Tui Na massage: Wouldn’t it be something if your horse could have a consistent, harmonious flow of stomach chi and could avoid colic, founder, stomach ulcers, and any other digestion issues horses are prone to have? Wild horses roam and … Read full article
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Homeopathy for Animals – Q&A with Shirley Moore
We receive a LOT of questions about homeopathy for animals: which remedies to use for various conditions, how to give the remedies, and most of all, questions around preventing and treating Lyme disease. Shirley has very kindly been responding to … Read full article
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Pulsed Electro-Magnetic Field Therapy (PEMF)
PEMF, Pulsed Electro-Magnetic Field Therapy, is not a new invention. People started experimenting with using electrical currents on various conditions … Read full article
Crystal Healing For Cows
A while ago, I responded to a reader’s question about using crystals with cows for improving the health of the animals. I was contacted further by … Read full article
Gorgeous Guineas – Aromatherapy Skin Care For Guinea Pigs
Today’s post is an interview with (and case studies from) Reading-based (UK) Reiki Master / Teacher, human and animal Aromatherapist Chrissie Slade. … Read full article
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Meet Theresa Gagnon, Mending Fences Animal Wellness
Cattie: I am thrilled to announce the latest addition to our expert contributors: Theresa Gagnon, co-founder and co-owner of Mending Fences Animal Wellness in Deer Trail, Colorado. I first met Theresa when she was the director for the animal programs at … Continue Reading...
Pilots N Paws
This is not a complementary therapy, but I just recently learned about this wonderful organization and had to share. Pilots N Paws was founded in 2008 by Debi Boies and pilot Jon Wehrenberg. The idea for the organization was born when Jon agreed to help … Continue Reading...
Stress Relief Acupressure Points for You and Your Dog
Stress relief acupressure points to help both you and your dog. If you are feeling stressed, your dog is too. Dogs pick up their emotional cues from their humans. We think we are hiding our feelings, but our animals have an uncanny sensitivity to us. When you … Continue Reading...
Homeopathy Part 1 – What Is It and How Does It Work?
This is part 1 in a 3-part mini series on Homeopathy. In this post, we’ll get a short introduction to and learn about the history of homeopathy, how it works and where it stands in medicine around the world today. Parts 2 and 3, which will be posted in the … Continue Reading...
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We have come to part five in this tutorial series on how to start a blog. Today, we’ll talk about installing WordPress and activating your theme, the final steps needed to get your self-hosted blog up and running. So far, we have gone over: the pros … Continue Reading...
How Offering Acupressure And Other Alternative Modalities Can Benefit Your Animal Clinic As Well As Your Patients
A growing number of clients are requesting alternative therapies for their pets, and more veterinarians are realizing that an animal clinic offering multiple approaches is not only benefiting the animals - it is also a natural way to grow their business. As a … Continue Reading...
Animal Acupuncture
Today's alternative healing modality is animal acupuncture. As I mentioned in my post about NAET, I've been getting acupuncture for allergies for over a year, and it's helping! And even though I always think the needles hurt going in, the feeling afterwards is … Continue Reading...
Friday Links: Hot Cars, Prairie Dog Linguistics, and Rabbit Hydrotherapy
Summer is here! Not only on the calendar, but weather-wise as well, finally! I love the heat, but remember to never, ever leave your pets in the car this time of year; a car sitting in the sun gets deadly hot in a very short time (and leaving the windows a tad … Continue Reading...
Alternative Healing Modality: Deep Tissue and Swedish Massage
I think most people know what massage is at this point. Many have experienced it for themselves and know firsthand the wonderful effects it can have on your health and general well-being. I have often found, however, that there is still a huge misconception … Continue Reading...
Holistic Or Integrative Medicine? Is Allopathic The Same As Conventional? And What Is Traditional Medicine?
In my previous post searching for definitions of the various terms describing health care modalities that fall outside of the conventional Western system, we looked at Alternative, Complementary, CAM/CAVM and eCAM. In today’s post, we will take a closer look … Continue Reading...