Essential Oils & Animals ~ Infections and the Immune System

Our family pets are exposed to the same infectious agents we are, so the health of their immune system is important. Their immune system must be able to resist the onslaught of exposure to resistant bacteria and viruses in the environment. Since many animals are closer to the ground than people, they are often exposed to many more parasites and fungal elements. Being able to fight disease is needed to prevent illness and stop the passing of harmful agents to the animal's owners. When infectious agents are present in the body, the agents take over and cause overwhelming life-threatening illness. The body is stressed, increased weakness develops to further infection, and the end result can be high morbidity or mortality. We also now know the world is full of infectious agents that are no longer sensitive to many conventional antibiotics. The indiscriminate use of antibiotics has lead to a problem of an inability to treat people and pets. 

Essential oils are nature's answer to this problem. Research has shown that essential oils kill infectious agents better than conventional therapy. This includes bacteria, viruses, fungus, and parasites both internal and external. Although popular years ago before the advent of antibiotics and other seemingly convenient treatments, the uses of essential oils for infections of various types have all but been forgotten. But recently the essential oils are being revisited with positive results. 

The family pet can use the essential oils much the same way as humans do. One of the first ways the oils benefit the pet is by building the immune system. Often animals are missing key elements to maintain health, with the immune system lacking strength and resistance. In short, the pet is not healthy. Supplements with essential oils are an easy option to help boost immunity and provide a strong resistance. Although a lot of the supplements are made for people as far as dosage, some simple modifications of the amounts make it possible for the same products to be used for the whole family, including the pets. This makes using supplements convenient and easy for the pet owner. 


Young Living Supplements to Improve Your Pet's Immunity

* ImmuPro

* Inner Defense



For pets, the dose used is based on the animals size. Figuring the dosage is usually not difficult, even for the smallest pet. By using something like agave as a sweetener or NingXia Red (and administered with a measuring spoon or small child's dosing syringe), the proper amount can be attained. The supplement range is usually wide enough so small increases or decreases need not cause alarm. Dilution of the essential oils is both patient dependent and oil dependent. If an essential oil is diluted for the pet's owner, then the oil is diluted for the pet as well. Again, dilution is based on size and species of pet. The only dilution form used is pure carrier oil such as V-6, FCO (fractionated coconut oil), or another light oil like jojoba or almond oil. Never dilute with water as this will drive the oil into the animal's tissue and can cause irritation. Always dilute with a carrier oil!

By using Young Living Essential Oils, we have another avenue to effectively treat infection, sickness, and bolster the immune system, but use should be discriminate. The oil should be chosen due to its unique qualities for eliminating the infectious agent. Just as antibiotics are chosen for the agent's sensitivity to the particular kind of medication, so should the oil. Luckily the essential oil varieties are endless considering the abundance of plant life. New oils are discovered and the special properties they possess that deal with a variety of problems seem unrestricted. 


Common Essential Oils for Pets

Animal Scents™ Care Collection:

* PuriClean™: 15ml  ~ Cleanses and refreshes the skin.
* Infect Away™: 15ml ~ Supports a healthy skin barrier.
* Mendwell™: 15ml ~ Supports healthy skin repair.
* ParaGize™: 15ml ~ Helps promote healthy digestion.
* RepelAroma™: 15ml ~ Helps animals enjoy the outdoors without annoyance.
* T-Away™: 15ml ~ Helps animals cope with emotional blocks and supports a new level of emotional freedom and joy.


Other oils include, but are not limited to:

* Lavender
* Thieves
* Frankincense
* Immupower
* Eucalyptus (all varieties)
* Melrose
* Melaleuca (aka Tea Tree ~ all varieties)
* Purification
* Copaiba
* DiGize
* Raven
* R.C.

For more information on how essential oils can help your animals, please contact me directly! I am happy to guide you on how to heal your pets naturally and keep them healthy.

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Everyday Essential Oils for Horses ~ Thieves

Thieves essential oil blend was given its name because of a small group of thieves that used these oils to protect themselves from getting sick as they robbed the dead and dying during the plagues of 14th century Europe.  This blend of oils is shown to be antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral.  It is highly effective when used at the onset of candida, thrush, and flu symptoms.  It is used for abscesses, hoof rot, thrush, skin fungus, infections, ringworm, and laminitis. Weber State University studies have shown that, when diffused, Thieves kills 99.96% of microbes in as little as 12 minutes. Thieves Toothpaste, with added Thieves essential oil, makes a wonderful poultice for scratches, rain rot, and thrush.

Horses respond exceptionally well to essential oils.  Although they are large, they often will respond greatly to even smaller amounts of essential oils.  A common belief amongst animal lovers and animal professionals is that in the wild, all animals roam and find plants that contain beneficial essential oils that they need.  Chewing and stripping bark from trees, rolling in certain plants, eating grass and leaves, smelling plants while grazing, and even wandering through certain aromatic plants all expose an animal to nature's wonderful plant oils. Even domesticated animals, such as cats and dogs, often eat grass as a way to soothe an upset stomach, and / or to make themselves vomit to rid themselves of whatever is upsetting their system.

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Should you wish to get started with your own oils and products, I recommend that you enroll as a wholesale member in Young Living by purchasing the Premium Starter Kit, which gives you the Everyday Oils, a bonus oil called Stress Away, a Home Diffuser, as well as samples to try or share. This is an excellent investment in your health, as well as the health of your animals. 

You also have the option of joining as a Retail Member, as opposed to a Wholesale Member, so it is completely up to you. There are also options for monthly Essential Rewards orders, which earn you points that you can spend on additional products, as well as promotional items every month that you can earn for free, just by shopping for what you already need. 

Please ask me for additional information, or you may learn more by logging on to:

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Thank you for joining me on this wonderfully holistic journey. I am truly grateful to have you here with me and look forward to helping you any way I can! ♥

*Portions of this article were excerpted from Essential Oils for Natural Pet Care ~ Melissa Shelton, DVM