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There\’s something all kinds of special about old dogs (and cats) The greying muzzle, the wise old eyes, and the steadiness inside them. They have a presence that touches the heart very deeply. My Whippet, Pearl, is about 13 years old now. She is still active and can easily jump into the front of my

Anxiety is simply arousal with nowhere to go! Arousal is a deep, deep survival reflex. Fright! Flight! Your dog\’s response to perceived danger is always arousal – their Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS) is triggered, and a range of hormones are released. The adrenal glands go into overdrive, pumping out adrenaline and noradrenaline. These hormones prepare the

Vaccinations are biological medcines with well documented adverse side effects, up to and including death! I\’m not anti-vax. I\’ve seen too many dogs dying an agonising death from Parvovirus to be fundamentalist about that. HOWEVER!!! Over-vaccination is the norm with companion animals. And over-vaccination causes all sorts of chronic health conditions in way too many

[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

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