Holistic Health

[Mandy]

I'm curious as to whether anyone uses any holistic health supplements for their dachshunds. Do you, and if so, what do you use?

[Krista]

I'm not sure exactly what you mean, but I do add some supplements.

Fish Body Oil capsules - Full of Omega-3 fatty acids that are great for the skin/coat, cardivascular system, and nervous system too.

I rotate that with Flax seed Oil for the same reasons.

--these seem to need to be raw to have the best results, which is why I would still add them if a food already had Omega-3 sources in them.

I also add some vit E once a week.

When the boys are a little older, I will add glucosamine/chondriten/MSM as well for joint health (again separately from the food since so much is killed by cooking). -If I go BARF though, I may not add this since they will be eating animal cartilege which is a source of these thing from what I have read. I'm still learning about all of this.

[Mandy]

I know there are a lot of herbal remedies and preventions in the market now.....just wondered if anyone use these.....We are trying to go as natural as possible with the boys (as much as we can right now). We haven't gone to BARF yet, but they do get fresh veggies as treats and mixed in with their kibble. All cookies are homemade so that I know what is in them...and so on. If someone has experience using herbs with their dogs, I would love to hear about it.

[Meemoo]

The only holistic I use with Chiefy is Rescue Remedy that you can get at a GNC. It is a calming herb for anxiety, nervousness. Actually it's for humans too...hubby has taken it more than Chiefy...(No wonder why hubby has been barking lately!!)<IMG SRC="http://dachsie.org/ubb/cwmsmilies/cwm42.gif" border=0>

[Krista]

I see, you meant herbal supplements....

Do you mean for use on a regular basis or as for use as a homeopathic treatment of some condition??