Imagine the awful shock! You are listening to the vet\’s voice, and they are telling you that your dog (or cat, or bunny etc.) has Cancer. This is the worst news. Deadly news. And your brain is going to shut down as you go into shock. Because it\’s truly a massive shock for you. The […]
Treating Cancer Holistically in your pets. Read More »
[images style=\”0\” image=\”https%3A%2F%2Fthehealingvet.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F03%2FDSC_8334-1.jpg\” width=\”3410\” align=\”center\” top_margin=\”0\” full_width=\”Y\”] Coronavirus! It\’s scary and massively disruptive. If we don\’t take drastic steps to slow the spread of this COVID-19 pandemic, many, many people are going to die unnecessarily. These drastic steps mean that many people are losing their jobs, businesses may fail, and the economy is flatlining. What to
Your Pets, You, and the COVID-19 Epidemic – What to do? Read More »
I love my cats… And I can\’t keep them I had a sudden change in my personal circumstances. I\’m not going to go into exactly what, as it\’s private. The end result of this change is that I simply can\’t keep the cats. The why isn\’t really important. Everyone who needs to rehome a pet will
Rehoming a Pet – Reality is Unavoidable Read More »
Epilepsy can be terrifying for the pet owner! It\’s an awful, awful thing, to see your dog convulsing. Fits can vary from very mild – maybe even so mild and transient that they can be hard to pick at all – right through to very severe, violent ones that last for many minutes. Dogs can
Epilepsy – what is it? And how can I help my pet? Read More »
I was interviewed by \”The Devil\’s Lettuce Podcast\” a few weeks ago, and it\’s just gone live. I talk about how medical cannabis extracts can help pets with various health issues…. Have a listen, tell me what you think, and please ask any questions you have about using medical marijuana for your pets in the
A podcast/interview I did on medical marijuana for pets. Read More »
Here\’s a take-home message! A study published in 2003 looked at a sample size of 552 dogs over a 5-year period. This study showed an incredible difference between dogs fed commercial processed diets as compared to dogs fed table scraps or fresh foods. The dogs in the second group (fed table scraps or fresh food lived longer on average
Commercial pet foods – a slow poison Read More »
What your pet eats is the most important choice you can make for their health Good morning, and welcome to the first in a series of articles requested by you, the lovely people who are part of The Healing Vet community. I\’d love to hear what you think in the comments, and please ask any
Diet is everything Read More »
Here is something for you to look at, and make up your own mind about… The selection pressures of showing are profound. To win, your dog has to stand out from the others – so breeders select to the extremes of the \’breed type\’ (a description of the original type of dog, as shown by the
How competitive showing changes dog breeds (for the worse…) Read More »
His head was out the back window of the truck, and his tail was lashing away so hard that it shook his whole body. Forty kilograms of muscle and excitement! I\’d seen him a couple of weeks before for the first time. He was a rescue dog, super intelligent, but not so well behaved, had absolutely
Helping a big, boisterous dog become a better citizen Read More »
The sun was beaming down upon us in the little vet van as we hummed along the highway. Then we turned off at the lights, before wending our way through the streets to find our destination. This was a revisit, as I\’d seen this very intelligent, bright and beautiful German Shepherd pup a week before. She
Vaccinations – no easy choices to be found Read More »
