Heather Merrill, CT, Founder and Director of New England Pet Hospice & Home Care, a mobile service based in Sudbury, Mass., will be speaking to a leading training program for veterinarians and veterinary technicians about how animal hospice can help patients and their owners. Ms Merrill will be joined in the presentation with two staff […]
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 going downhill fast and I was […]
Interview with Animal Homeopath Shirley Moore – Part 1
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 pleasure of attending a talk on homeopathy for animals by Shirley this […]
Equine Craniosacral Therapy
Today’s post is about Craniosacral therapy, a modality that I have been curious about for a long time, and just recently tried for myself. I grind my teeth in my sleep pretty badly, and wanted to see if Craniosacral therapy could help. At the time I’m writing this, I have been for 8 treatments, and […]
Alternative Healing Modality: Deep Tissue and Swedish Massage
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 about massage for animals. Many think that is is just an […]
Alternative Healing Modality: Bach Flower Remedies
Todays post is about the Bach Flower Remedies, a set of 38 essences that can help with all sorts of emotional issues in both people and animals. We have been using Rescue Remedy, a 5-flower “emergency” essence blend, for years now and it really does work. We use it for ourselves in times of stress, […]