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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 animal dies is...
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 vaccines to be...
Why & How Dr. Jeff Feinman Of Holistic Actions! Is Helping To Change Our World
An Interview with Martita Mestey. Published in Authority Magazine, Medium | March 23, 2023 The biggest thing is that it’s all about energy. Not the physical...
How Can I Help My Dog With False Pregnancy?
Short on time? Get the gist: Nearly 80% of unspayed dogs will experience at least one false pregnancy. Symptoms of false pregnancy can be behavioral (e.g.,...
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 walking...
All You Need Is Love – Love Therapy For Pets
You remember that Beatles’ classic “All You Need is Love”? Stories, songs, and media of all kinds, keep coming back to the idea that “Love is the greatest...
Hydration: How To Really Drink Water
The founder of the Hydration Foundation and an inspiring speaker, Gina Bria joined us to share about the aspects of water most of us are not aware of. She...
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 general...
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”...
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 feed it 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 belt, I’ve...
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 by using...
Cat-to-Cat Introductions
By Jackson Galaxy (Updated 7/17/21) Let them work it out? The common wisdom in introducing a newly adopted cat to a resident one in the past was to open the...
When Guilt Prevents Grief
Article by adjunct faculty, Dalma Heyn, Pet-Loss Grief Specialist, Psychotherapist When I speak with pet-parents whose beloved companion animal has died, I...
Can One Truly Prepare For Pet Loss?
Article by adjunct faculty, Dalma Heyn, Pet-Loss Grief Specialist, Psychotherapist When practice doesn't make perfect... Last time I spoke about some of the...
Can Stoics Teach Us Something About Pet Loss?
Article by adjunct faculty, Dalma Heyn, Pet-Loss Grief Specialist, Psychotherapist “Don’t complain about what was taken away; be thankful for what you were...
Pet Loss – You Did the Best You Could
Article by adjunct faculty, Dalma Heyn, Pet-Loss Grief Specialist, Psychotherapist “If I hadn’t taken Scout on that hike in the heat, she wouldn’t have died.”...
How Long Is It Normal to Mourn the Loss of My Pet?
Article by adjunct faculty, Dalma Heyn, Pet-Loss Grief Specialist, Psychotherapist “Marriage is a great institution, but I’m not ready for an institution.”...
It’s OK to Take Time to Grieve the Loss of Your Pet
Article by adjunct faculty, Dalma Heyn, Pet-Loss Grief Specialist, Psychotherapist QUESTION: Why is grieving the loss of a beloved pet different from grieving...
The True Soulmate – My Pet
Article by adjunct faculty, Dalma Heyn, Pet-Loss Grief Specialist, Psychotherapist I’m fascinated by a study, reported not long ago in The New York Times, in...
Grieving Your Pet Before They Die
Article by adjunct faculty, Dalma Heyn, Pet-Loss Grief Specialist, Psychotherapist On Anticipatory Grief One of our greatest poets, Billy Collins, US poet...
Pet Loss – Heartbreak Needs Help
Article by adjunct faculty, Dalma Heyn, Pet-Loss Grief Specialist, Psychotherapist I know that the last thing in the world most of us need is another blogger...
Water Water Everywhere, but What’s a Cat to Drink?
Everyone is familiar with the three basic nutrient categories: protein, fat and carbohydrate. But there’s a fourth nutrient that’s just as important (if not...
Milk Thistle – A Wonder Herb?
What is Milk Thistle? Milk thistle (Silybum marianum) is a flowering plant in the Aster family. A native of Europe, it has been used since the time of the...
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 companions have...
AVMA vs Raw Food
The AVMA recently adopted a policy position against raw meat diets for pets. Their reasoning is wrong and their science is unfounded. Here is my reasoning...
What Cats Should Eat
How do you know which food is the best to feed your cat? The answer depends on many factors, including your cat’s age and health… as well as your wallet!...
Fish Oil and Hyperthyroidism — Is There a Link?
A reader recently quoted part of one of our newsletters in an email, and (in addition to the subject of her email, which was our warning about alpha lipoic...
Base Camp — How to Prepare for your New Cat
By Jackson Galaxy and Jean Hofve, DVM Congratulations on giving a homeless animal a new life in your home! You can bet on one thing; the cat you just adopted...
Probiotics As Key Nutrients
Probiotics have been in many people's health vocabulary for many years now. And it's still not a cut and clear subject with information always changing, new...
Are Garlic and Onions Really Poisons for Dogs and Cats?
WARNING. This article discusses feeding practices that differ from those advised by the AVMA. That's because it uses the paradigm of a non-physical...
Happier and Healthier Cats
Anitra Frazier is one of our country’s pioneer cat professionals and teachers—she is truly a national treasure! At 85 years old, she’s spent nearly a...
Podcast: Empowering And Inspiring Pet Parents
Date: May 13, 2022 | By: Dr. Peter Dobias Description: Here is how Dr. Dobias introduced Dr. Feinman: In this podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking with one...
Podcast: Making the Correct Holistic Choices for your Pet
Dr. Christina Chambreau was interviewed by Greg Tilford from Your Vital Pet on February 24, 2020. Listen to this inspiring interview below, or by clicking...
The Happiness Protocol Podcast
Watch video:Or listen to audio:Dr. Jeff Feinman, Holistic Actions! founder and holistic veterinarian, coined the term The Happiness Protocol for a...
One Health Medicine: Reconnecting People, Pets, and the Planet to Restore Vitality, Balance, Health, Healing, and Happiness
We are all connected. This truth is the basis for One Health Medicine — a paradigm of health, healing, and happiness that reconnects us to ourselves, other...
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 is how...
What Cat Food Brands Would You Recommend?
Answered by Dr. Jeff Feinman The answer is really no commercial brands, in that I, as a veterinarian that focuses on vitality and energy, I prefer fresh food...
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 out what the...
Can You Spay a Pregnant Cat?
Answered by Dr. Jean Hofve So your girl kitty accidentally got pregnant. Now what? Is it too late to spay her? No, in most cases, it isn't too late most cats...
What Ingredients Are Important to Incorporate into My Cat’s Diet?
Answered by Dr. Jean Hofve There are three ingredients that I recommend you incorporate into your cat's diet. The first and most important are omega 3 fatty...
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 decision...
Quest For Healing: Holistic Pet Care Q&A Part 2
Quest for Healing, Episode #44: Holistic Pet Care Q&A and Why Context Matters with Dr. Jeff Feinman (Part 2 of 2). Aired: Wednesday, August 18, 2021...
Quest for Healing: A Truly Holistic Approach to Pet Health
Quest for Healing, Episode #43: A Truly Holistic Approach to Pet Health with Dr. Jeff Feinman (Part 1 of 2). Aired August 11, 2021. Welcome to this...
5 Things I Wish Someone Told Me When I First Became A Doctor
An Interview With Luke Kervin. Published in Authority Magazine, Medium. August 19, 2021 The third biggest thing I wish I’d learned in vet school is...
The Return to Wholeness and Homeostasis: Escaping the Reductionistic Prison
Homeostasis, Balance and Equilibrium are used interchangeably throughout the article. Over the last century, science has been held captive to the legacy of...
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 quality of...