Medicinal mushrooms are becoming increasingly popular in human and veterinary medicine. As with any treatment, their use should be approached with care. We are therefore pleased to reproduce this insight into Chaga mushrooms by leading expert in myco (mushroom) medicine, Julie Anne Lee, founder of Adored Beast Apothecary.
Restrictions during the last year may have caused stress for us all including our cats who can suffer with stress-induced conditions. Holistic Vet, Vicky Simon explains how to manage cystitis in cats suffering due to stress.
It doesn’t really matter what your personal opinion is on who created us and our beautiful beasts, but whomever did, why in the world would they design a creature that wears a fur coat, eats prey that wear fur coats, but can’t digest fur!?
We asked leading integrative vet Beatrice Milleder to tell us how Man-Trailing or Pet-Trailing plays a key role in the health and wellbeing of her trailing dogs and the overall role holistic treatment plays in keeping trailing dogs fit.
With temperatures soaring once again across much of the UK, we thought it a good idea to pass on some of our supporters’ top tips for keeping your animals cool in hot weather. Animals may get uncomfortable and stressed and this might quickly lead to heatstroke. It’s important to avoid this at all costs. This blog looks at the signs to look for, what to do if it happens and how to avoid heatstroke.
Valentine’s Day gives us the chance to celebrate the love we have or the love we have known in our lives. For many of us that love comes in the shape of our dog, our cat, our horse or the many other animals we look after – the animals who look after us and give us their unconditional love.
Dr Mark Elliott questions the routine use of pesticides on our animals and asks is the veterinary industry, and related pet businesses, participating in the systemic destruction of human and animal health as well as the environment?
Holistic vet Dr Iris Ege examines whether anti-parasitic flea treatments for our pets are a problem for them, us, wildlife and the environment. She goes on to discuss a possible protocol to follow.
Our supporters often provide information about what they find works for tick prevention. This blog has pulled together all that information into one place. Please do your own research before using any of the suggestions.