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A Clinical Reflection on Myofascial Release
We asked canine therapist Lisa Binch to tell us how her thinking, firmly rooted in science and evidence, developed beyond her expectations when treating one of her long term patients, Blake the labrador, in clinic last year. What unfolded was driven by Lisa’s equal determination to keep an open mind at all times. She discovered more than clinical science explains.
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.
Homeopathy for First Aid
You might be waiting for the vet to arrive, or on the way to the vets. It may be a simple minor bump or bruise. Either way, a first aid kit of homeopathic remedies at home or in the yard could be invaluable in helping your animal.
Illustrated by CAM4animals co founder Isobel Hunt.
Finding Homeopathy
We asked CAM4animals supporter Helen Wilson about how she discovered the benefits of homeopathy as part of integrative vet care.
Time to Ditch the Ball Flinger
We may need to rethink the way in which we exercise our dogs. It might be tempting to throw a ball as far as possible for your dog using a ball flinger but there are potential dangers! Being full of the joys of spring can turn into a sudden disaster for the dog chasing the ball, or an insidious build-up of stresses and strains over time. Yasmin Porritt of Yorkshire Pooches Therapies explains more and suggests alternative exercises and enrichment you can do with your dog to keep them fit and healthy.
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.
Your Anxious Dog
If you share your life with an anxious dog, you will know that there are many challenges to overcome and situations in everyday life that can act as a trigger resulting in fearful, frantic behaviour, reactivity towards dogs and people, excessive barking and gut issues to name a few. It can seem like a lonely road to travel and that you take two steps forward one day followed by three steps back the next.
Valentine’s Day
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.
Peticide
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?
Rose Power
Roses can help heal in many ways. As well as culinary uses, there are numerous applications for medical, emotional and behavioural problems for you and your animals. Here we look at flower and other essences, herbal medicine, aromatherapy and homeopathy.
Fleas, Bees, Birds and Best Friends
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.
CAM4animals Supporters Top Tick Tips
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.
Jack’s Tick Journey
With a background in river and wetland conservation, Isobel Hunt was aware of the threats that pollution poses to the biodiversity of these precious habitats. As a user of integrative veterinary care, she also knew the importance of minimising the chemical load affecting her Jack Russell. This is an example of how it is possible to approach tick management to optimise health and environmental benefits.
Canine Cancer Research Breakthrough
We are pleased to reproduce this blog by the ADORED BEAST APOTHECARY about a fantastic canine cancer research breakthrough involving chaga mushrooms and micro-algae as published by the European Society of Medicine. Founder Julie Anne Lee discusses her longterm joint research project with Dalhousie University to identify a new and effective approach to cancer prevention and care. This blog first appeared on the Adored Beast Apothecary website.
The healing power of flower essences
Julie’s own combination essences (Helping Hands, Five Flower and Animal Support) are all useful essences to hold in your emergency kit. These can be put into an animal’s food, stroked through their fur, put into their water or sprayed on bedding.