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How to use Tissue Salts for Pets

How To Use Tissue Salts For Your Pets

More and more people are turning to biochemic tissue salts as effective natural remedies to support their health and wellbeing. But did you know that tissue salts are beneficial for pets too? Yes, these gentle and effective remedies can support dogs, cats, birds, horses, cows, and even wild animals!

What Are Tissue Salts?

Tissue salts, also known as biochemic or cell salts, are twelve essential mineral salts that occur naturally in the body to maintain good health. This therapy was first developed by Dr. Wilhelm Heinrich Schussler, a German physician, in the 19th century. He believed that most illnesses stem from imbalances of these minerals in the body.

Tissue salts help cells function effectively and regulate vital processes like digestion, nutrition, water balance, detoxification, and healing. According to Dr. Schussler, an imbalance in these 'cell salts' can lead to 'dis-ease.' By taking the appropriate tissue salt, balance is restored, and the body returns to a natural state of health.

Here are the twelve cell salts:

  • Calcium Minerals: Calcium Fluoride, Calcium Phos, Calcium Sulphate
  • Potassium Minerals: Kali Mur, Kali Phosphate, Kali Sulphur (known as Kali Mur, Kali Phos, and Kali Sulph)
  • Sodium Minerals: Natrum Phosphate, Natrum Sulphur, Natrum Mur (known as Nat Phos, Nat Sulph, and Nat Mur)
  • Other Minerals: Ferrum Phosphate (Ferrum Phos), Magnesium Phosphate (Mag Phos), and Silicea

These salts are absorbed directly into the cells, restoring balance and harmony in the body. The amazing thing is that their effects can be felt quite quickly, and best of all, there are NO side effects! Tissue salts can be used for treating acute conditions and as preventive measures. Isn't this a good enough reason to use tissue salts for your precious pet as well?

6 Common Pet Health Problems and How Tissue Salts Can Help

  1. Skin Problems
    Skin problems are the most common health issues facing pets. Whether it's dry, itchy skin, eczema, hot spots, or dandruff, Calc Sulph can help. It has a healing effect that helps maintain a healthy skin and coat. For best results, combine Calc Sulph with Feelgood Pets Skin & Coat Tonic, a herbal tonic designed for pet skin conditions, and Allergy Itch Ease or Itch Caps to relieve itching.

  2. Respiratory Problems
    If your pet suffers from respiratory infections, colds, or sinus issues, Ferrum Phos is an excellent choice. It works well during the first stages of any infection, providing quick relief from sneezing, coughing, and watery eyes. Ferrum Phos strengthens blood vessel walls and helps distribute oxygen and iron throughout the body, promoting healing. For watery eyes and a runny nose, Nat Mur is another helpful tissue salt that promotes water balance. These salts can be paired with herbal remedies like Respo-K and FeliSafe for respiratory health.

  3. Anxiety, Stress, and Nervousness
    Pets can experience anxiety, stress, and nervousness just like humans. If left unaddressed, these feelings can lead to behavioural and physical problems, such as fur and feather pulling. Kali Phos is a perfect tissue salt to soothe and calm anxious pets, especially during stressful situations like vet visits, thunderstorms, or moving homes. It works well alongside Feelgood Pets PetCalm or Calm Drops For Pets, promoting relaxation while restoring balance.

  4. Digestive Issues
    Digestive problems, such as diarrhoea, vomiting, nausea, and gas, are common in pets. Nat Phos acts as a wonderful acid neutraliser and improves the absorption of fats and nutrients, promoting overall digestion. Nat Phos can also be combined with Feelgood Pets Digestive Support for chronic digestive problems in dogs and cats.

  5. Diabetes
    Diabetes is becoming increasingly common in pets, especially dogs and cats. Tissue salts can help restore balance to blood sugar and insulin levels and improve pancreatic health. Combining Kali Sulph, Nat Sulph, and Calc Phos can create an effective natural remedy for diabetes management.

  6. Sore Joints
    For pets suffering from stiff, swollen joints, arthritis, or degenerative joint disease, Calc Fluor is a beneficial tissue salt. It helps strengthen and restore elasticity to tissues, improving movement and promoting healthy ligaments, bones, and teeth. Use Calc Fluor alongside Nat Phos to neutralise excess acid in the joints and support joint health. Feelgood Pets MobiLive Pets or Devoted By Nature Easy Joints is also a great natural anti-inflammatory option for pets with painful joint conditions.

What is the Dosage for Tissue Salts in Pets?

Tissue salts can be taken preventatively or curatively. Preventive use is usually referred to as a 'maintenance dose,' typically taken 2–3 times daily. During acute symptoms, increase the frequency of dosage rather than the amount of tablets. For instance, a dog with chronic digestive problems might take the recommended tissue salts two to three times daily but increase to an hourly dose during flare-ups.

Recommended Maintenance Dosage:

  • Small Animals and Birds: 1 tablet dissolved in water; administer a third three times daily.
  • Cats and Dogs Under 5 kg: ½ tablet three times daily.
  • Dogs Between 6 kg and 20 kg: 1 tablet three times daily.
  • Dogs Over 20 kg: 2 tablets three times daily.
  • Horses: 5 tablets three times daily.

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As you can see, biochemic tissue salts offer a gentle, safe, and non-toxic treatment alternative for your pet’s overall health. While we highlighted six common conditions that respond well to tissue salts, many other pet ailments can also benefit from this holistic approach. Embrace the healing power of tissue salts for your furry friends today!

If you have any question, please contact us or leave a comment below for FREE health advice. We always love hearing from you!

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Comments

Lisa - January 16, 2018

Cal Phos ??for itchy ears that are red from scratching- usually itchy at night- coat is excellent as is health raw food diet follower no vaccines since 1y old is almost 3

Feelgood Health - November 7, 2017

Hi MissB,

Thank you for reaching out to us and for your interest in our brand, Feelgood Pets.

Firstly, we would like to commend you for looking into natural options for your fur baby as conventional medications are often associated with negative side effects and can be addictive in the long run! We am please to inform you that we have two products that we would recommend that you give your Yorkie, called Skin & Coat Tonic and Crede Flax Seed Oil.

Skin & Coat Tonic is a natural herbal remedy that has a healing effect on the skin and fur and will quickly help to restore shine and health to the coat as well as help to heal most chronic and acute skin conditions.

Crede Flax Seed Oil is an excellent source of Omega-3, 6 and 9 essential fatty acids that helps to promote healthy skin and a glossy coat and improves overall functioning and general well-being in pets.

We would also like to recommend that you be mindful of the shampoo that you wash your dog with as harsh chemicals will only aggravate your Yorkie’s skin condition. We would suggest using Natura Pet All-Natural Dry Skin Dog Shampoo & Conditioner which are made from 100% natural ingredients and contain no harmful chemicals, helping dogs with dry, damaged or irritated skin.

We hope that you have found the above to be helpful. Please let us know if you have anymore questions.

MissB - October 31, 2017

Our 10 year old yorkie is diabetic, she lost all her hair and her skin is very dry, what can we give her to make her skin feel better again?

Feelgood Health - October 24, 2017

Hi April,

Thank you for reaching out to us and for your interest in our brand, Feelgood Pets.

There are a few things that you can do to get rid of a yeast infection. The first and most important thing would be to make sure that your dog has absolutely no sugar in her diet and start taking a good quality probiotic supplement, like Canigest: Pre-biotic & probiotic for dogs and cats.

The second thing that you need to do is clean and treat your dog’s skin. Make sure that you are washing her with an all-natural chemical free shampoo, like Natura Pet Natural Pet Shampoo, and simply add two drops of tea tree oil to the shampoo when you wash her as this acts as an anti-fungal. You should also start giving her Skin & Coat Tonic and Allergy Itch Ease to treat underlying skin irritations and yeast infections.

If you are concerned about your dog’s ears, then we would recommend that you use Ear Dr, which is a soothing remedy available in an oil base that also contains tea tree oil – an excellent natural anti-fungal. If you are concerns about the yeast infection in between your dog’s paws, belly and chest, then we would recommend that you use Silverlab Colloidal Silver Gel which has natural anti-fungal and antibacterial properties.

We hope that you have found the above to be helpful. Please let us know if you have anymore questions.

April - October 20, 2017

What would you recommend for a dog with yeast? She has yeast between her toes, on her belly, in her ears, on her chest. At first I thought it was hormone related as she was a breeding dog and would flare on hormone fluctuations. She was spayed and the yeast seems to be at it’s highest now. Constantly itching and smelly. She’s on a raw meat and bones diet since 8 weeks old and is currently 5 years old. Vaccines stopped at her 1 year boosters.

Feelgood Health - October 17, 2017

Hi Robyn,

Thank you for reaching out to us and for your interest in our brand, Feelgood Health/Pets.

For stinky breath (halitosis) in dogs, we would recommend that you give him/her AllisOne Kali Phos. Tissue Salt No. 6 which is an excellent nervous system tonic that also helps with halitosis, foul-smelling sweat or secretions.

We would also recommend that your dog use Natura Pet All Natural Dog Breath Freshener that controls bad breath by fighting odour-causing bacteria as well as cleans & deodorises teeth & gums and prevents gum infection. Made with 100% natural ingredients!

We hope that you have found the above to be helpful. Please let us know if you have anymore questions. <3

Feelgood Health - October 17, 2017

Hi Sue Mitchell,

Thank you for reaching out to us and for your interest in our brand, Feelgood Health/Pets.

For arthritis in horses we recommend that you give him/her AllisOne Arthro Synergy which is a combination of 5 tissue salts (Calc Fluor, Kali Sulph, Nat Phos, Silicea & Ferrum Phos). This combination of tissue salts reduces inflammation and joint pain and increases mobility and assists in the treatment of prediagnosed arthritis and gout.

We also recommend that you give your horse our product, Crede Flax for Animals which is an excellent source of anti-inflammatory omega-3, 6 and 9 essential fatty acids that reduces joint pain and stiffness in animals with arthritis and joint pain.

We hope that you have found the above to be helpful. Please let us know if you have anymore questions.

Feelgood Health - October 17, 2017

Hi Mel Oliver, thank you for reaching out to us. I would recommend that you start your dog on Immunity & Liver Support, which is a herbal remedy to support overall immune functioning and health and will also help to increase your dog’s appetite.

We recommend that you give your dog Immunity & Liver Support together with LiverAid, which is a homeopathic remedy for diseased livers and pancreas.

Please let us know if you have anymore questions <3

Feelgood Health - October 17, 2017

Hi Pamela, thank you for your question :) It’s great to hear that you have him on Immunity & Liver Support as this is a fantastic to boost his overall immunity. We would recommend that you give your dog Cushex Drops together with LiverAid and UTI-Free on top of the Immunity & Liver Support.

Cushex Drops is a natural remedy that supports dog and cat adrenal health. UTI-Free is a natural treatment for pet bladder infections. LiverAid improves and stimulates liver functioning and prevents liver disease.

Feelgood Health - October 17, 2017

Hi Lola, thank you for reaching out to us and for your interest in our brand, Feelgood Health/Pets. We would like to commend you for looking into natural alternatives for your cat and we can really see that you are desperate to get her better.

It sounds like she has mercury poisoning from all the tuna that she was getting fed as it is not recommended to give cat’s so much tuna.

We definitely do have products that should be able to help your fur baby. We recommend that you give her Silicea as a detox along with Liver & Immunity Support as her liver has to get rid of the toxins that have accumulated in her body. I would also recommend that you give her FeliSafe if she has swollen and red gums and monitor her progress over a period of 6-12 weeks to see if there are any remaining symptoms.

AllisOne Silicea Tissue Salt no. 12 helps to treat adrenal fatigue and removes excess cortisol from the system and will also help to expel any heavy metals in the system.

Immunity & Liver Support is a natural immunity tonic that helps to cleanse and purify the system, improve immune functioning and support liver health.

FeliSafe contains a proprietary homeopathic blend of the vaccines of four main viral infections in cats and will help to support your cat’s immune system when viral compromise is suspected.

We hope that you have found the above to be helpful. Please let us know if you have anymore questions.

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