[Everything doTERRA] Re: Chihuahua with IBS

Hi, could you please recommend books for Animal Care as an animal
aromatherapist, please?
I would like to deepen my knowledge of animal care.

Thank you very much!

On Mar 12, 8:27 pm, energy4life <cin...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yes, it is possible to use doTERRA essential oils with small animals.
> (I am an animal aromatherapist.) Dogs have quite sensitive skin, and
> they can develop hot spots if you use oils undiluted. It is just a
> good practice to dilute the oils with FCO when using them with dogs.
> Remember that "diluting" does not change the therapeutic properties of
> the essential oil. Rather, the carrier oil "captures" the volatile
> molecules of the essential oil, and then "carries" them through the
> skin. Without a carrier oil, a large percentage of what you apply
> topically will dissipate into the air. Another reason to use a carrier
> oil is that animals can't talk, to tell you if the essential oil is
> uncomfortable to them. It is better to be safe than sorry, so I dilute
> everything, including Lavender--especially for such a small dog.
>
> For digestive problems, I would use DigestZen and apply it to the pads
> of the paws as suggested above, and even dab a little onto the tummy
> and rub it in. Consider other anti-spasmodic oils as well, if the
> DigestZen does not seem to do the trick. Serenity might be a good one
> to try, if the IBS is triggered by stress.
>
> Some of the artificial ingredients put in to essential oils to extend
> them include compounds made from turpentine and acetylene gas--not to
> mention mineral oil and more. So it is no wonder that people are
> cautioned not to ingest them. Frankly, why would anyone even use such
> a product on their skin, or inhale it? Only because they don't know
> what's in the bottle. Thank you, doTERRA, for making sure that such
> poisons are never in your oils!

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