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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Gorgeous Guineas – Aromatherapy Skin Care For Guinea Pigs
By Cattie Coyle
Today’s post is an interview with (and case studies from) Reading-based (UK) Reiki Master / Teacher, human and animal Aromatherapist Chrissie Slade. … Read full article
What Happens When We Honor Farm Animals as Teachers?
Those of us who love dogs and cats have experienced the many gifts to our lives they bring us. But what if farm animals, too, had many gifts to give, … Read full article
Friday Links: Corpulent Cats, Natural Tick Repellent, Homeopathy and Cat Allergies
By Cattie Coyle
Wow, that week flew by! So excited about the long weekend. We had planned a few days in the mountains and a trail ride, but with all day rains … Read full article
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Alternative Healing Modalities
By Cattie Coyle
There are many ways to promote health, and most holistic animal health practitioners are trained in more than one technique. And while most of us turn to one or several therapies to fix a problem or cure an illness, these are all wonderful as preventative … Continue Reading...
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, but is that really the best idea? I will confess that I am guilty of doing this, both with myself and with … Continue Reading...
Animal Wellness Guide Guest Post Series: Jody Chiquoine
By Admin
Today's guest post comes from Jody Chiquoine, the founder and director of Fitter Critters, a canine rehabilitation and hydrotherapy facility in Lee, Massachusetts. When her Newfoundland Zowie was traumatically injured, Jody, a registered nurse for 34 years, … Continue Reading...
Gorgeous Guineas – Aromatherapy Skin Care For Guinea Pigs
By Cattie Coyle
Today’s post is an interview with (and case studies from) Reading-based (UK) Reiki Master / Teacher, human and animal Aromatherapist Chrissie Slade. Chrissie is the founder and owner of Gorgeous Guineas, the world’s first company to create aromatherapy … Continue Reading...
Symptoms of Compassion Fatigue (And How to Cope)
Did you know that those who work with shelter and sanctuary animals are highly vulnerable to compassion fatigue? Not surprisingly, helping (and opening your heart to) abused, unloved and neglected animals on a regular basis is extremely stressful and … Continue Reading...
Applied Zoopharmacognosy And My Trip To England
By Cattie Coyle
Happy fall everyone! I hope you had a fantastic summer with lots of fun stuff going on. I finally got to go home to Sweden to see friends and family - it had been 3 years since my last visit, so that was a big treat. And while I was there, I took the chance to … Continue Reading...
CA animal owners: protect your right to choose before it is too late!
By Admin
Proposed wording in regards to Animal Rehabilitation (AR) will make it illegal for you, the animal owner, to use your current animal body worker for your animal's bodywork session unless they are a veterinarian or a vet tech or licensed physical therapist … Continue Reading...
AWG Recommendeds: Getting In TTouch With Your Dog
By Cattie Coyle
Getting in TTouch with Your Dog by Linda Tellington-Jones TTouch is not massage; it is a series of very light movements intended to activate the cells and “awaken the cellular intelligence”. Linda Tellington-Jones invented this bodywork method after having … Continue Reading...
Acupressure for Canine Skin Allergies
Allergens Not only do too many dogs have allergy issues, there are so many different types of allergies to offending environmental substances, called allergens. Though dogs exhibit allergic reactions in a variety of ways, there are only five types of … Continue Reading...
Acupressure Case Study – Allergy Relief For A Horse
By Cattie Coyle
Today we have a guest post that talks about an ailment I think many animal owners can relate to - allergies. In this case study, the practitioner uses acupressure (which I have described in more depth in my earlier "Alternative Healing Modality: Acupressure" … Continue Reading...