Kathleen Lester and Terri Diener are teaching classes in September and October 2014 on Reiki and animal communication. For more info

Linda Booren will be returning on September 5.  If you are interested in scheduling an appointment with her, please review the schedule below and let me know your preferred day and time.  The cost is $50 per session. September 5 through 22, 2014 at Hidden Tides Farm. email Cheryl Swing  for an appt.

A poster from Facebook asked: I have a dog that's always been jealous! She's been ok and didn't bite the dog we got in January from a rescue, but when she got on my lap she always barked. Then when she would get down she would want the dogs attention. Well now we got a [...]

A reader asked how to treat heartworms: How do I begin? I rescued my dog, Daisy last year, fell in lovecompletely only to find out she is heartworm positive. we put her onpreventative from the vet along with antibiotics for the microfiliashe had, which caused a reaction of weakness in her body and allowed aprevious [...]

Dr. Chambreau: I have 3 cats that I take to a full-service veterinarian for vaccines and sometimes for minor medical issues (such as diarrhea). The vet gives my cats a thorough exam, but neither she (nor the technician) take my cats temperature.  They say that they do not take cats' temperatures. A reader wondered if [...]

As a holistically trained veterinarian, I love stools. One, they give great feedback as to the health status. Two, they are now part of a therapy gaining prominence – MBRT (Micro Bione Restorative Therapy) that restores the immune system, helping dogs heal from allergies,  cancer, inflammatory bowel syndrome and many other problems.   First, does [...]

A reader of Animal Wellness wrote asking for herbs for immune mediated poly arthritis. You can read my answer on their blog and I will summarize here. Immune mediated poly arthritis Conventional treatment is to shut down the immune system for awhile with steroids until the joint appears normal again (repeated joint taps). When I only [...]

My comments are in italics Pet First Aid - The Basic Essentials Some pets have an unfortunate habit of blithely blundering into situations little calculated to do them any good – much to the eternal dismay and worry of their loving owners. If you have a dog or a cat which loves to get into [...]

Great weekend workshops learning all about Bach Flower treatments available at many locations: Courtenay, Vancouver Island, BC; Philadelphia; Aldergrove, Langley BC, Canada; Austin TX; Tucson AZ; I have used flower essences along with homeopathy for years. Flower essences are 100% safe so you can use them, along with the Early Warning Signs of Internal Imbalance and [...]