Aromatherapy for Your Pointer – Really!

ByAmy

We’ve all probably heard about how aromatherapy can calm your frazzled nerves. The essential oils used in aromatherapy work great for calming down nervous or agitated people, but who would ever suspect they can work just as well on dogs? I never did, until I overheard a conversation in the waiting room at my vet’s office yesterday.

The woman sitting next to me was telling someone that her dog tends to be not only hyperactive, but fearful and easily agitated. Well, apparently she talked it over with the vet a while back, and he recommended aromatherapy, of all things!

The vet told her that aromatherapy works quickly because the essential oils are inhaled, and it doesn’t leave the dog listless or drugged-out, like tranquilizers can. According to the vet, aromatherapy can really help a stressed-out dog. There’s no need to light candles or incense – you just massage diluted essential oils into the fur on your dog’s neck and chest. The vet told this woman that lavender, rose, valerian and vanilla are a few of the essential oils that can help de-frazzle a dog’s nerves, but apparently there are several other “flavors” that do just as well. They act as a mild sedative and are inhaled after they evaporate from the dog’s fur.

Pointers do tend to be a bit skittish sometimes, and any dog can suffer from canine anxiety syndrome. It sounds like I might want to try some aromatherapy with my dog, because he’s always a little fearful during bad thunderstorms.

Safe, pre-blended essential oils made specifically for dogs are commercially available. That woman next to me at the vet’s office bought of one these blends from the vet, and according to the conversation I overheard, it’s made a world of difference in her dog.

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