coconut oil???

[LylaMacek]

I know that coconut oil is known for many uses but I don't have an idea that it is also good for pet.
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[navillusc]

Originally Posted by DBlain

Lola has no allergies or skin conditions, but her hair is dry and could be shinier so I wanted to try some. At first she took it off the spoon but now will not and since I free feed her dry food not sure how I can get it into her. I tried warming the oil and spooning in in her mouth but that is messy and a hassle plus she does not like me doing that. So this honey idea is intriguing, I am assuming honey is ok, but I would be worried about giving her to much sugar every day.

I drizzle coconut oil over the dry food and it soaks in and they eat it. Even my kitties will eat the dog food with coconut oil drizzled on it.

I suppose you could mix a little raw (organic) honey with VO coconut oil...actually, it sounds yummy...maybe on toast for breakfast for me...lol...and since honey is not a mfg'd product like corn syrup, as long as you are using raw honey (not refined in any way, or pasteurized, etc.) I would not think of it as an issue. Honey is anti-bacterial, anti-microbial, anti-viral, etc. and handled in the body as a whole food, where a refined sugar is torn apart from the other food constituents...proteins, etc...by the refinement process and is handled completely different in the body. I use it in organic green tea when I come in contact with micro-organisms...such as having work done in the ceilings at work when they set all the dust mites flying through the duct work to infect all workers equally...lol. It's been really beneficial for me. I am thinking back and wondering but I cannot recall ever actually deliberately giving honey to any of my 'kids' so I am not sure whether they'd even eat it or not.

You can put minute amounts of VOCO on their coats without making them greasy-looking. You can put very small amounts into a spray bottle of water, too, and use it as a brushing/combing/detangling spray...shake it well before spraying and warm the bottle if it is cold in the room to make sure the VOCO is liquid. Another thing you can put on their hair to control the static is emu oil...make sure to get the "Montana..." brand, though. Again...minute amounts. My kids LOVE that as well, and will 'fight' to lick it off my hands while I try to put in on their hair, skin, etc., so sometimes I just let them have some to eat.

[mperran1974]

So, where do you buy the coconut oil?

[DBlain]

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

Oh ok, I thought "honey" was the name of the dog! You mean you are actually gonna put it on some honey? I read, but not sure if this is correct or not, that it's better to not give honey when the blood sugar is low, that karo or nutrical is better bc honey has bacteria in it. Not sure if this would make a difference when the pup is not sick though.

ETA I just checked out the OPs profile page and her yorkie's name is Honey.

Oh my, thank you for pointing this out, you are right, I see that in her profile. I did not see a cap on the letter H and read quickly, I thought it would be odd to give that much honey to a small dog, I would have checked first, but thanks for saying something

[Princess keke]

Sorry for the confusion....Honey is my baby I wasnt going to give her honey lol.

[Princess keke]

Also can you get coconut oil from walmart? If so what kind does everyone get?

[JasmineNoelle]

I buy the organic cold pressed coconut oil from GNC. I believe the brand is called nitivia.

[JasmineNoelle]

Correction, that is nutivia.

[ch774]

That is the one I use for Me, dogs. I love it in my coffee. Gives me a boost. I warm up some for the dogs in warm water. They love it.

Try it you might like it.

Cheryl

[Lap Princess]

Originally Posted by mperran1974

So, where do you buy the coconut oil?

Originally Posted by Princess keke

Also can you get coconut oil from walmart? If so what kind does everyone get?

Most grocery stores have it in their health food aisle. My store carries "Spectrum Expeller Pressed Organic Virgin Coconut Oil".

[Princess keke]

Ok I went to the store and it says coconut oil but It can in a jar and its not a liquid. Idk if I got the right thing and dont want to put it on her until someone tells me it ok to use.

[Lap Princess]

Originally Posted by Princess keke

Ok I went to the store and it says coconut oil but It can in a jar and its not a liquid. Idk if I got the right thing and dont want to put it on her until someone tells me it ok to use.

Yes, most brands come in a jar. It won't be liquid because the melting temperature of coconut oil is 76 degrees. So it's fine. You can warm the jar briefly in the microwave to get it to melt. What I do is scoop about 1/2 teaspoon on to Lexie's food, then heat in the microwave & stir up. She loves it!

[Lil Sis]

I have been using coconut oil for one of my dog's ear infections... as a preventive not to cure. I just put some on a qtip and clean his ear.

I have purchased the organic coconut oil from publix (grocery store in fla) and at gnc. I have been wanting to try and make my own... I do have coconut palms in my yard and a vitamix ..we will see

[brezofleur]

Originally Posted by JasmineNoelle

Correction, that is nutivia.

lol, every time I scroll through and see this post I think of the Activia commercial: "Nu*tiiv*iiaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"

[Princess keke]

Ok so I put the coconut oil in Honey food and I have never seen her eat her hard dog food like it was the best thing she ever had lol. I am so happy its funny cause she want stop licking the bowl. Next is her bath.... do yall make the coconut oil into a liquid when you put it on their skin or so you just rub it in the way it came out of the jar????