Turmeric

[QY10]

An article on the anti-inflammatory properties of turmeric and how it can help dogs experiencing pain.

Question: Does anyone use turmeric for their own dogs?

Turmeric For Dogs | Dogs Naturally Magazine

 

[NYDDB]

I make a golden paste (basically, it's heating turmeric powder with water and a bit of black pepper over the stove to help release the curcumin's properties.)

Here is a link: Turmeric Paste Golden Milk | Dr. Arjan Khalsa

I use this for myself, adding it into smoothies, and also feed it to Mateo in his food, a few times per week. I see it as a health tonic.

 

[ruthcatrin]

DmikeM did at one point, no clue if he still does. It can cause digestive upset in some dogs and I know he was talking about cutting back or stopping it when one of his dogs was experiencing that.

 

[Boxergirl]

It can cause digestive upset in some people too. I used it quite successfully with my Greta years ago. She had idiopathic epilepsy. I noticed that after she had a steroid shot her seizures improved. I found that interesting. Since the steroid was for reducing inflammation, I started researching natural anti-inflammatory herbs, etc. Turmeric seemed to be just what I was looking for. I added it to her food from the time she was six until she passed at almost eleven. Her seizures improved and she had very little problems with arthritis in her old age. We were lucky that it didn't bother her tummy. My mother has osteoarthritis and she is, unfortunately, unable to take any product containing aspirin. She tried turmeric and while it seemed to help with her pain, she couldn't tolerate the acid reflux.

 

[QY10]

Very interesting! Thanks for the responses.

NYDDB, thanks for the link!

I have been considering tying it for my dogs. I will have to keep my eye out for stomach troubles.

 

[DMikeM]

Jade was sensitive to it and would throw up if given just a little amount. So I started taking it and it caused me to have gas, heartburn and upset stomach. Gave it to someone that was more tolerant to it.

 

[NYDDB]

I'm wondering if you may have gotten an impure batch, DMikeM. Or was it not organic?

This is what I use: Buy organic turmeric powder wholesale online, curcumin, haldi, yellow curry powder, curcuma molida - Indus Organics

Neither I not Mateo have had any negative reactions at all.

Anyway, maybe some are intolerant; everybody is different.

 

[QY10]

I picked some up at the local hippy-organic-health store. I only grabbed 100 grams in case it doesn't agree with my dogs. We shall see how this works out!

 

[DMikeM]

I got mine from Puritan and my other dogs were fine with it. I think that yes some are not as tolerant as others.

Turmeric 800 mg 100 Capsules | Herbal Supplements | Puritans Pride

 

[ruthcatrin]

I picked some up at the local hippy-organic-health store. I only grabbed 100 grams in case it doesn't agree with my dogs. We shall see how this works out!

Keep us updated!

I've considered it for myself. I'm only in my mid 30's and already have bad arthritis in both hands and one knee....but I already have acid reflux issues and can't quite convince myself to try it.....

 

[QY10]

I will definitely keep everyone posted.

Angus is SO accident prone so I am hoping it helps with healing his leg.

Thalia is so athletic and always on the go that I imagine she gets aches and pains, so hopefully it will help her be at her best. We were playing fetch today and she went to dive for the ball, missed the ball and did a summersault landing pretty hard on her back. She just shook it off, but it's things like that which make me think the next day she has got to be hurting a little bit.

Ouch about the arthritis. I was reading that people turn it into tea. Perhaps you can combine it with something that will be soothing for the acid reflux?

 

[ruthcatrin]

Thalia sounds like Arty, except bigger lol last week we were out in the dog run and he was doing nutball zoomies, only to have BOTH front legs slide out from under him.....his back legs never stopped moving, and continued to propel him across the ground with his front sliding along for at least a couple feet before he managed to get his front legs back under him.

And yah, Its one of the things I keep meaning to dig into more, various options on how to take it....

 

[QY10]

Yup! They sound like two peas in a pod! hahaha


I should try some myself, but I find the colour to be a little off-putting. I'll have to give it a sniff to determine how adventurous I am.

 

[Smokeycat]

I tried it with Kryten when he got his elbow dysplasia diagnosis. He flat out refused to eat anything that had turmeric in or on it so I just gave up. More for me.

 

[QY10]

I tried it with Kryten when he got his elbow dysplasia diagnosis. He flat out refused to eat anything that had turmeric in or on it so I just gave up. More for me.

I have a feeling Angus will be like that. He's not a huge fan of pumpkin, nor kelp powder. I do a VERY light dusting of kelp powder on his favourite meats and he will eat it, but today I noticed he was rolling his turkey around on a blanket trying to get the powder off lol!

I'm trying to think of what I can add it to that will just be too delicious to resist.

 

[Smokeycat]

I'm trying to think of what I can add it to that will just be too delicious to resist.

Homemade curry

 

[QY10]

Yummy.

 

[musicdeb]

I sprinkle organic turmeric on our (mine and Titan) eggs every morning.

 

[Hector]

I have a feeling Angus will be like that. He's not a huge fan of pumpkin, nor kelp powder. I do a VERY light dusting of kelp powder on his favourite meats and he will eat it, but today I noticed he was rolling his turkey around on a blanket trying to get the powder off lol!

I'm trying to think of what I can add it to that will just be too delicious to resist.

You can always wrap the powder in a slice of meat whether it be lunch meat or raw meat and give it to them. Make the piece with the powder small and easy enough just to gulp down. Have multiple wraps or pieces of food ready so you would be feeding really quickly one right after the other.

 

[QY10]

You can always wrap the powder in a slice of meat whether it be lunch meat or raw meat and give it to them. Make the piece with the powder small and easy enough just to gulp down. Have multiple wraps or pieces of food ready so you would be feeding really quickly one right after the other.

That would definitely work for the girls because they just hoover food into their bodies.

As with most things for Angus, he eats very slowly and most of what he eats at some point falls out of his mouth. In the past, for various things, I have tried peanut butter, honey, cheese slices (I wrap whatever up in the cheese, pinch the sides to close it and it looks like a little ravioli almost), lunch meat, putting things inside of whatever he is eating (could naturally have a cavity, or I try hollowing out a space), hot dogs etc...

None of those things have worked because he eats so slowly that the moment he realizes what's inside, he spits it out and looks at me like I have betrayed him. The cheese thing was for some antibiotics he was on and it got to the point where he would unwrap the cheese in his mouth, spit out the pill and finish the cheese.

You should see the way he eats hot dogs when I use them for training. He will take the little hot dog sliver in his mouth, nibble off the "meaty" part and spit out the casing portion. It is absolutely ridiculous and I really should try to get a video of it. Apples are the same thing, he always spits out the skin.