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Hi
Great simple advice on ear wax, will also try it on myself as an old ear infection is flaring up!
Read a book recently by Juliette de Bairclairy,was renowned Herbalist and her advice was to fast a sick animal and feed on honey and garlic.
Cheers
Linda

I have used garlic oil capsules successfully on wounds pierce capsule and squeeze oil into the wound.

I wanted to add one more comment, which I've been thinking about since I read your piece on antibiotics, Dr. Falconer. No one ever questions this conventional pharmaceutical product's name. Antibiotic.
The dictionary defines anti as meaning "against" or "opposite of".
Biotic is defined as "pertaining to life"
I take that as meaning "against life".
What an eye-opener!

These kits are wonderful. I highly recommend them for pets and people. I have one from a couple years ago - and have since moved 5 times. With a bar of soap, some calendula cream and Dr. Falconer on speed dial, I have felt my dogs are protected no matter where we go. Its a great feeling.
We've solved everything from yeasty ears, scorpion stings, loose stool and even a bout of "he's acting really weird"! Imagine taking that one to Dr. Whitecoat to solve... HA!

I too use Homeopathic remedies, colloidal silver, aloe vera, calendula, witch hazel (I'm looking forward to making my own) I'm curious about your Homeo kit!

I have been using Willard Water for a number of years. I use the dark Willard Water Ultimate Concentrate from CAW Industries,Inc . I have been drinking this water for at least 10 years now. Spraying on the skin I
t really works with inflammation, I have not have that many lacerations, but I guess it would work too. We have also used Calendula ointment and Calendula with Hypericum for cuts and scrapes. Epson salts is very good too. I will add colloidal silver to my medical remedies.
Thank you very much for the formula for ear wax, I have the two ingredients at home, but I did not know it would be good for ears wax. For my dogs regular cleansing I have been using Halo, Cloud Nine Herbal Ear Wash. This is an all herbal oils and extracts.
I am very curious to know what would be in your ER homeopathic kit.
Thanks again for such useful information.
Esther

I use Epsom salts in very warm water for lots of lacerations, bruises, swellings after the initial cooling.....hardly ever see a vet for injuries, nor my own doc, either!

Buy no means do I intend to give advice because I am not a veterinarian but a lot of things are just plain common sense, that common sense that we have lost throughout the years.
A year ago my little Chihuahua started limping. After some research I came across "luxating patella" which is common in small breed dogs. When I examined her closer I found the her knee cap was moving out of place whenever I moved her leg back and forth.
When I took her to the vet, they suggested pain killers, surgery or exercise to strengthen her legs. The thing is , my dog was not in pain, she was still running like a gazelle when she went out for a walk or "run" I should say, so I opted for the exercise.
Nature is very wise and animals are very smart. If I had given her painkillers she would not have known that her knee cap was moving out place, therefore she could have aggravated her situation. Instead, I made her loose a bit weight to take same strain off her legs, started the exercise routine and gave her some rutagravens a homeopathic remedy for joints and muscles.
Today she is still running like a gazelle, her limping has disappeared and I am a glad that I opted for the most natural alternative.

I am really excited to read that you are developing a homeopathic remedy kit! For those of us who live in more rural areas and do not have these remedies readily available to us, having a kit of the more common ones will really be a help. Now if you could just create a whole bunch of compassionate, knowledgeable homeopathic vets to locate across the county, we would be "over the moon!" (There is exactly one in our state.) Your blog, newsletter, and e-books go a long way to help, and I want you to know how very much I appreciate you and your fierce advocacy for our cherished pets.

I just read about Willard Water in the latest issue of The Whole Dog Journal two days ago and just saw it in Elle's comment above! What synchronicity! The article mentioned multiple uses: given orally in drinking water, topically on irritated/damaged skin, as an ear cleanser, and as an after shampoo rinse. I think I may pick up a bottle and try it out. Thanks for posting Elle!

We use Colloidal Silver on open wounds to prevent infection. We have also used it orally for chickens with Mareks, which conventional vets say there's no cure for. Hah! We've had three of these chickens over the years and each returned to perfect health with silver.
We use Dr Willard s Water for skin regeneration (one of our chickens had her back ripped open by an owl. First we put on silver and then used Willard Water for about a month several times a day. She recovered perfectly.
We use Transfer Factor to boost our animals' immune systems when they need it.
We also use homeopathics as recommended by Dr Falconer.
That's about it for our medical arsenal.
Great article on ear wax. Thanks for this helpful information. I really look forward to your blog every week.