Alpacas and Aromatherapy
Of all the oils, I feel PEACE and CALMING is the most wonderful oil to use with animals and especially my alpacas. I also use VALOR for timid alpacas and ACCEPTANCE for helping them settle in new surroundings.
Keep in mind, just like with us, alpacas require oils that suit their individual needs, body chemistry and make-up. What works on one animal, might be different for another. There are also some combinations of oils that work on almost all alpacas. You may just have to try a bit!
Tips for Calming Your Alpaca
If you are trying to calm a very skittish alpaca down, apply Peace & Calming, Surrender or Acceptance on yourself
Sit near them, being very calm
The alpaca will begin to calm just from smelling YOU
Then rub the ears with the oils
The above tips are great for bonding with a new alpaca also!
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Nervous anxiety – Valor, Trauma Life, geranium, lavender, and valerian.
Mineral deficiencies – Mineral Essence (liquid tincture taken internally) may help meet the animal’s needs — and when met, they quit chewing on the furniture and other undesirable things.
Tissue repair and healing directly on wound – Melrose. Helichrysum may help with pain and stop bleeding.
Animals, Aromatherapy and Essential Oils by D. Gary Young, 1997
“I have raised animals all my life and presently have several miniature horses as well as four teams of draft horses. I also have pygmy goats, Barbados sheep and llamas at my ranch where I reside. On my 1,300 acre herb farm at Whispering Springs in Mona, Utah, I have an animal petting zoo with Bactrian camels, zeeboos from Africa (miniature bramas), Watusi cows and bulls, walleroos (miniature kangaroos), llamas, buffalo, miniature donkeys, as well as horses and goats. As you can see, we have a wide variety of animals.
“We have used the oils extensively on many of the animals and are continually making discoveries.The animals respond extremely well and we feel they have benefited greatly. In my experience, I have found that animals respond to essential oils much the same as humans. Animals are not as sensitive to the phenol and sesquiterpene constituents, so they can be applied “neat” or full strength. One needs only to determine which oils are applicable to the situation and then apply a few drops 3-4 times daily.
“The amount for small animals like cats and dogs is like the application for a child: 3-4 drops each time applied. For larger animals like large dogs apply 6-7 drops. For horses, apply 15-20 drops. After applying the oils, I have found it beneficial to cover the open wound with Animal Scents Ointment, which keeps the skin soft and helps promote the healing.
I have applied the oils in the following ways:
On cloven hoofed animals, apply on the auricular points of the ears and/or spine or both.
Underneath the top lip on the gums and on the tongue.
Sprinkle a few drops on the spine and then massage into skin, just like with humans.
For various problems I have experimented with the following oils:
Ticks, fleas and flies – Idaho Tansy and tansy floral water.
Tumors (all animals) – Frankincense and lavender mixed together, frankincense and clove mixed together.
Worms / parasites (all animals) – ParaFree and Di-Gize.
Open wound (all animals) – Melrose, helichrysum and Animal Scents Ointment.
Trauma (all animals) – Trauma Life, Valor, Peace & Calming, melissa, rosewood, lavender, valerian, and chamomile.
Bones (all animals) – PanAway, wintergreen, lemongrass, and spruce
November 1997 by D. Gary Young, N.D., President, Young Living Essential Oils
