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If dogs are people’s best friends, and we always want to share a perfect cup of tea with dear ones, should we share our tea with dogs as well? Although our fury pets might develop an addiction for real loose leaf tea (we had a cat crazy about green tea), you should not serve real tea to dogs and cats. All real tea contains caffeine, which might be toxic to animals. Don’t despair, here comes the Machu’s Blend!

What is Machu’s Blend?

Machu’s Blend is our liquid intention to make your pet’s life easier and more comfortable. This herbal blend contains chamomile, ginger root, fennel seed, skullcap and calendula, and it’s caffeine free. The benefits of this tea are promoting healthy skin and fur, lowering stress, aiding digestion and treating bloating, gas, and car sickness in dogs. Besides, it is human friendly. Please keep in mind our Machu’s Blend has been crafted to satisfy the taste buds of your pet and not you.

Taking a closer look at ingredients

Chamomile

Chamomile has traditionally been used by people for its calming properties. It is also very commonly used to relieve anxiety and inflammation in pets with inflammatory bowel disease.[1] Yes, pets can feel anxiety as well.

Ginger root

Ginger root is usually used for treating nausea and can be given to dogs for the same purpose. It’s a natural antiemetic for dogs, meaning it may prevent vomiting caused either my motion treatments like cancer chemotherapy[2]. Another benefit is reducing bloating.

Fennel seeds

Fennel seeds are still not as widely used in the west as they are in the east, but they are quite popular among dog owners. Among people they are usually used as breath fresheners and to aid digestion (have you ever tried Indian breath freshener?). With dogs, their main purpose is to reduce flatulence and treat colic[3].

Calendula

Calendula is one of the most popular herbs for treating inflammation and healing and calming skin. very safe to use with dogs as well. It can “help reduce inflammation of the digestive system”[4].

Skullcap

We already wrote an article about valerian tea and how it may help with insomnia and anxiety. Skullcap is another herb used for the same purposes. Furthermore, skullcap is often used by vets for treating epilepsy in dogs.

How to make Machu’s Blend tea?

Bring water to boil and let it cool down a few seconds. Use 1/2 teaspoon of Machu’s Blend for each cup of water. Steep for 1-2 minutes. Allow the tea to cool completely, or even add ice before serving. Do not serve hot tea to your pet.

Refrain from giving Machu’s Blend to pregnant dogs.

Why choosing a herbal tea instead of supplements or medicine?

Herbal teas are much milder than real medicine. You dog cannot speak, unfortunately, so you might want to start with safer and milder way to relieve his or her problems. We recommend starting with a few slurps to see how your pet will react. All ingredients are safe for pets although there might be rare allergic reactions. Every dog is different. Once you are sure your dog has no allergic reactions to Machu’s Blend, you can serve it daily.

Has your dog tried Machu’s Bled yet? Let us know what he/she thinks about the flavor and did it help.

[1] https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/chamomile

[2] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9254112

[3] https://yourolddog.com/fennel-dogs-use/

[4] https://www.healthfulpets.co.uk/blog/calendula-for-dogs/