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 them. Remember, our dogs take after their wolf […]
How to Give Homeopathic Remedies to your Pet
Homeopathy is a system of medicine that heals by “energy” rather than chemicals. The remedies come in the form of little sugar pellets that are approximately the size of a sesame seed. When giving a homeopathic remedy to yourself, you tap one or two of the dry homeopathic pellets directly in your mouth and dissolve […]
New Regular Contributor: Animal Homeopath Shirley Moore
Shirley Moore is a professionally trained homeopath and the founder and director of the humane society Save A Dog in Sudbury, MA. Cattie: I first met Shirley at the Conference on Complementary Animal Healing in Boxborough, MA, a few years ago. She gave a presentation on homeopathy, and even though I had been using it […]
The Amazing Impact of Massage at Animal Shelters
An estimated six to eight million cats and dogs enter shelters each year, and about half of those find new homes. About 2.7 million cats and dogs are euthanized in shelters each year. Shelters across the country are implementing enrichment programs to improve the lives of the animals in their care and increase the chances […]
Food as Medicine
It’s difficult to keep track of what foods are considered healthy these days, isn’t it? It seems like one thing everyone can agree on is that whole foods just have to be good. Unadulterated, nutritious whole foods; foods that look like food, that come from where we live, that are raised without chemical and hormonal […]
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, life-promoting energy, throughout the dog’s body. The Liver is greatly affected by Wind because Wind can block or disrupt the harmonious flow of chi when it’s internalized. Take a minute to think of windy […]
Bach Flower Essences for Fear in Animals
As a Flower Essence Animal Therapist, I am often called to work with animals that have fear issues. Listening to each case, I am able to unravel the story behind the emotions. A lot of the cases I am asked to work with are often termed “Fear Aggression”. To the owner, their animal will appear […]
Seizures in Dogs – What to Do, Causes and Treatment
A friend recently asked me if I knew of anything that could help her 12-year old Shih Tzu who recently started having seizures. Her vet said they are age related and not connected to any other health issue. Our Sadie had a couple of seizures too the year before she passed away, it was just […]
Flower Essences for Grief and Loss
This is probably the hardest article that I have ever had to write; it comes from a place of such sadness, yet gives me the greatest insight into grief and loss. I lost my father earlier this year after he had suffered from a long illness. For the last 15 months of his life my father […]
Assessing Pain In Animals
Assessing pain in animals can be tricky business. Animals have evolved to hide pain well in order to survive in the wild. While our pets need not fear losing their place in their pack these days, they still mask pain. First we should observe our pets at home, have them evaluated by a veterinary professional, […]
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