ASPCA has a good basic article reminding you of the keys to being sure your cherished companion animals do not end up lost in an emergency. I think the one many forget is to have a neighbor likely to be home designated as your temporary caretaker and have them supplied with keys and knowledge of [...]
A study in England showed a rapid decrease in fertility in over 200 dogs of five breeds - Labrador retrievers, golden retrievers, curly coat retrievers, border collies and German shepherds. Lea, et al also found an increase in cryptorchidism and a decrease in the # of males born. What does this bode for human males? What are the [...]
A recent post by Dr. Becker at Mercola listed the life spans of different breeds from several studies and most are decreasing, in spite of veterinary organizations saying pets are living longer. One comment to the post spoke of their Irish Setterish dog in the 1940s living to 18 and still doing great except for [...]
A facebook post reported on a dog now being driven on their old walks in a trailer pulled by her human on his bike. She barks when she is ready to walk...he stops, lifts her out of her very secure bed and together they walk slowly....when she is tired, she sits and back into the [...]
Sunday, April 10 at 1:30 eastern, I will be speaking on Healthy Animals Nurture Your Health. This is the first day of over 70 talks at Learn It Live, mostly on spiritual approaches to health. Mine will be the only one directly talking about your companion animals, but keeping yourself deeply in tune with your [...]
A lot of people feed carrots to their dogs. The wild carrot, queen Anne's Lace, has an edible root but it is thin and stringy. We can still find and harvest it in many areas, including mine. By the 1300s much bigger purple carrots were cultivated in Europe, then white and yellow mutants were grown. 400 years [...]
Dr. Michael Dym posted: Meet Licorice Johnson, an 11 year old F/S Cockapoo, who presented on September 13, 2015 with a history of chronic skin allergies, including long term visits to a veterinary dermatologist, allergy testing, allergy vaccines, etc. Licorice had recently developed signs of Cushings Disease, including excessive panting, thirst, urination and appetite, as [...]
Those who have ever met me know that I love to hug - people, plants, trees, rocks, animals. I love this photo. To see a better version, and many more hugging pets, click here.
I have always felt that plants were as smart as animals..and probably rocks, too, though that was a bit more difficult. I have just started delving into a new book that talks about plants. Reading Pam Montgomery's Plant Spirit Healing. There was a Plant Neurobiology symposium held in 2005 in Florence!! How great. Result - [...]
IMPORTANT SURVEY FOR ANYONE WHO OWNS OR HAS OWNED A FEMALE DOG! PLEASE PARTICIPATE! PLEASE SHARE FAR AND WIDE! In the last 5 years a number of studies have been published showing increased cancer and orthopedic problems in dogs that have been spayed or neutered. Many people now believe that the gonads are endocrine organs [...]