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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Alternative Cancer Treatments For Pets (And People) – What We Tried With Sadie
After we lost our dog Sadie to cancer earlier this fall, it seems like we hear from friends whose pets (and/or human family members) have been … Read full article
Animal Acupuncture
Today's alternative healing modality is animal acupuncture. As I mentioned in my post about NAET, I've been getting acupuncture for allergies for over … Read full article
Comparison of Canine Massage Certificate Programs in the US
Going back and forth between websites and trying to compare schools and programs can be both time consuming and confusing. To help save a little bit … Read full article
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Q&A: Massage For Abnormal Ligaments In Front Paw
Q: I am looking to adopt an 8-12 week old puppy who has ligament problems with her front paw and leg. I was wondering if massage would help her? Answer by Lola Michelin, Northwest School of Animal Massage: Of course, a massage practitioner would need a … Continue Reading...
Acu-Dog – A Guide To Canine Acupressure
Today's post is a long overdue review of the latest book by Tallgrass Animal Acupressure Institute founders Amy Snow and Nancy Zidonis. Acu-Dog - A Guide to Canine Acupressure is essentially a new and revised edition of The Well-Connected Dog (which I reviewed … Continue Reading...
12 Animal Massage Benefits in Short
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...
Whether and When: Compassionate Thoughts On Euthanasia
One of the hardest things about having a beloved animal is trying to figure out what is best when the end of life seems imminent. Death comes to all creatures, of course, but when we bring our fellow animals into our families, we take on the responsibility … Continue Reading...
Q&A: Dealing with Grief for both Humans and Animals
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...
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...
Healing Crystals Book Review
Today's post is a review of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Crystals by Karen Ryan, who was the featured practitioner in the Crystal Healing for Animals post (see also Using Crystals with Cows for tips from Karen on how to use healing crystals in … Continue Reading...
Animal Physiotherapy
I was recently contacted by Brooke Marsh, who is an Animal Physiotherapist based on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. The term Animal Physiotherapy was new to me (a bit of research revealed that it’s called Veterinary Rehabilitation, Animal … Continue Reading...
Canine Hydrotherapy
Today's featured alternative healing modality is canine hydrotherapy, a.k.a. canine water therapy or swimming for dogs. Different forms of hydrotherapy for humans have been around for thousands of years - ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans all used it to … Continue Reading...
Alternative Healing Modalities
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...