A good hot-spot recipe for pets.
If you have a dog with a “hot spot” on its back, here’s something that I’ve found that seems to work. In fact, it’s worked well enough that I feel it’s worth sharing. This is the second time I’ve used this recipe, and it’s been successful both times. It also works on any itchy, dry skin spots they might have. It only has two ingredients, Coconut Oil and MSM powder. Both ingredients are edible. (I also use a cod liver oil supplement, but more on that later.)
I start with 100% natural, food grade, Coconut oil. I found an 8 oz jar of it at the health food store for around $7.) Coconut oil is good to soften then skin, and helps hair re-grow. I suspect it also helps to stop the itch, because it coats the dry itchy skin with a protective barrier.
Then I mix the coconut oil with equal parts of MSM powder. (Methylsulphonylmethane - also known as ‘Sulfur power’. It’s also known as ‘Flowers of Sulfur’.) I found it at the same health food store for about $13 for 8 ounces. The label says it’s commonly used to help connective tissue and help promote healthy cartilage.
I’ll make several ounces at once and keep it in a Tupperware container in cool dry place. A container with a wide lid is good, so that I can reach into the container and scoop it out with my fingers. I’ll rub the mixture all over the hotspot two or three times a day (as needed) and the dogs seem to love it. They like to lick it, but that’s fine since its all edible.
I think it’s worth mentioning that I also began supplementing my dog’s diet with a cod liver oil capsule in their morning and evening food. (I’d cut open the capsule and drizzle it over the kibble.) That might have helped the hot spots too, I don’t know exactly what the ‘magic bullet’ is, but a combination of the cod liver oil and the hot-spot mixture really seems to work well.
I developed this recipe for a dog I had who had gone completely bald from his shoulder blades to his rump. We had tried everything for him with no success. (Stores, vets, pills, everything!) But finally, after a lot of research into the products that are available in stores and old 'tried and true' farmer wisdom, I hit on this remedy that seems to work. Within a few months, his hair had re-grown and he was back to normal. (Hooray!) Right now we have a new puppy who has been constantly scratching, even after a flea bath, an application of Frontline, and Benedryl allergy pills three times a day. Nothing seemed to help him! Poor guy! A few days ago, I started him on the ‘hot-spot’ mix and cod liver oil supplement and it seems to be helping him a lot too. He’s not scratching nearly as much. Double Hooray!!
So there ya go. That’s how I helped my poor little itchy doggies! If you use this on your pet, let me know how it works for you! =o)
I start with 100% natural, food grade, Coconut oil. I found an 8 oz jar of it at the health food store for around $7.) Coconut oil is good to soften then skin, and helps hair re-grow. I suspect it also helps to stop the itch, because it coats the dry itchy skin with a protective barrier.
Then I mix the coconut oil with equal parts of MSM powder. (Methylsulphonylmethane - also known as ‘Sulfur power’. It’s also known as ‘Flowers of Sulfur’.) I found it at the same health food store for about $13 for 8 ounces. The label says it’s commonly used to help connective tissue and help promote healthy cartilage.
I’ll make several ounces at once and keep it in a Tupperware container in cool dry place. A container with a wide lid is good, so that I can reach into the container and scoop it out with my fingers. I’ll rub the mixture all over the hotspot two or three times a day (as needed) and the dogs seem to love it. They like to lick it, but that’s fine since its all edible.
I think it’s worth mentioning that I also began supplementing my dog’s diet with a cod liver oil capsule in their morning and evening food. (I’d cut open the capsule and drizzle it over the kibble.) That might have helped the hot spots too, I don’t know exactly what the ‘magic bullet’ is, but a combination of the cod liver oil and the hot-spot mixture really seems to work well.
I developed this recipe for a dog I had who had gone completely bald from his shoulder blades to his rump. We had tried everything for him with no success. (Stores, vets, pills, everything!) But finally, after a lot of research into the products that are available in stores and old 'tried and true' farmer wisdom, I hit on this remedy that seems to work. Within a few months, his hair had re-grown and he was back to normal. (Hooray!) Right now we have a new puppy who has been constantly scratching, even after a flea bath, an application of Frontline, and Benedryl allergy pills three times a day. Nothing seemed to help him! Poor guy! A few days ago, I started him on the ‘hot-spot’ mix and cod liver oil supplement and it seems to be helping him a lot too. He’s not scratching nearly as much. Double Hooray!!
So there ya go. That’s how I helped my poor little itchy doggies! If you use this on your pet, let me know how it works for you! =o)