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If your dog or cat ever has a viral infection, you may be wanting to know IF there are any natural remedies that can help. Dr Jones shows you his top 5 natural antiviral holistic solutions for dogs and cats (and people!)
2 thoughts on “5 Natural Antivirals”
Hi Dr Jones,
My Siberian Husky is 2 1/2; I got her from a breeder that was using her to breed, but after running off with a neighbor’s Lab, she lost her pedigree.
She was pregnant when I got her and I didn’t know for sure in advance of the delivery of 6 healthy appearing Siberian Husky pups.
She wasn’t taken care of properly and retains a cough especially after drinking water.
The vet described it as possibly kennel cough.
However, I noticed the puppies displaying intermittent mild neurological symptoms of single muscle spasms; the possibility of distemper was mentioned but also possibly poor thermal regulation of the nest due to unusually cold temperatures and she had them between a side of the bed and an exterior wall.
So I put a heating pad under the bedding, but it only partially covers the floor space, which I’m currently planning to add another heating pad.
I’m worried it could be a virus though since the mother has a cough, and I never want to go through something Ike that again, having had a dog that ran off and mated too young and the whole litter eventually succumbed to distemper while still too young to receive medications of any kind.
My question is about these 5 anti-virals; can they be safely given to the mother while she’s nursing still, in order to get some concentration into the puppies to give them a fighting chance against a virus, most likely not distemper but still a respiratory virus nonetheless?
I noticed that the licorice root has a note not to be taken by a lactating human mother; does that also apply to a dog and puppies?
Also, what about the other 4 on your list?
I thought that being food, that the ginger and dandelion root (teas) would be no problem, is that a correct assumption?
But then what about the elderberry and propolis?
I’m hoping there’s something I can put in the mother’s food to help the puppies resist any virus potential.
Is that possible?
I appreciate any advice about this that you might have, naturally as soon as possible.
The litter is 9 days old today.
The puppies don’t present with any mucous drainage from the nose or drooling from their mouths.
Actually, they appear to be healthy and gaining weight and size daily.
The mother actively cleans them 24/7.
Before the COVID 19 pandemic my vet of 20 years was already quite aged, I like to say that he’s practiced veterinary medicine longer than most other vets around here have been alive.
But he had to let all of his help go early on and stuck with it with one assistant; but it appears he’s letting it go, and so all I’ve been able to get Chloeressa into vippet care, a walk in veterinary service operating out of Pet Supply Plus locations,
and Banfield Clinics, operating from Petsmart locations.
So my options for my dog are few.
Thanks for any time you may have to consider this.
.
Shalom, what happened to your dog? I am curious, because at some point this same thing happened to my dog; and she is a husky as well! It is rather odd, because I am fairly certain that she also ran off with a Lab. I am just glad that my dog did not have severe birthing complications, however she does have a slight cough after drinking water. What should I do? Thank you very much.
Hi Dr Jones,
My Siberian Husky is 2 1/2; I got her from a breeder that was using her to breed, but after running off with a neighbor’s Lab, she lost her pedigree.
She was pregnant when I got her and I didn’t know for sure in advance of the delivery of 6 healthy appearing Siberian Husky pups.
She wasn’t taken care of properly and retains a cough especially after drinking water.
The vet described it as possibly kennel cough.
However, I noticed the puppies displaying intermittent mild neurological symptoms of single muscle spasms; the possibility of distemper was mentioned but also possibly poor thermal regulation of the nest due to unusually cold temperatures and she had them between a side of the bed and an exterior wall.
So I put a heating pad under the bedding, but it only partially covers the floor space, which I’m currently planning to add another heating pad.
I’m worried it could be a virus though since the mother has a cough, and I never want to go through something Ike that again, having had a dog that ran off and mated too young and the whole litter eventually succumbed to distemper while still too young to receive medications of any kind.
My question is about these 5 anti-virals; can they be safely given to the mother while she’s nursing still, in order to get some concentration into the puppies to give them a fighting chance against a virus, most likely not distemper but still a respiratory virus nonetheless?
I noticed that the licorice root has a note not to be taken by a lactating human mother; does that also apply to a dog and puppies?
Also, what about the other 4 on your list?
I thought that being food, that the ginger and dandelion root (teas) would be no problem, is that a correct assumption?
But then what about the elderberry and propolis?
I’m hoping there’s something I can put in the mother’s food to help the puppies resist any virus potential.
Is that possible?
I appreciate any advice about this that you might have, naturally as soon as possible.
The litter is 9 days old today.
The puppies don’t present with any mucous drainage from the nose or drooling from their mouths.
Actually, they appear to be healthy and gaining weight and size daily.
The mother actively cleans them 24/7.
Before the COVID 19 pandemic my vet of 20 years was already quite aged, I like to say that he’s practiced veterinary medicine longer than most other vets around here have been alive.
But he had to let all of his help go early on and stuck with it with one assistant; but it appears he’s letting it go, and so all I’ve been able to get Chloeressa into vippet care, a walk in veterinary service operating out of Pet Supply Plus locations,
and Banfield Clinics, operating from Petsmart locations.
So my options for my dog are few.
Thanks for any time you may have to consider this.
.
Shalom, what happened to your dog? I am curious, because at some point this same thing happened to my dog; and she is a husky as well! It is rather odd, because I am fairly certain that she also ran off with a Lab. I am just glad that my dog did not have severe birthing complications, however she does have a slight cough after drinking water. What should I do? Thank you very much.