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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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 … Read full article
How Do I Choose A Flower Essence Range?
Starting from the early seeds of the Bach flower range, it is now thought that there are over 400 other ranges of flower essences. It is from the Bach … Read full article
Homeopathy’s Answer to Tick Diseases
Finding a tick on your dog can be very distressing, especially with all the tick diseases that are emerging – lyme, ehrlichia, and anasplasmosis to … Read full article
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Using Crystals With Cows
I received a very interesting question from a reader the other day - which crystals to use in a cow barn. I didn't know the answer to that, so I got in touch with Karen Ryan, who is the owner and founder of The Crystal Tiger in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, … Continue Reading...
Q&A: How To Get Referrals from Veterinarians
Q: How can practitioners of alternative therapies get referrals from veterinarians? What can someone just starting out do to develop a relationship with a veterinarian (that will hopefully lead to referrals)? Building relationships and collaboration are … Continue Reading...
Offering Reiki To A Horse (And Cat)
Today's post comes from Kathleen Prasad, who was our featured practitioner in the very first post in this series (Alternative Healing Modality: Reiki). I went into more detail about what Reiki is and how it works in that post so I won't repeat it here, but … Continue Reading...
TTouch – Light Bodywork With Amazing Results
Today's post is on TTouch, a type of very light bodywork that helps animals with all kinds of problems, both physical and psychological. I took a weekend workshop in TTouch for dogs at Bancroft School of Massage a few years ago (with Leea, who is our … 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 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 leading training program for veterinarians and veterinary technicians about how animal hospice can help … Continue Reading...
Q&A: Treatment Options For A Dog With Pinched Nerve In Back
Q: Our dog has a pinched nerve in his back creating back leg weakness. We're looking for treatment options. Lola Michelin, Northwest School of Animal Massage: Pinched nerves are serious business indeed and once your veterinarian has had the opportunity to … Continue Reading...
Shelter Dogs Learn To Drive To Show People Just How Smart They Are
The shelters in New Zealand are as full of abandoned and rescued dogs as any shelter around the world, and sadly, not all dogs end up with new homes. The SPCA in New Zealand decided they had to do something out of the ordinary to catch peoples’ attention and … Continue Reading...
AWG Guest Post Series: Good Dog Aquatic Fitness
Today's guest post comes from Luis and Mary Carillo, owners of Good Dog Aquatic Fitness in North Andover, Massachusetts. Good Dog is a referral facility that specializes in canine hydrotherapy, rehabilitation, and massage therapy to help dogs recover from … Continue Reading...
Meet Theresa Gagnon, Mending Fences Animal Wellness
Cattie: I am thrilled to announce the latest addition to our expert contributors: Theresa Gagnon, co-founder and co-owner of Mending Fences Animal Wellness in Deer Trail, Colorado. I first met Theresa when she was the director for the animal programs at … Continue Reading...