Would it be OK to put tea tree oil on our dog's wart to try to heal it?

[MarieCeleste]

The vet says it's not worth anaesthesia plus surgery, but the wart (on his forehead)(the dog's not the vet's) is getting bigger. If he were a child, I'd be putting tea tree oil on it to clear it up, but we've only had a dog for a short time, and I don't know if aromatherapy oils are OK on dogs. Please don't shout at me if out of the question.

Warty woof woof??

I believe tea tree oil is poisonous to cats and dogs.

If it's not painful just unsightly, then leave it alone or pay for treatment. Please don't tinker with it yourself.

Just in case you don't know also - chocolate is poisonous to dogs so don't let the DCs give him any. An overdose of chocolate can kill a dog. There are special dog chocolate drops if you want to treat.

Thanks, I won't risk it, altho I have heard of many like your mum, shigella. No, he doesn't have chocolate! The vet won't remove it because the risk of anaesthetic is currently greater. If we could cure it by natural means, it would be better, it does bother him a bit.

I have found this link for you here with other natural remedies for warts on dogs (scroll down to remedies section at the end).

PHTH

PHTH?!?

HTH

Sorry forgot to add pre-tinkering, to maybe run it past the vet first although castor oil and Vit E should be harmless.

Oh thanks, castor oil would be very easy. Also reassuring to read that info. I might also try vit E if the castor oil fails. And I had been thinking about thuja, only I'm having a homeopathy crisis of faith atm.

But a very helpful link - brilliant! Will have to show dd. I was also a bit worried that we could catch the warts, so glad we can't.

Tea tree oil can be toxic to dogs