Even our four-legged roommates can be affected by the cold, wet weather.Many pharmacy customers are happy when they meet competent people to talk to in the pharmacy when their dog has a cold.Older animals are often affected, especially if they suffer from a disease that negatively affects the immune system.But even when healthy four-legged friends come into contact with sick dogs, medicinal plant teas and inhalations offer the opportunity to effectively relieve cold symptoms and prevent coughs and colds.As in humans, a cold in dogs is expressed by coughing and increased sneezing, clear discharge from the nose and watery and itchy eyes.In severe cases, an elevated temperature can also occur, from 40 °C one speaks of fever.The animal is listless, has no drive or appetite and is constantly tired.If these symptoms persist for more than three to four days, the nasal discharge will turn yellow.If the puppy is under a year old or if the fever rises to 42 °C, a veterinarian should be consulted.However, the pharmacy can help to get through this time better with various supporting medicinal herbal preparations.Like humans, dogs benefit both from internal use as a tea preparation and from inhalations over a bowl of hot water.For a cold tea, two to three teaspoons of the herbal mixture are usually poured over two to three teaspoons of the herbal mixture with hot water and covered - so that the essential oils don't evaporate - left to steep for about five to seven minutes.The preparation is allowed to cool down, then you can either add it to the drinking water or mix it in parts with the feed.If the dog accepts it, you can also fold in the parts of the plant left over after preparation, i.e. mix them with the dog food.In this way, the effect can be increased.A large dog can have up to two cups administered this way throughout the day.There is a little trick involved in vapor inhalation, as most dogs don't particularly enjoy inhaling the ethereal vapors.In addition, you have to rule out that the four-legged friend scalds himself with the hot water.A dog transport box is the tool of choice.The dog is placed in the box and the box is closed.Then you place the pot with the herbal mixture in front of the lattice door, pour hot water over it and cover it and the box with a large bath towel or bed sheet.After ten minutes of inhalation, the dog can then be released.This should be done twice a day to achieve a noticeable effect.A good mixture for a cold tea would be, for example: fennel 5 g, liquorice 5 g, marshmallow 10 g, mullein 15 g, linden blossom 5 g and sage 10 g.Thyme and chamomile in equal parts are ideal for inhalations.In general, the same applies to dealing with colds in dogs as for humans: plenty of rest, enough sleep, balanced food with an increased liquid content, slightly humidified room air and dry warmth at the bed are the basic requirements for quickly recovering!It is estimated that Germans keep around 30 million pets.The majority are dogs and cats.So it's no wonder that interest in and demand for products for four-legged friends continues to increase.Many pharmacies now offer an increasingly wide range of animal health products in addition to the classic free choice.Once a year, the federal government opens its doors and lets citizens into the ministries.After two years of "corona break" it's time... 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