About the Recipe
Nettle leaf tea is a wonderful way to give your dog relief from the constant itch of dry skin or flea bites as it is a natural antihistamine and helps reduce Inflammation.
Cooled nettle leaf tea can be used as a coat rinse for itchy skin.
It will help provide nourishment for the fur that will leave their coat healthier
Can help with anaemia especially for female dog Can be fed daily if needed, always start off small to test your dog tolerates it well.
Small dogs (Up to 10kg in weight) 1/2 teaspoon
Medium dogs (Up to 20kg in weight) 1 teaspoon
Large dogs (Up to 40kg in weight) 1-1.5 teaspoons
Giant dogs (Greater than 40kg in weight) 2 teaspoons
Ingredients
Nettle - ensure you know they are from a clean source as many areas of the UK are subjected to chemicals. Harvest the nettle. Only take what you need from Mother Nature and let the rest alone.
Water - filtered water is always ideal however as this process involves boiling the water tap water will be ok to use too.
Preparation
Pick nettles (like pictured) any many as you want depending on batch size.
Place in large saucepan Cover with water (do not overfill)
Put pan on hob and bring to the boil, let simmer for 15 minutes.
Turn off the heat and let sit for 30 minutes.
Strain out the nettles to leave behind yummy nettle tea.
This can be stored in the fridge for 7 days or frozen.