DECEMBER 2014 HEALTHY ANIMAL UPDATE Healthy Animal Update December 2014 The end of another wonderful year. My 90 year old step-mother says she finds many things to do and to be happy. My 91 year old mother-in-law has plenty of card games but struggles with getting around. Both are amazed to be still alive. A [...]
THE HEALTHY ANIMAL UPDATE April 2013 The purpose of this newsletter is to empower you to keep your animals healthy - and yourselves healthy, too. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO HEAR ABOUT? I would love to print letters that you would like to share with other holistically oriented animal partners. Send what [...]
THE HEALTHY ANIMAL UPDATE March 2013 The purpose of this newsletter is to empower you to keep your animals healthy - and yourselves healthy, too. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO HEAR ABOUT? I would love to print letters that you would like to share with other holistically oriented animal partners. Send what has [...]
LEARN MORE CLASS in Timonium, MD - next Saturday, January 28 - 2-4 PM at the World of Pets Expo (which is well worth a visit on Friday, Saturday or Sunday). Click here for more information on exhibitors, speakers and to register for my workshop on keeping your dogs and cats healthy for many wonderful [...]
A recent letter: I'm new to your web-site, I actually came across it through WHN [Whole Health Now] in one of the discussions sessions they offer for free which I really enjoyed. My curiosity was really tweaked when on your site I read a post under Topics - itchy skin- of Raven a 10 & 1/2 yr [...]
There are many wonderful vitamin supplements available from Ark Naturals, Animal Essentials, Pet Guard and other great companies. Today I will speak briefly about two companies and will do more in later posts. Give me your feedback on vitamins you have used. VetriScience 1. NuCat vitamins were in such demand by my clients before internet [...]
Pre-Travel Deworming within 24 to 120 hours against a specific tapeworm (Echinococcus multilocularis -EM) is now required for dogs travelling across borders in European countries. As of Jan 1, 2012, the few non-compliant countries will go with the EU's guideline. Reported in the September 2011 Veterinary Practice News. Tapeworms are amazing parasites. There are hundreds [...]
One of my garden club members has trained her two dogs to eat stink bugs. They love them and tell her when one is too high for them to reach. This is the best answer for these invasive bugs. Her dogs have had no ill effects over the last year. If your vegetable plants, especially [...]
A great article (Sept 2011 Dogs Naturally Magazine) by Dr. Peter Dobias (who spoke with me at the World Small Animal Conference in Prague several years ago) is about the health risks of using collars on dogs. Collars press on the thyroid, many acupuncture meridians, cervical spinal cord and the neck muscles. He has seen [...]
Introduction to Complementary Care for Animals CHINESE MEDICINE Johnny Slaughter, DVM HOMEOPATHY - Christina Chambreau, DVM REIKI - Kathleen Lester CHIROPRACTIC - Jean Thompson 10 AM to NOON Sunday, September 11th Dogs & Co. 6925 Oakland Mills Road, Suite R Columbia, MD 21045 Cost: $10 Registration Form or contact Dogs & Co. at 410.997.5888 Terri Lewis is hosting [...]