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Holistic Recommendations for Dogs

If you're interested in holistic care for your dog, Christie Keith in her blog, Dogged Blog, just posted a great list of recommendations. Even though I have very healthy dogs, I once fostered a lab that had giardia, a nasty parasitic disease that forced me to pay my teenager to pick up poop in the yard because this guy's stools were DISGUSTING.

After treating the lab, not the teenager, he still had loose stools. Slippery Elm worked wonders to eliminate the problem.

If you have a Cocker Spaniel or Poodle like I do, or any of the other flappy-eared dogs, you've probably run into ear problems. If your dogs' ears are smelly and gunky, you might try Four Topical Canine Ear Powder.

I use this product on my dogs and it works great. The ingredients are Zinc Oxide, Boric Acid, Idoform, and Alum Powders. It works to alleviate yeast, fungus, odor and bacterial-type problems, according to the packaging.

In addition to the fact that it really works when other products haven't, I like that it isn't an oil or liquid product. Other products make the ears wet and greasy. And iwith Four, the ears smell clean and not perfumy.

It's expensive ($17.50 per 1 oz. and $30 per 2 oz. bottle) but it lasts forever.

Make sure to check with your vet before trying new products like this.

Good Smellin' Dog

I don't like my dogs to stink. That's why I love shampoo by Pet Aromatics.

I use their Dew Drop Doggie  scent on my dogs. It not only smells great, it makes their coat soft and tangle free.

Here's a description of their product from their web site:

Both you and your dog will look forward to bathing time with our Dog Bath Shampoo and Conditioner in one. Our extra gentle 100% earth derived formula is the very best choice you can make when it comes to pampering your precious pooch. Our select conditioning agents such as whipped honey, macadamia nut oil, almond oil, colloidal oatmeal, cucumber extract and Pro Vitamin B-5 and all vegetable derived cleansers will leave their skin and coat remarkably soft and luxurious. Choose your favorite scent for a one of a kind bathing experience.

Contains NO:

• sulfates
• parabans
• DEA
• TEA
• alcohol,
• phosphates
• pesticides
• detergents
• dyes
• animal by-products

• Helps naturally repel ticks and fleas.
• Custom made essential oil blends for fragrance.
• Low Foaming
• pH balanced
• Demats and detangles

All of our products come with a 100% guarantee

I tried to find gallon sizes online for purchase, but no luck. So I called the company and they were just delightful to deal with. What a nice surprise.

Pet Aromatics