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Description: If you suspect your dog has sustained a broken bone, muzzle your dog and immobilize the broken bone and have your Veterinarian look at it right away. Immobilizing the broken bone will help prevent a simple break turning into a compound fracture. A broken bone will often produce swelling around the injury.

Contributing factors: Trauma is the major cause of fractures in dogs. Rickets and other underlying medical conditions could make your dog more venerable to broken bones. In association with broken bones, other internal injuries may have been inflicted so have your vet do a compete examination.

Herbal Treatment: Some herbs that may form part of a formula are: Andiroba has anti-inflammatory properties and helps to promote proper circulation to the skin. It also relieves pain and swelling. Arnica provides triple action as an antibiotic, anti-inflammatory and a pain reliever and is helpful in treating injuries and tissue trauma. Hawthorn contains substances beneficial in stabilizing the collagen in cartilage.

Nature's Herbs for Pets Joint Relief for Dogs - $ 39.99
Natural remedy to relieve symptoms of severe discomfort from normal everyday exercise to help support and other joint/disc problems.

Homeopathic Treatment: Homeopathics are medical formulas based on a theory of like cures like and highly diluted quantities of medicinal substances are given to cure symptoms.

Essential Oils: Every essential oil has a unique and distinctive fragrance which stimulates the immune system, body and emotions in a precise way. The essential oils are diluted with a carrier for delivery because they should not be used in concentrate form. Carriers range from sweet almond oil to watermelon seed oil, each possessing individual healing traits. Essential oils are purposefully matched with individual carries to achieve a specific result. Some essential oil formulas may contain the following essential oils for this disorder:

Flower Essence Impatiens helps to relieve pain. Beech for tolerance. Holly is for fast occurring illness.

Other: Reiki or other types of therapeutic touch is beneficial. It has been our experience dogs respond positively to the healing human touch. Drynaria