Dogs and Stinging nettle caterpillars

[Devany]

Couldn't you just apply a very ripe noni fruit cut in half? Or is it better to get a concentrate? There are tons of plants growing everywhere in Puna! There is also that Noni factory across the street from the painted church. We bought some capsules from them.

By the way, there is a tool called a "Furminator" which is quite expensive, but it will allow you to comb out the under coat very easily. It is amazing how little shedding you get after doing that. This tool is like a miracle!

I don't know if it would help with the hot spots though. I too have heard that they are from ingesting things, as a sort of allergic reaction. My next door neighbors have a Westie that gets hot spots unless she is on a non-corn, non-wheat diet. Those two are usually in less expensive dog foods.

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Originally posted by kani-lehua

i'm not exactly sure how "hot spots" happen, but was told by our vet (not her regular vet) that our chow mix is sensitive to metal brushes. how true that is i don't know. ever tried brushing out the under coat? what a nightmare. she had it twice and it went away using the noni topically, devaney. we bought the noni from down to earth, a health store over here on o'ahu. a couple of health stores on the big island should have it as well.

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Aloha au i Hawai`i,
devany

Devany Vickery-Davidson
East Bay Potters
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