Hey Pet Parents!
Skin problems are a nuisance for almost 80% of all my clients and their pets!
Which safe plants and natural substances can help you soothe irritated skin in
cats, dogs, rabbits & guinea pigs?
Make some tea!
Chamomile or Green Tea
Use tea to rinse your pet in between showers.
Or soak a small towel in one of these teas and use as a compress over rashes;
5-10 minutes are good.
Remember to look buy shampoos or soaps of our pet that contain these two herbs.
What do these teas do?
Chamomile is soothing, calms rashes and promotes skin healing.
Grean tea is doing the same (anti-inflammatory & wound healing), additionally green tea has anti-cancer agent effects!
Start gardening!
Aloe Vera and Neem Tree
Therse plants that grow everywhere, they don’t need chemicals and they basically cost nothing
The colourless gel of the fleshy Aloe leaves has a fantastic cooling effect on itchy, irritated skin and it is so calming on raw inflamed skin patches. It also fights bacteria.
I prefer gel from one of my plants. We simply slice an Aloe leaf and scrape out the non-coloured ‘flesh’ and apply this on
wounds and rashes.
Alternatively, you can buy a leaf in some supermarkets.
Or use a pharmacy quality Aloe gel product.
How to apply Aloe vera gel?
Part your pet’s fur and apply a small amount of gel directly on to rashes,
hot spots and irritated or bleeding skin. It feels nice!
Use dried Neem leaves as a skin rinse tea to calm itchy skin.
Steep 1 handful of dried leaves in 1 litre of boiling water. Let it cool down and use to rinse your pet between shampoo baths.
What about Neem oil?
This strong-smelling oil is anti-fungal, antibacterial and can repel ticks and fleas.
Mix 1 part neem oil with 10 parts carrier oil.
Apply only on intact skin on your dog. Avoid eyes, nose & mouth and open wounds.
Neem oil is not suitable for cats, rabbits and guinea pigs!
Let’s shop!
Baking Soda
Great for itchy paws after your pet has been exposed to chemicals on the floor.
“My dog Ruby nibbles her paws and develops rashes and swellings between her toes during her visits in Penang especially after their Monday-evening foggings.
To provide ruby and us with a good night’s sleep (and to remove these environmental toxins) I use 3 cups of Baking Soda mixed into 3 inches of water, in our bathtub. I soak and splash each paw with the baking-soda-water, and make sure the areas between her toes are wet. After about 5 minutes of this 5-minute footbath II tap-dry her paws (without having rinsed her paws).
Each time, no more itching – like magic!” (Dr Susanna)
Does Baking Soda work on an itchy body, too?
Mix a tablespoon of baking soda powder with just enough water to create a paste.
Apply this paste on your pet’s itchy spots on the body.
Leave that paste on your pet for a few minutes before wiping it off. Don’t rinse.
Coconut oil
Buy only virgin coconut oil, in tinted bottles.
Apply a few drops of Virgin Coconut oil on your pet’s skin wounds and rashes.
This oils’ ‘medium chained fatty acids’ make it an exceptionally useful remedy to kill germs (anti-microbial), to fight fungal infections and to soothe red and painful skin areas (anti-inflammatory). Repeat daily.
By the way, coconut oil can make scar tissues disappear! And, coconut oil promotes hair growth!
All these all-natural options are effective and safe tools to help you heal and comfort your pets’ itchy and inflamed skin and paws at home!
For tailored healing solutions book a 60 minute session with your pet
and we work together on your pet’s best life!
Kind regards and best wishes,
Dr. Susanna
