I opened an email from Animal Wellness magazine, saw an article on Fleas and checked the author - It was ME!!!! Edited a bit and of course way too short, but carries the most important message - healthy dogs and cats just do not get fleas. If they get one or two, they do not [...]
On Face Book I asked what people want to learn about. We address these all ( now or in the future) in detail at the Holistic Actions! Academy in the many classes and resources. Please comment below if you have a specific area you would like a class on, or a blog post, or just an [...]
Dr. Becker did a post today about a food additive (SDAP - spray dried animal protein) being used to make foods more palatable to cats and to provide more nutrition. The first two commenters asked what to do with this information? What to feed? One had an overweight cat who lost weight (though was constipated and [...]
I just had a wonderful conversation with Betty Lewis, a long time animal communicator and author of Animal's Speak which actually teaches you to hear your own animals. Since I still seem a bit challenged in this area, I asked her about my 14 year old cat Ed's aversion to litter boxes. He is blessed to have [...]
Great report by Karen Becker on why we should not EXPECT cats to be friends, and how even one mis-step (like coming home smelling like a vet clinic) can create enmity. It actually explains much of what I have observed in practice over the last 35 years but had never articulated. For instance one family [...]
A small dog has been biting himself on the back legs and there are no fleas. He had raw spots that became scabs after a gentle herbal cream was used. The biting is persisting so she is thinking of going to her conventional vet. My answer to her. To know more about what may be [...]
Dr. Becker, in her Mercola blog, has addressed fleas and ticks. She left the most important to last - by building up the health of your animals - voila! - no bugs!! Or fewer. Information from her post - "This does not mean you need to douse your pet in chemical flea and tick preventatives. In [...]
A wonderful woman , Laurie, who runs fundraisers to fund veterinary care for people who do not have enough money, posted recently on a topic that I think is so critical. In the Healthy Animal's Journal (cat one will be out very soon), I walk you through looking for the early warning signs of internal [...]
Well, really, the choices you make for your companion animals can save the world. You know many of them and have shared many with me - sustainably raised food ingredients, locally sources beds and toys, visiting the ill/infirm/aged and so many more. Here is a different slant on how your feeding choices (and maybe others [...]
Dr. Becker has a great post about 10 things people need to do to nurture their cats, some of which may be forgotten in our busy lives. I have ordered them a bit differently for my readers. Ignoring pain since cats can be very stoic. If you are using the Journal and tracking the EWS [...]