How To Use Turmeric for Purrfectly Healthy Pets
Turmeric Is So Easy to Use to Keep Your Pets in Perfect Health!
More and more people worldwide are realising the truth: Turmeric is a wonder spice that aids health in so many glorious ways! Our other blog on pet health is all about the benefits of this wonder root to get your animals in great shape too! If you haven’t seen that one yet, click here to read it and then come back to find out how to use Turmeric for peak pet health and vitality.
We love sharing with you how you can heal your furry friends in such a safe, simple, holistic way. Turmeric can be used in conjunction with traditional medicines in most cases with no complications. Of course, you must let your vet know if you are combining Turmeric with their prescribed medication.
Turmeric Can Be:
Added directly to food.
Given orally through a syringe.
Used as a poultice and applied directly to an injury or wound.
What Are the Best Ways to Feed Turmeric to An Animal?
This depends on:
What kind of animal you’re giving it to.
How big the animal is.
What the exact purpose of using the Turmeric is.
We are huge fans of Australian vet and holistic animal healer, Dr Doug English. There is so much great information on his website – check for his link at the end of this blog post. Dr English advises starting out with just a little bit for small animals like cats, small dogs, and rabbits. Begin with 1/8 of a teaspoon, increasing the dosage as your animal tolerates it and responds to the medicinal properties.
An important thing to remember about Turmeric is that it must be mixed with a little Ground Black Pepper and Coconut Oil (or other high-quality fat) to increase its absorption.
Golden Paste Recipe for Pets:
With Dr English’s permission, we have borrowed directly from his website to share this recipe. It can be used for both humans and animals.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup (125ml / 60g) Turmeric powder
1 cup water (250ml) plus 1 cup of water extra in reserve, if needed
2–3 teaspoons freshly cracked Black Pepper
1/3 cup (70ml) Coconut Oil (use raw, unrefined, cold-pressed) OR Linseed Oil (Flaxseed) OR Olive Oil (use virgin / extra virgin).
Recipe:
Bring the Turmeric and water to a boil in a saucepan, then lower heat and simmer until you have a thick paste. This should take about 7–10 minutes, and you may need to add the extra water for good consistency.
Add the freshly cracked Black Pepper and oil AFTER cooking, when it has been removed from heat and cooled down (still warm to touch but not burning), about 10 minutes later.
Stir well to mix the oil throughout and allow to cool again. If Coconut Oil is solid, it should melt into the mixture.
Do not cheat and use pre-made pepper meal. Freshly cracked Black Pepper works much better. Avoid adding honey or any sweeteners, as this will ruin the actual benefits.
Dosage:
Humans start with 1/4 teaspoon twice a day (with food and water), building up to 3–4 times a day over a few weeks. Animals start with 1/8 teaspoon.
Full credit to this excellent, forward-thinking vet for the recipe above! Find the link to the extended recipe notes at the end of this blog.
If you cannot make the paste, buy our ready-mixed Turmeric & Piperine (Black Pepper Extract) Capsules by clicking here. These capsules are an easy way to get some Turmeric into your furry friends’ diets, either by adding a capsule or two to their wet food or simply popping the cap, sprinkling it over, and mixing it in. Be sure to add a small dab of Coconut or other good oil.
And Don’t Forget About Yourself!
Click here for our online tea shop to try our ‘human’ teas and blends. Turmeric is just as beneficial for our furry family as it is for our human tribe. Animals will feel better, have more energy, less pain, and much more fun with us in life. We benefit from their increased vitality by having more quality time with them – a true win-win! Start sharing the golden love of Turmeric with your sweet pets today.
To you, your family, and your fur-family’s perfect health,
The Taka Tea(m)
Dr English’s Golden Paste recipe can be found here. For more of his outstanding, ground-breaking, animal-loving info, visit his site.
