The HA! Blog
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The Power of Trust and Natural Healing: Embracing Symptoms, Overcoming Fear, and Enhancing Resilience
In a world dominated by scientific advancements and medical breakthroughs, it's easy to forget that the body possesses an innate ability to...
How to Help Reactive Pets
During this weekly Holistic Actions! webinar, trainer extraordinaire, author and podcast host Sarah Hodgson shared a lot of great information about...
When Pet Loss Hurts More Than Human Loss
Article by adjunct faculty, Dalma Heyn, Pet-Loss Grief Specialist, Psychotherapist Among the questions pet parents ask me when their companion...
Dr. Pitcairn asks if You Should Get Your Pet Vaccinated and Answers Questions about Vaccinosis
Let’s look at the vaccine question from my perspective as a practitioner of homeopathic medicine. Not from the allopathic model that assumes...
Holistic Actions! foundational articles
The Power of Trust and Natural Healing: Embracing Symptoms, Overcoming Fear, and Enhancing Resilience
In a world dominated by scientific advancements and medical breakthroughs, it's easy to forget that the body possesses an innate ability to...
Embracing Unconditional Love: Harnessing Compassion and the Human-Animal Bond to Promote Healing
Summary: In this article, we explore a transformative approach to pet care rooted in unconditional love. By cultivating a deep sense of compassion...
Positive and Practical Veterinary Spirituality (PPVS) for Enhanced Animal Care and Well-Being
Short on time? Get the key points: An emerging trend is the integration of spirituality into veterinary medicine, also known as Positive and...
Positive and Practical Veterinary Spirituality
Short on time? Get the gist: Find simple actions that can be done on a daily basis to improve the health and energy of our pets. Focus on the...
Breathing: A Powerful and Surprising Way to Increase Your Pet’s Health and Happiness
Ahhhhh. We all know that feeling: the feeling of taking a deep sigh of relief, or experiencing a deep state of contentment. But what’s easy to miss...
Suffering from decision fatigue? HMDM to the rescue
Our everyday lives are loaded with decision making (making a tooth paste choice alone is not the same as it used to be a hundred years ago), so...
Frequentely asked questions answered…
What Foods Should I Avoid Feeding My Dog?
Answered by Dr. Christina Chambreau Commercial Foods The most important for me, with 45 years of experience in the veterinary field, is to avoid...
What’s the Best Diet for My Dog with Diabetes?
Answered by Dr. Christina Chambreau Your dog is drinking a lot and peeing a lot, so you go to the veterinarian and find out your dog has diabetes....
How Do I Care For My Dog’s Teeth?
Answered by Dr. Christina Chambreau That is such a great question because we do need to take care of our dog's teeth. Teeth problems can lead to gum...
Is CBD a Viable Treatment for Pets With Anxiety?
Answered by Dr. Christina Chambreau CBD is absolutely a viable alternative to treat pets for anxiety. Conventional treatments usually include drugs,...
nutrition
The Healing Power of Medicinal Mushrooms For Your Pets
Medicinal Mushrooms - Can Our Pets Eat Them? Did you know that medicinal mushrooms (we are not talking about the ones that grow on the side of the...
Why Fish is Dangerous for Cats
By Jean Hofve, DVM; Updated 2/2/22. A lot of cats have learned to love fish, but it’s not a natural feline food; and it’s really not a good idea to...
Why Dry Food Is Bad for Cats & Dogs
Updated 5/17/20. As a holistic veterinarian and animal advocate with more than 25 years of experience and thousands of hours of research under my...
Slippery elm
Herbs and Pets As you may know, it is potentially dangerous to give herbs to pets, especially cats. Many people commonly extrapolate a dose of herbs...
Vaccines
Dr. Pitcairn asks if You Should Get Your Pet Vaccinated and Answers Questions about Vaccinosis
Let’s look at the vaccine question from my perspective as a practitioner of homeopathic medicine. Not from the allopathic model that assumes...
How Often Do Dogs Need Rabies Shots?
Answered by Dr. Jean Hofve Well, the rabies vaccine is required by law pretty much everywhere. You can contact your local animal control and find...
Holistic Actions! for dis-eases
How To Keep Our Pets’ Joints Healthy
This is a Holistic Actions! Pet Health webinar that took place on February 15, 2021. Dr. Deb Torraca discusses specific strategies how the holistic...
My Dog Seems To Be In Pain While Walking Or Running. What Should I Do?
Answered by Dr. Jeff Feinman It always depends on the individual, your dog individually. The number one treatment is to go to the vet and get any...
How does juvenile renal disease affect dogs?
Answered by Dr. Jeff Feinman It depends on the context of the individual. The most common symptom that I see is actually no physical symptom but...
How Can I Help My Dog With Hip Dysplasia Feel More Comfortable?
Answered by Dr. Jean Hofve There are many ways to help your dog with hip dysplasia feel better. They include acupuncture and traditional Chinese...