Rani Girl Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Hi all, I am just wondering if anyone has heard of giving sulphur to their dogs (1 teaspoon daily in food) to aid in skin allergies. I have a Malamute Girl, who suffers from itchiness and redness, no matter what I try. Upon visiting the vet yesterday, he advised me to buy some sulphur, add to food daily and also after shampooing to rinse her off with apple cider vinegar and let dry.....Upon enquiring with a garden centre for the sulphur, I was told that it was extremely harmful to dogs .....Vet not contactable till tom, so thought I would put it out there. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danois Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Not Sulphar from the garden centre! You'll need to look for MSM supplements from the health shop/ supermarket. That said - if your dog is suffering from allergies how is your vet treating this? Have you tried a course of cortisone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiara&Heidi Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 My girl used to have really bad skin allergies where she would scratch until she was red raw I switched her to a raw diet and it disappeared gradually in a couple of weeks - no major problems since, but sometimes if she eats some food shes not supposed to it comes back a bit. A friend of mine has since had the same problem with her dog and good results from switching to raw. I know it's not a miracle cure for everything but its worth a try. Not sure about Sulphur...try addressing the problem rather than masking the symptoms and you will have a healthier dog. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheena Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 (edited) Hi all, I am just wondering if anyone has heard of giving sulphur to their dogs (1 teaspoon daily in food) to aid in skin allergies. I have a Malamute Girl, who suffers from itchiness and redness, no matter what I try. Upon visiting the vet yesterday, he advised me to buy some sulphur, add to food daily and also after shampooing to rinse her off with apple cider vinegar and let dry.....Upon enquiring with a garden centre for the sulphur, I was told that it was extremely harmful to dogs .....Vet not contactable till tom, so thought I would put it out there. Thanks. The vet probably meant for you to get animal sulphur from a produce store. It's common for it to be put into the food of animals to repel pests. I have used it myself for horses & chooks & know someone who used to give it to their dog. It is also used as a sulphur lick block for cattle to repel ticks in organic farming. Not sure what the difference is, but I think that horticultural sulphur may not be fit for consumption. Edited July 20, 2011 by sheena Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiara&Heidi Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Not Sulphar from the garden centre! You'll need to look for MSM supplements from the health shop/ supermarket. That said - if your dog is suffering from allergies how is your vet treating this? Have you tried a course of cortisone? When I had this problem the vet put my dog on a course of cortisone...it worked temporarily but the symptoms came back within a couple of days of completing the course. The vet suggested she might just have to stay on cortisone for her whole life but that isn't healthy at all! Maybe it's worth a try but I would use it as a last resort when nothing else works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rani Girl Posted July 20, 2011 Author Share Posted July 20, 2011 Hi all, I am just wondering if anyone has heard of giving sulphur to their dogs (1 teaspoon daily in food) to aid in skin allergies. I have a Malamute Girl, who suffers from itchiness and redness, no matter what I try. Upon visiting the vet yesterday, he advised me to buy some sulphur, add to food daily and also after shampooing to rinse her off with apple cider vinegar and let dry.....Upon enquiring with a garden centre for the sulphur, I was told that it was extremely harmful to dogs .....Vet not contactable till tom, so thought I would put it out there. Thanks. The vet probably meant for you to get animal sulphur from a produce store. It's common for it to be put into the food of animals to repel pests. I have used it myself for horses & chooks & know someone who used to give it to their dog. It is also used as a sulphur lick block for cattle to repel ticks in organic farming. Not sure what the difference is, but I think that horticultural sulphur may not be fit for consumption. Thanks Sheena, the actual store I enquired with was a Pets & Gardens store, therefore, I thought that they would be familiar with the product. Will try a produce store and see how that pans out ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormie Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 I used to get yellow sulphur from the stock feed supplier for my horses. Never heard of it for use in dogs for allergies though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rani Girl Posted July 20, 2011 Author Share Posted July 20, 2011 Not Sulphar from the garden centre! You'll need to look for MSM supplements from the health shop/ supermarket. That said - if your dog is suffering from allergies how is your vet treating this? Have you tried a course of cortisone? When I had this problem the vet put my dog on a course of cortisone...it worked temporarily but the symptoms came back within a couple of days of completing the course. The vet suggested she might just have to stay on cortisone for her whole life but that isn't healthy at all! Maybe it's worth a try but I would use it as a last resort when nothing else works. Hi Arielle, the store I enquired with happened to be a Pets & Gardens store, but they were not familiar with sulphur for pets. My girl has been place on several courses of antibiotics (Rilexin) for memory, and cleared up for a short time only, then came back. She was also given an cortisone injection by the vet yesterday. Will look into msm. Thanks ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormie Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Honestly, rather than spending money on supplements, ask your Vet for a referral to see a Dermatologist and spend your money there first. If you get a diagnosis of Atopy, then by all means go nuts looking for a miracle cure (there are tonnes out there, I've tried! ) but yeah, you'd be better of getting started on a process of elimination to find out the cause and working with the specialist to find the treatment regime that works best for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christina Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Be very careful. Health food shops sell sulphur tablets. As a child I used to get hives a lot & the doctor told my mother to give me sulphur tablets. That was fine, I can't remember if they worked or not but I was ok with them. When my daughter was about 7 she got a rather bad attack of hives. Not really wanting to give her anti histamine I tried sulphur tablets. Scary. She had an allergic reaction to them & her mouth/lips swelled up absolutely huge. Fortunately being used to allergic children I ascertained her breathing/throat was clear & then gave her the anti histamine, on the way to the hospital just in case. It went down but I would panic if this happened to an animal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mason_Gibbs Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Take your dog to a dermatologist, i have an allergy dog and have tried heaps of things, only what the dermatologist advises has worked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-B-C Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 A slight highjacking... anyone know of a good dermatologist in the Melbourne area??? (for the same reason as OP... ie an itchy pupster). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
becks Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 I've heard of sulphur blocks being placed in the dogs water, but not onto food, surely the smell would put them off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldchow Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 (edited) Myself and other breeders have had excellent results with Flowers of Sulphur from the chemist or sulphur powder from Produce Stores added to each dogs dinner at night which helps repel ticks & fleas and assists with many skin rashes. Pat Colby recommends this in her Natural Pet Care book and which we,ve used for many years with great success. The sulphur powder mixed to a paste with olive oil has also proved excellent, although abit messy when applied to hot spots and is not harmful when the dog licks it off. The sulphur actually helps cool the blood down. Obviously vet advice needs to be sought for persistant and major issues and all areas of the pets care and environment need to be assessed as well. Edited July 23, 2011 by goldchow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Crazy Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 (edited) Years ago I rescued a BC who was almost covered in hot spots caused by allergies from being totally flea ridden. He had no coat on him apart from on his head. He had chewed himself to pieces. Poor, beautiful boy. Brought tears to my eyes when I first saw him in such an horrific state. I mixed sulphur & molasses together & put it all over every hot spot & he would lick it all off eventually. I repeated this twice a week for 3 months. Very messy but the results amazed me. All the hot spots healed & he began to grow the most magnificent coat. From memory I think I got the sulphur from the chemist.My dear old dad suggested I try this remedy as he used it years ago on greyhounds with allergy problems. I liked the fact that it didn't hurt "Redman" he actually loved the molasses. it also helped him to gain weight as he was severely under weight at just 14.5 kg at 18 months old. I must admit I was reluctant at first but the results spoke for themselves. Edited July 23, 2011 by BC Crazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulesP Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 I wouldn't use apple cider vinegar if the dog has any sores. I used it on my own head when I had allergies and omg the pain! I was just about sobbing. Very ouchy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowanbree Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 Myself and other breeders have had excellent results with Flowers of Sulphur from the chemist or sulphur powder from Produce Stores added to each dogs dinner at night which helps repel ticks & fleas and assists with many skin rashes. Pat Colby recommends this in her Natural Pet Care book and which we,ve used for many years with great success. The sulphur powder mixed to a paste with olive oil has also proved excellent, although abit messy when applied to hot spots and is not harmful when the dog licks it off. The sulphur actually helps cool the blood down. Obviously vet advice needs to be sought for persistant and major issues and all areas of the pets care and environment need to be assessed as well. Can I ask how much you give each dog. I have just startedd using this myself and haven't been able to find anything regarding quantity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shazzapug Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 I used to get yellow sulphur from the stock feed supplier for my horses. Never heard of it for use in dogs for allergies though. I use Yellow sulphur a teaspoon in the Pugs food and it helps keep them flea free...now this has worked for every year for the last 5 but this year it didnt work, all this water around, flea epidemics everywhere. I also use it in my goats feed for the control of Lice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldchow Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Older breeders and farmers who have used sulphur in their animals feed for many years say that a pinch a day is fine for small dogs and around a quarter teaspoon for larger dogs which can be increased to half a teaspoon if fleas etc are a problem with small dogs can be bumped up to a quarter. Obviously these suggestions can be adapted to the specific size dog and Sulphur is quite safe as long as it doesn't exceed 2% of the dogs dinner. The sulphur mixed with molasses sounds great,could well imagine the collie developing a lovely coat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
becks Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 goldchow, can you explain what you mean by 'cools the blood'? Surely the blood can only be body temperature? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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