My coworker has a sweet little Westie called Paisley. I know she's not a pug, but she's a pug sympathizer. Her mom has told me all about a skin condition she suffers from, which causes terrible itching. Sound familiar to a few of you? Tegan perhaps?Well, we heard a story about a place in Picton where the owner sells a line of holistic dog remedies. The place was featured in an article about a two year old bulldog who was going to be put down because he suffered so badly from irritated skin & patchy hair, and his parents had paid hundreds of dollars trying everything unsuccessfully. But with a regimen of the proper herbal remedies through this place, the bulldog was completely healed.
So if anyone is so desperate to help their itchy pug that they will try anything, here's something else for you to consider. I contacted the place and got details:
Kim Parker, Owner
Parker's Barker's
Picton, Ontario
613-399-1170
Kim's dog was also healed from a chronic itching condition. They had tried all the traditional treatments through the vet. The vet-recommended Prednizone would correct symptoms, but the underlying problem persisted. Kim pointed out that this is not a quick fix, but done correctly it is a commitment to long-term healing. Every dog's treatment regimen would be unique, according to his or her needs. But it would look something like this:
- She recommended that dogs suffering from this condition first see a Natural Health Care Practitioner to do muscle testing, a method of analyzing the body's structural, physical, and nutritional needs. It is sometimes called Applied Kinesiology, or Contact Reflex Analysis (CRA). She recommends Sandra King in Picton (613-471-1033). The cost of this is somewhere in the range of $50, to her recollection.
- Switch your dog to a wheat-free diet. According to Kim, this is highly advisable for all dogs but especially those who suffer from itchiness. This is critical to the treatment process.
- After the muscle testing is complete, you will be given an herbal treatment regimen of Nature Sunshine Herbal products, which are encapsulated herbal remedies that meet pharmaceutical standards. Since every treatment regimen is tailored specifically to your dog's needs, it is difficult to estimate the cost of this portion of the treatment. But her dog's treatment was in the range of $100 or so, which is insignificant compared to what you would pay for even basic veterinary care.
- She also mentioned that she has a line of products for other aspects of care in sensitive dogs (ear and skin cleaning products, etc.). With all the help she offered, it seems only fair to pass that along as well!
She cautions that this is not an immediate cure, but a process that will detoxify your dog over time. She explained that dogs' skin is like a second liver, cleaning out (or shedding out) toxins. When there is a build up of toxins, symptoms can include itchiness, scabs, pustules, infections, patchy fur, etc. During this healing process you may see symptoms get worse before they get better, which is natural as the dog detoxifies and eliminates the underlying causes of the symptoms.
Her dog was healed in about 3 months of treatment, after having suffered for years. She was once highly skeptical of herbal remedies and practitioners, but this experience converted her.
We know it's worked on at least two dogs already. It's something to consider for anyone desperate enough to try something a little unorthodox. If anyone does try it, please let me know how it turns out (our dogs don't suffer from itchiness, unfortunately).
6 comments:
My old dog (Jade) had a chronic skin condition as well and was on prednisone and cortisone treatments his entire life. I do remember that at one point the vet did point out that the condition could be lessened if his diet was low in wheat as well. Somehow the gluten causes an adverse reaction in some pets/people and the symptom appears in the skin.It looks some what like psoriasis and there is significant hairloss as well.
Sadly as a result of the continued use of these medications, he delevoped major cysts (cancerous). He was such a handsome dog. He looked like Daisy but with brown markings as well =)
Jade eh? That's not the dog you had most recently is it? I thought you had a female dog, massive creature but sweet as anything.
Poor thing - to endure a condition like that and then to suffer as a result of treatment. Kind of like cancer patients and chemo.
I guess that's another reason why - if there is an herbal remedy - it's all that much better!
Pugsly suffers from terrible dry skin/itcy skin, they tell us it's an allergy but we don't know to what, we know FOR SURE she is allergic to chicken, so for the most part we keep her on a hyperallergenic dog food or a hollistic dog food, but the vegan one you suggested sounds great, I'm curious if it's only avail. in kingston thou? and her itchy skin is so bad that she has been on Phenectyl P (sp?) for quite sometime, we give it to her when it gets really bad and it seems to help but it also is a steriod and we don't want her on that for the rest of her life, also it messes with her bladder and causes her to have accidents in the house. Thanks for the info!!
Barbara,Heather and Pugsly
Hey Barbara,
I do remember Pugsly's itchiness! You should check local pet food stores for this stuff. If someone has already found it in Arnprior, I'm sure you can find it in TO!
Good luck,
Cal
Hey Cal,
Yeah I'm definitely going to check it out and try and find it, anything that will help her stop scratching other than drugs is a plus in my book!
-Barbara,Heather and Pugsly
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