Dilution for Dogs

Oils can help your animals, but their size affects the amount of oil you should use.

• For smaller animals like cats and small dogs, use 3–5 drops. Be sure to dilute 80–90 percent prior to application (for example, for every 1 drop of oil, use 4–5 drops of a diluting agent, such as V-6™ Vegetable Oil Complex).
• For larger animals, like large dogs, start with 3–5 drops. Unless otherwise indicated on the product label, dilution is unnecessary.
• For very large animals, like horses and cattle, start with 10 drops. Unless otherwise indicated on the product label, dilution is unnecessary.

Don’t worry that such small amounts won’t work. Did you know:

• Dogs can smell about 10,000 to 100,000 times better than humans.
• The part of the brain that interprets smell is also 4x larger in dogs than in humans.
• While humans have 5 million smell-detecting cells, dogs have more than 300 million.

V-6 Carrier Oil

One option to use for diluting oils is Young Living’s V-6 mixing oil when diluting essential oils, to avoid sensitivity and extend their shelf life.

• Works synergistically with the essential oils
•  All natural
•  Colorless and odorless
•  Nourishes skin
•  Long shelf life and non-staining

V-6 contains: coconut, olive, sesame seed oil, almond, sunflower seed, wheat germ and grape seed oils.