Definition of a Holistic Veterinarian

Many people are confused by the definition of a “holistic veterinarian”. Sometimes, it’s confused with “alternative medicine”, which makes many people uncomfortable. But the definition of “holistic” is actually something very reassuring. Think of “holistic” as meaning, “whole”, “maintaining health” and “preventing illness”. We are an illness-centric society. Our health insurance pays for medicines after [...]

Milk Thistle for your Pets

There are two great, over-the-counter supplements that you can give to your pets that could make a huge difference in their overall health: Milk thistle and L-Lysine. In this post, we’ll cover Milk Thistle, a common “weed” with extraordinary healing properties. Milk Thistle PetEducation.com, the veterinary resource arm of Drs Foster & Smith, says that [...]

Fish Oil for Veterinary Use

I ran across something I posted in April and thought it might be good to print it again. Good News For A Change – Fish Oil As A Veterinary Supplement for CRF Kidney Disease and other Inflammatory Problems Posted: 27 Apr 2007 07:55 AM CDT I have been wanting to write this post for quite [...]

Why Your Cat Needs a Premium Natural Dry Food

My last post about canned cat food may have left you with the impression that no dry food is any good. I certainly didn’t mean to convey that so let me write a companion article to “Why Your Cat Needs Canned Cat Food”. And by the way, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! We had a [...]

Why Your Cat Needs Canned Cat Food, the “Catkins Diet”!

Cats are obligate carnivores. They need 2-3 times more meat than dogs. Their natural prey is rodents, lizards, and birds. It’s not possible to give them this level of protein in dry food diets, although high protein in natural, holistic cat foods get might close to it. Cat Fancy magazine ran a story during the [...]

Cornophobia, Demon Corn, Is Corn In Pet Food Really All That Bad?

With corn, corn gluten meal, ground corn, corn grits, corn bran, and corn meal so prevalent in commercial pet foods for dogs and cats, one does have to ask… Is corn really all that bad for your pet? “When you read the label on a bag of cat food and the first ingredient is ground [...]