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10-20-2009, 05:27 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: springfield
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| Garlic for flea and tic prevention? i came across this info on net. I hadn't ever heard anything else about other natural remedies other than dicotimus clay or earth clay. Hmm could be interesting to try ARTICLE GARLIC FOR HUMAN AND DOG HEALTH Numerous medical studies show how garlic juice reduces cholesterol and helps the heart. Worldwide people take garlic pills, eat garlic cloves and spray garlic juice on food for good health. For dogs it does even more: 1. Keeps dogs from having worms and gets rid of worms that are there. 2. Keeps fleas and ticks off dogs by getting into the dog's system and creating a garlic odor that fleas and ticks detect and avoid the dog altogether. (Don't worry, your dog won't smell like garlic. Humans can't detect the garlic odor on the dog but the insects sure will!) 3. Reduces a dog's cholesterol level for good heart function. Garlic Juice is easiest way to give garlic to your dog, here's how most kennels and dog owners do it: Spray or pour garlic into the dog's food, mix well into the food. Here's the recommended daily dosage: 5-20 lb. dogs - 4 sprays or 1/4 ounce in food daily. 21-50 lb. dogs - 6 sprays into food and mix well. 51 lbs. and over dogs 8 sprays into food and mix well. If, for some rare reason your dog will not eat food with the garlic juice in it, mix the garlic juice with soybean oil (available in the cooking oil section at your local supermarket) and mix into food - this also helps make a very nice coat on the dog. Say goodbye to poisonous flea collars! Mother Nature has provided a safe and all-natural alternative - farm fresh garlic juice! Garlic Valley Farms - Premium Garlic Juice Spray in Two Flavors |
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10-20-2009, 07:14 AM | #3 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: SoCal
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| My son has a severe allergy to mosquitoes - we had to feed him garlic oil for the longest time. His skin actually started smelling like garlic - but we have choices to make. Smell like garlic or die........ hmmm...... So I know garlic works for mosquitoes and I would imagine it would for fleas also - and then again we have more conflicting info - there are just as many studies that claim garlic is harmful to dogs - You just never know what to believe.
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10-20-2009, 07:47 AM | #4 | |
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10-20-2009, 07:58 AM | #5 |
Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: S. W. Suburbs of Chicago, IL
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| I thought that garlic in large amounts could be deadly in dogs I'm hoping that someone with more knowledge will come along to straighten this confusion out for everyone
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10-20-2009, 08:02 AM | #6 |
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| I tried the pre-made Brewers Yeast and Garlic for years and I can't say if it worked or didn't work. Arizona only has ticks but I didn't have any on the dogs. Garlic in low levels is fine but no one should be giving a dog a piece of garlic. On many dog websites they say this doesn't really work but hey if it helps a little bit that is better than nothing.
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10-20-2009, 08:05 AM | #7 |
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| hmmmm!? I'm confused myself, I was a vet tech for 7 yrs and was always told how harmful garlic was to your dogs, but then i just came across this site.... Natural Flea Treatments for dogs and cats- VetLord.org
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10-20-2009, 08:05 AM | #8 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Tennessee
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| Before I got my puppy, I did a lot of research on natural treatments for the usual problems. Garlic was one of the first things I looked up because we used to feed my previous dog garlic pills. If you google it, you'll notice there are a lot of sites that say how bad garlic is for your dogs, but most of them don't really say that these things happen when you feed them gross amounts. The bottom line is, almost anything can kill in large doses. I've fed Gordon half a garlic pill a day and he's as fit as a fiddle. It does just what it says. The garlic repels fleas and mosquitos, but it might take a little while to build up in their system enough to offer good protection. I'm not sure about the spray. Never heard of it before, but the Brewer's Yeast garlic tablets work well enough... If your dog can deal with taking a pill everyday. Just make sure you give 'em the correct dosage and there should be no problems. My previous dog Jason lived to the ripe old age of 15, so I'm pretty sure garlic didn't kill him.
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10-20-2009, 08:32 AM | #9 |
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| There is no scientific evidence that garlic is harmful in dogs, but I wouldn't advise giving too much. I've fed garlic to dogs for over 50 years without a problem. Now though I have small dogs, so I throw in a few fresh whole garlic in the rice, when I fry up the round steak and such, but I discard the garlic when the food is done. It's the oil in garlic that has all the benefits including an important aid in digestion. I also give what's called Healthy Powder from Dr. Pitcairns book and it has yeast flakes. Mine have never had a flea or tick. Here is the holistic and safe way to keep them off as well: Chinaroad Lowchens of Australia - Ticks, fleas, bees, flies, snakes and other gremlins! And how to deal with them!
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10-20-2009, 09:09 AM | #10 |
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| There is scientific evidence to suggest that garlic destroys hemoglobin in dogs. Unfortunately I can't post an excerpt from the article becaue I paid for it. A small amount of garlic occasionally should be fine. No way would I choose to actually give garlic pills.
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10-20-2009, 06:24 PM | #11 |
My Lil Man! Donating Member | I have heard garlic can ward off fleas but I have never personally tried it b/c I have also heard that garlic can be not that safe for dogs so I have just been kinda weary about it and never took the time to study up on it. Lol. sorry i am of no help! |
10-20-2009, 10:49 PM | #12 | |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Oakland, CA, USA
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Isolation and Identification of Sodium 2-Propenyl Thiosulfate from Boiled Garlic (Allium sativum) That Oxidizes Canine Erythrocytes It actually starts off saying that it has already been shown that garlic causes damage to red blood cells in dogs. Their research is more about determining what compounds in the garlic cause that damage. They reference another research article from the American Journal of Veterinary Research that doesn't have free full-text. However, you can read the summary online here: Hematologic changes associated with the appearance of eccentrocytes after intragastric administration of garlic extract to dogs In their research, they gave dogs the equivalent of 5 grams of garlic per kilogram (or 2.27 grams per pounds) of dog body weight . Just from a quick Google search, it loks like a garlic clove is on average 5-7 grams. So that would be like feeding 3 garlic cloves per pound. One article I've seen online promoting the use of garlic in preventing fleas says to use 1 garlic clove per 30 pounds of body weight, not even near the dosage of garlic the researchers found to be harmful. All that being said, I'm a total worry wart and may never actually use garlic myself. But I wanted to post all this because I thought it would be good for everyone to see both sides of things to decide for themselves. Hope this helps! | |
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