Treating arthritis – tips from a holistic vet
Holistic veterinary medicine can be effective in treating arthritis in dogs and cats. Here’s a few tips on promoting his joint health through diet and…
Category: Dogs
Demodectic mange in dogs
Discover how to treat demodectic mange in an adult dog — holistically! The demodex mite is present on most people and animals. In veterinary school we…
Meet the Animal Wellness cover dog, Bruno!
Meet Bruno — the furry cover star whose handsome face adorned the cover of Animal Wellness Magazine in the fall of 2013. In August 2011,…
Natural solutions for dog earwax
Does your dog have brown waxy stuff in his ears? It’s probably earwax! Here’s a few natural solutions to this common problem. Earwax or other…
Meet TuggerTails!
Meet TuggerTails — a canine actor, TV star, model and therapy dog who travels throughout the United States! Life is pretty good for TuggerTails. It…
The best diet for anal gland problems in dogs
What’s the best food or protein to feed for anal gland problems in dogs? Take a look. Anal gland problems are one the early warning…
Creative grooming: toxic or trendy?
What is creative grooming, and is it safe for our animal companions? The answer is yes — as long as natural products are used. As…
Does your dog lick and swallow obsessively?
Does your dog lick and swallow repeatedly? It may be the first sign of a health problem. Here’s how to get to the bottom of…
Be a leader through positive dog training
Training your dog? Here’s how to establish yourself as a positive leader! In my experience as a dog trainer, many of the people I work…
Help! My dog is “marking” my things!
My rescue dog, who is almost 2-years-old, has started marking my things. He will mark my side of the bed, he will try and steal…
Raw meat diets for pets — thoughts from an expert
Hesitant about feeding your pet a raw diet? Here’s what an expert has to say on the matter. I graduated from veterinary school in 1980…
The importance of phytonutrients
By Lucy Postins There’s more than a visual difference between the brown food pellets many pets eat, and fresh, colorful foods. Phytonutrients, the pigments that…
