The HA! Blog
Get your paws on this: we created a blog so you can learn the basics of holistic medical decisions and start implementing them into your life. Where do you want to start?
Newest articles
Love, Animals & Miracles With Dr. Bernie Siegel
Dr. Bernie Siegel (1932), who prefers to be called Bernie, has retired from a long practice as an assistant clinical professor of surgery at Yale of...
Feline Conjunctivitis in Cats: Symptoms, Causes and Treatment
Many cats have chronic problems with conjunctivitis (inflammation of the eye membranes). Often, the problem comes and goes. The symptoms of feline...
Constipated Cats
Figure 1. A normal stool is Type 4; anything below that (Types 1-3) is moving toward constipation. A surprising number of cats have problems with...
Homeopathic First Aid: The Ten Best Remedies to Keep at Home
What is Homeopathy? Homeopathy is a system of medicine developed more than 200 years ago by German chemist Samuel Hahnemann. It is a form of...
Holistic Actions! foundational articles
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...
How to Optimize Your Pet’s Quality of Life Using BEAM
Highlights: Understand what BEAM is How BEAM reflects both quality of life and cellular energy Using symptoms to improve and enhance your pet’s...
What Should I Feed My Pets? The Pet Food Dilemma
“Although we have come to accept commercial foods as being normal or natural ways to feed animals (and indeed ourselves), in fact they are not. They...
Confused About Your Pet’s Symptoms, and Maybe Even Your Own? Gain Clarity With a Big Picture Perspective
Why our pets, or ourselves, for that matter, develop health problems can be a trickier question than it might appear. Say, for example, you take...
How to Listen to and Learn From Your Pet’s Symptoms to Take Effective Holistic Action
Learning to view your pet’s symptoms as trustable, intelligible communications that can provide clues to underlying imbalances and guide holistic...
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
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...
Selecting a Good Commercial Pet Food
Packaged, manufactured pet food is a great convenience to dog and cat guardians. But responsible consumers who want the best for their animal...
Vaccines
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...
The Benefit of Vaccinating
This article has been adapted from the Holistic Actions! vaccinosis webinar ebook. If you’d like to be notified the next time we have a webinar...
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...