Natural Dewormers for Puppies

[adahen2]

We recently expanded our family to two more beautiful puppies and they have worms..I have read that organic pumpkin is good or Wormex.I really want to make their start in life the best that it can be.I am not sure about taking them to the vet as I do not want the "traditional"medicine.All help appreciated.

Thank you
Adair

[Laurie Willberg]

Hi, Adair
Get food grade diatomaceous earth. Just google it and you'll find sites that sell it. Wolf Creek Ranch has a good rundown on all of its uses.
Pure pumpkin is a good natural treatment for both constipation and diarrhea in dogs, but I've never heard of it being used as a dewormer.
Best,
Laurie
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From: adahen2
To: minutus@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, January 24, 2011 7:59:57 AM
Subject: [Minutus] Natural Dewormers for Puppies
We recently expanded our family to two more beautiful puppies and they have worms..I have read that organic pumpkin is good or Wormex.I really want to make their start in life the best that it can be.I am not sure about taking them to the vet as I do not want the "traditional"medicine.All help appreciated.

Thank you
Adair

[D C Rona]

I certainly respect your desire to stay clear of 'traditional' medicine vets – but there are some homeopathic vets out there. Also, even if you use a 'traditional' vet – if you find someone that will actually talk with you – you may be able to use their services as you see fit. I would definitely get the pups to a vet for a determination of the specific worms and exactly where they are in their life cycle. Pumpkin works very well with most worms and stages – but not all. Several remedies are also indicated for worms, but again, if you have information on which ones and their stage of life – you may be able to make the best choices. Then you can get another fecal exam after the appropriate number of days in the life cycle of those worms in order to check for effectiveness.

Depending on your climate – you may need to get information about clean up of their environment as well. Food grade diatomaceous earth is great – but very hard on the vac. Again – remember to do your clean up routine for at least 3 life cycles of the worms keep the pups from re-aquiring the beasts.

The pumpkin also works well for almost any stomach upsets. I keep a can in the pantry as part of my dog's first aide kit.

Donna

D C Rona, PhD, ND, DHM
www.NaturopathOnTheWeb.com
rona@consultant.com

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Subject: [Minutus] Natural Dewormers for Puppies
We recently expanded our family to two more beautiful puppies and they have worms..I have read that organic pumpkin is good or Wormex.I really want to make their start in life the best that it can be.I am not sure about taking them to the vet as I do not want the "traditional"medicine.All help appreciated.

Thank you
Adair

[Melanie Cooper]

Laurie,
Do you know whether food grade diatomaceous earth would work as a dewormer for horses as well as dogs?
Thanks so much for the info!
Melanie
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[Laurie Willberg]

Hi, Melanie
It works on all mammals (us too).
It's also a natural non-toxic way to get rid of crawling insects -- ants, fleas, bedbugs -- if you dust it around, and "on" your pets.
Critters can't develop a resistance to it, which is a major problem with pesticides.
Its major "ingredient" is silica, made from the exoskeletons of dinoflagellates.
Its also the major ingredient (along with magnesium) in Oxypowder, which is one of the better colon cleansers on the market.
Best,
Laurie
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From: Melanie Cooper
To: minutus@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, January 24, 2011 9:34:27 AM
Subject: Re: [Minutus] Natural Dewormers for Puppies
Laurie,
Do you know whether food grade diatomaceous earth would work as a dewormer for horses as well as dogs?
Thanks so much for the info!
Melanie
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[Rochelle Marsden]

I found some very useful information here including quantities to give to animals .
http://www.wolfcreekranch.net/defaq.htm
Rochelle
Registered Homeopath with The Society of Homeopaths
EFT (Advanced) Practitioner
www.southporthomeopathy.co.uk

[Lynn Cremona]

I agree

Just be careful not to inhale the powder or dust which can be harmful to the lungs.
You must use Codex Food Grade diatomaceous earth,
the pool (or filter grade) stuff is TOXIC

Lynn
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[Shannon Nelson]

I have limited experience treating homeopathically for worms, but in my only two instances--two of our cats--got really nice results simply by prescribing based on their "constitutional" remedies (in the sense of "full presenting picture", i.e. temperament, behaviors, "all the usual" distinctive features).

In one cat, a year or so later the worms recurred. I first tried the same remedy that had worked for him before, and it failed--which wasn't completely surprising, as his constitutional / "presenting picture" state was different. So I re-prescribed based on the *then* current fuller picture (which did involve some guesswork, I'm afraid), and that remedy then worked nicely.

Shannon