Optimum Animal Nutrition
Dr. Ian Billinghurst D.V.M. has spent 18 years as a practicing
veterinarian in Australia. "Most of the disease problems we vets see are
caused by only one thing - poor nutrition. Most
modern dog owners are taught to believe that feeding dogs is such a difficult
task. Nothing could be further from the truth. If you can get hold of a
regular supply of raw meaty bones, you will have no problems whatsoever."
T.J. Dunn D.V.M.- "There is ample proof that today's pet dogs
and cats do not thrive on cheap, packaged, corn-based
pet foods. Dogs and cats are primarily meat eaters; to fill them
up with grain-based processed dry foods that barely meet minimum daily
nutrient requirements has proven to be a mistake."
William Pollak D.V.M.
- "Recent studies have shown processed
foods to be a factor in increasing numbers of pets suffering from cancer,
arthritis, obesity, dental disease and heart disease. Dull or unhealthy
coats are a common problem with cats and dogs and poor diet is usually
the cause, according to many veterinarians and breeders. more
  The
number of cases of kidney failure among dogs and cats that ate poisoned
pet food could total in the tens of thousands
says Dr. Paul Pion, president of the Veterinary Information Network.
Irradiated
pet food endangering pets health, killing pets
Do
You Really Know What's In Your Pet's Food? Listen to holistic
veterinarian Dr. Jane Bicks DVM short
audio presentation (located at the BOTTOM
of that
page, right below the video.) to learn more about how you can
improve the health, well-being, and longevity of your cherished pet.
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Health Hazard of Routine Vaccination:
placing our animals at risk
Dr. Pat Bradley, DVM, Conway, USA - "The most common problems
I see that are directly related to vaccines on
a day to day basis are ear or skin
conditions, such as chronic discharges and
itching.
I also see behaviour problems such as fearfulness
or aggression. Often guardians will report
that these begin shortly after vaccination, and are exacerbated with every
vaccine. In a more general and frightening context, I see the overall health
and longevity of animals deteriorating. The bodies of most animals have
a tremendous capacity to detoxify poisons, but they do have a limit. I
think we often exceed that limit and over-whelm the body's immune system
function with toxins from vaccines, poor quality foods,
insecticides,
environmental toxins, etc. This is why we've seen such a dramatic increase
in allergies, organ failures, and behaviour
problems."
Dr. Charles E Loops DVM - "The first thing
that must change with routine vaccinations is the myth that vaccines are
not harmful. Veterinarians and animal guardians have to come to realise
that they are not protecting animals from disease by annual vaccinations,
but in fact, are destroying the health and
immune systems of these same animals they
love and care for Homeopathic veterinarians and
other holistic practitioners have maintained for some time that vaccinations
do more harm than they provide benefits. Vaccinations represent a major
assault on the body's immune system.... Vaccine induced chronic diseases
range from life-threatening conditions such as auto-immune crises to conditions
destroying the quality of life of an animal as in chronic skin allergies."
Prevaccination
Protection Dr. Falconer D.V.M. explains how to protect your animal
from vaccines damage. more
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The
Immune System: Animal's body defense department
Rob Robertson, M.D - "Nearly everything that goes wrong with
us and our pets, with the exception of trauma - i.e. broken bones, etc.,
can be traced directly to an immune system failure". Pollution, drug
overload and nutrient-poor diets compromise our immune health. The key
to self-healing is a strong defense system, which protects dogs and cats
from everything from the flu germs to cancer cells. More than their
mainstream counterparts, holistic veterinarians believe that a weak immune
system plays a key role in causing disease. Antibiotics fight infection,
but they don't affect whatever weakened the immune system in the first
place. This is why holistic veterinarians focus less on things that
cause diseases and more on those that affect the body's defenses."
Dr. Will Falconer, DVM - "Most of the chronic diseases we commonly
see in animals (and humans) have an immune basis, e.g. diabetes, allergies,
asthma, thyroid disease, inflammatory bowel diseases, repeated ear infections,
cancer, etc. While they can be cured through the careful use of homeopathy,
the road to cure can be a long one -- often years if the animal has had
years of disease. Transfer
factors can significantly shorten the course, by giving a much needed
balancing effect to the immune system. If the immune system is overactive
as in allergies, ear infections, asthma, diabetes, or hypothyroidism, Transfer
Factor can balance this overactivity so the system is not attacking its
own organs, overreacting to things that shouldn’t be perceived as a threat.
If, conversely, the immune system is under-active as in mange, parasites,
viral infections, or cancer, Transfer Factor Plus can clearly stimulate
it to better meet the challenges it needs to be alert to." more
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Preventing and Healing Animal Cancer:
the holistic approach
Ralph W. Moss, Ph.D. - "Conventional cancer therapy is so toxic
and dehumanizing that I fear it far more than I fear death from cancer.
We know that conventional therapy doesn't work--if it did, you would not
fear cancer any more than you fear pneumonia. It is the utter lack of certainty
as to the outcome of conventional treatment that virtually screams for
more freedom of choice in the area of cancer therapy. Yet most alternative
therapies regardless of potential or proven benefit, are outlawed, which
forces patients to submit to the failures that we know don't work, because
there's no other choice."
The only real defense against cancer is the immune
system. Everyone gets cancer every day but if the immune system is
where it should be those cancer cells are eliminated and we never know
it. Once a person (or an animal) has developed cancer, even though treatments
get it into remission, it will recur again unless the body conditions
that allowed it to develop in the first place are corrected.
Steven Slagle, DVM -"Transfer factors have turned out to be the
most effective and versatile products I have ever used in my 32-year veterinary
practice. A cat with leukemia, an oral tumor, and posterior paralysis
due to a spinal tumor, was very ill and emaciated. One month after enhanced
transfer factors (1 cap daily), there was some regression of the oral tumor,
restored appetite with some weight gain, and increased sociability. Five
months later, she continues to improve, regaining normal weight, 80% regression
of her oral tumor, and regaining use of hind legs and tail. more
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Listen to Dr. Jane Bicks DVM 12
minute free online audio presentation to learn how inapropriate diet
affects our pet's health and how you can improve the well-being, longevity
and overall health of your animal.
M.L. Tyler M.D -"Drugs
do not cure, popular opinion notwithstanding. Cure must come from within;
or there is no cure"
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Dr. Michael Dym DVM - "Over the past 40 years and 17 generations
of dogs and, cats we are seeing tremendous increases in chronic ill health
in our pets that was rare back in the early 1960's. Most of these
illnesses revolve around breakdown
in our pets' immune systems, and include chronic
skin/ear allergies, digestive upset,
thyroid/adrenal/pancreatic disorders, seizures, gum/
teeth problems, degenerative arthritis, kidney/liver failure,
and cancer across all ages and breeds. We are
also seeing a record number of behavioral and emotional
disorders including alarming and unexplained fears/aggression.,
as well as difficulty focusing/training and paying attention. The two biggest
factors in our pets' population health decline over these generations has
been the severe overuse of multiple vaccines
and nutrient poor and toxin filled commercial pet foods.
We have also failed to address the underlying cause of disease by only
suppressing symptoms with antibiotics, cortisone
and related drugs, so the disease progresses and goes deeper. Homeopathy
offers a viable alternative in truly curing pets and making their bodies
healthier."
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Allergies and Hotspots
Jeffrey Levy, DVM - "Have you ever wondered why some dogs and
cats have severe flea problems, while others are hardly bothered by the
little pests? Fleas can be viewed as an indicator of an animal's general
health. Parasites in general, and fleas in particular, are most attracted
to the weak, unhealthy, or very young animal whose immune system is not
functioning well. The long-term solution to a flea problem is to reduce
your pet's susceptibility to fleas by improving his/her health."
Alfred Plechner, D.V.M - "The most common and most visible symptoms
of nutritionally caused deficiencies are allergies
of one kind or another. Because many commercial foods are woefully deficient
in key nutrients, the long-term effect of these foods makes the dog hypersensitive
to its environment. . . . [It's a dinosaur effect. Animals are being programmed
for disaster, for extinction. Many of them are biochemical cripples with
defective adrenal glands unable to manufacture adequate Cortisol, a hormone
vital for health and resistance to disease." Allergies can be, and often
are, unrecognized deficiency diseases."
Dee Blanco, D.V.M - "You take healthy animals
and often very quickly after you vaccinate, you
can see simple things like itching of the
skin or excessive
licking of the paws, sometimes even with no
eruptions." more
about vaccinosis
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Is Your Pet Deficient In Key Nutrients?
According to Dr Donald R. Collins D.V.M dogs will eat anything
they can get their paws on if they are lacking in
the nutrition to supply them with adequate energy. Dr. Collins states
in his writing, "If there are insufficient amounts of nutrients in the
food to furnish all of the calories a dog needs, then the dog will not
gain weight and will remain hungry all of the time. It will eat almost
anything, including dead animals, feces, carrion or garbage to fill the
hollow feeling within its belly." To help ensure a wholesome diet with
the appropriate nutrients avoid diets that are made of inferior ingredients
or is made using high heat for processing and choose a diet for your friend
that is comprised of human quality whole food ingredients.
William Pollak D.V.M. - "Severe nutritional
deficiencies and toxic states have been known to mimic almost every
known disease in veterinary medicine. In chronic conditions, some developing
over several generations, improvement in health can take months or years."
Our soil, plants, and especially commercial foods are woefully deficient
in key nutrients. Scientists theorize that mineral deficiency subjects
us, and our animals, to more diseases, aging, sickness and destruction
of our physical well-being than any other factor in personal health. more
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 Toxic
Flea and Thick Shampoos, Powders, Sprays and Dips Are Poisoning Our Pets
Each year, Americans purchase and apply to their pets a vast array of
toxic chemicals intended to kill fleas and ticks. These include collars,
sprays, dusts and more. Other pet owners take their  pets
to veterinarians to be dipped in chemicals. Many consumers probably assume
that the products they and their vets use have been subjected to rigorous
testing, and must, by virtue of their very ubiquity, be safe. After all,
how could the government let deadly poisons be sold on grocery store shelves
without applying stringent standards? Spot-On Pesticides such as
Frontline,
Zodiac,
Defend,
Bio
Spot, Adams and Advantagetrigger adverse reactions in dogs
and cats, shorten life spans, cause terminal illness, and premature death.
The active ingredients in these solutions include chemicals such as imidacloprid,
fipronil, permethrin, methoprene, and pyriproxyfen, all of which have caused
serious health problems in animals in laboratories. Even some of
the inert ingredients can be hazardous to your animal companion’s health.
Other forms of flea control—powders, collars, and sprays—are no less dangerous
to you or your companion animals. Labels may
warn not to get these substances on your skin, to wash your hands after
applying it, and to keep it away from children, yet these chemicals are
absorbed by your animal’s skin. Immediate effects of pesticide overdose
include vomiting, diarrhea, trembling, seizures, and respiratory problems.
more...
Learn about Safe and Effective Flea,
Tick, Mite, Mange, Lice, and other Pest Prenvention and Eradication
Children Also at Risk of Acute Poisoning
From Toxic Flea and Tick Products Products
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Rearing Healthy Pups and Kittens
Breeders are seeing more incidence of complications with pregnancies
and premature birth in their kennels; frequent C-section required; smaller
litters; tiny, weaker or sick whelps and high rate of mortality. Learn
how some breeders are improving the health of their animals resulting in
larger and healthier litters. Pet owners often complaint that their new
puppy is sick with diarrhea, vomiting, running eyes and ear infections.
A lot of money is spent on veterinary care and medication, often with poor
result. more
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Why Do Dogs Eat Poop?
Cindy Engles, Ph.D - "Eating feces (coprophagy) is one way animals
such as gorillas, elephants, rabbits, and hares add to their supply of
essential bacteria through adult life. It is therefore an important aspect
of their health care."
According to Dr. Donald R. Collins DVM, dogs will eat anything
they can get their paws on if they are lacking in the nutrition to supply
them with adequate energy. Dr. Collins states in his writing, "If there
are insufficient amounts of nutrients in the food to furnish all of the
calories a dog needs, then the dog will not gain weight and will remain
hungry all of the time. It will eat almost anything, including dead animals,
feces, carrion or garbage to fill the hollow feeling within its belly."
To help ensure a wholesome diet with the appropriate nutrients avoid diets
that are made of inferior ingredients or is made using high heat for processing
and choose a diet for your friend that is comprised of human quality whole
food ingredients. more
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Animal Chronic Renal Failure
(CRF)
Russell Swift, DVM on kidney disease - "Fortunately, since I
have turned to a holistic approach to wellness, I have seen many dogs and
cats outlive their death sentence by years. I believe there are three major
reasons for kidneys to degenerate and eventually fail: 1) poor
quality nutrition, 2) toxicity and 3) chronic
disease. I have discussed in many previous articles the failings of processed
foods. Inadequate and improper protein sources and low moisture content
(of dry foods) are the two major kidney stressors I believe occur in commercial
foods. The kidneys also take a hard hit from many toxins to which the body
is exposed. Many conventional medications, notably nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories
and certain antibiotics, are very damaging
to the kidneys. Ultimately, there is not much known about the long-term
effects of many food additives and preservatives; fluoride
in the drinking water; and all the pesticides and
herbicides used in, on and around our companion animals (and ourselves!).
Item number three on the list above is a term used by homeopaths to describe
a chronic disturbance in the body's function that results in symptoms.
more
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Homeopathy for Animals
A growing number of veterinarians are turning to homeopathic veterinary
medicine as a safe and effective alternative to conventional veterinary
practice. Homeopathic remedies use minute amounts of substances to act
as a trigger to the body and stimulate its natural immune system. We are
attempting to make your pet as healthy as he or she can be and gradually
build up their body to the best that it can be. Homeopathy is one of the
fastest-growing Alternative veterinary medicines available today.
Marcie Fallek, D.V.M.- "Some conditions that can be treated with
homeopathy and holistic care: cancer, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism,
feline leukemia, feline aids, inflammatory bowel disease, diabetes, chronic
sinusitis, cystitis, ear infections, asthma, skin allergies, behavioral
disorders, upper respiratory infections. stomatitis, seizures/epilepsy,
arthritis, autoimmune diseases such as lupus, pemphigus, paralysis, intervertebral
disc disease, wobblers syndrome, eosinophilic myositis, mange." more
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All Natural Human Ingredietns
Healthy Pet Food
The pet nutrition industry is a multi-billion dollar industry full of
hype and false claims. Consumers are being duped into believing that they
are feeding their pets healthy foods, when in actuality they are feeding
nothing more than inferior meat meals, cheap grains, fillers, by-products,
pesticides, preservatives and
toxins. "
The food your animal eats should provide all of the nutritional components
which are necessary for all organs and systems of a healthy body to perform
in harmonious unison. A properly functioning body does an amazing job at
preventing disease and healing itself, and to do this it requires the energies
and nutrients of a well-balanced diet. In terms of finding the proper diet
for our companions, this means learning to look beyond our own needs, opinions,
and agendas to address the natural needs of the animals that we caretake."
Mary
L. Wulff-Tilford more
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 Are
Antibiotics Making Humans and Animals Sick?
Richard J. Holliday, DVM - "Antibiotics disrupt the normal population
of beneficial microbes in the gastrointestinal tract of all animals, these
beneficial bacteria are the first fine of defense against most diseases,
without them the animal is more susceptible to other infections. Antibiotics
depress the immune system by decreasing the number of circulating white
blood cells. This lowers the animal's ability to fight infections.
Some antibiotics, such as chloramphenicol, can cause irreversible damage
to the bone marrow. Many bacteria develop resistance to the effects of
antibiotics, This resistance can be passed to other bacteria, The concern
is that if humans are exposed to resistant bacteria from animals then the
use of antibiotics may be Ineffective in treating any resulting disease.
This is the major controversy regarding the use of antibiotics on a regular
basis in food producing animals." more
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Basic Healing Principles
The body has an innate capacity to heal itself. Self-healing can only
occur once the cause of the illness has been eliminated. Elimination
of the symptom is NOT the same as elimination of the disease. Physicians
and surgeons palliate
symptoms instead of removing causes.
Instead of suppressing individual symptoms, holistic and naturopathic medicine
addresses the whole person, finds out why the body is vulnerable to sickness,
and seek to correct the underlying cause of disease. By rebuilding immunity,
health is naturally restored and disease disappears. If health and immunity
are thereafter conscientiously maintained,the individual is no longer vulnerable
to disease. more
What Exactly is a Healing Crisis? As
your pet moves toward better health with natural healing programs and better
nutrition, healing begins to occur. As part of the healing process the
body will begin to discard toxic residues which have built up in your body
over the years.
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Natural HealthDr. Charles Loops D.V.M - "After 10 years of traditional veterinary practice I became tired of having no treatment for chronic disease, incurable conditions, and a plethora of allergic maladies which seem to plague all veterinary practices. I was frustrated with giving animals cortisone because I had no other solutions, or using antibiotics for infections which I knew were of viral origin. At this time I had some chronic health problems, which had been unresolvable allopathically, but they responded to natural treatment" Click here to read the Natural Animal Healing Testimonials
Irradiated pet food endangering pets health, killing pets The Australian government in late May ordered an immediate stop to sterilizing cat food via irradiation after reviewing scientific studies pointing to food irradiation as the culprit behind illnesses characterized by ataxia or paralysis of the limbs, especially the hind limbs. Symptoms in the Australian cats first appeared three to six months after they were exposed to the dry food, Child said. Some had eaten the food for as few as three weeks; others for more than six months. The problem affected 90 cats in Australia, of which 30 died, mostly by euthanasia after they became paraplegic or tetraplegic, according to Dr. Georgina Child, a neurologist at the Small Animal Specialist Hospital and University of Sydney Teaching Hospital. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) also allows animal feed, including pet food and treats, to be irradiated up to 50 kGy. Make your voice heard! Click here to send the FDA a message --- US Food Industry Begins Widespread Food Irradiation --- "Nuked Food" - The Dangers of Irradiated Food
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