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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Homeopathy Part 1 – What Is It and How Does It Work?
By Cattie Coyle
This is part 1 in a 3-part mini series on Homeopathy. In this post, we’ll get a short introduction to and learn about the history of homeopathy, how … Read full article
Pet Loss and Bereavement
Counseling my clients in pet loss and bereavement has slowly become a large part of my practice. It is something I truly enjoy as its importance is … Read full article
Friday Links: Altruistic Animals, Homeopathy and Cancer, Hero Dog Returns Home
By Cattie Coyle
No More Cosmetics Animal Testing in India India recently banned animal testing for cosmetics, making them the first country in South Asia to do so. … 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...
Animal Communication
By Cattie Coyle
Today's featured alternative health modality is animal communication. I have long been fascinated with it - being able to talk to animals sounds like a childhood dream! I always assumed you had to have a special gift in order to be able to do it, but the … Continue Reading...
Reiki – Treating A Dog With Arthritis
By Cattie Coyle
This case study of a dog with arthritis comes from Aileen D'Angelo, founder and owner of Hoof, Paw & Claw in Northborough, Massachusetts. Aileen is a Reiki Master and teacher and has been practicing Reiki since 1996. She is also an animal communicator and … 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...
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 forecasted, it'll be a cozy weekend at home instead. Hope you all have a lovely Memorial Day! Here are some of the … Continue Reading...
Q&A: Massage and Phantom Pregnancy in Dogs
By Admin
We recently received an interesting question from one of our readers and wanted to share it here for others to learn from as well (don’t miss the update at the end of the post). Tracey, a canine massage practitioner in the UK, wrote: Q: Is massage safe for a … Continue Reading...
Q&A: Dealing with Grief for both Humans and Animals
By Admin
Our experts offer advice for how to help heal bereaved pets and people. We received a question from a reader asking for advice on how to deal with both her own and her dog’s grief. Our reader asked about crystals in particular, but many other complementary … Continue Reading...
Business Monday: What Is A Target Market and How Do You Define Your Ideal Customer?
By Cattie Coyle
You’ve been leaving brochures in stores, put an ad in the local paper, volunteered to do massage at your favorite animal shelter, set up a booth at a rescue event, but you are still struggling to get customers. Where are they? Why aren’t people calling? Take a … Continue Reading...
Excerpt from the new Acu-Horse: A Guide to Equine Acupressure
The new ACU-Horse: A Guide to Equine Acupressure by Nancy Zidonis & Amy Snow, founders of Tallgrass Animal Acupressure Institute, is filled with how-to narrative, charts, and photographs and serves as the Tallgrass' text book for all of the Institute’s … Continue Reading...
Arthritis in Dogs – The Basics
By Cattie Coyle
Hi everyone! I'm back from my break and I hope you all had a wonderful summer. Mine was a mixed bag, but mostly fabulous - Swedish vacation, at least a few days on the beach, canine health class in England, etc. I just the other day came across this video … Continue Reading...