I want to share a personal story of using Noni Fruit Leather for treating whipworms and other parasites in my dogs.
I have never used Heartguard or similar chemicals. Noni Fruit Leather from Hawaiian Organic Noni has been a life and money saver for me. One of my German Shepherds must have eaten a rat or mouse in the yard—vet assumption—as he suddenly had acute diarrhea with blood in his stool. I took a stool sample and went to my vet for an exam, and the analysis showed that he had no parasites of any kind—diarrhea and blood cleared up on its own in a few days. It was one bad poop incident that started improving right away with each subsequent stool—meaning a lot less blood.
Given the otherwise regular behavior and instant improvement, my vet recommended a wait-and-see approach before spending lots of money on meds. I just added some organic pumpkin puree to firm the stool and provide additional vitamin K—a natural countermeasure to any rat poison that might have come with the rodent. But the key here is that the daily use of Noni Fruit Leather prevented the otherwise certain parasite infestation in this case. It gets even better.
The Reason For Treating Whipworms in Dogs
I have a 3rd rescue dog named Max (pictured above), who came from the shelter with a whipworm infestation. He had no symptoms when I rescued him. Not even the regular dewormers kill whipworms—you need a special dewormer—these are nasty parasites. The other problem with whipworms is that they are hard to kill. They can survive in the soil for up to seven years. So even with clearing them out of my dog, I could expect him to re-infest himself by walking over the soil and licking his paws later. What added to the challenge was that I had three dogs and needed to prevent all of them from getting sick.
What I did
I had all my dogs on regular doses of Noni Fruit Leather, but that was not high enough to kill the whipworms in Max. His diagnosis was off the charts in the stool sample—at the maximum on the measurement scale. He also needed a special dewormer to deal with them—these are $100 a pop. However, I couldn’t be more thrilled that Noni Fruit Leather has protected my other two dogs from contracting it, which the vet had told me was pretty much inevitable. Both other dogs remained symptom-free. For the time being, I put all of them on a double dosage of 1-square-inches of Noni Fruit Leather twice a day while treating the whipworms of my dog Max. I never say symptoms in my other two dogs at all.
Six weeks after the first whipworm treatment—plus the double Noni Fruit Leather dosage—I took stool samples from all three dogs. The results showed that my other two dogs remained free of infestation. Further, Max was 100% free of whipworms after only one treatment. The vet was very surprised as, normally, three treatments are required—especially in such an off-the-charts infestation. Now that all my dogs are healthy and Max is finally free of whipworms, I switched them back to the regular Noni Fruit Leather regiment of 1-square-inches per dog per day, and they are doing great.
How Treating Whipworms in Dogs Turned Out
In summary, Noni Fruit Leather spared me dealing with two sick dogs, which would have been an additional $600 on unique dewormer treatments. It helped Max get well faster, saving me an additional $200 in unique dewormer treatments. And spares me from buying the special monthly whipworm preventative, which would be about $300 per month for my three dogs for the rest of their lives. Noni Fruit Leather is saving me thousands of dollars and my dogs much pain and suffering.
Update (12 years later): Thanks to Noni Fruit Leather, treating whipworms in my dogs turned out well. No dog ever contracted another whipworm infection at my home.
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Ralf Weber, MS, TWC CPDT, IACP CDT, CDTA
Certified Professional Dog Trainer Ralf Weber is lead pet dog trainer of Happy Dog Training. Ralf is a long-time dog owner of German Shepherds. During his career, Ralf has worked with over a 1500 dogs of many different breeds. Moreover, Ralf has a thorough understanding of all aspects of canine training. This includes evolutionary psychology, ethology, and, most importantly, learning science. Ralf is specialized in resolving dog behavior challenges—especially fear and aggression. Apart from this, Ralf trains dogs in basic and advanced obedience, service dog tasks, and GRC Dog Sports. Ralf is further certified in a broad range of other canine training areas. Last but not least, Ralf is the author of the behavioral book If Your Dog Could Talk: Understand Your Dog Like Never Before.
Ralf loves helping people have a better relationship with their dogs. He is a certified professional dog trainer in the Training without Conflict™ methodology by Ivan Balabanov (TWC CPDT). Ralf is also a member of the International Association of Canine Professionals and also holds their basic and advanced dog trainer certifications (IACP CDT, CDTA). In addition, Ralf is an AKC-approved evaluator for the AKC Puppy Star, CGC, and Advanced CGC programs and is also certified in canine first aid by the Red Cross.
Sarah Gill, Certified Professional Master Trainer
Sarah Gill, is a professional service dog trainer and handler. Sarah entered the world of professional service dog training after a car accident. As a result, she had to use a wheelchair for almost two years, trying to maneuver in a house not designed for it. No one expected Sarah would walk again. This opened her eyes and became a driving force behind pushing herself to defy the odds. When she regained some stability, Sarah attended a dog training school and learned how to train service dogs. Sarah completed her Master Trainer Certification and gained further experience by training new trainers. However, the school wasn’t accommodating to those with physical difficulties and PTSD. Hence, Sarah moved home to Dallas. In 2019, Sarah teamed up with Ralf and moved to California.
Sarah started this journey because she had a trained dog to mitigate her disabilities. But Sarah needed additional tasking for a new diagnosis. The only option she could find was getting a second dog for the new diagnosis. She knew there had to be a different way to address this. Sarah's passion is changing the ways of the service dog training industry.
