Their 5-year-old male Lab, Snowball, suffered terribly from flea infestations. Wanting to avoid spot-on flea medications, she researched natural remedies and tried a homemade mixture containing lavender, peppermint, cedarwood, apple cider vinegar and water, with little success. In desperation, she eventually used a spot-on treatment. Snowball had a severe reaction. His skin appeared burned, and his hair came out in clumps for days, possibly as long as two weeks. Hadassa bathe

Ben came to me as a 2-year-old Collie who started life normally. He was an active and friendly puppy, full of fun and mischief. The first clue that something was amiss came when Ben was just five months old. He began vomiting, almost on a daily basis, no matter what kind of puppy food he was fed. When Ben was a year old his veterinarian noticed an even stranger symptom. When he was at the clinic to be neutered, the veterinarian noted that Ben's teeth were encrusted with tarta

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

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

Even if you are not one of the many people who are short of money right now, it is smart to think about financing your animals’ health care. There are many ways you can find money to treat your cherished animals. Some veterinarians, especially integrative ones, will be willing to barter with you. What skills do you have? Can you clean their parking lot, sidewalk, clinic? Are you a bookkeeper or accountant? Are you great with the internet and able to help them build a web sit

Keeping a journal about your animal’s health challenges, dietary and behavioral observations will help you communicate better with your animal’s health care providers. KEYS PARTS OF A JOURNAL Beginning: Where you got the animal and when. Any history you could glean. Situation she came from. How he reacted when first with you. Illnesses: For each illness record anything the veterinarian tells you and shows you. Be specific about how things looked, not just the diagnosis. (“Gin

There is a lot of controversy about heartworm preventative. The drugs adversely affect many dogs. Any symptoms can become worse (weakened energy field produces many symptoms). Most dogs seem to recover from heartworm infection without the conventional drugs and without serious heart problems although they need careful and professional monitoring.. There is, of course, a risk that your dog has an energy weakness for heart problems and if infected, will have serious problems. O