Antibiotics? I Think Not

by Kim Bloomer
http://linkerland.com/antibiotics-do...m-to-your-dog/

Have you noticed that doctors are now being much more reluctant to give
you a prescription for antibiotics unless it’s proven that you are
indeed suffering from a bacterial infection? Well, I wish I could say
better late than never, but in the case of antibiotics, we’re far too late.

Antibiotics were once touted as a modern miracle and they did indeed
save lives, once upon a time. The problem has been that they have been
so widely overused and not just for bacterial infections, but for every
single thing doctors didn’t know how to treat. In fact, even if the
illness was viral, we were routinely given a prescription for
antibiotics so we would happily go home and feel as though the doctor
helped us get well.

The truth is, we would’ve been far better off NOT getting those
antibiotics for every single illness we encountered. Our immune systems
would’ve been much more helped if we’d stayed home and rested, drank
lots of fluids, and boosted our immune system with natural herbal and
homeopathic remedies and whole food supplements.

The reason is, since antibiotics have been so widely overused, superbugs
have emerged that are leaving us vulnerable with no recourse – UNLESS
your immune system is strong because you and your pets have been eating
natural diets, using whole food and natural supplements, and exercising,
so that your body is protected naturally.

By relying so heavily upon antibiotics to be our cure-all, along with
steroids (a subsequent article will elaborate on this horrible drug)
we’ve compromised our and our pets immune systems and left them wide
open and susceptible to these superbugs that are continuing to emerge
all the time.

“Our society has been conditioned with quick-fix and band-aid medicine.
We know from experience that this, often times, only gives temporary
relief and in fact can generate a rebound effect of symptoms or
undesirable side effects. Complimentary medicine, in particular
Homeopathy and Herbs, can play a very large part in the successful
rearing of our animals. Homeopathy and Herbs are essentially, natural
healing processes, providing remedies to assist the patient to regain
health by stimulating the body’s natural forces of recovery. They
concentrate on treating the patient, rather than the disease.” Marina
Zacharias, author of Healthy Breeding with Herbs and Homeopathy.
http://www.naturalrearing.com

The good news is there are alternatives we can use that will give us
healthy, strong pets that can resist these superbugs. First, by using a
homeopathic or holistic veterinarian, you can talk to them about what
your options are for helping keep your pet at their optimal health. Each
animal is as different as each of us. If you care for your pets in a
holistic way, meaning for the entire animal rather than waiting to treat
a specific ailment, you will already be ahead of the game.

By feeding food natural to your pet’s species, such as a raw food diet
for cats and dogs, and incorporating whole food supplements, prebiotics
and probiotics, you won’t need to concern yourselves about antibiotics
and their detrimental side effects.

Something that is also happening is not just superbugs that can be
transmitted from animals to humans, but one I know of that can only be
transmitted from HUMANS to ANIMALS, and this superbug is called MRSA.
While it isn’t as evident in the USA, it is rapidly becoming a problem
in the UK. It is a superbug, bacterial infection that has developed as a
result of overusing antibiotics. I have a dear new friend who lost her
companion and friend, Bella, a beautiful Samoyed dog, to this dreaded
bacteria. http://thebellamossfoundation.com

Jesse Dallas, author of Are Antibiotics Making Your Pet Sick? writes
“The body should have 80% friendly bacteria and about 20% bad bacteria
inside the intestinal tract. After the use of antibiotics, the body will
have no more than 20% friendly bacteria and 80% bad bacteria if not more.

-Most illness, disease and problems begin in the intestinal tract. Thus,
antibiotics create the potential for serious illness to begin.

-You may not be giving your pet antibiotics, but if it has ever eaten
foods with preservatives, you have been giving your pet what I call
‘hidden antibiotics’. The job of preservatives is to control bacteria
and once your pet eats food with preservatives, it will ultimately have
an effect inside the intestinal tract too and kill the friendly bacteria.

-You should expect it will take at the least 1 year to recolonize the
intestinal tract with friendly bacteria after the use of antibiotics.

-Recolonize the intestinal tract with friendly bacteria by using
supplements and feeding natural foods.” http://www.pet-grub.com

Now is the time to be proactive and change this. By not remaining
apathetic, but by taking action in your life and the lives of your pets,
we can and will make a difference.

One more thing that is giving us much hope and one that has me jumping
for joy are therapeutic grade essential oils. In 1985 Dr. Jean Claude
Lapraz, MD did a study using the therapeutic grade essential oils
Oregano and Cinnamon in testing their “antibiotic” like qualities. What
he found was that not one single bacteria or virus can live in the
presence of these oils!

That is the direction I’ve taken for myself, family and pets and I hope
you’ll consider doing the same.

Char wrote:
Antibiotics? I Think Not

by Kim Bloomer
http://linkerland.com/antibiotics-do...m-to-your-dog/

Odd that the article didn't mention this...

If you want your dog and yourself to be free of antibiotics, you
should make sure that the meat you feed yourself or your pet is
organically produced from free-range animals. About 70% of
antibiotics administered in the US are given to _prevent_ disease
in cattle, chicken, and pigs
(http://eolife.org/news/Opposition_To...Animals. aspx)
that are raised in seriously overcrowded, unsanitary conditions.

It's not clear whether the growth of superbugs is more due to
misuse of antibiotics by humans (using them to treat viruses, not
finishing a course of antibiotics because one "feels better,"
even though the strongest of the bacteria survive the longest) or
due to their abuse by the livestock industry. We got ourselves
into this mess of abundant antibiotic-resistant bacteria, but
it's not clear that antibiotics, properly used, would have had
this result. Blaming antibiotics is kind of like blaming a gun
for a murder.

Then again, perhaps both guns and antibiotics ought to be kept
out of human hands. We haven't proven ourselves capable of using
either one properly.

FurPaw
--
We can be absolutely certain only about things we do not understand.
-Eric Hoffer

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