It is estimated that two out of three human diseases are preventable by diet. Cancer, arthritis, anemia, diabetes, Irritable Bowel Syndrome and autoimmune diseases are just a few of a long list of health conditions that are related to diet in humans. It stands to reason that the same holds true for dogs and cats. […]

The knee is a fairly complicated joint; it consists of the femur bone above the kneecap, the tibia bone below it in front, and the bean-like flabella found behind chunks of cartilage. Called the medial and lateral menisci, they fit between the femur and tibia like cushions. There are two cruciate ligaments that cross inside […]

Many of us grew up believing that big swollen knuckles, a stiff achy body, pain “before the rain” and general malaise – typical symptoms of arthritis – are all part of the inevitable aging process. It doesn’t have to be so, though, for humans or for pets. While older animals tend to get arthritis rather […]

The love and affection we receive from our pets is wonderful therapy for young and old. And nourishing them for a long and healthy life is one of the greatest gifts we can provide in return. In her book The New Natural Cat, Anitra Frazier recommends feeding cats twice a day, removing uneaten food between […]

Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine As people across North America are returning to more natural methods of improving their health, they are seeking the same for the companion animals that share their lives. Today Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (TCVM) is growing in acceptance and practice in veterinary clinics around the world. In China, it has been […]

Just as May’s flowers begin to spring up from the ground once again, so do our pets’ desires to spring forth into nature with renewed vigour. And now that the snow is gone, all that grows will be in need of a special kind of care – including our four-legged friends. One area that requires […]

In May 2007, the American Cancer Society’s Journal, Cancer, published a database identifying 216 chemicals that are known to cause breast cancer in animals. Many of the same chemicals are also present in consumer products, food contaminants, air pollutants, and in our places of work. Until recently, it was widely believed that cancer was caused […]

Updated August 11, 2021 Diesel is a highly energetic and loving 4-year-old Boxer.  He is my sister’s dog, but I love him as though he were my own! To our great dismay, in late March he awoke (after having enjoyed a long walk the day before) suddenly lame in his left leg, and seemed to […]

Many fortunate individuals, who’ve never experienced ringworm, logically assume it has to do with those wiggly critters taking up habitat in our pets’ innards. The name, though, has nothing to do with worms. Ringworm, or Tinea, is a highly contagious fungus that can pass from pet to pet, human to pet and vice versa. If […]

Natural Healing Tips for a Shelter Cat On June 6, 2009, a slip of a cat with not much life left in her was brought into an Ontario high-kill shelter. Since shelters assign cats with temporary names, this little girl was named River. Being both a black cat and sickly, she was likely to be […]