might get parvo? (10/02/2007)
By
RE: Home Remedies for Dog
Do you even understand what parvo does to a dog. The inside of the intestine comes off and this cause hypovouliemic shock and death. You are insane to give a dog bleach, you are poisoning an already sick animal. Take the dog to a vet, and may not even be parvo, so many other problems look and even smell like parvo, intussusception comes to mind right off the bat, as well as a massive infection from swallowing a foreign body. And most vets will work out a payment plan if your broke, just remember would you drink bleach, its not a pharmaceutical, its a poison. (10/06/2007)
By Dina
RE: Home Remedies for Dog
Every single one of you who has a dog who is sick and doesn't want to take them to the vet because of money needs to find their dog another home where they will be properly taken care of.
I am the proud owner of 3 beautiful dogs, and I take each of them to the vet every year for a check up and their shots. Besides getting them checked out once a year, I keep them on HeartGuard and Frontline. I also take them to the vet anytime I suspect they are sick, even if I don't have the money. I have been seeing my vet for 10 years now and will work with me on payments. If you talk to your local vet, I am sure they will work with you.
So quit looking online for remedies. Giving your dog bleach is going to poison them. Give your dog what they deserve.. proper treatment, care, and love NO MATTER WHAT! (10/07/2007)
By
RE: Home Remedies for Dog
Do not give a puppy with parvo bleach, but it is important to bleach everything the dog may have come in contact with. I.E. your yard, clothing, furniture etc.. This is no walk in the park! Take the pup to the vet immediately, and pray! We have a dog there right now, and if he dies it will be our third dog in less that 1 year. This is the only one with parvo though. It is very serious, very sad, and very expensive.But he's also family.DO not wait! Symptoms can very, but the vomiting, diarrhea and not eating, are almost sure signs of parvo! Be strong, your dog's need your strength! Good luck!! (10/12/2007)
By Crystal
RE: Home Remedies for Dog
As a dog breeder, I can tell you it is NOT parvo. Parvo KILLS in 2-3 days, the dog will not eat or drink,they have vomiting and diarrhea. It sounds more like TAPE worms or an intestinal blockage.
Is he eating and having NORMAL bowel movements? If so that is a good sign. Is he coughing? If so, he could have heart worms in the final stage. The dog needs to be checked by a vet, and maybe you could make payments. (10/12/2007)
My pup died last weekend- the one with PARVO.. I took him to the vet and that is what the vet said it was. He was trying to fight it, but it didn't work =( Not even two days later my dads dog came down with the same thing! Little did I know my friend let her down in my room where the sick pup was.. Once again the vet did say it was PARVO.. I have three healthy dogs that haven't gotten sick or anything from it. They've been kept up on their shots and even got another PARVO/Distemper shot- to prevent it. Parvo is really bad right now where I am- (10/16/2007)
My 6 wk old puppy just threw up a huge like 3 ft white worm. my mom says to feed her a small ball of tobacco and that will get rid of her worms. I'm going to try this but if anyone has any other advise that might help PLEASE let me know I'd really greatly appreciate it, I cant afford to take her to the vet for another 2 weeks so I just need something to help until then! Please email me anything suggestions or tips you might have THANK YOU tabitha, ternanook05 AT yahoo.com (10/24/2007)
