Anal Gland Relief Essential Oil Blend
You know it’s happened to you. You’re sitting in your living room enjoying a nice cup of hot tea and a book and all of a sudden you see your favorite pooch slide on by with his bottom rubbing all over your carpet. You jump up and scream at the not so cute dog and then die of embarrassment as you notice that your neighbor who just came to the door saw the whole thing.
Well, maybe that hasn’t happened to you.
How about this? You have company over and the visit is going well. You just settled in the family room after dinner and started a lovely conversation when all of a sudden your dog, who is laying in the middle of everyone, just can’t stop licking his bum! Then you really die of embarrassment because your dog won’t listen to anything you say but it freaking out because of his bum problems.
If you’re a dog owner it’s likely you have been in this position or in one similar. If you haven’t yet, be prepared because you will!
Guess what? There is something you can do about that nasty embarrassing anal gland problem your dog has!
This nasty problem started happening with our puppy recently. He is 10 months old and a Goldendoodle so he really looks like a full-grown dog which makes it even grosser.
The licking just wouldn’t stop.
It was driving me crazy.
I kid you not, every time my husband and I would lay down in bed and start praying before we went to sleep the licking would start. I actually had to stop the prayer a few times because our dog’s problem was making me gag!
As always, in our home, our go-to for health or fixing an ailment is first – food – then essential oils or both in tandem.
First, I considered our dog Patriot’s treats, wondering if they could be the problem. They were full of gluten and grains and very low quality from the bulk section at our local pet store. We didn’t actually buy these but were given them when he completed training. We had been giving these to him more often and trying to keep up with his training. Those were the first thing to go.
We feed him a premium, gluten-free, grain-free, whole food so I knew it couldn’t be that.
Next, I researched essential oils that could help with the irritation that my dog was experiencing around his anal area. It had to be relieved. I came up with a blend of oils that could soothe the area, reduce the skin irritation and take away the sick smell AND that were safe for dogs.
Using essential oils on animals is a bit of a different ball game than on humans.
The main difference between using oils on humans and animals is the amount of essential oils that you use.
When using essential oils on an animal it is imperative that you consider the size of the animal being helped and that you have properly diluted your oils. This blend is for our dog that was, at the time, 55 pounds. It can be used on smaller dogs but with heavier dilution. That means you are going to add at least 5-10 more drops of fractionated coconut oil to the essential oils than the recipe calls for.
A little essential oil goes a long way. Remember, diluting does not affect the efficacy of the oil it just makes a smaller amount of oil go farther and it absorbs slower.
This Essential Oil Remedy Will Work for Your Dog
Needless to say, since I am posting this wonderful remedy, this blend worked for my dog and got rid of his incessant licking as well as the root problem which was inflammation in his anal glands. Of course, since this blend solved the problem, I wanted to share it and directions on how to use it with my readers.
Essential Oil Quality Matters for Your Animals
Remember! You’ll want to use Grade 1 Essential oils on yourself or on your animals. If you don’t you could be applying rancid filler oils, heavy metals, concentrated herbicides, pesticides, mold and funguses on them. Carbon Dating tests are the only way to tell if there are dangerous chemicals in the oils. Most oil companies DON’T do this testing but our favorite oil brand does. They are the number one essential oil brand in the world too.
Also, If the oil brand does not third-party test then you are running the risk of the things mentioned above as well as deceitful business practices. doTERRA DOES third-party test because they only want to sell the highest quality, safest and most pure oil to their consumers and be held accountable that they’re only selling the best. The ultimate goal is to reduce toxins in our bodies (and our animals) not directly apply them! It’s important to consider certain aspects when choosing an essential oil brand.
Anal Gland Relief Essential Oil Blend Recipe
Next Time Fido is Embarrassing You
Break out this anal gland essential oil relief blend and your woes will be put to rest (and his too!) Cheers to getting rid of the licking and embarrassing animal moments!
Hi my sweet little 10 month old mini schnauzer baby is having problems with his anal glands. They have been secreted 3 times now by the Vet’s office. However, I need to try to give him some relief in-between visits. Would you please send me the link to try the anal gland formula using essential oils.
Thanks 😊
Teresa Robinson
Hi Teresa,
Please read the whole article as you will see the recipe in it.
Hi I did what was requested for the recipe but haven’t gotten any emails yet.
Hi Alex,
It looks like you haven’t confirmed your email address. Please open the email that was sent to you at 2:55pm and confirm your email address. Once you do that the recipe will be sent to you.
Blessings!
Hi
I have also input my email and name a couple of times and haven’t recived a confirmation email like it said I would … I don’t have any blocks as I did it on my phone … could you help me get on your email list so I can get your recipe my fur baby could really use the help
Hi Emma, it looks like you received an email at 5am asking you to confirm your email address and you haven’t. You won’t be able to get the recipe until you confirm your email address. Once you do that, it will be emailed to you. Hope that helps!
I am a Wellness Advocate with dōTERRA, and I love your blog!
My poor fur baby, Sophie is having a problem with her anal glands and I really would like to get your recipe, and emails to your page. Thanks in Advance
Hi Shelly! It’s great to meet you. Welcome to Feasting On Joy! To get the recipe and start receiving FeastingOnJoy Oils Newsletters click the graphic in this post that says “Click here to get the recipe”. Input your info and you will be sent the recipe and be added to the mailing list. Hope that helps! Enjoy your day.
I have done that several time without any success
Shelly, Please clarify what you mean? If you want the Anal Gland Relief recipe you need to submit your name and email address in the box and then it will be sent to your email address. Getting the recipe has nothing to do with being a doTERRA Wellness Advocate. If you are talking about joining the FOJO (FeastingOnJoy Oils) team, that’s not an option for you since you are already a doTERRA WA.
I have tried several times as well to click on the link and the screen goes blank.
Hi Kelly, hundreds of people download this a day and I have had several people on my team (including myself) check to see if this works and it appears to be working properly. Any chance you have a pop-up blocker installed or you need to clear your cache?
Also doTerra member, need to try something for my Australian Shepherd– poor gal! Thanks in advance!!!
You’re welcome Amy!
My dog previously had infected anal glands, took antibiotics and it cleared up.
Well now he is licking it raw again. Hoping this will help ?
We have also tried giving him pumpkin in his food. The vet said the fiber would help.
Hi Sarah, Your poor doggy. Intermittently, in between your applying this recipe, also apply coconut oil to the area and try and keep your dog from licking it. Even if you have to do a soft cone of shame it may help heal the area. Poor guy. I bet this recipe will help. Pumpkin will definitely make a dog’s stools softer and put less pressure on the anal glands. Hope this remedy helps!
I am already a doTerra rep. I love Jesus. Am wife of one grandmother to 7 boys. No girls. Lol. Lover of black lab and every other animal. Need that recipe pls for my lab
Thank you!
You’re welcome Ciara!