Natural
health boils down to two factors in animals, their ability to detoxify
and their ability to keep a strong functioning immune
system. Evolution over the eons have perfected natural health in wild
animals to amazing lengths by concentrating on these two spheres. Evolution
has closely linked the strength of the immune system to that animal's surrounding
environment. Separate the wild animal from his wilds and often that animal
will become psychologically depressed, physically sick and, perhaps, even
die in captivity. This may be a combination of mental stress plus a lack
of free choice in eating/roaming habits. The animal's natural environment
and his immune system are tightly intertwined. Separate a 
race
yearling or two year old Standardbred or Thoroughbred from his pastures
and his buddies, put him in a barn under unnatural stress, and you will
have that animal catching about every known sickness on the race track.
The consumption of clays, ash, and charcoal are
other means used by animals to detoxify. Many of you that
have been in the horse business long, know that old timers often advise
putting a spade-cut square of sod into a horse's stall. Horses seem to
like to eat dirt. Graze one out in the open and it won't be long until
your horse is pawing up the grass and taking mouthful bites of dirt. more
Improving Your Horse's Immune System
with Nutritional Support
There are amazing testimonials about animals recovering from cancer,
diabetes and other severe degenerative illnesses with a nutritional product
called Transfer Factor.
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. I have used these products
as stand-alone and in conjunction with allopathic therapies in the following
cases with excellent results: (Note all cancer cases were given enhanced
transfer factors only) CANCER: Canine lipomas, Canine/feline hepatic tumors,
Equine squamous cell carcinoma, Equine melanomas; Feline leukemia, oral
tumors. VIRAL/BACTERIAL: Upper and lower respiratory infections, Canine/feline
dermatoses, Equine/bovine scours, Equine septic arthritis, Feline abscesses.
PARASITIC/FUNGAL/AUTOIMMUNE: E.P.M., Feline and equine fungal dermatitis,
and Feline autoimmune gingivitis. Here are a few examples:
A foal with joint ill had been
lame for 3 days with an extremely swollen hock and a 104.5 temperature.
I recommended that this foal be hospitalized due to the severity of infection,
but the client could not afford such care. I then recommended penicillin
injections daily and transfer factors, 3 caps 3 times daily. The foal received
only 2 injections of penicillin, but a full course of transfer
factors. 48 hours later, my client reported a remarkably quick recovery
with normal temperature and appetite with no apparent lameness.
Victor, a 10-year-old gelding,
with EPM was treated with conventional drug therapy for 5 weeks and yet
continued to deteriorate. At week 6, I started him on enhanced transfer
factors (6 caps/day). Within one week, he showed noticeable improvement,
and within 30 days, he was able 
to
show. Since his full recovery 4 months ago, Victor has continued to show
at his original performance level.
NOTE: A number of veterinarians use the human formula, Transfer
Factor or Transfer Factor Plus in their practices. Diana
Mc Cormick owns a magnificent black purebred Andalusian stallion,
Amistad. The horse fully recovered from his cancer and other health problems
with 6 capsules of Transfer
Factor Plus (the human formula) twice a day. A year later, Diane wrote
me: "The Tumor did not reappear or Amistad did not have any set backs since
I nursed him through that winter after the surgery and the following Spring.
Amistad looks magnificent and he is winning everywhere, producing foals
and making many more. At this time Amistad is actually in the process
of being sold for $80.000 to a wonderful lady in MI. So miracles
do happen, had we gone with the radiation, chances are he would have broken
a leg with the weak bones and he would be sterile." Meet
Amistad
Michelle Lauber, owner of Legacy
Hill Farms in Colorado, routinely imports champion horses from Germany.
She writes:
"Recently, in February 2007,
when my last group of horses were imported from Europe through NY, they
all became very sick at the U.S.D.A. quarantine facility in Newburg. I
was faced with a very scary situation and one which I'll never forget.
One by one, all my horses became sick and a normal two day quarantine stay
turned into what could have been a month or more. Each day the vets could
not tell me when my horses could be released to come home to Colorado because
they were becoming sicker by the day. At a cost of $500 a day, I knew I
had to do something to help them. I spent at least two full days scouring
over the internet for research material on immune function and a possible
product that could help them. I realized their stress levels had been high
and that this directly contributed to their illness by lowering their immune
systems. When I learned about Transfer Factor, I ordered 4 Animal
Stress Packs and had it shipped overnight to the U.S.D.A. quarantine
facility. After my horses were given two doses (in two days) all
four of my horses were completely well and released from quarantine. I
thought it was unbelievable. The USDA vets thought so too. Not one, not
two, but all four were well. And they stayed well through the 38 hour van
ride to Colorado." Read
Michelle's detailed testimonial
Joe Raemakers, DVM - "We
recently had an experience with a 30-year-old horse who had a leg swollen
from infection. I applied Transfer Factor directly to the leg and
within 6 days the swelling was totally gone. I checked his lymphocyte level
and he had a 27% increase since the use of transfer factors. THAT’S JUST
PHENOMENAL!"
Kenneth L. Marcella, D.V.M.,
- "Horses suffering from such chronic diseases as Cushing’s syndrome, laminitis,
colitis, and cancers ranging from sarcoids to melanomas also may benefit.
Chronic reproductive infections may benefit from this type of immune boost.
Because the immune system seeks to heal the body from within and to make
it more resistant from attack from without, any immune improvement means
better health in general. This is the long-awaited promise from the field
of immunotherapy and perhaps transfer factor will finally deliver."
Charles
W. Brown, DVM - "My colleagues and I have found this product (transfer
factor) to be very effective in modulating the immune system. Transfer
factor is a "soup" of immune-modulating factors, which contains a leukocyte-type
molecule that can passively transfer immunity from one mammal to another
by stimulating cell-mediated immunity and is antigen specific." Richard
Bennett, Ph.D., an Infectious Disease Microbiologist and Immunologist from
the University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, believes
this could be the most significant development in animal health care in
decades. We have a great number of veterinarians and clients who are experiencing
very positive results in a broad area of disorders, including periodontal.
"
Read
additonal testimonials about horses who have recovered their health
with Transfer Factor. Testimonials from Molly Metz, DVM, a veterinarian
in Lexington, Kentucky and from Lisa Hampton, Trainer, in Montana
Transfer
Factor Performance and Show includes the nutrients today’s horses need
for competitive events and work activities. It combines the advantage of
balanced, comprehensive nutrition with the patented immune system support
of Transfer Factor Plus™; making it a complete, one-step nutrition source
for improved joint health and flexibility, more energy, healthier coats,
stronger bones and superior immune strength. Formulated in cooperation
with top veterinarians and animal nutritionists, Transfer Factor Performance
and Show helps ensure superior health for horses throughout all stages
of life
EPM horse
From: Jennifer Sivolella
Doublejmusic2@aol.com
"I have had my horse for
21 years. He is 24 and had recently been inflicted with EPM (equine protozoa
myalitis) for the second time in his life. It is bacterial and affects
the nervous system. He had stopped eating and was 150 to 200 lb. underweight.
I hired a cranial sacral therapist in hopes to make him feel better and
she highly recommended your product (Transfer
Factor Livestock Stress formula). Two days after the first dose of
stress TF he started eating and has been eating ever since. It is a slow
recovery but I do believe without TF he would be dead now. The owner of
the stable had asked me where I wanted him buried if that is any indication
of his condition."
Stressed Arabian gelding
with arthritis and swollen legs
From: Tamara Gonsor
tamaragonsor@cox.net
.
"I have a 27 year old Arabian
gelding who was suffering from the beginning stages of Arthritis in his
back legs. Every morning his back legs were as big as balloons. I couldn't
even see the out line of his hocks. He was also lethargic and showing signs
of his age. I had to move him to another facility and knew at his
age it would be a stressful move. I learned about Transfer Factors, a product
which veterinarians are using in their practice for large and small animals
with all types of health conditions. A month after I started him on the
anti-stress product and the nutritional product Transfer Factor Performance
and Show, I witnessed major improvement in his health, stamina and overall
spirit. He adjusted very well to his new home and he didn't get sick as
I thought he would. In fact he was excited to be in a different place.
The swelling in his legs has decreased gradually and his spirit and stamina
are much higher. Everyone who sees him says he doesn't look at all 27 years
old. The biggest short term difference I have noticed is his coat and skin.
When I moved him he had lots of little scraps and cuts. Since he has been
on transfer factors they seem to heal so much faster and his coat is so
silky now."
Do
you have a question about holistic equine health or need help with your
horse? Tamara is knowledgeable in equine natural health care and she volunteers
her time to help visitors of ShirleysWellnessCafe.com. She can be
reached at (602) 790-7030 or 206-984-3009 or 323-389-0560 or
How
to buy Transfer Factor in countries around the world
West Nile Virus - Dr.
Falconer DVM - This has a lot of people running scared and vaccinating
their horses repeatedly. Yet, the percentage of those exposed to the virus
who actually get sick is very small, on the order of 10%. Why? The likely
reason is that the majority of the horses, (or dogs or people) exposed
to the virus had adequate NK cell function at the time of exposure. To
make sure your horse is in the protected group though, feed Performance
and Show on a daily basis. It has the Transfer Factor
Plus Advanced Formula in it, along with a host of immune synergists
and excellent quality nutrients for healthy coats and hooves. If your area
has any reported cases of West Nile (or colds, flu, Strangles, EPM, etc.),
just boost the immune system additionally with Animal
Stress Pack at the label dose for one to two weeks.
West
Nile Virus Prevention, Treatment and Control Without Toxic Drugs or Pesticides
- West Nile Virus - what the media won't tell you
SPASMODIC COLIC caused by eating green foods (rich
alfalfa) with severe abdominal pain, distention, loud intestinal noises.
Pains come in waves. Horse turns head toward flank, hunches back upward,
strikes at belly. Tends to stand but better when moving. Intermittent shivering
then hot. Cramping, slimy stools, sometimes with blood. The homeopathic
remedy Colocynthis is the first choice for episodes of colic pain, particularly
when the cause is unknown. The horse is restless with the pain and wants
to lie down. Pain can be sudden, violent, and cramping making the horse
want to bend over double (seen by a hunched over appearance). The pain
of Colocynthis is twisting, contracting and distorting with neuralgic paroxysmal
pains that can be likened to what the horse will be feeling from acute
digestive affections. The pain may improve after passing stools or flatus.
This remedy can also be helpful in pains of the small joints and hips,
'as if dislocated', e.g. slipping stifles. The symptoms may be worse in
damp or cold weather. The Colocynthis horse may be irritable and indignant.-
Ask your homeopathic vet about Colocynthis.
Dr. Shulze - "90% of horses that die, do so because of what is
called colic, which is just intestinal blockage or intestinal spasms."
Always a possible life-threatening condition, colic can come on suddenly,
paralyzing a horse in both panic and pain, and his human with undeniable
fear. In every colic event, time is of the essence. The
Horse and Colic Kit can save your horse from undue pain and suffering.
Homeopathic remedies offer you a viable, non-toxic, fast-acting, holistic
approach to treating colic. No barn or tack box should be without it!
Recovery from severe reaction to
routine vaccination
"I
have used Transfer
Factor animal stress pack
in several emergency cases including a horse that had a severe reaction
to routine immunizations. This horse could
not walk, his hind end was doubled under him and his entire body was a
big spasm. He was unable to urinate and did not have a bowel movement
in two days. His central nervous system was in shock. I began
energy therapy and TF animal stress pack was given every 4 hours.
In two days the horse was able to walk. One month later the horse shows
very little permanant damage. He could have been crippled.
The stress pack worked miracles. I would highly recommend Transfer Factor
for both human and animals." Pamela
Au (Wingedwolf), is a certified equine iridologist, herbalist,
nutritional consultant and animal communicator.
Pam is also the author of
"Zen and
the Horse". The book is divided into four chapters: the basics, body,
mind and spirit. Each chapter builds upon the next and circles back
again. This is the cycle of spiritual growth. Illustrations
provide clarity and a line of sight for the energy fields that are unseen
but felt. Understanding the direction and movement of this energy
provides insight and connectivity to the source of life. Zen and the Horse
simplifies the path to self-mastery and spiritual enlightenment.
You do not have to be a rider to benefit from this book. It applies
to all areas of your life and can be achieved with or without a horse.
The book expresses the need to allow nature to be the guide. Understanding
natural law is consistent in all things.
How
to buy Transfer Factor in countries around the world
Testimonial: Dogs, Distemper, and
Transfer Factor Plus by Dr. Baruch Rosen, M.D
More about Transfer Factor Transfer
Factor for Animals - Transfer Factor for children - QandA about Transfer
Factor - Education and Instinct - An Explanation of T-Factors Plus By William
J. Hennen, Ph.D.
Danger of Vaccination
Death of a horse from vaccines: a testimonial
"I havent vaccinated any of my animals in about 8 years. It all started
9 years ago when my horse had her yearly boosters and 3 days later "contracted
" pigeon fever.45 days later she died. We were very sad, as our animals
are like our children. I was convinced it was vaccinosis
related. The animals were all vaccinated prior to this event , so I felt
they had plenty of immunity.Since then I have used nosodes." Laura
Christina Chambreau, DVM -
"A veterinarian in Texas stopped vaccinating her horses and the
incidence of colic decreased by 95%, a chronic foundering horse
became asymptomatic and all 17 horses were healthier in many ways. When
she vaccinated the herd 5 years later because of a panic over one disease,
the colics, flus, and even founder symptoms
recurred. A veterinarian in Saskatchewan stopped vaccinating his large
beef herd 14 years ago and within 2 years there was a 75% decrease in his
herd mortality. Learn
more about the health hazards of vaccines
SPASMODIC COLIC can
also be caused by eating green foods (rich alfalfa) with severe abdominal
pain, distention, loud intestinal noises. Pains come in waves. Horse turns
head toward flank, hunches back upward, strikes at belly. Tends to stand
but better when moving. Intermittent shivering then hot. Cramping, slimy
stools, sometimes with blood. learn how to treat with
homeopathy
Treatment of Disease
Nosodes are typically used in a therapeutic
manner, to treat patients with the same illness (isopathic), or a similar
disease (homeopathic). For example, Psorinum, the mange remedy, is made
from human scabies, and is useful in treating other skin conditions as
well.
Dr.
Michael Dym, D.V.M. "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 analogy of these compared with
escalating
immune/behavioral diseases in children is quite disturbing. 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
sup pressing 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."
Just like his Labrador friends, Rory wags his
tail, Fetches sticks, and rolls on his back to have his tummy tickled.
But the hooves and mane give way his real identity - he's a SHETLAND PONY!
Sarah Wengernuk from MD Sarah@kwlandscaping.com
wrote this testimonial about her horses:
Sunny the pony: have had him for two years in which I’ve
done homeopathy and general herbs with him. Never saw a detoxing
issue or much of a change at all – he was so STOIC. In addition,
he seemed nervous at times (anxious) and uncomfortable in his body (past
saddles/riding had done some damage to his body) and from animal communication
over those two years, I learned that it was hard for him to trust and to
come into his own body and really experience life. This made complete
sense to me. I put him on horse formula, Sumacazon
and Warrior.
His changes, to me, were nothing less than miraculous! He has done
a “mental” 180 and is a completely different pony. Relaxed and comfortable
in his own skin. Amazing! In addition, he suffered a HARD kick
to the chest and was having a hard time walking. I was hoping he
would “shake it off” after a day or two but he didn’t. I confirmed
with an osteopath energy healer that indeed, the kick was hard and had
reverberated up to the top of his neck. At that point I got him on
intense Recovazon
therapy (1/2 oz. 4x a day) for 3 days and in 3 days he was walking
comfortably and back to himself again. The vets wouldn’t have been
able to do anything close to that! They would have said put him on
“aspirin” (bute) and give him rest. It would have taken weeks/months
of recovery!
My other horse, Titan is a big Belgian draft and has always had
issues with fungus in his feet to the point where they would hurt and he
would limp. When the rain came, it just made it all the worse.
For the last 2 years I have tried everything naturally to try and keep
on top of it. And that’s all I was able to do was BARELY keep on
top of it. I put him on the Rainforest
Treasure Tea (liquid in his food at night as well as the tea
leaves) and horse
formula
and he is GREAT! I no longer need to spend hours on his feet trying
to topically apply things that aren’t going to work. I can see that
his issue is being taken care of nutritionally from the inside out and
it has made a huge difference – he’s HEALED of his foot fungus issues!
My last horse, Jazz also had a foot issue. She had a back
foot that grew a crack and my farrier and I could not get rid of it for
almost 2 years. Chemically and naturally, we tried to fix it thinking
there was bacteria or fungus that just kept festering in there. I
put her on Recovazon,
Rainforest
Treasure Tea and the horse formula and
her foot is not starting to grow normal! The bacteria/fungus growing
deep inside is gone and the foot is growing now as it should! These
products have been nothing less than amazing. The results are fast
and correct. Thank goodness I found this company! If anyone
you know has horses, please have them contact me and I would be glad to
help them! Sarah
Wengernuk from MD Sarah@kwlandscaping.com
Equine
Nutrition
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.
A groundswell of nutrition conscious veterinarians are beginning to recommend
to their clients that they supplement their animals diet with a daily dose
of flaxseed oil and other important nutrients.When the diets of animals
were fortified with flax, within three weeks their coats developed a beautiful
sheen, and dandruff was greatly diminished. Within 9 months cracked hooves
were completely healed. When a pregnant mare was fed flax, her offspring
were larger, and grew faster than when previous to being fed flax.
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."
more
on Equine Nutrition
Cindy
Engel, Ph.D., brings up some very intriguing points on animal health in
her book Wild
Health: How Animals Keep Themselves Well and What We Can Learn From Them
which have significant implications to a racing stable. She writes,
"...wild animals are often infected with disease-causing organisms (pathogens)
without showing any symptoms. Repeatedly, animals appear to be in good
condition when blood and fecal tests show infection with pathogens or parasites."
She mentions Cynthia Moss's study on wild savannah elephants in an African
preserve. A deadly outbreak of anthrax went through that herd with
only a few animals succumbing. These were ones already stressed in poor
health. Try having this occur to domesticated cattle and see what would
happen.
Cindy
Engels talks of nutritional wisdom which is defined as an animals
innate instinctual need to eat nutrients required by its body to maintain
health. If animals are say, low in sodium, copper, calcium,
potassium, phosphorus, etc., they tend to seek out foods containing that
nutrient. This is a very interesting observation.
She is not only saying that animals lead healthier lives in natural settings,
but that their immune system is so much more powerful in the wild that
many pathogens are quickly overcome and subdued never to cause serious
trouble. I mean, how often can we catch or find an individual horse turned
out in a herd that appears to be sick? Horses that are turned out in even
the unnatural confines of large pastures, seem to lead far healthier lives
than their brethren inside barns.
Our
animals are prone to suffer from minerals and trace mineral deficiency.
I supplement my animals with the following: fulvic
minerals and/or marine phytoplankton (consist
of an immense arsenal and array of naturally occuring powerful phytochemicals,
biochemicals, supercharged antioxidants, free-radical scavengers, super
oxide dismutases, nutrients, enzymes, hormones, amino acids, antibiotics,
antivirals, and antifungals), bee pollen (rich in
naturally occuring vitamins),
kelp (marine plants),
the
right kind of salt (not common table salt) and
clay
(to
promote healing and to detoxify) and with
flaxoil
(also knows as linseed oil - rich source of omega3 fatty acids). Shasta
does not drink
tap water. I give her only filtered
water which is free from toxic chlorine and fluoride. I never cook
or warm up food in a microwave oven. Hidden
Hazards of Microwave Cooking.
Do
you have a question about holistic equine health or need help with your
horse? Tamara is knowledgeable in equine natural health care and she volunteers
her time to help visitors of ShirleysWellnessCafe.com. She can be
reached at (602) 790-7030 or 206-984-3009 or 323-389-0560 or
There is nothing more unnatural for a horse than to spend
close to 24 hours a day in a dark, often damp, 12'x12' square of a stall,
isolated psychologically as well as physically. Often times these are enclosed
barns with very poor air quality and circulation. No wonder the average
race horse on the average race track seems hard put to achieve long lasting
health. Lack of fresh air, lack of sunshine, lack of access
to a variety of plants and soils, lack of a herd structure, lack of movement–all
combine to place the modern horse in precarious health straits. Combine
this with modern confinement systems that intensify the stabled horse's
proximity to toxins and pathogens of all types while at the same time depressing
his immune system; and we have a major problem. It's a wonder
that race horses perform as well as they do. more
Horses
just like any other animal or human benefit from more natural care. The
best place to start is the diet, as this is the main foundation of any
natural health care system. Firstly, it is essential to avoid any artificial
additives in the feed. The main ones to look out for are ethoxyquin, BHA
and BHT, as well as artificial colorings and flavorings. Try and put the
horse on a pasture which is organically grown and not treated with any
chemicals such as artificial fertilizers and pesticides. All these chemicals
act as toxins to the body and contribute to the formation of chronic disease
and poor health. The best hay to feed is organic alfalfa as this provides
more energy and nutrients than grass and timothy hay. Obviously make sure
it is made naturally and is not dusty and full of weeds and molds. It should
smell sweet and not musty or damp. A lot more farmers are turning to Organic
farming and it is a lot safer and more productive.
As far as grains go it is far better to feed organic wholegrain feed,
rather than synthetic pelleted diets, which are unnatural and highly processed.
Synthetic vitamins added to commercial feeds are not well utilized by the
body and natural enzymes are destroyed in the manufacturing process. Wholegrains
are healthier, natural and more easily digested than pelleted food. The
main grains to consider feeding are barley, oats and corn. The exact ratio's
depend on the type of horse, the work that they are expected to do and
individual preferences. Some horses just do better on one particular type
of grain.
Alicia McWatters, Ph.D.,
C.N.C. - "Horses should be fed whole oats (crimped/rolled for young
or old), corn, grass, hay, alfalfa, bran mash, cracked barley. No molasses
food, no milo, no pelleted. Vegetables are fine. Best water available.
Separate salt and mineral blocks should be used. "When it comes to
manufactured diets, not only are these products primarily made-up of fragmented
substances and isolated, synthetic vitamins and inorganic minerals, most
do not contain important elements like enzymes, chlorophyll, and other
natural beneficial substances which are found in natural foods."
As with all dietary changes for horses it is best to do it gradually.
Horses are so susceptible to colic if the food is suddenly changed so just
start adding a little of the new food daily, and slowly increase the amounts,
and decrease the old food over several days. Corn is a highly energizing
food and is therefore concentrated nutrition, as well as being good for
the digestion. Oats are digested rapidly in the stomach, are less energy
forming and are warming in nature. Barley is more cooling and is in between
corn and oats as far as the energy value." excerpt from HOLISTIC
HORSE CARE
Richard J. Holliday, DVM
- "My work animals were most carefully selected and everything was
done to provide them with suitable housing and with fresh green fodder,
silage, and grain, all produced from fertile land. I was naturally intensely
interested in watching the reaction of these well-chosen and well-fed oxen
to diseases like rinderpest, septicaemia, and foot-and-mouth disease which
frequently devastated the countryside. None of my animals were segregated;
none
were inoculated; they frequently came in contact with diseased stock.
As my small farm-yard as Pusa was only separated by a low hedge from one
of the large cattle-sheds on the Pusa estate, in which outbreaks of foot-and-mouth
disease often occurred, I have several time seen my oxen rubbing noses
with foot-and-mouth cases. Nothing happened. The healthy well-fed animals
reacted to this disease exactly as suitable varieties of crops, when properly
grown, did to insect and fungus pest -- no infection took place." Good
nutrition can prevent disease. Good nutrition can cure disease.
From
Nutrition and Holistic Animal Health
Dr.
William Albrecht DVM - "...This is the situation, in general, when
we are the chemists concocting the feeds which we compel the animal to
take while we attempt to feed them most efficiently. For that efficiency
our criterion is the maximum increase in body weight for the minimum of
feed consumed. The use of that criterion of only weight increase has crowded
the life stream of our growing, young animals so badly that the stream
is about to be dried up through an increasing crop of "dwarfs". These births
of the young, too deficient in the capacity to grow and to keep the life
stream flowing, have become more common in both beef and dairy cattle,
not to emphasize horses. There is a higher percentage of them where
the stream of life has been more carefully guided by us according to particular
pedigrees. Apparently, as chemists given to feeding these animals with
so much economics in our criterion, we are not very able to keep the life
streams flowing. We are not as efficient in multiplying the animals in
numbers of healthy ones as we are in fattening the males after surgically
eliminating each one's chances to contribute more than itself to a larger
life flood."
Soil
Fertility and Animal Health ----
More reading: NUTRITION
AND HOLISTIC ANIMAL HEALTH By Richard J. Holliday, DVM
Arthur Young DVM, a Certified Homeopathic Veterinarian, uses
glyconutrients
(saccharides) in his practice on all animals from birds to horses.
He always advises his clients to add glyconutrients to their pets diet.
Decades of consuming nutritionally questionable commercial pet food products,
the proven harmful effects of over vaccination, combined with the unfortunate
dependency on steroids and antibiotics have, according to many reliable
sources greatly contributed to a national decline in animal health. The
innate ability of the body to heal itself has been seriously compromised
in many animals, particularly dogs, cats, and horses. Glyconutrients are
compatible with any type of treatment prescribed by both conventional and
alternative practitioners. These essential carbohydrates strengthen the
body’s inner environment which, in turn, enhances the energy that stimulates
the immune system, as well as a process called “cell communication”. This
communication network results in all of the organs working with one another
in an orderly sequence of body reactions. Without these activities, good
health is impossible to attain. Although the formulation is produced for
human consumption, holistic veterinarians have also recognized the importance
of glyconutrients in supporting the handling of health challenges in animals.
Credit goes to Günter Blobel, M.D., Ph.D. (Rockefeller University),
winner of the 1999 Nobel Prize for Medicine "for the discovery that (glyco)
proteins have intrinsic signals that govern their transport and localization
in the cell." Learn more:
Glyconutrients
- It's Role in People and Animals' Health and Wellness
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Amazing
Healing Clay - Nutramin for Horses
According
to an article published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition,
"Detoxification and Mineral Supplementation As Functions of Geophagy" (Johns
and Duguette 1991), the most prevalent explanation of clay eating is that
it is a response to nutritional deficiency.
In several clinical studies, eating clay has been implicated as a response
to particular deficiencies. In a handful of experiments run by scientists,
mineral deficiencies, such as those for iron or potassium, were introduced
to animals. As a result of those experiments, those animals changed in
their dietary behavior. For instance, iron deficiency has been established
as a reason for the ingestion of certain clays, although there is still
debate on this issue. In the Runjut Valley, in the Sikkim Himalayas, the
natives chew a red clay as a cure for goiter because of its particular
mineral content. It is not uncommon for mineral supplements in health food
stores to contain portions of various types of clay. Certain clays, though
not all clays, contribute major amounts of important minerals, such as
calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, and zinc. learn
more
"Many
animals also eat clay, which is not only an effective way of binding and
excreting various toxins but, by lining the gut, it can treat gastrointestinal
problems." Animal
Instinct
"Wild
horses might go 20 miles to eat a certain rock dust or clay deposit." Heather
Smith Thomas is the author of thirteen books including “Storey's
Guide to Raising Horses”, and her latest, “Storey's Guide to Training
Horses”. She has written more than 6,000 articles for hundreds of publications
"In
the wild, the okapi has been known to feed on buds, leaves and shoots,
many are known to be poisonous to humans. Also, it has been observed to
eat clay, which is common among poison-eating animals to counteract the
poison they eat. Additionally, the okapi will also feed on grasses, fruits,
ferns and fungi." more
"Elephants
are known to walk up to 200 miles to get salt and mineral rich clay." more
"The
consumption of clays, ash, and charcoal are other
means used by animals to detoxify. Many of you that have been in
the horse business long, know that old timers often advise putting a spade-cut
square of sod into a horse's stall. Horses seem to like to eat dirt. Graze
one out in the open and it won't be long until your horse is pawing up
the grass and taking mouthful bites of dirt. Most of us won't let them
continue which may or may not be a big mistake. Top soil is seldom
the preferred soil of wild animals. Top soil tend to be high in parasites,
bacteria, and a host of other not too healthful substances. Wild animals
and many native peoples will seek out the subsoils high in clay and much
too deep to be contaminated by parasites and harmful organisms for their
consumption needs. To be more precise, many of the volcanic ash clays are
preferred, like montmorillonite
or bentonite
clays. These are considered the desirable medicinal soils. Such
earths absorb many toxins, sooth gastro-intestinal irritations, relieve
gas, and have anti-parasitic properties. Some are high in needed minerals
which may be an added benefit. I have for years packed my race horses'
hooves with bentonite. I should have been feeding it in their daily
feed ration as well–live and learn. The feeding of clays could prevent
horses from suffering bouts of colic, increase feed absorption efficiency,
protect the lining of the intestines, prevent gas formation. more
While Calcium Montmorillonite Clay is a powerful nutrient and detoxifier
it is important to recognize that it is a part of a total health care system.
Healing benefits may result from internal and/or external clay applications.
The clay may be ingested, applied as a poultice, and/or used in a bath.
An appropriate lifestyle and the proper guidance of a health care practitioner
are essential to one’s well being. Determining the most beneficial
and appropriate application of “Calcium Montmorillonite Clay” is best discussed
with someone familiar with its properties.
Date:
Thursday, 26 Jan 2006
Name:
Lynn Lawrence
Email:
worldwidestallions @ shaw.ca
Location:
Surrey, British Colombia
I Thank-you
for all of the great information you provide on your site, especially the
information on clay. I had always wondered why my mare was digging holes
and eating moouthfuls of dirt. I new there was a mineral deficiency in
her diet, but what she was also telling me was she was trying to detox.
The clay has supplied the answer to both. My mare gets the best quality
hay, whole foods as well as flax, kelp etc. But her diet, as with mine
falls short because of our top soil.(To bad the price doesn't fall short
as well).I have also noticed a sence of well being, that is starting to
return. The day I received my clay one of the mares in the barn had her
leg blow up for no apparent reason the Vet. could offer nothing. This mares
back leg was four times the normal size, I have never seen this before,
and I had a bad feeling in my stomach. I got some clay in a bucket, mixed
with water and poulticed her leg from top to bottom, the instant the clay
touched her leg she dropped her head and started licking her lips, by morning
the inflamation had been reduced to half. I started the clay in her food,
and she started to "pick up". I know in my heart that the clay
saved her life. I am so gratefull that the day I was faced with this I
had something to offer!!! Warmest regards
Natural medicines serve as catalysts triggering our bodies built in
healing mechanisms as they work to restore health. I was prompted
to write this article because of my personal experience with the far reaching
healing powers of natural “Calcium Montmorillonite Clay”. My hope
is that the information provided here will encourage others to consult
with their respective health practitioners, in considering its use as a
part of their daily health regime. more about the health
benefit of calcium montmorillonite
Nutramin
Calcium Montmorillonite Clay for Horses
In her marvelous book, Wild
Health: How Animals Keep Themselves Well and What We Can Learn From Them,
Cindy
Engles, Ph.D. devotes an entire chapter to geophagy (clay or earth-eating).
She documents the benefit of clay to human and animal health all over the
world. Mammals, birds, reptiles, and invertebrates have been observed to
eat dirt on every continent except Antartica. There is evidence that
humans have been eating earth for at least forty thousand years.
Dirt as Medicine "Many species of mammals, birds, reptiles, and
even insects, in all parts of the world, eat dirt. Known as geophagy (earth-eating)
this habit has long been assumed to be an attempt to rectify mineral deficiciencies
in their diet. However new evidence suggests that this cannot always be
the case. It has become apparent that the clay content is often
the most important ingredient of selected soils. Clay is an effective binding
agent as its chemical structure allows other chemicals to bond with it
and so lose their reactivity. Clay is therefore an effective deactivator
of toxins from diet or pathogens. Clay is the primary ingredient of kaolin
and kaopectate that we use when suffering from gastrointestinal malaise.
-
Biologists in Canada and Alaska
have seen brown bears lick clay from banks alongside footpaths. At the
same time, their scats are full of clay.
-
In Venezuela free-ranging cattle
dig and lick at clay subsoils. In Africa, the African buffalo licks clay
from any newly exposed subsoil.
-
Chimpanzees, giraffes, and rhinoceroses
eat regular mouthfuls of clay-rich termite mound soil and gorillas mine
clay-rich volcanic rock from under the exposed roots of ancient trees.
-
Deep in the rain forests of
New Guinea, Jared Diamond was surprised to see parrots, pigeons and crows
fly down to a new landslide of earth and eat the bare dirt. The birds flocked
to this rare opportunity to access bare earth in an area densely covered
with vegetation. Not all of the observed 140 bird species came down to
eat earth. Only the eight herbivorous species that regularly ate fruit,
seeds and flowers. Plants naturally contain numerous toxins that protect
them from predators and pathogens. When the landslide soils were analysed
they were found to contain less minerals than the surrounding top soil
but again the clay content was high and, what is more, found to be more
effective at binding alkaloids and tannins than pure pharmaceutical kaolinite.
These birds were taking advantage of newly disturbed earth and selecting
soil of just the right properties to bind and deactivate plant toxins [Diamond,J
1998 Eat Dirt: in the competition between parrots and fruit trees, it's
the winners who bite the dust. Discover. 19(2) pp70-76.].
-
Rats eat soil when sick - so
reliably that geophagy is used as an indicator of gastrointestinal malaise
in rats."
The
right kind of salts is vital for your animals
Herds of elephants risk injury and death in a perilous journey to hidden
salt caves where they supplement their sodium deficient diets. Our pets
also suffer from sodium deficiency. Farmers place salt-blocks on their
pasture so that their livestock and all other animals can lick the salt
to their heart's content.
An abundance of the ingredients in unrefined real salt are as synonymous
with life today as they were a billion years ago before single cells appeared
here. Lack of them is synonymous with birth defects, organ failure, decay,
diseases, premature aging and death at a young age. Long before the earth
knew pollutants of any kind, a huge, ancient sea covered what is now North
America. Pure, natural salt was the main ingredient of this sea, and over
millions of years, the water in the sea evaporated, leaving the salt in
undisturbed deposits.
Alert:
don't supplement your animal's diet with sodium chloride (common table
salt); all of the other beneficial elements have been removed. Animals
need unrefined, unprocessed real salt. Major producing
companies dry their salt in huge kilns with temperatures reaching 1200
degrees F, changing he salt's chemical structure, which in turn adversely
affects the human body. Avoid the common refined table salt. Domesticated
animals need the right kind of salt
The
Original Himalayan Crystal SaltLick
with 84 ionic trace minerals. Organic
Solar Dried, 100% Natural salt
One
way to provide salt to your horse is to provide two separate
water bowls. One bowl with real-unrefined-unheated-natural-sea-salt
and one bowl without salt, so that the animals can consume as much salt
as they require. They will drink from the bowl that contains salted water,
however once they have had enough salt, they will drink from the bowl that
has plain water
Salt Deficiency: the cause of many
serious diseases
Both sea salt and rock salt were well known to the ancient Greeks who
noted that eating salty food affected basic body functions such as digestion
and excretion (urine and stools). This led to salt being used medically.
The healing methods of Hippocrates (460 BC) especially made frequent use
of salt. Salt-based remedies were thought to have expectorant powers. A
mixture of water, salt, and vinegar was employed as an emetic. Drinking
a mixture of two-thirds cow's milk and one-third salt-water, in the mornings,
on an empty stomach was recommended as a cure for diseases of the spleen.
A mixture of salt and honey was applied topically to clean bad ulcers and
salt-water was used externally against skin diseases and freckles. Hippocrates
also mentions inhalation of steam from salt-water. We know today that the
antiinflammatory effects of inhaled salt provide relief from respiratory
symptoms (c). Thus, 2000 years ago, Greek medicine had already discovered
topical use of salt for skin lesions, drinking salty or mineralized waters
for digestive troubles and inhaling salt for respiratory diseases!
F. Batmanghelidj, M.D. - "Every function inside the body is regulated
by and depends on water. Water must be available to carry vital elements,
oxygen, hormones, and chemical messengers to all parts of the body. Without
sufficient water to wet all parts equally, some more remote parts of the
body will not receive the vital elements that water supplies. Water is
also needed to carry toxic waste away from the cells. In fact, there are
at least 50 reasons why the body needs sufficient water on a regular, everyday
basis. Without sufficient water to constantly wet all parts, your body's drought-management
system kicks into action. The histamine-directed chemical messenger systems
are activated to arrange a new, lower quota of water for the drought-stricken
areas. When histamine and its subordinate "drought managers" come across
pain-sensing nerves, they cause pain. This is what I discovered in my research
that I mentioned earlier." More
on hydrotherapy (water therapy) Learn
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What is Natural
Hoofcare?
Natural
Hoofcare is a new term being used to describe the care and use of barefooted
horses in all disciplines. Natural Hoofcare is not just a trimming method,
but is also a complete daily care system that allows a horse to remain
barefoot throughout its entire working life. This same system can be used
to rehabilitate horses from many degenerative lamenesses.
Natural Hoofcare methods have been developed in recent years both in
America and Europe. One of the most successful and influential, the Strasser
Method, was developed by Dr. Hiltrud Strasser. Dr.Strasser is a German
veterinarian who, for nearly twenty years, has been studying and researching
the causes and cures of lameness and other common health problems of domestic
horses. In 1993, she opened the Institute for Hoof Health and ESHOP (European
School for Hoof Orthopedics) in Tuebingen, Germany--a center for study
and learning, in which the hoofcare specialists in Europe obtain their
schooling. In this first holistic hoof clinic, equine patients from around
Europe are routinely healed and restored to a fully active life after being
given up as hopeless and incurable by conventional veterinary medicine.
Dr. Strasser is the author of several textbooks on lameness and healing,
reference books on natural boarding for horses, and many articles for both
horse and veterinary journals.
Online Courses:
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Distance Course that is geared towards learning anytime through online
presentations, email correspondence, discussion forums and instructor teaching
and supervision on one-to-one basis. All materials supplied and can be
stored right online in PENZANCE's online "Classroom". Additional suggested
reading material is listed and encouraged. learn
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Amazing horse rescue
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for days after a heavy storm. This rescue made me cry.
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Seaweed for Equine
Nutritional Support
Kelp is a type of seaweed that is a source of iodine, vitamins and minerals.
Kelp powder improves skin, coat, and hoof conditions. It is an excellent
source of vitamins and minerals and it is also high in B-complex and trace
minerals.
A Table Spoon of Seaweed a Day Keeps the Vet away! In the US, many horses
spend the winter on grass or alfalfa hay, which becomes less nutritious
through the season. In pastures with degraded soils, micro-nutrient deficiencies
(especially that of selenium) are not uncommon. Horse managers have increasingly
started using dry, powdered seaweed as a source of micro-nutrients for
the animals. Horses fed with powdered seaweed acquire a “bloom” (glossy
coat and aura of health), resistance to diseases and strength. People with
excitable horses find that this treatment also calms down the animals.
Method of preparation: take seaweed (any type), dry it and grind to a fine
powder. Dosage: Add one tablespoon seaweed per day to the animal’s feed.
It may be sprinkled either on cut grass or over grain ration
In the Orkney Islands, through simple observation, it was discovered
that animals grazing on seaweed are generally in better overall condition,
grow faster and have more resistance to illness, especially coughs and
respiratory ailments. As a result of eating seaweed, the now famous North
Ronaldsay sheep are sought after all over the world by top chefs and restaurants.
When you discover the constituents of seaweed it is easy to see why it
is valued so much.
Richard J. Holliday, D.V.M. - "Always feed a source of kelp ...
free choice if possible. Trace mineral deficient animals will eat a lot
until their needs are met. After that, they consume very little. If they
continue to eat kelp at high levels, it may indicate a more severe deficiency
of one or more individual trace minerals such as Zinc, Copper, Manganese,
Cobalt or others."
Aphanizomenon flos-aquae (AFA) has brought better
equine health and the supplement's results are amazing. Horses eating AFA
not only look better but have improved temperament, increased energy, stamina,
and their hooves become stronger and more flexible.
Horses with hoof problems, active and inactive horses may all benefit
from eating AFA. Maintaining your horse on a daily amount of AFA may provide
the following benefits:
Better general health, strengthened immune system, quicker recovery from
stress and high performance demands.
Stronger, more elastic hooves, clears up laminitis, white line, abcess,
and dry-cracked hoof walls. Makes good hooves even better!
Better coat, much clearer eyes.
Improved disposition and attitude towards breeding and training.
Essential
fatty acids (EFA) for your horse's health
A groundswell of nutrition conscious veterinarians are beginning to
recommend to their clients that they supplement their animals diet with
a daily dose of flaxseed oil and other important nutrients. When the diets
of horses were fortified with flax, within three weeks their coats developed
a beautiful sheen, and dandruff was greatly diminished. Within 9 months
cracked hooves were completely healed. When a pregnant mare was fed flax,
her offspring were larger, and grew faster than when previous to being
fed flax
.
Learn more about the wonders of flaxoil for people
and animals' health
More about optimum equine nutrition
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Read
other people's testimonials of
amazing animal health improvements and cures of cancer and other chronic
disease with natural, alternative health care and optimum nutrition. This
is a collection of emails I received over the years and for which I received
the permission to publish on my site. With almost each testimonial you
will find an email address to facilitate correspondance, feedback and support.
SIGNS
OF EQUINE UNDERLYING ENERGY IMBALANCE
Christina
Chambreau, DVM
MIND: cribbing and/or weaving;
pen/stall walking; flank sucking; over-reactive; fearful, excessively territorial
or aggressive; Fear of loud noises, slightest noises, narrow spaces.
SKIN, RESPIRATORY: puffy around
eyes; chronic conjunctivitis; dull eyes; "foal snots"; asthma sweat on
upper body but not lower, sticky sweat, unpleasant odor, dry and/or dull
hair coat, dry skin, poor-healing wounds, greasy skin on face.
STOMACH: foul breath, fissures
at corners of mouth, salivation from clover, hollow seeming teeth, hard
to float, loose teeth at under 20 years old, coprophagia/pica, craves salt,
fussy eating, intolerant to fat, repeated colics, sensitivity to weather
changes with GIT signs, excessively susceptible to parasites, potbellied
foals, distended abdomen (hay belly) in adults, rectum tears easily when
palpated, hard dry fecal balls.
EXTREMITIES: warm up very slowly;
stiff muscles; tie up if not warmed up; swollen legs: hot or cold may or
may not go down with exercise; unable to lift back feet; unable to balance
on three legs, bad odor without pathology, excessive moisture in feet,
sensitive to hammering in nails
GENERALITIES: poor exercise
tolerance; fat deposits- cresty necks, around tail head, top of croup,
etc; disturbed by temperature changes; offensive odors; not wanting touching,
grooming.
Homeopathy
for Horses
Bruising, swelling and inflammation can be treated successfully, and
most people now know the value of arnica in treating bruising and also
before and after operations. Rhus Tox and Symphitum work well with tissue,
connective tissue and old scar tissue and joints, and bone (symphitum being
the homeopathic form of comfrey which is well known to help heal bones.)
Calendula is a wonderful antiseptic, and can take its place in one's first
aid box.
One of my clients horses exhibited a very strange lameness behind. I
suggested she call the vet, and the horse was diagnosed with a blood clot.
There is not much that can be done for a blood clot, but we put the horse
on a homeopathic remedy, and allthough the vet did not hold out much hope
for the horse, she recovered and is back in work, the blood clot is gone
but we keep a very close eye on her.
With scar tissue from old injuries which so many horses have, and which
is often not discovered until the horse is put under pressure in its work,
I find homeopathic remedies work really well. With chronic conditions like
arthritis, remedies can make the horse more comfortable for quite a long
time, and I believe that even navicular disease has responded to homeopathy.
learn
more
Treatment
of Horses by Homeopathy by George MacLeod
Homeopathic remedies can aid to calm the mind of an anxious or shocked
horse, relieve some of the pain and in all help the body to heal itself.
"A
very useful reference for treating your horse." "This is an excellent book
if you are considering using homeopathic treatment for your horse. Most
common and some uncommon horse ailments are covered and suggested remedies
and dosages are given. The only reason I did not give this book 5 stars
is that the author assumes the reader has more knowledge of medical terminology
than it is likely the average reader will have. It helps to have a good
medical dictionary at you elbow when you read this book." An amazon.com
reader from Massachusetts, USA
More information about general veterinary homeopathy
Horse
Homeopathy
Equine homeopathic remedies:
Asthma and Allergy - Coughing, sinusitis conditions, hysteria associted
coughing, dyspnea (respiratory distress), asthmatic conditions (can help
in emphysema), hay dust allergy, hay fever.
Gastroenteric-Colic - Diarrhea (scour), inappetence, colic (where
shock is present, seek immediate veterinary advice), flatulence, irritability,
dysentery.
Hoof Enhancer - Cracked hooves, poor hoof growth, dry hooves, sand
cracks, weak white hooves and damage to hooves, eczema, laminitis, arthritis,
warts and skin growths,
vaccinosis, increases
ability to absorb impacts.
Musculo-Skeletal - Muscular injury, lameness, sprains, tendon injuries,
laminitis, navicular, stiffness, pain on movement, arthritic conditions,
laminitis (founder), bruised sole and bruising, curb and windgall.
Pre-Performance Stress - Fractious animals, Psychosomatic disorders,
teething scour, oversensitive, young animals especially impatient, intolerant
whining restlessness, colicky individuals, highly emotional animals, anxiety
with palpitations.
Skin/Coat ailments - Eczema, itching (pruritus), allergic dermatitis,
nettle rash, seborrhea, ringworm, photosensitisation, cracked skin, removal
of toxins by improved urine function
Travel Anxiety - Fractious animals, psychosomatic disorders, post-travel
scour, hysterical response to being loaded or while being transported,
trembling from fear, twitching and fidgety feet when boxed for travel,
terrified reaction to entering darkness.
Urinary Dysfunction - Fluid retention, urinary tract infection,
jealousy, swelling and puffing up with fluid, suppressed urination due
to anxiety or fear. Enter to purchase
the remedies
In the case of minor injuries you can always administer Rescue
Remedy first about ten drops just on to the horses tongue or if you
can under the tongue. At this stage have some yourself, to keep you calm
and thinking straight.
An Introduction
to Spiritual Healing in Animals
More and more in recent times, complementary methods of healing are
being sought, where traditional medicine and its administration alone are
not meeting patient's needs. Natural and spiritual ways are not invasive
and support both mind, body and spirit. It is important that a proper veterinary/medical
diagnosis is made. We encourage a holistic approach yet work closely with
the veterinary/medical profession.
Spiritual healing takes a totally holistic approach, giving consideration
to the mind, body and spirit of the patient, both in humans and animals.
In both instances the patient is firstly put at their ease and made to
feel comfortable and well relaxed, this allows the healer to intuit the
condition of the patient from all aspects of their energy field. One should
consider the fact that all human conditions are also experienced by our
animals, from medical problems such as cancer, rheumatism and arthritis
to those of depression, loneliness and lack of self -esteem.
The work of the healer is to channel healing energies to the patient.
Depending on the condition involved, this may take several sessions and
each time progress and changes are carefully monitored. When working with
animals, to whom no "placebo" effect takes place, the healing, compassion
and love from the healer is absorbed freely by them and the results can
be amazing. Obviously when an animal is ill, its owner too feels anxious
and uneasy, in these circumstances their well being is also considered.
By bringing together the laws of nature and the divine, the healer is able
to channel restorative energies to the patient. Equine
- Case Histories and Testimonials
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Bach's Rescue Remedy - A Natural Remedy to Alleviate
Stress, Fear and Shock
by Nanna Holt Kjær
Note: This is a testimonial
about a dog, but the Rescue remedy works the same way on horses
I have used Bach's Rescue Remedy for about a year. I have also corresponded
with other users in Scandinavia and in the U.S. I find the remedy a big
help and would therefore like to share my experiences with others. My initial
interest was sparked by one of my dog's fear of fireworks. The problem
was, and is, that the use of fireworks is now no longer limited to New
Year's Eve. Nowadays shooting off fireworks seems a natural event at parties
and get-togethers all the year round, and practically every night throughout
December. Most sedatives and other calming agents need a couple of hours
to take effect, which makes them practically useless when the noise can
occur unpredictably at any time. I mean who wants to keep their dog sedated
all through December. It is a bad enough decision to have to make for just
one night a year.
Then I heard about Bach's Rescue Remedy, a mixture of flower essences.
This remedy is administered just after a shock or fright and takes effect
very quickly. Where I used to have a shivering dog hiding under my bed,
I now have a dog that lies quietly listening to the thunder, gunshots,
fireworks or whatever. She still isn't completely indifferent like the
rest of my gang who just lie on their backs on my sofa and couldn't care
less. But it is a vast improvement. She no longer goes to pieces, and this
is achieved without filling her body up with drugs.
Following
are examples of of emotional symptoms for which various Bach Flowers remedies
are used if an animals is: Very fearful, and are very sensitive to anxiety
and apprehension. Separation anxiety. Fear of riding in the car. They may
even tremble. - Possessive and selfish. Animals who guard their food bowl
or toys and are over possessive. Sometimes it can help those animals who
will not stop licking their owners or using the wrong scratching post -
Animals who are sad after a change in their life – weaning, going to a
new home or handler, owner going back to work, being kenneled or taken
to a different house for a while, loss of a love one. - Dominant animals
want to be the boss of animals and the people in their life. They can even
be bullies to smaller animals and use their power to resist discipline.
They can be cruel. Learn more about Flower Essence
for Pets
Bach's Rescue Remedy - A Natural
Remedy to Alleviate Stress, Fear and Shock
Flower essences are a safe, effective and natural way to help your animal
companion lead a healthier and happier life. Animals respond just as well
to Bach Flower remedies as people, and seem to have similar emotional imbalances
that can be corrected with the appropriate remedy. We know that mental
and emotional upsets in humans can have deep and lasting physical effects,
far beyond what used to be referred to as "psychosomatic illness." Animals
too, have an active mental and emotional life. and can manifest behavioral
and physical problems that have their roots in emotional trauma.
Equine
Advocates, Inc.
Promoting The Humane And Responsible Treatment of Horses. The
mission of Equine Advocates is to rescue, protect, and prevent the abuse
of horses through education, investigation, rescue operations, and the
dissemination of information to the public.
The Premarin
Industry: Holocaust for Horses
Premarin - a prescription drug currently being used by over 8 million
women with menopausal symptoms--is responsible for agonizing conditions
and ultimate death of thousands of horses annually.
"Of the women in menopause today, about half start synthetic hormone
replacement, but only half of those stick with it because of the
side effects or fear of cancer risk. The threat of breast and uterine cancer
is dramatically increased with HRT. Premarin, an estrogen replacement drug
for menopausal women made from pregnant mare's urine, is the top selling
drug of any kind in the U.S. But justifiable controversy about synthetic
hormone replacementmay mean that the threat of breast and uterine cancer
is dramatically increased with HRT. In 51 studies covering 21 countries
involving more than 52,000 women with breast cancer and 108,000 women without
breast cancer, women who used Premarin for 5 years or longer had a 35%
higher risk of developing cancer than women who had never been on HRT.
(Good news! The higher risk for breast cancer diminished and largely disappeared
after about 5 years off HRT treatment.) Most women don't know that Premarin,
is made from pregnant mare's urine, and that the mares are kept in horrendous
conditions - their foals are sold for slaughter. Premarin is the most
prescribed of all drugs in America today. The mares are artificially inseminated
and forced to spend their 11-month pregnancies in stalls so small they
cannot turn. If they try to lie down, their heads are jolted upright by
their halter chains. Long lines of pregnant horses stand, chained and strapped
into cramped concrete and steel pens like rows of four-legged galley slaves.
They shuffle uncomfortably from hoof to hoof. A forlorn look fills their
eyes as they stare. Their coats are dull, their ears droopy - tell-tale
signs of a horse's misery. Many get sore, swollen legs or become crippled
from standing, months on end, in their tiny concrete stalls. The mares
are kept constantly thirsty. They are denied water so that their urine
becomes thick." Linda Page, N.D. Ph.D
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