Can I give my dog turmeric if she has CHF and takes benazepril?

I cannot find any specific contraindications between trilostane and tumeric, so either there are no problems using the two together, or nobody knows, because it's never been tested. Tumeric is occasionally used in animals to reduce inflammation associated with arthritis; however I have not heard of its specific use in treating Cushing's disease.

Hello and thank you for reaching out to Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. Yes, turmeric is safe for dogs and can be mixed into their food. You can give 1/8-1/4 teaspoon per 10 pounds of body weight, per day. I hope this is helpful!

Hello and thank you for reaching out to Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. If you would like to feed Oscar tumeric, I recommend purchasing an organic turmeric from your local grocery store. While there are no published veterinary studies, it may have anti-inflammatory properties. I hope this is helpful!

There are really no scientific studies demonstrating efficacy of tumeric for conditions in dogs, but there is some information about it helping with gastritis, parasites and liver disease with mice. However, the dose used was 500mg/kg, which is a lot of tumeric. Without there being any good information about its use or the recommended dosage, I cannot recommend it for allergies. It's a very safe spice to give, so you can always give it, but I can't say that it will do anything. Additionally, tumeric will not be nearly as effective as the prescription medications. I understand that the prescription medications can have some undesired side-effects, but Apoquel is a promising new drug with less side effects; so it looks like you are already giving him the best treatment. Another option is to have a skin and blood test to try and determine what he is allergic to. After this is done, an allergy shot can be formulated; which is about the most natural and effective thing you can do for allergies. Your vet or a veterinary dermatologist should be able to help you with this.

Turmeric is said to possess natural anti inflammatory properties. It may also promote regulation of blood glucose levels. Sprinkling this spice on food is not as effective as making a paste. The paste is better metabolized reaping the most benefits. You can use your preferred online search engine and search for "golden paste, turmeric" for a recipe of which there are many.

That unfortunately has not been scientifically proven and as far as my knowledge goes there are no current studies about it. If you can give us more informations about the benign tumor we can answer in more details with possible treatment options. Some pics would be very useful as well.

Thank you for submitting your question regarding Buddy. I have used these medications together in dogs before when necessary. That being said, kidney values, blood pressure and the amount of protein in the urine needs to be closely monitored. I typically will recheck a blood pressure reading within the first week of starting benazapril. Then I will follow up by taking a blood sample several weeks later. Kidney values need followed not only for elevations above normal, but also trends upwards that are still in the normal range. With close monitoring, problems can be identified early and doses or medications can be changed if needed. I hope this information helps!