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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Q&A: Working With Marine Mammals
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Q: I would like to work in the aquatic area of massage or physical therapy with dolphins, etc. Where do I start and what kind of specialized training … Read full article
Acupressure-Massage for Puppy Mill Survivors
Helping Puppy Mill Survivors Pet shop puppies are adorable. Your heart melts and you have to go inside to see them. The sales clerk assures you … Read full article
Crystal Healing For Animals
By Cattie Coyle
This is another therapy that I knew nothing about before starting to investigate it. I have used crystals for Feng Shui purposes in my home (as … Read full article
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Q&As: Animal Acupressure in Canada, Animal Massage Schools in Pennsylvania, Washington and Florida
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We love to receive questions from our readers, and do get a lot of them on a wide variety of subjects. And since I think others can benefit from our answers as well, we will post select Q&As here every now and then, so that everyone can learn from … Continue Reading...
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Dogs and cats, like humans, are sometimes confined to their beds, either by doctor's orders or an illness or injury that temporarily restricts movement. Strict bed rest is also often required for recovery from orthopedic or neurological conditions, where the … 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...
How the New T.E.A.M. Mentorship Program Can Help Your Business
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Cattie: this is a guest post by Megan Ayrault of The Power of Touch for Animals, who is an animal bodywork practitioner and teacher. Megan has been practicing for over 15 years, and recently started a mentorship program for other practitioners. In the … Continue Reading...
Interview with Animal Homeopath Shirley Moore – Part 1
By Cattie Coyle
Welcome to the second installment of our 3-part mini-series on homeopathy - the first half of my interview with animal homeopath Shirley Moore. As I mentioned in an earlier post - Notes From the Conference on Complementary Animal Healing - I had the … 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...
How To Use Flower Essences With Animals
People are often unsure of how to use flower essences with animals and have lots of questions. Here, I am addressing the ones that I hear most often: Are Flower Essences safe for my pet? In over 80 years of use there has not been a single adverse reaction … Continue Reading...
Alternative Healing Modality: Deep Tissue and Swedish Massage
By Cattie Coyle
I think most people know what massage is at this point. Many have experienced it for themselves and know firsthand the wonderful effects it can have on your health and general well-being. I have often found, however, that there is still a huge misconception … Continue Reading...
Meet Amy Snow and Nancy Zidonis, Tallgrass Animal Acupressure Resources
Amy and Nancy are the founders and owners of Tallgrass Animal Acupressure Resources in Colorado. Cattie: I “virtually met” Amy several years ago when I contacted her to ask if she would be interested in doing a guest post about Tallgrass for what was then … Continue Reading...
Q&A: How To Get Rid of Fleas
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Our experts answer a question about fleas from one of our readers: Q: Is there any way to get rid of cat fleas without using chemicals? Lola Michelin, Northwest School of Animal Massage: Yes, although it takes commitment and diligence and even then, results … Continue Reading...