Caroline Hearn writes about how we can accommodate our dog’s advancing years, making easy to do changes to enhance their old age.
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Holistic Healthcare for the Senior Horse & Pony
As our horses and ponies reach their senior years their lifestyle requirements will start to change. This will include adjusting their feed, adapting exercise routines and, should they have health issues, making major changes to maintain their health.
Supporting a Dog with Kidney Disease
Jack is my 15-year-old Jack Russell. He is incontinent and has kidney disease, but it’s not the end of the world. Supporting Jack has been significantly helped by integrated vet care which treats him as an individual with his own specific needs. As well as a mix of conventional and complementary treatments such as herbs, homeopathy and nutraceuticals, this individualised medicine approach has included tailoring his diet. Jack’s excessive drinking and incontinence have become much reduced. We have also incorporated several tricks into making life as easy as possible for him and for us.
Healing Hawthorn
We are all familiar with Hawthorn, especially in our hedgerows. As well as being fantastic for wildlife, it has many healing properties. We asked Caroline Hearn of Hedgerow Hounds and Hedgerow Horse to tell us more.
Pickle – the Cat Who Led Me to Complementary Treatments
Elderly cat Pickle led her owner to discover more options within truly integrated veterinary care and embark on a career in holistic treatments for cats.
Living With Pet Bereavement
It’s important to be able to look after our pets and ourselves during what can be a difficult and upsetting time. We asked pet bereavement counsellor and founder of Living With Pet Bereavement, Dawn Murray, to take us through what to expect in dealing with end of life care and suggest ways of coping with the surrounding grief.
Peaks for Paws: Helping Ex Service Dogs
How did the arrival of a boisterous German Shepherd Dog with hip dysplasia end up in a 200km Ultra Welsh 3 Peaks Challenge to raise money for Hero Paws and help the ex service dogs they look after? This blog looks at the immense problems ex service dogs can face when they get to the end of their working life through the experienced eyes of the charity Hero Paws. These dogs are heroes. Many have saved lives or kept us safe. They need a secure and safe life on civvy street.
It also highlights how German Shepherd Kane, who arrived in his new home in pain and a bit bewildered, was transformed by integrative vet care and able to step up to a huge walking challenge.
Dogs on the Streets of London See the Light
Canine expert Anna Webb highlights how the charity Dogs on the Streets London (which provides outreach care for the homeless community and their dogs) makes use of the Photizo Vetcare device for issues such as pain relief and wound healing.
Living with Broccoli, my 18-year-old Dog!
We asked holistic vet Isle Pedler to tell us about how she adapted things to suit her Border Terrier, Broccoli, in his old age.