I have discovered a natural salve for your animals & pets!
I have discovered a natural salve for your animals & pets!If you have animals, you know they are going to get hurt. I don’t know about your animals, but mine always seem to get themselves in situations where instant care is needed. As much as I love my animals, I can’t afford to run to the vet for every single problem, so I like to turn to this natural salve instead.
This recipe is so versatile! It can be used for just about anything that has to do with the skin of your animals. It’s safe to use on all pets and can even be licked off and eaten without side effects. (though I wouldn’t recommend feeding it to your animals:) This is great to help your animal’s skin become healthy & strong. The essential oils in this blend help support healthy skin.
Now, that’s pretty cool.
I like to use a combination of traditional oils/fats, beeswax, & herbal essential oils to create my homemade animal salve. The oils help the skin stay hydrated, while the herbal essential oils have medicinal properties to help relieve the symptoms.
The reason why I add herbal essential oils to my recipe is because essential oils are so much more powerful than the herbs themselves! In this recipe I use Lavender essential oil, which is known for helping with occasional skin irritations. Melaleuca essential oil (tea tree oil) is great for supporting a healthy immune system. Peppermint essential oil is great for circulation.
A Word about Tea Tree Oil (Melaleuca):
I often get comments about tea tree oil being toxic to dogs. Tea tree oil has phenolic compounds that can be hard for a dog’s body to process, but only in high doses. The oral toxic dose of phenol in dogs is about 0.22 grams per pound of body weight. 0.22 grams is about 4 drops of tea tree oil. This would mean that a 1 pound dog would have toxicity symptoms if you applied 4 drops of tea tree oil.
However, most dogs are around 10-20 lbs. To hit toxic levels of phenols, you would have to apply 40 drops of tea tree oil to a 10 lb. dog at one time. This would be the same as if a 150 pound human applied 600 drops of tea tree oil to their body at one time. OF COURSE, this would be ridiculous and toxic. ANYBODY given a high amount of phenolic compounds would develop toxicity issues.
When applying essential oils, you need a good dose of common sense. As long as you understand that applying 1-3 drops at a time, and diluting for children & pets is the best practice, you’ll be good!
NOTE: The phenolic toxcity level in cats is unknown, but we do know that cats are more sensitive than dogs. It’s advised to avoid Melaleuca in cats, unless there is a severe injury or illness.
Homemade Animal Salve:
Yields 1 cup
Adapted from the Paleo Mama’s All Purpose Salve
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup of Coconut Oil – click here to buy
- 1/2 cup of Olive Oil – click here to buy
- 1/4 Cup of Beeswax – click here to buy
- 15 drops of Melaleuca essential oil – MELALEUCA OIL ADD TO CART (free shipping) (NOTE: For a cat, you’ll need to leave out the Melaleuca essential oil as it’s toxic to them)
- 15 drops of Lavender essential oil – LAVENDER OIL ADD TO CART (free shipping)
- 10 drops of Peppermint essential oil – PEPPERMINT OIL ADD TO CART (free shipping)
Directions:
- Melt the coconut oil, olive oil, & beeswax in a saucepan over medium heat.
- Remove from heat and let cool for about 15 minutes.
- Add the essential oils and stir until well incorporated.
- Pour into a into a plastic storage jar or a mason glass jar.
Note: This can be stored for up to a year at room temperature.
Are you ready to treat your animals naturally with my Homemade Salve?
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Isn’t tea tree oil toxic for dogs? I’ve read that a lot from a lot of different sources.
About how much does this cost you to make?
Hello-
It would cost around $13 depending on the products and brands you use.
Thank you -Bobbi (DaNelle’s Assistant)
Wont the kids get this all full of dirt and debris since it’s tacky? A farmer here insists on my using aluminum wound spray ? Thats a big nope from me. But I’m unsure what other alternatives are out there that would keep the wound free of dirt and stuff.
Hi Sommer-
Yes dirt etc. will stick to it but it will be kept out of the wound.
If you don’t want to use the salve or the spray you can put iodine on it and clean it frequently to remove dirt and debris and/or cover it with a wrap or bandage/gauze.
Thank you -Bobbi (DaNelle’s Assistant)
Hi! This looks awesome. Can it be used on horses?
Hi Kim-
Yes, you can use it on horses, but I would suggest to leave out the Melaleuca oil as I have read some reports that is can be harmful to horses. Also, do not apply to the nose area.
Thank you -Bobbi (DaNelle’s Assistant)
I have a redbone coonhound who was attacked by 4 huge Heinz 57 dogs/ husky/shepherds. There are 3 bites on him and slightly bleeding, one on hind leg upper muscle about 4cm, one on foreleg muscle about 2cm and one smaller one about 1cm gash on his back. Should I put straight essential oils or wait to make the salve?
Hi Yvette-
You can put the salve on your dog, but with those types of injuries, he needs to see a vet immediately for possible stitches and maybe a round of antibiotics since there are bites from multiple dogs.
And it is usually not a good idea to put EO’s directly on the skin, etc. as this can burn. They usually need a carrier oil.
Thank you -Bobbi (DaNelle’s Assistant)
Found this on Friday and used it on our injured duckling! THANK YOU. We do believe bringing her inside and using this salve saved her life. She’s still injured but it looks so much better.
How often can this be used?
Hi Rustine-
Applying the salve 2-3 times a day for a few days should be sufficient. Just watch for any sensitivity your animal may develop. I hope that helps.
Thanks -Bobbi (DaNelle’s Assistant)
Hi Danielle! Would you recommend using this salve for disbudded wounds on baby goats? I disbudded 3 weeks ago and the scabs are starting to fall off so I am trying to find something to speed up the healing (goats are 4 weeks old).
Hi Tara-
Yes, this salve would be great for that! Thanks -Bobbi (DaNelle’s Assistant)
Hi
This is information regarding the Animal Salve. It isn’t for cats or kittens as they are Highly Allergic to Lavender – so no they can’t use it, not even on there paws or as a room spray for your home if you have a feline friend.
I would defer to Dr. Melissa Shelton, DVM, author of the Essential Oils Desk Reference for Animals who only recommended Young Living Oils at the time she wrote it. She could not guarantee any other oils which may be diluted or polluted with toxic ingredients. Now Dr. Shelton has her own line of Essential Oils https://www.animaleo.info/ and her new book will be released soon.
My poor little goat had to be dehorned for the second time. First one wasn’t done by us so not sure what they did wrong. We brought him in to vet and she tried again but wasn’t positive it would take. He is the best little guy so I am making this to hopefully help everything heal well. Any other suggestions would be great! Could I use raw Shea butter to replace beeswax or olive oil? Thanks
Don’t know if you ever found an answer to your question.
You could possibly substitute the Shea butter for the Olive oil.
The Beeswax is a must due to the fact of how it firms up the Salve a little. Which is something I had learned.
Hopefully this is helpful. I’m am new to the channel and watching and reading as much as possible to better myself.
My goat has fleas. Can you recommend anything to get rid of them? She also has dry, flaky skin. Is this because of the fleas?
Hi Abigail,
Yes, that’s the reason for the flaky skin. I would suggest treating her with some herbal remedies from Fir Meadows along with an overall boost in her mineral supplementation. Hopefully you can get on top of it!
It was suggested I try a wound salve for my finger tips. The winters in my area is very cold and very dry so I get those little but extremely painful splits on my fingers (usually my thumbs). I’m going to go whip some up right now. Can’t wait to see how it works!
l would like to know if l can use this on an injured chook. Is the balm “runny” or is it very thick? l’m just thinking that if it’s thick, it’s going to hurt the chook more rubbing it in.
Hi Vivienne,
It’s very thin so it should work great:)
Hi I’m making it cause I have a animal shelter and I’m only 11 but it works I left one oil out so don’t put it on cats by mistake but it really works and I also use honey thx
Great idea, Lilia! Yes, cats don’t do well with Melaleuca.
I’m just getting into essential oils and reading up on their potential uses. I made this today because a friend has a dog with horrible grass allergies. In the spring and summer he’s covered with a rash on his tummy that makes him miserable and he’s constantly scratching, licking, etc. I made this for her and kept a little for myself. There is no reason I can’t use this because I know what’s in it! Thanks so much. I hope this works for Ziggy.
Will this work as a hoove salve, to keep them from drying out?
Hi Meagan,
Yes, that would work just fine, but I’d also recommend getting a good mineral supplement as well.
Just wanted to say that I made this salve this evening and have some on my sun burned arm now…lol
I have a 9 year old Shepard and she’s lick her skin so much that it started with a little hair missing to almost 2 inches long, all hair gone and her back leg has this spot where it would not heal due to her licking it, so after a visit to the vet, 3 weeks of antibiotics and going into 5 weeks of her wearing this cone on her head, i made this salve this evening, put it on her leg and i am anxiously awaiting the healing process. If I don’t put the cone on immediately after the poor baby eats, she licks the wound open again, so I watch her closely and i thought…. she must feel it itching after it start healing, so i’m hoping this salve will heal it quicker while receiving the itching….. stay tuned for more details of how this works. I think it smells good and I’m glad it’s non toxic to dogs. tomorrow i’m going to put onto my maltese, he’s got some hot spots that I think this will do wonders for.
Hi Michelle, I was curious to hear how the salve worked on your dog Shepard?
Thanks,
Kathy
I found this healing salve makes a great lip balm for damaged lips as well! I slather it on at night when my lips tend to dry out and crack and it keeps them moist throughout the night. 🙂
Thanks for this helpful info/
I’m adding the missing ingredients to my shopping list. We have 4 dogs and a bunch of rabbits; this salve will be great to treat their cuts, etc.
Cats lack the enzyme to break down hydrocarbons. It accumulates in the liver and brain, often causing death when exposed repeatedly. There is also significant damage done to the lungs of cats when they breathe the vaporized oils, and they still can’t metabolize them.
All essential oils are hydrocarbon. If the company says it’s safe for cats or they don’t use hydrocarbons, they are not selling essential oils. Young Living often tells people their products are safe, but it is a lie and there is a lawsuit for false advertising against them for it.
This recipe is toxic to cats.
Honey is also a good healing “ointment”,and I have used it on my (very dumb at times) cat without any side effects. I always make sure to use raw honey, anything that is processed to much usually starts to lose some of the properties that make it good for you.
do you know of a good natural recipe for an eye infection. My persian cat is prone to them
I don’t, I’m sorry!
Joanne, if you’re on FB, find the page Earth Essential Animals & Pets. They might be able to help or have tips for your cats issue.
If any of the farm animals here get pink-eye (conjunctivitis), I use fresh raw goats milk (cows milk is supposed to work too, but I have no first hand experience with it). A couple drops in the affected eye(s) twice a day clears it up in about a week, or less. An old farmer passed this tip on to me and I thought he was nuts until I tried it. Something about a certain good bacteria in the milk that kills the pink-eye…or so I’ve been told. I’ve also used it on myself and have success each time. If your husband or kids see you doing this, they’ll think you’ve lost your marbles 😀
I have a boxer mix and she is almost nine years old. She has had increasingly worse skin problems for the past five years. We have tried special diets, special shampoos, allergy meds and steroids. Nothing helps for long. Now, she has damaged skin due to excessive itching, scratching and biting which has turned her skin black in several places. Can this salve be helpful for this? The vet has told us that the skin damage is permanent.
Lisa, have the vet test your boxer for low thyroid. Even low normal can cause skin issues, and it’s relatively easy to fix cheaply.
For skin problems, I’ve heard that an omega 3 everyday helps!
I have heard/read the same thing about cats.
This looks great! I will definitely try this out on the goat in future. I would suggest adding a disclaimer for those with cats, though: If I’m not mistaken, cats lack the enzyme necessary to break down essential oils, and prolonged exposure to them can be toxic. Thanks for the great recipe!