NATURAL PET CARE BLOG
Natural Pet Care Tips For Dogs With Sensitive Gut Health
Apr 16, 2024
What if your dog is not doing well with a new diet and has sensitive dog gut health?
Remember to go back to the principles and go slowly through the following steps.
If your dog is not feeling well, fast them with bone broth for 12-24 hours to allow their digestive tract to rest. If you're not able to make your own bone broth, here are a few great sources that you can use:
When there is diarrhea or GI upset from a transition to a new food, make sure to slow down the transition and follow the below steps to help make the diet change a success.
Step 1 - Remove Inflammatory Foods
Make sure you've removed inflammatory foods and treats that may be triggering dog leaky gut. Here are other areas that could be causing leaky gut in your dog:
- Foods high in lectins
- Wheat, rice, spelt, soy
- Foods with a high glycemic index (increase sugar levels quickly in the body and can feed yeast and bad...
Giardiasis in Dogs & Cats: Causes, Symptoms, and Natural Treatments of Giardia in Dogs & Cats
Dec 21, 2023
Natural Treatments of Giardia in Dogs & Cats
Giardia, a single-celled parasite that often wreaks havoc in our cat and dogs' digestive systems, is notorious for causing significant discomfort and diarrhea. While conventional treatments have been the go-to for many veterinarians, they can have limited results and a surge in natural treatments are changing the game.
What Is Giardia In Dogs & Cats
Giardiasis, the disease caused by Giardia duodenalis, is a common microscopic protozoal intestinal infection in dogs and cats. The protozoa thrives in feces-contaminated soil, food, and water. Giardia is a common cause of 'traveler's diarrhea' in people worldwide. Giardia in dogs and cats can cause severe signs of disease and can greatly impact cat and dog's gut health if they become infected.
How Is Giardia Transmitted To Dogs & Cats
A dog and cat becomes infected when it ingests the cystic form of giardia from the environment. Pets get infected by ingesting these contaminated...
CBD and Pets: Is My Dog Going To Be High?
Jan 21, 2020
As a holistic veterinarian, one of the most common questions I get from my pet parents is about CBD. There are constant news stories on how CBD cured seizures, cured cancer or helped someone’s anxiety. Of course hearing all of these success stories will naturally make someone want to use it on their pets. So how does this translate over to our pet’s health and helping their ailments?
Let’s start at the beginning—what is CBD?
Cannabidiol (CBD) is a naturally occurring compound found in the resinous flower of cannabis. There are about 100 cannabinoids present in the plant, and the two most common are the CBD and THC molecules. CBD is the non-psychoactive molecule, and THC is the psychoactive molecule that gives people their “high”. The psychoactive effect from THC comes from the way it binds with receptors in the brain, which are known as endocannabinoids. CBD also interacts with these receptors but does not directly...
How Cancer Changed Our Lives
Nov 09, 2019
I have a confession to make....yes all three of my pets have or had and died from cancer. This truth has been very hard for me to deal with as a holistic veterinarian. I advise people on how to help their pets thrive naturally and achieve their best health and here I am with three pets that I haven’t been able to save or prevent from developing cancer.
However, if I only focused on the fact that they developed cancer and I didn’t fix them, then how could I help other people’s pets. There are also so many unknowns to pets and people developing cancer. What is the environment like, emotional state, stressors, diet, toxins from environment, vaccines, drugs, and so many other factors that we cannot always control.
So if I continued to blame myself and question why I let this happen, then I would not be focused on the right path of how do I help my pets feel their best for as long as possible.
I see and hear so many pet owners doing this to themselves...
