Tim Couzens Holistic Vet

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IMPORTANT: If you are concerned about any aspect of your animal’s health, you should always consult a veterinary surgeon. If any condition fails to improve, you should consult a veterinary surgeon.

• Abrasions/Grazes/Excoriation: Minor damage to the skin from injury of self-trauma

Clean the area with Colloidal Silver 10ppm solution as needed to remove debris and damaged tissue

Apply Colloidal Silver Gel two or three times daily to any sore areas or Advanced recovery serum twice daily

• Abscess: Skin: Usually from a bite or foreign body such as grass awn or thorn

Make a compress using warm 10ppm Colloidal Silver solution and apply to the affected area twice daily to encourage the abscess to burst

Once burst, spray with Colloidal Silver 20ppm Trigger Spray three times daily after cleaning until healed

• Abscess: Anal: From infection getting into one of the anal glands

Make a compress using a cotton pad and warm 10ppm Colloidal Silver solution and apply to the affected area three times daily to encourage the abscess to burst

Once burst spray with Colloidal Silver 20ppm Trigger Spray three times daily after cleaning until healed

• Allergic Skin Reactions: Often from bee or wasp stings

Apply Colloidal Silver Gel to the affected area hourly until the problem resolves

• Bee & Wasp Stings:

Apply Colloidal Silver Gel to the affected area hourly until the problem resolves

• Bites: Dog or cat

Clean well with Colloidal Silver 10ppm solution and repeat as need

Once clean apply Advanced Recovery Serum twice daily until healed

• Burns & Scalds: From hot water or chemical contact

Wash area immediately with ice cold 10ppm Colloidal Silver Solution to remove any chemical traces and to cool the area

Apply Colloidal Silver Gel to the affected area hourly initially for the first six hours, then three times daily until healed

• Callouses: Usually on the elbows of older dogs

Apply Colloidal Silver Gel twice daily

• Conjunctivitis: Usually from an eye infection from bacteria or dirt/dust entering the eye

Instil Colloidal Silver Eyedrops twice daily until better

• Cuts: Usually from barbed wire

Clean well with Colloidal Silver 10ppm solution and repeat as needed

Once clean apply Advanced Recovery Serum twice daily until healed

• Dental plaque: Forms on the teeth over time

Brush using a finger brush (supplied) or small headed toothbrush twice daily with Colloidal Silver Toothpaste

• Eczema & Dermatitis: Caused by an underlying allergy or issue with fleas or mites

Apply Colloidal Silver Gel or Cream to affected very sore areas two or three times daily

Bath with Colloidal Silver Antibacterial Dog Shampoo with flea and tick repellent once weekly

Use the Itch buster spray as needed to relieve irritation

• Fleas & Ticks: To deter an infestation

Spray coat and skin with Colloidal Silver Tick and Flea Repellent as needed

or Bath with Colloidal Silver Antibacterial Dog Shampoo with flea and tick repellent once weekly

• Gingivitis: Inflamed gums usually from dental disease (plaque)

Spray gums with 20ppm Colloidal Silver Trigger Spray twice daily

• Haematoma: Blood filled swelling of the ear flap

Apply a warm compress of 10ppm Colloidal Silver twice daily to encourage dispersion of the blood

• Itching & Scratching: Most often associated with parasites (fleas or mites) or an allergy issue

Bath with Colloidal Silver Antibacterial Dog Shampoo once weekly

Apply Colloidal Silver Cream to any sore areas twice daily

Use the Itch buster spray as needed to relieve irritation

• Otitis: Ear infection often allergy related but can be due to mites, foreign body or dirty water entering the ear

Clean with Colloidal Silver Petcare Ear Drops twice daily

• Snake Bites: Seek immediate veterinary help

Flush bite with 20ppm Colloidal Silver Pocket Spray every 15 minutes

• Sunburn: Usually ear tips in white cats

Apply Colloidal Silver Gel to ear flaps three times daily

• Surgical wounds: Slow Healing or Infected:

Gently dab with 20ppm Colloidal Silver Solution three times daily

If open non-healing areas, after cleaning apply Advanced Recovery Serum twice daily until healed

• Tick reactions: Small inflamed area sometimes left after the tick has been removed

Apply Colloidal Silver Gel to the affected area twice daily until resolved

• Ulcers: Skin: Infected non healing sore areas of skin

Apply Advanced Recovery Serum to the affected area twice daily until resolved

• Wounds: From an injury or a bite

Clean well with Colloidal Silver 10ppm solution and repeat as needed

Once clean apply Advanced Recovery Serum twice daily until healed

Skin Problems in Dogs and Cats

ALLERGIES - a brief overview and how our products can help. 

Of all the problems you might consult your vet about, skin conditions make up a huge proportion of a vet’s day to day caseload. Of these, many veterinary consultations are related to skin allergies, with the remaining skin problems associated with fleas and mites and more obscure problems like autoimmune conditions (such as lupus or pemphigus) and problems related to various lumps and bumps.  

Here we will concentrate on allergies and look how our Colloidal Silver products can help, but first it is helpful to try and work out what exactly the problem is. As always, consult your vet if you are unsure what is going on or if things are not getting any better. 

SKIN ALLERGIES - what causes an allergy? 

Your dog or cat’s body has a complex immune system designed to fight infections and remove foreign substances. Sometimes, this system can overreact to typically harmless substances, leading to allergies. These allergy triggering substances, referred to as allergens, can cause various conditions, including skin issues, respiratory problems like asthma, as well as digestive problems such as diarrhoea and colitis.  

Reactions to multiple allergens are common and can include grasses, pollens, moulds, house dust mites, forage mites, flea saliva, wheat gluten and various proteins such as chicken and beef. Some of the allergic reactions are strongly seasonal; pollens will be linked with the spring, grasses in the summer and moulds in the autumn. Flea allergy dermatitis can be a problem all year round but peaks in the late summer and allergic reactions to house dust and forage mites can also be a problem all year but peaking over the winter when the exposure is greater, the heating is turned up and the windows closed. 

ALLERGIC BASED DERMATITIS or ECZEMA – what to look for. 

• Flea Allergy Dermatitis 

This is a common problem in both dogs and cats and triggered by a reaction to the saliva of the fleas which they inject when they feed. Some animals are so sensitive to fleas that just a single bite can trigger an intense allergic skin reaction, causing marked itching and scratching. Flea allergy reactions tend to affect the area around the pelvis, above the tail base and around the back legs including the insides of the legs. You may notice small sores and scabs, together with loss of hair and raw areas. Scratching, licking, rubbing and bottom scooting are common. You may even see live fleas and small black gritty material in the skin which is actually flea poo. Some animals will have more expensive skin symptoms which can affect the whole of the body. Treating the flea infestation as well as the skin is essential in managing the condition.  

• Other Skin Allergies - atopic dermatitis or eczema 

This is usually caused either by inhaled allergens (such as pollens), by contact directly with the skin (such as grasses) or ingested allergens (such as wheat gluten or proteins). In general, the symptoms will vary between animal to animal but often the parts of the body affected, and the actual appearance of the skin will be different from that seen with a flea allergy. 

Symptoms can include: 

• General itching scratching, rubbing, and biting 
• Areas of inflamed red skin usually affecting the underside of the body, armpits and inside the thighs and under the neck 
• Red ears and recurrent ear infections that keep coming back 
• Itchy red feet, both between the toes and on the underside between the pads. Often the wrist (carpal) and ankle (hock) areas may also appear very inflamed, and you may even see recurrent small swellings appearing between the toes. These are interdigital cysts that swell and burst 
• The appearance of hot spots in dogs, with red, angry oozing skin patches which crust over and matt the hair 
• In cats, and particularly with food allergies, the symptoms can be severe and debilitating with severe crusty and wet eczema patches especially around the head area, but which can appear all over the body 

Long standing cases may also develop other symptoms: 

• Thickened, elephant-like skin 
• Seborrhoeic, greasy, smelly skin 
• Flaky, scaly areas that look like dandruff 
• Secondary bacterial infections of the skin called pyoderma 
• Change in skin pigmentation from pink to black 
• Loss of hair 

Your vet will be able to take samples of skin (a biopsy) or blood to help establish a diagnosis or even refer you to a veterinary dermatologist if it is proving difficult to determine what is going on. 

COLLOIDAL SILVER – how we can help 

Flea allergy dermatitis: To deter fleas from jumping on your dog 

• Spray coat and skin with Colloidal Silver Tick and Flea Repellent as needed 

or  

• Bath with Colloidal Siver Antibacterial Dog Shampoo with flea and tick repellent once weekly 

Eczema & Dermatitis in general: To ease any redness and irritation  

• Apply Colloidal Silver Gel or Cream to affected areas two or three times daily. Rub it in well so it cannot be licked off 
• Bath with Colloidal Silver Antibacterial Dog Shampoo with flea and tick repellent once weekly. This will clean the coat and help remove dandruff, grease (seborrhoea) and bacteria 
• Use the Itch Buster Antibacterial Spray for Dogs as needed to ease irritation locally 

Hot spots in particular in dogs 

• Bathe and loosen any crusts and matted hair carefully with cotton wool moistened with our 10ppm Colloidal Silver Petcare solution. You may need to do this gradually as the skin underneath can be very sore and painful. Once all the sticky, oozy and crusty material has been removed, carefully apply our Advanced Recovery Serum for Dogs which help the skin heal. You may need to clean and apply the serum at least twice daily until the affected area heals up. 

The Products We Suggest

IMPORTANT: If you are concerned about any aspect of your animal’s health, you should always consult a veterinary surgeon. If any condition fails to improve, you should consult a veterinary surgeon.

Abrasions/Grazes/Excoriation: Minor damage to the skin from injury of self-trauma:

• Gently clean the area with Colloidal Silver 10ppm solution as needed to remove debris and damaged tissue
• Apply Colloidal Silver Gel two or three times daily to any sore areas

or

• Advanced recovery serum twice daily if the damage to the skin is particularly deep

Bee & Wasp Stings:

• Apply Colloidal Silver Gel to the affected area hourly until the problem resolves

Bites: Dog, cat, or another animal:

• Clean well with Colloidal Silver 10ppm solution and repeat as need
• Once clean apply Advanced Recovery Serum twice daily until healed

Burns & Scalds: From hot water, fire, or chemical contact:

• Wash area immediately with ice cold 10ppm Colloidal Silver Solution to cool the area and remove any chemical traces
• Apply Colloidal Silver Gel to the affected area hourly initially for the first six hours, then three times daily until healed

Cuts: Usually from barbed wire or glass:

• Clean well with Colloidal Silver 10ppm solution and repeat as needed
• Once clean apply Advanced Recovery Serum twice daily until healed

Eye injuries: from a blunt object, trauma:

• Apply a compress soaked in cold 10ppm Colloidal Silver Solution to reduce the swelling as often as needed. Seek veterinary help if you are concerned about the eye

Hot Spots: Areas of acutely inflamed skin, burning hot, red, and sticky:

• Wash and clean with 10ppm Colloidal Silver three times daily to remove the sticky ooze from the surface or gently bathe away any dried crusts from the surface. Dry after cleaning, then apply Colloidal Silver Gel ensuring it is rubbed in well

Haematoma: A blood-filled swelling of the ear flap, usually caused by violent shaking of the head due to an ear problem:

• Apply a warm compress of 10ppm Colloidal Silver twice daily to encourage dispersion of the blood. Seek veterinary help to determine the nature of the ear problem. Consider using Colloidal Silver Petcare Ear Drops twice daily if appropriate

Snake Bites: Seek immediate veterinary help:

• Flush the bite with 20ppm Colloidal Silver Pocket Spray every 15 minutes

Wounds: From an injury or a bite:

• Clean well with Colloidal Silver 10ppm solution and repeat as needed
• Once clean apply Advanced Recovery Serum twice daily until healed