As many of my regulars know, the holistic approach focuses on the whole individual, not merely one problem. If a dog, cat or horse is healthy, their teeth will stay healthy – no tarter, no bad breath, teeth staying in until death, not breaking off, etc. However, 70% of cats and 80% of dogs have dental disease by age 3, according to the Vet Dental Assoc. I say this is because of lifestyles, genetics, what the conventional veterinary community and corporations say our pets need

If your cat is not eating, listless or the site is very painful and the treatments you have tried (or you are not yet trained) then you do need to see a veterinarian (especially an integrative one who will use this episode to actually build up health to lessen the chance of future abscesses). I strongly recommend getting some training in understanding the wide range of approaches to health so you can be in charge of what you choose for treatments for your cat(s). Do you want

NOW – see my favorite video clip on the environment – the Wombat video: http://www.globalcommunity.org/flash/wombat.shtmlHow can you have this video seen by millions? Your action is needed now – we are in the midst of the sixth mass extinction of animals – in the late 90s researchers realized that 90% of the lions, tigers, polar bears, whales, elephants, large fish and more ARE GONE. You are needed to save these talismanic and charismatic creatures. Let everyone know about th

Thank you so much for attending my talk at the Dane Nationals in Lancaster, PA, 2014. I am thrilled that you are interested in alternative approaches to building health of your breed. A great resource for you is Theda Askew (zoedane@aol.com) as she has raised Danes for generations. 1. 7 Keys to healthy animals has links to other pages of interest. 2. Feed the best – I do feel that a raw meat/pureed vegetable diet made by you from local, sustainable, organic meats fed non GMO

Cradle to cradle. Flowers are not, then they are a bud, then they blossom, then fade, then wither, then reappear as a bud…or is it the same bud. Thich Nhat Hanh, a Zen monk, teacher, poet, peace activist, and the author of No Death, No Fear said he asked a new camellia bud if it were the same one that had died 3 weeks before of frost, or if it were a new one. The bud told him it was neither – energetically the flower always exists, sometimes in physical form and sometimes no

Kirsten, of http://peacefuldog.blogspot.com/2010/11/t-touch-and-anxiety-wraps.html, spoke of Tashi being unwilling to let her even touch her with the TTouch circles in a workshop. Pam Wanveeer, the class instructor suggested an anxiety wrap. The directions were to take an Ace Bandage, place the center of it flat against the dog’s chest. Cross behind dog’s shoulders, then wrap again under the dog’s armpits. Tie on the dog’s side. The effect is like swaddling a baby: gentle pre