Tony:cat Tuff: Boston terrier /Neuro-deficit

Get Tuff a lower weight-dose of ivermectin product for heartworm and intestinal parasite control, as ivermectin overdose causes a neurological deficit, impairment, paralysis (or death, by stopping heart function. )

The best herbal wormer- black walnut, is also dangerous to the animal, and since non-regulated, is challenging to dose accurately. I used it on my horses, because there was such a large margin for error, w my lightest horse weighing 950#, and my largest horse weighing 1500#. So for my worming needs on small animals, I go w a dose-regulated chemical wormer. I detox the liver and kidney the day before, day of, and day after worming.
Detox blend:
•Dandelion leaf
•Dandelion root

•Burdock root

•Yellow dock 

•Milk thistle seed

•Pau D’ Arco 

I used to buy that all, at 5#’s each bulk- raw herb form, because I owned 33 of my own animals, 8 being large horses. I made concentrated teas and added to food. That was ideal. W my little family now, I buy lesser quality (because of more processing)  herbal capsules, and sprinkle into strong tasting fish (anchovies, sardines or salmon for Tony – he won’t eat anchovies or sardines) as burdock root is quite bitter. 
Tony requires 3 extra days of detoxing too, with smaller amounts of each day- to get him to eat it. But I rarely give Tony comfortis (only if I’ve gotten in a dog in with fleas) and he mostly stays flea-free, because he’s been fed a natural raw diet his entire 14/15 year life. (Forcing fleas into the house from a kibble-fed dog though, changes that dynamic somewhat) I also tend to give him *garlic gel-tabs, and pumpkin seed as a semi-regular mild wormer, to avoid giving him chemical wormers. 

I don’t like chemicals in my small animals- the smaller they are, the bigger the risk. Cats are at higher risk in general. And w a natural diet for his lifetime- Tony’s quite naturally resilient to common parasites, both internal and external. 

So the single best husbandry effort starts w diet. Its how I get a cat w bone marrow disease, a cat with leukemia, a horse with melanoma cancer, a horse with bleeding ulcers, a cat with heart and thyroid disease, a cat with red blood cell disease, etc. to live a full life expectancy- & comfortably. 

Knowing that, if young animals start off eating well, it’s the way to avoid all such things. I’d rather spend my money there, and know they feel great (and it shows) than to spend it at the vet while still watching them suffer. 

*garlic is on the toxicity list for dogs and cats. However, the reason for such is that many folks find garlic in response to regular flea infestations, or heavy flea infestations. Fleas deplete red blood-cells, creating anemia. Garlic thwarts the recovery from anemia. So, its best to feed the animal liver, to up the red blood cells, and then go to garlic as a maintenance, once there is no longer an American scenario. 

 

Jill Silver

Certified pet nutritionist/ wellness consult 

Animal trainer 

561-313-2803