Comments on: Benefits of Coconut Oil for Pets

By: Brandy Hosmer

Brandy Hosmer — Thu, 16 Mar 2023 01:07:22 +0000

In reply to Buffy. My cats would lick me like crazy after using coconut oil on my legs. After looking it up to see if it was ok for them I found you can use it for hairballs too. I haven't had to buy hairball preventative since using coconut oil.

By: Linda Campbell

Linda Campbell — Wed, 25 Aug 2021 03:42:03 +0000

In reply to Chris. What an amazing testament and such a simple product but when you don’t know what to turn to it can feel unsurmountable. I actually use it as a body moisturizer as I have very dry skin in the winter and when I stop it’s obvious but I think I just got mine in the grocery store it was a good international grocery store where are those and the kind I bought it was made in the UK and exported to Canada. Comes in a great format for 10 and it’s in a solid state but quickly liquefies once you start working it with your hands. I don’t know that I want to rub it all over my dogs skin and body because it will come off all over everything not to mention my other dogs will be licking him to death lol. I think I’ll go with the ingestion route to get started it’s just my female cavalier king Charles spaniel and I want to have answers if it happens to any of her puppies as I stay touch with people that buy from me. Anyway great news for a natural product! So glad to hear the dramatic improvement for your dog love hearing those success stories!

By: Julene

Julene — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 18:18:46 +0000

In reply to Chris. Where do you buy sulfur soap?

By: Erika

Erika — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 19:02:12 +0000

In reply to Zan Lustig. I have not taken my cat to get diagnosed as of yet however My poor little baby has what I think are asthma attacks since I have been giving him coconut oil ( which he absolutely loves) I have yet to see any further attacks. I am a firm believer of natural products when I first found my fur baby he was 6 weeks old and outside laying in the rocks. I took him inside he has conjunctivitis, wing worms, has a UTI I believe (could not urinate) . I did some research and found diluted apple cider vinegar (the mother kind) cured all the things listed above.I tried it for about a week and it worked!!!!!! mind you I took my fur baby to the vet all for them to not listen to my concerns and prescribe me ONLY wing worm medications even though I told them about my cat not urinating and crying in the litter box. By the 2nd vet appointment my cat was cured of all things I mention above. Random I know but hope this helps.

By: Renaé

Renaé — Thu, 27 Jun 2019 01:50:32 +0000

Hello, two of my four fur babies suffer from flea dermatitis. One if which shows no signs & I have to check her skin thru her very thick fur to see if she’s having a breakout. Whereas, the other scratches & bites herself to exhaustion.
Too many shots can be damaging to a cats health, so I needed another solution. My cats are indoor only, but fleas can still get in the house.
Cedar shavings & natural diatomaceous earth (not silica) help keep them away from patio & doors.
My poor Raven has reactions so severe as to be covered in scabs around her neck & tail.
Unrefined coconut oil massaged well into her skin twice a week works miraculously. She is sitting next to me, relaxing & not scratching.
All my kitties love to eat coconut oil. I puree it with oatmeal & freeze it as a treat. What can I say, they lick ice cubes dropped on the floor! Hence the kitty-pop idea.
Coconut water was used for IV during WW ll when saline was unavailable as it is identical to blood plasma.
Nature knows what she’s doing. Coconuts rock!

By: Terri Fallis

Terri Fallis — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 14:14:31 +0000

First I would like to say how sorry I am in you loosing Daisy. Our animals have always been part of our family and I have shed many a tear in the loss of a baby. Something about they burn so brightly but are with us to short if a time. Its not fair hut to loose one by accident…they just don’t know how dangerous it is outside that fence. I want to join your website so to monitor your recipes for dog and cat food. I quit feeding most store bought food when we had the grain scare out if China and to learn that 75% our the grain purchased for pet food companies comes from China. Then I learned about the battle with the FDA not wanting to monitor and enforce the pet food mfgs to list true ingredients on labels, like hiw would you like to read road kill which is allowed or the deaf chickens and hogs that drown and set in flood water for weeks were to he rendered for pet food advised by the FDA themselves. I think we need BIG changes in the manufacture of pet food but the cost would have to change which would create a new problem for the average pet owner. I started feeding my animals what I cook (within reason) after reading the details I just mentioned. The list goes on if you oay attention to what is in the media. I knew about the organ meat but not the bones. Bones scare me a little if you have ever had one lodge in your dogs gut and spend a lot of time feeding them fish oil to pass it or have surgery. I spent many years as a director for a doberman rescue after having the breed starting with my parents. I lice to hear about the coconut oil helping with cancer. Dobes are prone to it, then add the stress of being a throw away it gets worse. I can’t count the losses. Thank you for your time spent in learning the needs and requirements of our furbaby loved ones. Mine are my children. I am adding the coconut oil to their diets this week. I am a follower starting now!

By: Taylor

Taylor — Wed, 13 Mar 2019 14:23:15 +0000

I had no idea that coconut oil could be good for pets. You mentioned that brushing your pets with coconut oil every few weeks can help. I’m interested to learn if how often you use coconut oil for brushing would also depend on how much fur your pet has.

By: Jessica Shirley

Jessica Shirley — Sun, 04 Nov 2018 23:34:45 +0000

Is your dog a Pyranees? We have a Pyranees dog named Daisy as well, if so.

By: Kayla

Kayla — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 15:42:17 +0000

I use coconut oil for cooking myself and absolutely love it so when I read about all the benefits it has for dogs, I started giving it to my dachshund as well! He loves it! It really helps with keeping his skin and fur nice and shiny.

By: Robyn

Robyn — Thu, 12 Jul 2018 14:58:12 +0000

In reply to Cheryl DeKoevend. Yes to coconut and olive oil, but no to avocado oil. I wash just reading about this recently. No avocado oil for our pets.

By: Betty

Betty — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 01:39:16 +0000

Even though I use coconut oil all the time (makes great popcorn), I never thought to use it for pets either. My cat has pancreatitis which some believe is caused by too much fat in the diet so I switched from raw to low fat very high quality canned foods on the advice of a holistic advisor at our holistic pet store (I’d never feed kibble but she was estimated to be six when I adopted her so no telling what she ate her first six years). I refuse to feed her the low-fat food the vet sells because it is so unhealthy. Anyway, I’ll ask my guy’s opinion about coconut oil too but I wonder if it would be okay to give her a smidgeon of this oil in her food. Every once in a while now I cut open a wild caught salmon oil capsule and put that in her food. She seems energetic and her fur which is thick, shiny and silky.

By: Karen Mitchell

Karen Mitchell — Sun, 04 Feb 2018 16:07:50 +0000

In reply to donna. If the dog is losing hair, infections etc, you need to treat the dog from the inside out. The dogs immune is weak, so strengthen it. Work on the gut, add good bacteria, treat for leaky gut and then you can't go wrong

By: Karen Mitchell

Karen Mitchell — Sun, 04 Feb 2018 16:03:27 +0000

In reply to Cheryl DeKoevend. Katie, you give her diatomaceous earth to help deal with the fleas? This does nothing for fleas, you're wasting your product

By: Karen

Karen — Sun, 04 Feb 2018 16:00:55 +0000

DE does not kill parasites internally, you’ve obviously been reading from a dishonest source

By: Karen Mitchell

Karen Mitchell — Sun, 04 Feb 2018 09:09:43 +0000

In reply to Jeaneen McDuffie. Always raw for pets. No cooking. See my other comment on coconut oil. x

By: Karen Mitchell

Karen Mitchell — Sun, 04 Feb 2018 09:08:10 +0000

I’d be looking at the dogs diet, when this happens its a good sign that there’s a loss of nutrients.
You could supplement with coconut oil, see my other comment below.
What worries me is the imbalance the dog could have in other amino acids.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 00:10:37 +0000

In reply to Peggy Beaty. 1/2 TBSP = 1 1/2 tsp, like Anne said. 1/4 TBSP = 3/4 tsp, not slightly less than 1/2 tsp.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 23:58:12 +0000

In reply to Diane. You could try a raw diet. There's lots of information out there, but I've found The Raw Life on youtube to be a good introduction.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 23:23:09 +0000

In reply to Chantel. The Raw Life on youtube also has a lot of good information on raw diets and the different types. I've learned a lot from Janiece, and once I get my dog, I'm going to be feeding it a raw diet.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 21:33:24 +0000

In reply to Cheryl DeKoevend.

You don’t want to give avocado to dogs – it’s poisonous to them.