Home worming remedy

AppleMay

Member
What do you use to worm your pets? Do you use something from the Vets or over the counter? Or maybe you have a good home remedy you have? I think it's that time again and am trying to decide which way to go.
 

Aletha

Member
I don't know of an herbal remedy to worm pets with. I would think anything that would be toxic to worms would be toxic to the pet also.
 

AppleMay

Member
Hmmm, well I know there are a lot of the over the counter wormers. Just wasn't sure if they really worked or not so thought I would ask. Anyone else know of any good ones?
 

Sage

Member
I have always gotten mine from the vet. We have heartworms here and they are not something that I want to mess around with. I do hate giving my pets pills though, but find it is a necessary evil.
 

Alan Calderwood

New Member
Plants that are Known to Expel or Prevent Internal Parasites
*Taken from Complete Herbal Handbook for Farm and Stable
Name of Plant and Dosage Preparation Method
Aloes
Aloes balls are made with 6-8 drams of juice
Birch
Strong brew made with one handful of leaves to one cup of water
Broom
1 handful of the plant tops brewed in two pints of water
Buckbean
1 handful of leaves daily
Buckthorn
5 ripe berries gently warmed in 1/2 pint water. Stir in 1 Tbs. Honey and 1/4 Tbs. ginger. Give one cup daily
Castor Oil
4 tablespoons given once
Century
a handful of the herb brewed in one pint of water
Chives
a handful daily in bran mash
Fennel
2 handfuls of the whole herb fed raw twice daily
Male Fern
6" of dried root finely sliced and boiled into a pulp Add 3/4 pint water. Follow with caster oil drench 30 min. later
Garlic
2 bulbs or whole plants twice daily
Honeysuckle
handful of leaves or flowers chopped and mixed with bran daily
Hop
5 handfuls of flowers once daily
Horseradish
1-2 roots grated into bran twice daily
Houseleek
The foliage, well pounded, made into pills with flowers and grease
Hyssop
2 handfuls given twice daily in bran
Lemon
seeds crushed in honey, 1-Tbs. daily
Mandrake
1 tsp. of root cut up small to 3/4-cup water
Mountain Flax
2-4 handfuls to 1 1/2 pints water plus honey
Mulberry
several handfuls of fruit twice daily
Nasturtium
1 desert spoon of the seeds
Nettle
seeds mixed into food
Potato
Juice raw
Holly hock
handful of leaves fed raw
Mustard seeds
2 handfuls of the whole herb or the seeds fed raw twice daily
Rue
1/2 handful chopped small given in bran
Santolina
minced flowers made into balls with thick honey
Senna
8 pods soaked in cold water for 7 hours, add a pinch of ginger
Southernwood
1 handful of the herb brewed into two pints of water
Tansy
1 handful herb brewed into two pints of water plus 2 Tbs. honey
Thyme
1 handful brewed, finely cut and mixed in food morning and night
Valerian
4 roots finely sliced in 1-quart water, 1-pint morning and night
Walnut
2 handfuls leaves brewed in 2 pints water add honey
Wormwood
1 handful herb brewed in 1 1/2 pints water + 1 Tbs. honey, give one capful twice daily

i can post the link but but found a quite interesting trial by a goat farmer on herbal vs chamical wormers . if you are going to use any i would pick one and learn as much as you can as some may be safe for some animals and not for others

but one i have used and know works for dogs is the root of the male fern.

if any one wants the link to the site them pm me and ill send it as i cant post links untill i have posted 10 times

hope this helps
Alan
 

Valerienne

Member
I don't think I would dare to feed my cat natural remedies that didn't come from the vet. Many plants good for humans are poisonous for pets and I wouldn't experiment when the medicine from the vet is tested and safe. It's only once in three months, isn't going to hurt the animal and at least we know how it works and the potential side effects.
 
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