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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Natural Remedies for Shingles
By Cattie Coyle
A recent bout with shingles gave me an opportunity to both try out a variety of complementary medicine therapies and to set a few misconceptions … Read full article
Think Your Animal Well: The Power of Positive Thinking
Think Your Animal Well: The Power of Positive Thinking. On the surface, your animal may appear to have all of their needs met, but fundamentally there … Read full article
Sparwyn’s Sultry Sadie O’Kirk-Coyle 1998-2011
By Cattie Coyle
All photos © Cattie Coyle You may have noticed that things have been slow here at AMG lately. I wish I could say I took the summer off and traveled … Read full article
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Most Back Pain in Horses Not Detected by Caregivers
By Cattie Coyle
Is your horse’s back doing OK? You might want to check again. A study conducted by researchers from the University of Guelph in Canada and the University of Rennes in France found that only a small number of cases of back pain in horses are discovered by … 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...
Q&A: Should Alternative Practitioners Ask for Veterinary Consent?
By Admin
Q: Do you ask (and / or do you advise your students to ask) for a release or clearance from the client’s vet before working with an animal? Do you need veterinary consent? We have received the question about veterinary consent from many readers, along with … Continue Reading...
Meet Beth Innis, DVM, CVA, CVCHM
Beth Innis is the founder and owner of Sleepy Dog Veterinary in Massachusetts. Cattie: I first met Beth a few years ago when she came to our house to give our dog Sadie acupuncture. It was a very difficult time for us - Sadie was battling cancer and was … Continue Reading...
AWG Recommends: On Talking Terms With Dogs
By Cattie Coyle
On Talking Terms With Dogs: Calming Signals by Turid Rugaas Norwegian dog trainer Turid Rugaas has worked with dogs and studied their body language and behavior for most of her life. She is one of the world's foremost experts on dog behavior, and in this … Continue Reading...
Homeopathy’s Answer to Tick Diseases
Finding a tick on your dog can be very distressing, especially with all the tick diseases that are emerging – lyme, ehrlichia, and anasplasmosis to name a few. As a homeopathic consultant, I’ve received more than a few frantic calls from dog owners after … Continue Reading...
12 Animal Massage Benefits in Short
By Cattie Coyle
In a post the other day, I talked about massage benefits in specific instances, and here is a shorter list: Massage: Relieves stress Maintains health Interrupts pain cycle Increases circulation of the blood and lymphatic systems Increases … Continue Reading...
Canine Anxiety Acupressure Session
Canine anxiety is a very common ailment. There are so many reasons for a dog to be anxious. They live in our stressful world with us and often absorb our anxiety. Our domesticated canines are constantly being expected to behave in ways that are not natural to … 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...
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...