Animals and herbs

[Guylene4herbs]

Hi again...this is my week for sure!
Now my cat has an abscess. I did take him to the vet and paid for the
antibiotic that I have no intention of giving him but it was the only
to get out of the office without them thinking I am a terrible cat
mommy.
The vet highly recommended surgery at the cost of $300! But I said "no
thanks".

Anyway, what I really wanted to mention was that at the vets I found
these "pill pockets" made by Greenies! I use them with the extract
right now with great success. It is a little tricky with the liquid
but I used a small thing to poke the extract liquid into the treat and
then drop in some more and close the end up by pinching it. Cats are
more difficult at least mine is when it comes to taking anything. A
small amount of herb could also be put inside this pill pocket which
is like a treat!

If any of you have any input on my cats condition I will greatly
appreciate it! I am even wondering if it is a spider bite which has
now become abscessed. It is on his left side of his face. It is NOT
his teeth. It cost me $67 to find that out!!!!!

The icing on the cake was when I was asked if I wanted to update my
cats vaccinations while he was there today!!!!!
I wouldn't have anyway....but especially since he was in a weakend
condition anyway with his immune system already working overtime!!!!

I am using Echinacea, Super Garlic Immune. Garlic powder in his food
that he isn't eating much of right now; X-ceptic directly on the
abscess and when I can a warm wash cloth as long as he will allow.
Blessings to all!
Guylene

[Teddy...@aol.com]

Guylene...

 

Did the Vet suggest lancing the abscess to get the toxic pus out? 

 

The beginning of a bacterial infection is what usually causes an abscess, and they arise from deep in the skin.  I treated a boil on a dog that was really infected .  I used X-ceptic.   Also used yarrow in form of tincture, with warm compresses.  as that is great for boils and abscesses. Dog was in discomfort, so had to become more aggressive. I  used the yarrow in the warm compresses, as I was hoping it would kill the bacteria and it is such a great healer.  

 

 

My main concern was to get the boil to rupture so the poisons would come out. I made a poultice of ground goldenseal root powder, but the poor dog would not tolerate it, and seemed to be in discomfort, so I used some tea tree oil , soaked a cotton ball, and while holding the dog when I knew she was comfortable, covered area  with a gauze pad and wrapped more gauze around belly to secure .  It seemed to give instant  relief .  It did burst in a couple of days, and I squeezed whatever I could out of the area, and used X-ceptic and BF& C ointment.

 

If it had not opened and d rained my next step would have been to use a cloth soaked in one part

lobelia and 3 parts mullein in warm water to see if I could get it to open up and drain.

 

If you do have to  puncture lightly to come to a head, do so with a sterilized needle and wash area very gently. It should rupture on its own by what you are doing.

I would then apply vitamin E to speed up healing. Garlic oil would be good, also. 

 

I put into cap form echinacea, garlic and put into food when dog would eat.

 

It was very difficult to do any of the treatments mentioned on the dog, whose name was April. So, I did it whenever I could and she would cooperate.

 

Hope this helps.

Diane M/Florida

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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