Tui Na massage: Wouldn’t it be something if your horse could have a consistent, harmonious flow of stomach chi and could avoid colic, founder, stomach ulcers, and any other digestion issues horses are prone to have? Wild horses roam and … Read full article
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Homeopathy for Animals – Q&A with Shirley Moore
We receive a LOT of questions about homeopathy for animals: which remedies to use for various conditions, how to give the remedies, and most of all, questions around preventing and treating Lyme disease. Shirley has very kindly been responding to … Read full article
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Animal Physiotherapy
By Cattie Coyle
I was recently contacted by Brooke Marsh, who is an Animal Physiotherapist based on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. The term Animal … Read full article
Q&A: Alternative Therapies – How Much is Too Much?
By Cattie Coyle
When your animal friends are suffering, it’s tempting to throw all the alternative therapies you can think of in the mix in order to make them better, … Read full article
Book Review – Stretch Your Dog Healthy
By Cattie Coyle
Stretch Your Dog Healthy by Raquel Wynn Personal trainer and holistic health specialist Raquel Wynn is a strong proponent of massage and … Read full article
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Shelter Dogs Learn To Drive To Show People Just How Smart They Are
By Cattie Coyle
The shelters in New Zealand are as full of abandoned and rescued dogs as any shelter around the world, and sadly, not all dogs end up with new homes. The SPCA in New Zealand decided they had to do something out of the ordinary to catch peoples’ attention and … Continue Reading...
Book Review – A Dog Lover’s Guide To Canine Massage
By Cattie Coyle
Today's review is long overdue, but here it is finally! A Dog Lover's Guide to Canine Massage by Jody Chiquoine and Linda Jackson is a workbook for dog owners who want to learn the basics of massage for use on their own pets. Linda and Jody have been … Continue Reading...
Featured School: Tallgrass Animal Acupressure Institute
Today's guest post comes to us from Amy Snow, founder (along with Nancy Zidonis) of Tallgrass Animal Acupressure Institute and co-author of Equine Acupressure: A Working Manual, The Well-Connected Dog: A Guide to Canine Acupressure, Acu-Dog - A Guide To Canine … Continue Reading...
Friday Links: Hot Cars, Prairie Dog Linguistics, and Rabbit Hydrotherapy
By Cattie Coyle
Summer is here! Not only on the calendar, but weather-wise as well, finally! I love the heat, but remember to never, ever leave your pets in the car this time of year; a car sitting in the sun gets deadly hot in a very short time (and leaving the windows a tad … Continue Reading...
Let Your Reiki Light Shine
One of the courses we teach at Northwest School of Animal Massage is Reiki, an energetic modality tracing its origins to Japan. Although Reiki is not a massage modality, it is undoubtedly a valuable tool for anyone practicing massage. Anyone can learn Reiki … Continue Reading...
Pulsed Electro-Magnetic Field Therapy (PEMF)
By Cattie Coyle
PEMF, Pulsed Electro-Magnetic Field Therapy, is not a new invention. People started experimenting with using electrical currents on various conditions as far back as the 1700s, but it wasn’t until the 1950s that scientists seriously started researching … Continue Reading...
Veterinary Nutrition: How To Choose The Right Food For Your Pet
By Cattie Coyle
We all know that eating right is extremely important, and consistently subsiding on a diet full of processed foods and saturated fat leads to a number of disorders and diseases. And it is just as important for our pets as it is for us, but with all the … Continue Reading...
Internal Liver Wind and Seizure Disorders
Internal Liver Wind and Seizure Disorders. The Liver, in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), is responsible for the harmonious flow of chi, life-promoting energy, throughout the dog’s body. The Liver is greatly affected by Wind because Wind can block or … Continue Reading...
Q&A: Testimonials and Word of Mouth Marketing
By Admin
Testimonials and word of mouth is huge when it comes to selling anything or getting new clients. Many studies have shown that social proof is the biggest influence when people make a decision whether to buy a product or service or not. A recent survey on … Continue Reading...
Welcome to Animal Wellness Guide; the new home of Animal Massage Guide!
By Cattie Coyle
Our new site is finally live! If you are a reader who has followed AMG for a while, you may remember that I last year posted an announcement about upcoming changes and improvements to the blog, with the optimistic goal of having a new (this) site up and … Continue Reading...