[nagdu] Ear Infection Treatments

[Hannah Chadwick]

Thanks Raven! Unfortunately I don't know how she got the first 
infection because I boarded her at the school when I went abroad 
over the summer.  It would be helpful if I know how she developed 
it, but I will try treating it with coconut oil.
Hannah

 ----- Original Message -----
From: Raven Tolliver via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog 
Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Thu, 5 Nov 2015 20:38:09 -0500
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Ear Infection Treatments

The answer to your dilemma depends on the cause.  Anything you 
use,
conventional or nontoxic could clear up the infection temporarily 
if
the cause is dietary or environmental.
Coconut oil will clear up microbial overgrowth, as long as those
microbes are not continually supplied with sustenance.
Try 1/4 tsp of coconut oil in the infected ear once a day for a 
week,
and see where you are then.  It might take two weeks.

Get the unrefined, virgin stuff, not the refined product.  Nutiva 
is my
preferred brand.  Barlean's is a good one, too.

Giving oregano capsules internally is another solution, though 
I'd
still do something externally to sooth any discomfort.
--
Raven
Founder of 1AM Editing & Research
www.1am-editing.com

You are valuable because of your potential, not because of what 
you
have or what you do.

Naturally-reared guide dogs
https://groups.google.com/d/forum/nrguidedogs

On 11/5/15, Hannah Chadwick via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
 Hi All,
 I hope everyone is well and keeping warm in this cold weather.
 Spritz seems to have developed an ear infection over the summer.
 She got treated with some cream meds that the vet gave us a
 couple of months ago.  The infection went away after a couple of
 weeks, but it seems like it is back.  I can't really smell
 anything unusual, but there is a ton of shaking and ear
 scratching...
 I do remember Raven suggesting using coconut oil, and I will
 definitely do that.  I'm wondering if the coconut oil will help
 get rid of the infection? I'm not exactly sure what to do since
 this is my first time working with this situation.
 Any help would be great!
 Hannah

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