Health Care and Grooming

Bathing and Grooming Tips

When bathing Cotons I would recommend taking great care to massage the shampoo gently into the hair. Then rinse, rinse and rinse some more with tepid water to make sure all the shampoo is removed from the hair. After lots of rinsing, put conditioner on the Coton and rinse again with tepid water. Gently towel dry the hair and air dry for about fifteen minutes and then use warm heat to finish the drying process. When combing or brushing my Cotons, I like to hold them in my lap. I have a grooming table that I occasionally use when grooming them.

I have been purchasing shampoos, conditioner and other products from the Shampoo Lady website.

Shampoo - Kelco Plum White, Puppy Tears for my puppies, Kelco Oats Fur Coat Shampoo

Conditioner - Plum Creme Rinse Conditioner, Kelco Ultra Moisturizer I mix these two products together, works great on my Cotons coats.

De-Matting - Kelco De-Matt Spray

Coat Hair Change and Matting

I am asked fairly often for help when a Coton starts the coat change from puppy hair to adult hair. Sometimes the change is gradual and not as noticeable. Sometimes it is best to have the hair cut short when the Coton is going through the coat change. Keeping the Coton hair clean with moisturizer and daily combing will help with matting.

Chris Christiansen Buttercombs - Coarse/Fine, Face Comb and #005 Buttercomb 7 1/2" Long Tooth Comb can be found at - http://www.chrissystems.com/ or http://www.cherrybrook.com/

Sanitation

Wysiwash is the best system I have found that is not toxic to pets or humans.

EfferSan is the portable companion to Wysiwash, pet safe, eco-friendly, and effective against a broad range of pathogens.

Homeopathy

A free class from Mary Aspinwall that will help with the understanding of Homeopathy. Homeopathy is wonderful for dogs!

Homeopathy Pet Kit

Veterinary Homeopathy

Frequently asked Questions about Homeopathy

Joette Calabrese has information on human and animal homeopathy care.

Homeo Book - Homeopathy for Dogs

Oral Health

HomeoAnimal Homeopathic spray for teeth

ProBioraPet Oral Care,

Homeopathic - Fragaria Vesca

Digestive Health

Digestive health support, click on Digestive Health Turmeric Golden Paste is easy to make and add to dogs food, good for inflammation, great antioxidant. Animalbiome - products restore pet gut health

Diarrhea

Pro-Tummy, Paxxin, Rx-Biotic. If your Coton has diarrhea, applesauce or plain canned pumpkin (not pie filling pumpkin) will help control the diarrhea. Fruitables has a product that is excellent for upset tummy's. Diagel is another product I recommend. DiaGel is a unique, all-natural, oral formula that works within 24 hours to kill bacteria and flush toxins in the GI tract, stopping diarrhea.

Pancreatitis - GastroElm Plus

Homeopathic Treatment for Pancreatitis

Eye and Ear Care

Eye and Ear Care, Ear Care

Beard Staining

Some Cotons drink water and get their beards wet and then their beards stain. One idea that might help keep the beard dry is to use a water bottle for your Coton to drink water. Here is a link for a nice water bottle stand.

Itching

There are many things that can cause a dog to itch, things in the environment like grasses or airborne allergens like pollen's, flea bites is probably the most common, chemicals put on the dogs skin or ingested, dry skin, fungal infections which include yeast, parasites such as ear mites, etc... 9 Safe Apoquel Alternatives, A few products that might help with itching are -

Homeopathy for Allergies

No Drugs Needed... Povidone Iodine in a foot soak

Rx Biotic

Kelp - Very good information on the Wolf Creek Ranch website

Coconut Oil

Camelina Seed Oil

Krill Oil

CBD Oil for Dogs and Humans - Lazarus Naturals

LumaSoothe light therapy for pets is a good product to have on hand to help with inflammation and pain.

I took a class on learning how to use Advanced Photonic Therapy for dogs and humans. Eva also has a Facebook page - Advanced Photonic Therapy.

Joint Health

Homeopathy for Joint Pain Injuries

Collagen is important for joint health. I prefer Collagen from Grass Fed Cows for myself and my Cotons. Vaccines, Collagen and Joint/Disc Disease

Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) -

Homeopathic Treatment

Homeopathy treats Epilepsy and Seizures in Dogs

Homeopathy for Animal Emergencies - download file

Top Knots

For topknots I use latex bands in the hair and cut the bands out with scissors being careful not to cut the hair. Click here for more information on top knots. I recommend Laineeltd for hair accessories for your Coton.

Vaccination Protocol

Visit Dog Naturally Blog click on Vaccinations for many great articles on vaccines. I don't vaccinate puppies when they are at my home. The only vaccine required by law is the Rabies vaccination. Do your research before allowing your dog to be over-vaccinated. Titer your dog instead of over-vaccinating which might do harm to your dog.

Please be aware of side effects from rabies vaccination, Homeopathic Remedy for rabies vaccine to be given before and after rabies vaccine. Rabies vaccine - A holistic approach - Dr. Dobias Natural Healing

Rabies Article - The Big Scam

65 Ways Rabies Vaccination Can Harm Your Dog

What Harmful Ingredients Are In Your Dog's Vaccine?

Everything You Need To Know About the Parvovirus Vaccine

Homeopathic treatment for epidemic diseases - IVC Journal

Vaccine reactions

Homeopathic Treatment for Vaccine Reaction

Vaccines, Collagen and Joint/Disc Disease

Dr. Robb's Protect the Pets website for ordering Titers for dogs at a reasonable price.

Fleas and Ticks

WARNING!!! Please do not give your Coton any of the flea and tick products that are ingested or put on the back of the Coton, they are poisonous products that may possibly do damage to the kidneys and liver of your Coton. Do research, check out some of these pages on Facebook - Does Trifexis Kill Dogs, Does Bravecto Kill Dogs, Does Nexgard Kill Dogs, Bravecto Nexgard Comfortis Simparica Trifexis and others Do They Kill Dogs? Some dogs are dying after one dose of these products!

I spread nematodes that are purchased from Garden's Alive in my yard as a preventive treatment that will eliminate fleas in the grass.

Alternative Flea and Tick article from Dogs Naturally Magazine

Visit these sites for information on non toxic flea control -
HomeoAnimal - Homeopathic treatment for fleas/ticks

Wolf Creek Ranch

Natural Flea and Tick Defense

Organic Pet Digest

Only Natural Pet Store

Cedarcide

Wondercide

Amber Collar - Organic flea and tick repellent collar

Here is some useful information about ticks. This website has a map of the USA and the populations of ticks that are reported in each state.

Heartworms

HWF is designed for dogs. This product may help support normal cardiovascular function by detoxing foreign contaminates left by environmental stressors. HWF supports:

Normal circulation of the body process
Normal purification of foreign substances

Homeopathic and Holistic Support (click on each site)

Join - Holistic Actions A wonderful source for Holistic/Homeopathic help,

For Love of the Horse and Dog Health

Holistic Dog Health Care and Remedies

Owen Homeopathic

Homeopathic and Holistic Veterinary Doctors

The Academy of Veterinary Homeopathy

The International Association for Veterinary Homeopathy

American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association

Veterinary Chiropractic Association

Is your holistic veterinarian really holistic?

Interview questions - What is your vaccination protocol? Do you recommend flea and tick products, which ones, natural treatment? Do you treat medical conditions holistic/homeopathic?

Medicine chest for emergencies:

Viruses-

Vibactra Plus, Paxxin, Cell Life Support, Probiotics/Enzymes, Colostrum, CBD Oil, Homeopathic Remedies

It is important to keep the dog hydrated - use Coconut water, bone broth

IVDD - Nzymes Article for paralysis support

Vaccines, Collagen and Joint/Disc Disease

Parvo Virus - Wolfcreek Ranch Protocal - Preventing and healing Parvo

Vaccination Support - Homeopathic treatment articles, article 1, article 2

Support help for many conditions on the Wolf Creek Ranch website.

Where to purchase Homeopathic remedies

Boiron - use coupon code - Joette - for discount

Homeopathy Pet Kit