Essential oils and the canine brain
Aromatherapy applications in the canine can enhance focus, cognition, and mental stimulation. They can also create calmness, peacefulness, and relaxation, depending on the individual constituents…
Category: Dogs
Deer velvet antler applications in the veterinary setting
Studies are demonstrating that deer velvet antler has a long, impressive, and rapidly-growing list of positive benefits. Integrative veterinarians owe it to their clients to…
Nutrition and homeopathy — How they work together
Good nutrition forms the foundation of good health. Homeopathy and nutrition form a powerful synergistic force to bring healthy balance to individuals. Classical homeopathic treatment…
Teaching clients to shine the light of BEAM on their pets’ health
Short for Behavior, Energy, Appetite, and Mood, BEAM represents the context of health for each patient. It shifts the client’s focus from current symptoms to…
Supporting pet vision
A lifelong commitment that includes client education and antioxidant support. In the veterinary clinic, dogs and cats are most often seen for eye problems when…
Pharmacy vs. Farmacy
How nutrient deficiency, toxicity, and lifestyle are making veterinary patients more dependent on the pharmacy medical model. We have reached a pivotal period in the…
Microbiome Restorative Therapy (MBRT) for pancreatitis and other GI issues
For patients with GI problems, MBRT therapy is more beneficial than Fecal Microbiota Transplantation. Since the gut has over 500 species and 1,000 subspecies of…
Cannabis therapy: the other antioxidant
Cannabis provides a promising new pharmacotherapy for many different diseases in canine and feline patients. Hemp is cannabis containing 0.3% tetrahhydrocannabinol or less by dry…
The evolution of gut health – part 1
Achieving optimal gut health in veterinary patients starts with an understanding of how important bacterial organisms are to the entire ecosystem of the planet. Bacterial…
The benefits of botanicals in canine behavior management
Managing canine behavioral issues often requires a multimodal approach that incorporates environmental modification, behavior training tactics, and therapeutics. For behavior issues stemming from stress and…
Nutritional support for the aging canine brain
Our growing knowledge of canine health and nutrition, combined with other advances in medical science and technology, means dogs are living longer than ever. However,…
The “frenemy”, Escherichia coli, may be contributing to your patients’ chronic diarrhea cases
Veterinarians are trained to consider Escherichia coli to be normal inhabitants of the gut lumen. However, there is growing evidence that E. coli should be…
