How to Treat a Dog's Water With Vinegar

Vinegar has many uses including a natural remedy for your dog to cure ailments such as allergies, arthritis and pH imbalance. The best and most potent vinegar to use is apple cider vinegar. It is unfiltered and unpasteurized and possesses beneficial healing qualities for your dog. By adding vinegar to your dog's drinking water or to his bath water, you can treat and prevent illnesses naturally. The use of vinegar as a natural remedy, as an alternative to over-the-counter remedies, will help to alleviate the cost of expensive medications.

Things You'll Need

  • 1 Bottle of apple cider vinegar
  • 1 Spray bottle

Instructions

  1. For Drinking Water

    • 1

      Detoxify your dog by adding ¼ teaspoon of vinegar to your dog's water.

    • 2

      Slowly build up to 1 full teaspoon per 15 pounds of body weight over time. Increase dosage according to your dog's ability to tolerate the vinegar.

    • 3

      Continue treating your dog with vinegar to support his immune system.

    For Itchy Skin or Hot Spots

    • 4

      Pour three parts vinegar and one part water into a spray bottle. If the skin is broken, mix equal parts vinegar and water.

    • 5

      Shake spray bottle to mix contents together.

    • 6

      Part dog's skin and spray infected area. Any skin eruptions should dry up within 24 hours.