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Homemade Dog Treats
Make your own homemade dog treats and adding it with essential oils can make your dog super healthy!
OK, if you read at the safety guideline about using essential oils for pets. Didn't it says clearly to NOT put essential oils on your dog's mouth? Oh well, not only dogs but other pets too. Yes, for safety reason you better not put essential oils internally.
Using essential oils internally has been controversial topic for several schools of aromatherapy. There are pros and cons about it. The decision whether you want to use it or not depend on the dog owner itself.
However, this is my thought - that some essential oils have been used in the food and beverage industry as a natural flavorings. In fact in France and Germany, they already taken essential oils internally.
How to add the essential oils to homemade dog treats?
As you know dog can tolerate well with essential oils but I'd suggest to use only in small quantities while for cat, use only hydrosol!
Give 1 drop essential oil per 40 to 45 pounds of body weight per dose. To divide 1 drops for smaller dog, mix it into a small amount of food and divide the food. Or diluted a measured number of drops in larger quantity of edible oil or carrier oil. For example 1 drop of essential oil in 1 teaspoon olive oil can be divided into 4 - 1/4 teaspoon or 8 - 1/8 teaspoon servings.
Please note:
That not essential oils are safe to use. Don't use it on a pregnant dog, dogs in frail health, seizure prone dogs and cats of all ages.
Use hydrosol for young puppies. Suzanne Catty recommend to use 1/4 teaspoon hydrosol per cup to water or tea brewing. According to her, dogs and cats can tolerate well carrot seed hydrosol.
To add hydorosol into the food. Use 1 drop per pounds of body weight per day.
With their sensitive nose, dogs and cats don't want to drink the water if we mix it with hydrosol but they usually accept hydrosol in food!
If your dog has a bad breath. Try add these blends into their food.
Sweet Breath Blend :
Combine equal part of caraway, chamomile, coriander and lavender essential oils. Use 1 drop for smaller dog, 2 drops for large dog, 3 drops for giant breeds.
This blends can be used for canned dog food or ready to buy dog food. But as you know they are a lot of additives and preservatives that are seen to be unsafe for your dog's health. In fact, making a homemade dog treats is easier and much more cheaper than commercial dog food brands.
Since my site is not about dog and I can't provide you with a good homemade dog treats. Why don't you search the net by yourself.
Since the topic is controversial. I'd like to open a discussion on whether we should try these blends on our dog or not? Please take a moment to vote.
Reference:
C.J.Puotinen Natural Remedies for Dogs and Cats (McGraw-Hill Professional, 1999) S. Catty Hydrosols : The Next Aromatherapy (Inner Traditions / Bear & Company, 2001)
