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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Book Review – Stretch Your Dog Healthy
Stretch Your Dog Healthy by Raquel Wynn Personal trainer and holistic health specialist Raquel Wynn is a strong proponent of massage and … Read full article
Animal Massage, Masajes Animales, Dongwu Anmo, Massage des Animaux
This past November, I had the good fortune to visit Guadalajara as a guest of the Jack Y Junior TV show. My hosts, Mary and Jaime, have taken their … Read full article
Internal Liver Wind and Seizure Disorders
Internal Liver Wind and Seizure Disorders. The Liver, in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), is responsible for the harmonious flow of chi, … 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 diagnosed with the disease every other day. I knew of course that cancer claims many victims among both humans and … Continue Reading...
Pilots N Paws
This is not a complementary therapy, but I just recently learned about this wonderful organization and had to share. Pilots N Paws was founded in 2008 by Debi Boies and pilot Jon Wehrenberg. The idea for the organization was born when Jon agreed to help … Continue Reading...
Feline Emergencies: What Your Cat Won’t Tell You!
Cats are wonderful, amazing and elusive creatures. Most cats will instinctively conceal signs of injury and illness. In the wild, a sick or injured big cat quickly turns from predator to prey, so hiding signs of weakness has become an instinctual survival … Continue Reading...
AWG Recommends: On Talking Terms With Dogs
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...
Animal Communication
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...
Healing Horses With Reiki: Heart To Heart With Horses Part 2
This is part two of an excerpt from Kathleen Prasad’s book on healing horses with Reiki, titled Heart to Heart with Horses. If you missed the first part, you can find it here: Equine Reiki: Heart To Heart With Horses Part 1 Reiki as an equine-assisted therapy … Continue Reading...
Enhancing Feline Digestion with Acupressure
The feline is a natural predator and a protein obligate, that is, they must eat a high protein (meat-based) diet, which further explains why they have served humans since the days of the ancient Egyptians. Dining on mice gives a cat exactly the nutrition he … Continue Reading...
Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine in Canada
The information on this page is provided courtesy of Lyndsey Deutsch, Canadian Institute of Equine and Canine Body Works. Below are Q&As that were completed with some of the Canadian Veterinary Boards, position statements on The Practice of … Continue Reading...
Alternative Healing Modality: Bach Flower Remedies
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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 of time, we have put together a short comparison of the more comprehensive canine massage certificate programs … Continue Reading...