Herbal Cough Syrup Recipe for Dogs, A Natural Treatment for Kennel Cough, Hay Fever, and Other Respiratory Tract Issues
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In this article:
- Natural Treatment for Kennel Cough and Other Respiratory Tract Issues
- Herbal Cough Syrup Recipe for Dogs
- Ingredients
- Preparation Instructions
- Dosing Instructions
- Storage
- Cautions
1.0 Natural Treatment for Kennel Cough and Other Respiratory Tract Issues
This natural cough syrup recipe is designed to help treat dogs experiencing:
- Kennel cough.
- Other upper respiratory tract infections.
- Asthma due to hay fever (environmental allergies).
- Sore, inflamed throat due to other issues.
Sooth and Treat Symptoms including:
- Cough
- Dry, sore, inflamed throat
- Lack of appetite
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Runny nose
- Sneezing
- Coconut oil – use organic liquid coconut oil, not solid coconut oil, or use MCT oil.
- Lemon juice, fresh squeezed from real lemons.
- Honey - 100% pure, natural raw unpasteurized honey.
- You can use wild flower honey, buckwheat honey, manuka or another active honey, or an herbal honey.
- If you are making this recipe for a dog that is under 12 months of age, use pharmaceutical honey, not raw honey.
- Optional ingredients:
- Echinacea tincture, organic.
- Propolis tincture.
- If your dog is allergic to bees, leave the propolis out of the recipe.
- Turmeric powder.
- Slippery elm bark powder, organic.
- Mixing bowl
- Glass jar
.2 Preparation Instructions
- Mix the following ingredients together in a glass, porcelain, or earthenware mixing bowl
- You can double,
triple, quadruple the recipe as needed to suit the size or number of dogs you'll be treating.
- 2 tbs organic coconut oil
- 3 tbs 100% pure lemon juice
- 4 tbs raw unpasteurized honey
- Optional
- 1 tsp slippery elm bark powder
- 10 drops Echinacea tincture
- 10 drops propolis tincture
- For a dry cough you can add:
- 1 tsp or organic turmeric powder, or 1” of fresh very finely minced organic turmeric root
.3 Dosing Instructions
1/8 tsp, up to ¼ tsp per dose.
1x to 4x per day.
Medium dogs
¼ tsp, to ½ tsp per dose.
1x to 4x per day.
1x to 4x per day.
Large Dogs
½ tsp, up to 1 tsp per dose.
1x to 4x per day.
.4 Storage
- Pour the cough syrup into a glass jar or bottle.S
- Store in the refrigerator for up to four days.
- Then make a new batch if needed.
.5 Cautions
- If your dog has
health conditions, or is on conventional drugs, check herb, and other
natural ingredient interactions and contradictions.
- If your dog is hypersensitive (intolerant or allergic) to any of the ingredients, do not use the ingredient(s).
- Make sure you do not contaminate the batch. Use clean utensils to make and administer the cough syrup.
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