6 Week Old Abandoned Kitten Still Tries to Suckle?
I love your idea of having her watch cat videos - lovely!! She is still very young, so I would not worry about the suckling. For the very best chance for her to live a long and healthy life, I would suggest feeding a raw meat diet, not vaccinating after the...
Caring for a Puppy Recovering from Parvo?
As a holistic veterinarian, congratulations on her surviving parvo, and to help her live a very long and healthy life you may want to check out the 7 keys to health at MyHealthyAnimals.com To start moving her back to food it is best to use organic chicken, cooked...
Preventing Inappropriate Cat Urination?
You are right not to worry about toxo (and it is only the stool and will only affect you in the 1st trimester). Your cats are super blessed to have such a committed owner who is trying not to be upset with them (you are right that it could worsen the problem...
Keeping Cat Off Furniture?
The other answers are great. To underline the fact that cats like to jump and like high places, so we need to adapt our lives to their desires (if we want a happy, healthy cat) a story follows. One of my homeopathic veterinary colleagues had 2 young cats who...
Homemade Pet Dewormer?
Great suggestion, Vickie Hood. DE (never buy the kind used in pool filters) mechanically scrapes the worms so they die. It is a good idea to know what kinds of worms your animal (what kind of animal?) has. Some clients of mine thought they had worms and it...
Cat Sucking on Owner's Ear?
Just because cats were not raised by a mom does not make them suck as many suck who were even nursed to 8 wks or more. Clicker training is excellent for working with these behaviors. I think if you know when the cat is likely to suck you could avoid it by wearing...
Calabash for Dog Mange
As a holistic vet of 35 years, I love using local treatments. Please seek these out first rather than only when conventional fails. Conventional is strongly effective at STOPPING symptoms (though as you saw it does not always work) but often at a great cost...
Add Apple Cider Vinegar to Pet's Drinking Water?
Yes. Just as with people, every cat is unique and some are helped by vinegar and some are not. I recommend only the organic kind. Also, if you are feeding dry food to your cat (not recommended since it stresses the kidneys and forces them to drink a lot) you...
Natural Remedy for Itchy Puppy?
The itching may not be related to the fleas at all. Personally, I think your vet is very chemical pushing. For a young pup that is a lot of drugs and chemicals. 100% safe approaches: 1. Flower essences are totally safe, so select one or more to try. These flower...
Treating a Dog for Pain?
Linda had a great answer. thinking of giving a drug (OTC or by a vet) is short term and may be harmful in the long run. The better approach is to begin now to work with an integrative veterinarian. This is a person trained in many different approaches, including...
Shots for Inside Cat?
NO Shots!! As a holistic vet of 35 years I have seen so much chronic illness caused by the repeated assault on the immune system by repeated vaccines. If a cat does make immunity from the first set of vaccines, they are protected for life from the cat distemper...
Treating Dog With Lung Congestion?
There were some good suggestions made - humidifier and oregano oil. However, unless you are comfortable with observing the other symptoms that could indicate heart disease or other serious lung issues, I would suggest you find an integrative veterinarian with...
Can Puppy Get Parvo after Shots?
AS a holistic veterinarian of 30 years (and 5 as a conventional vet first) I have seen some dogs get parvo after they were vaccinated. If an animal is not healthy when vaccinated, or too young to make a good immunity, or is exposed to a different strain, or...
Causes of Ear Infections in Dogs?
Good for you to be using Colloidal Silver. I hope you are also following the 7 keys to health (www.MyHealthyAnimals.com) as the real cause is not the shape of the ears but rather a less than perfect health - often from feeding processed foods, vaccinating or...
Alternative to Heartgard?
If the hair falling out was caused by the HeartGard, it is very unusual. However, since you live in Maryland you are lucky enough to have many holistic veterinarians to work with (I can help by phone) who can advise you on alternatives like homeopathic nosode...
Crushing Pills for Dogs?
All great suggestions. Also you can purchase pill pockets that make pill giving easy. Another great approach is to go to an integrative veterinarian and you may not need to give any pills. Many of the drugs that have to be given for life - thyroid meds, epilepsy...
