We all want the longest, healthiest lives possible for our beloved furry friends. Good food, a healthy, happy, loving home, and appropriate exercise all contribute to that goal. And for many blessed animals, so does the use of health-supporting essential oils. Essential oils are such a wonderful, health-enhancing, chemical-free, toxin-free choice for your furry friends, in so many circumstances!

Today, we’re going to talk about just a handful of the most basic ways you can support health and longevity, by incorporating therapeutic-quality essential oils into the lives of the animals you love. For a plethora of great information on supporting the wellness of your furry friends, you’ll want to have the Essential Oils Desk Reference for Animals at your fingertips.

But first, please understand, essential oils are not created equally – inferior quality oils, at best, may simply fail to provide the support you are seeking but, at worst, can be truly dangerous. The recommendations below are made with the full intention of being recommended only for therapeutic-quality Young Living essential oils. To understand essential oil quality in detail, please read This is what you Need to Know about Tainted Essential Oils.  

And so now, back to the oils – why, which, how, and when with your furry friends?

Whether pertaining to your human or animal friends and family, no one likes to imagine hearing the devastating words of illness from a doctor or veterinarian. In addition to healthy, raw diets, filtered water, avoiding unnecessary medications, preventatives, and vaccinations, using chemical free cleaners and shampoos, and enjoying a meaningful life with minimal stress, it’s important to support your furry friends’ wellness throughout their lives.

Supporting a Healthy Immune System throughout your animal’s life, with essential oils, is easy! Applying or diffusing Thieves essential oil blend, using Thieves Vitality and Longevity Vitality internally, and/or applying ImmuPower essential oil blend, are all examples of simple, yet powerful ways to support a Healthy Immune System.

Joint pain is, sadly, a common concern for our furry friends, especially as they age. Concern about potential injury during sporting is also a concern for those participating in dog sports. Supporting the musculoskeletal system early on, and throughout your critter’s life, is important for long-term enjoyment of life, and it’s simple to do! Amazingly supportive essential oil blends such as Deep Relief,  PanAway, Relieve It, and Aroma Siez – mixed with an equal part carrier oil such as the V-6 blend, warm coconut oil, or olive oil, are applied simply by dripping/dropping directly on areas needing support. Massage in gently if you like, for that extra special touch.

Top choices for First Aid? Puriclean, Infect Away, and Mendwell essential oil blends from the Animal Scents line! Don’t have those yet? No problem, substitute with Purification, Melrose, and a blend of Myrrh and Lavender!

Are Ticks, Mosquitos and Fleas a concern where you live? Repel those icky bugs, CHEMICAL-FREE!, with Insect Repellent Wipes – just rub all over and go! (Yes, of course, you can use it too!)

Worms – yuck! No one likes to talk about worms! But, even so, internal parasites are a reality for all of us, human and furry alike. I know… yuck! Support a strong internal environment, in which parasites aren’t happy, with Parafree or DiGize Vitality.

And, last but not least, toss out the nasty chemicals you use to clean your home, which your furry friends are inhaling, licking, laying on, and the like (yep, even more so than you are!), and replace them all with one simple, concentrated, cost-effective alternative – Thieves Household Cleaner! The scent, cleanliness, and savings to your pocketbook alone, will make you very glad you did, and you’ll be supporting your health and theirs, with the essential oils you leave lingering in your environment during the cleaning!

Yes, of course, there is more! More ways to support strong health and longevity with essential oils – this is just a taste. Again, the Essential Oils Desk Reference for Animals is a must for all animal lovers!

You can learn more about Young Living's Animal Scents products, created specifically for our furry friends, here.

For more information or if you’re ready now to make healthier choices to support the health and longevity of your beloved animal friends – great! Contact me directly or simply click here if you’d rather, and you’re on your way! But please, never hesitate to contact me, I’m here to help!