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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Animal Hospice Helps Veterinarians Help Their Patients
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 … Read full article
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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 … Read full article
Grooming Your Cat with Help from Acupressure
Feline cleanliness is a matter of survival and health. Because cats are predatory animals, if a cat were to emit an odor, their rodent-supper would be … Read full article
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