Learning to use your pet’s symptoms* as valuable clues for understanding underlying imbalances and addressing them...
Holistic Actions for Diseases Articles
Is Modern Medicine Doing Justice to Your Pet’s Health? A Brief Introduction to Terrain Theory
Germ Theory: Not the Whole Story What human being has not been warned about germs, those infectious micro-organisms...
Fluffy or Flabby? How to Prevent or Manage Pet Obesity and Optimize Your Dog or Cat’s Nutrition
Meet Susie On a glorious spring afternoon with temperatures nearing 70 degrees and not a cloud in the sky, Susie was...
Reducing Uncertainty During Epidemics
We all worry about the future nowadays. Things, like "will we stay healthy despite COVID-19 and what may happen to our businesses". We may consider worry a “negative” emotion, but it is also an important evolutionary adaptation which we are all hard-wired to have....
Give Reiki A Chance?
How would you like to be able to help restore balance in your pets' bodies in a free and 100% safe way? That's what Reiki can do. It is a form of medicine that uses your own healing energy and intention guided by the unknown spirit of nature that is all around us....
Got a Case of the COVID Blues? Six Easy, Fun, and Meaningful Ways to Feel Better and Enhance Your Mental and Physical Health
A SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM HOLISTIC ACTIONS! FACULTY: The HA! faculty sends our prayers and best wishes to everyone throughout the world that has been affected by this historic pandemic. Our hope is for a better balance of the world and greater empowerment for all as soon...
Cancer prevention – watch those symptoms
Focus on life, not cancer This post is a part of the ebook that accompanied a Cancer Series at our Holistic Actions! Academy. The ebook was written to help all pet parents, regardless of medical background, reduce the risk of cancer in pets. Basically - cancer...
How To Improve Your Dog’s Performance in Agility
Any pet may suffer an injury or develop a problematic symptom. Especially those canine athletes who do activities like agility, flyball, herding, etc. This article applies the Holistic Medical Decision Making (HMDM) protocol to two common scenarios in...
Conventional Research
Informational handouts, veterinary anatomy, x-rays, procedure images to enrich your knowledge base by doing more research on your condition.
How to Help Balance Your Pet’s Hormones
Diabetes, Cushing’s, Addison's, hypo and hyper-thyroidism sound scary. It helps to know that these names and diagnoses are merely descriptions of the symptoms. They are not problems to be overcome. A diagnosis does not dictate what you do. You probably do not treat...
What To Do About Vaccinosis Prevention and Treatment
This article has been adapted from the introduction to the Holistic Actions! vaccinosis webinar ebook. If you’d like to be notified the next time we have a webinar about vaccination or when the vaccinosis course is released, please sign up below. Click here to read...
Practicing Proactive Prevention and Treatment to Best Help Our Pets (Brain Tumor Case)
Seemingly without warning, your beloved companion animal develops a life-threatening illness. Sue and Bear’s story can help you decide what to do. Bear is a playful eight year young Bulldog. All of a sudden he started having seizures. His worried guardian brought him...
Size of the Medication Dose Matters. A lot!
In the mid-1990s, I was called out to see Justin, an Irish Wolfhound who was unable to get up. This was a big problem because he weighed 180 pounds. Examination and history strongly suggested Lyme Disease. At that time, anti-biotics were the only Lyme treatment that I...
Holistically Monitoring Kidney Dis-eases at Home
Problem = possible decreased kidney function.Holistic Action! = monitor for early warning signs and kidney function at home while promoting healing by your pet’s body.Meet HenryHenry is a 6 year old Golden. His mom has been watching him drink much more than usual....
Holistic Help for Dogs and Cats With Cystitis Symptoms
The problem? Cystitis (Urinary Tract “Infection” or UTI). Solution and take home? An easy process to resolve and prevent it.
5 Easy Holistic Actions! That Stop Cats From Urinating Outside the Litterbox
Your kitty has started urinating (or pooping) on the living room rug. What can you do? You went to the veterinarian. Examination and diagnostic testing was all normal. But clearly something is wrong. What could it be? Now’s a great time to look at the symptoms in...
What You Can Do For Your Dog or Cat Having Seizures
Homeopathic treatment can help any named dis-ease. As long as sufficient vitality exists. Animals have convulsions for various reasons. What can you do if your pet has a seizure? And is already being treated with homeopathy. Homeopathic Remedies In my homeopathic...
Flower Essences for Lame and Arthritic Pets
Flower Essences (FE) can help your pets with both physical and emotional health challenges. They are great for lame, stiff and arthritic pets. Unlike supplements that act like natural drugs, FE are 100% safe. They are made by putting specially chosen flowers in water...
Should You Use Supplements for Your Lame and Arthritic Pets?
The Problem: Increasing lameness, stiffness and arthritic problems in our pets. The Solution: Individualized treatment while supporting your pet's body while it heals. By optimizing lifestyle and using nutritional supplements (if needed). We all love our animal...
Arnica is Safer and Often More Effective Than Rimadyl
What to do after injury? A frequent question I get from community members is what to do right after an injury. Whether the injury was from a bad turn during agility to being t-boned by another dog during play. Here's how you can help right away (without...
What Molecular Biology, the MTHFR Gene and Your Pet’s Brain Have in Common
Our companion animals give us unconditional love and support. They deserve the best that we can give them. Unfortunately many of them are living shorter lives. They’re also suffering from more serious and stubborn dis-eases. Things that just keep coming back and...
How Your Pet’s Behavior is Related to Brain Dis-eases Like Seizures
Some of you have asked, how behavior problems and brain dis-eases (“dis-ease” is another way of saying imbalance) are connected. That’s an easy one! All parts of your pet’s body work together as a system. Not like a car made up of separate parts. A car may function...
Holistic Actions When You Have an Emergency with Your Pet
Here's what you can do if you see emergency symptoms in your animal: Safety first. If an animal is in pain, she may bite you. Even if she loves you dearly and is a super sweet dog or cat. Covering her head with a towel or wrapping a leash or soft cord around her mouth...