Natural Health for Pets

// 06.09.2008 at 8:38 am // Have your say »

RECALL! Timberwolf Organics!

Please take note of this latest dog food recall from
Timberwolf Organics!

Dakota Bison/Ocean Blue Reported Issues
Timberwolf Organics Customer,
Due to recent reports from some customers, we have ordered that two formulas from three specific dates be pulled from the shelves. These are:
Dakota Bison with ‘best by date’ of 12 Feb 2009
Ocean Blue with ‘best by date’ of [...]

// Tagged Food and Nutrition, Health, Recalls, Dakota bison, dog food recall, Ocean Blue, Timberwolf Organics

// 05.25.2008 at 8:41 am // Have your say »

For the Love of Your Dog, Get a Second Opinion!

I recently came across an story that really hit home for me, especially after hearing from friend that her beloved dog possibly has cancer. I know that when she told me, I immediately told her to make sure she gets a second opinion and speaks with specialists.
The story I came across talks about a family [...]

// Tagged Article, Health, Recommendations, cancer in pets, second opinion

// 05.15.2008 at 8:49 am // Have your say »

Parvo - How Can You Give a Puppy’s Immune System a Boost?

Carried and transmitted by dogs, parvovirus has a 20% mortality rate in dog treated in time, an 80% mortality rate for those who are not. Much more common in puppies than older dogs, parvo grows best in the rapidly dividing cells of the dog’s intestines. As the virus attacks and kills these cells it causes [...]

// Tagged Alternative Medicine, Article, Health, Recommendations, Tips, diet, dog, Herbs, immune system, omega 3 fatty acids, parvo, parvovirus, puppy, vaccinations

// 04.24.2008 at 1:55 pm // Have your say »

ALERT - Potential Drug Resistant Heartworm

I just received this email alert and wanted to pass the information along in the case that it may pertain to you. It is directly mainly at pet owners located in the Gulf region. If this is you, you may want to talk to your vet and have your dog tested for heartworm, just as [...]

// Tagged Health, drug resistant hearworm, Heartguard, heartworm, Ivahart

// 04.15.2008 at 8:46 am // 1 Comment »

Important Product Alert - ProMeris

Although this site is dedicated to ‘natural health’ issues, no doubt many people do use resources other than just natural health measures for their pets so I wanted to pass this alert along from my For the Love of the Dog site.
I just received this product alert and wanted to pass the info along ASAP. [...]

// Tagged Health, flea and tick preventative, promeris alert, warning

// 04.09.2008 at 9:00 am // Have your say »

Plants - Poisonous or Toxic to Our Pets - VIDEO

I’ve done numerous articles and posts on different things that are poisonous and toxic to our pets; plants, household substances, even trash, as well as other things, not so common, that you might not know about; xylitol, cocoa bean mulch and other substances which are more well know problems such as chocolate. As pet [...]

// Tagged Health, Tips, Video, plants, poison, poisonous plants, toxic, Video

// 03.31.2008 at 10:13 am // Have your say »

Let’s Talk Chocolate Toxicity and Dogs

Here’s an excellent article about chocolate toxicity and dogs from For the Love of the Dog. Cat owners, you have little need to worry, it seems that cats avoid chocolate for some reason. Maybe dogs could take a lesson in this!
As a dog owner, you should know by now that your dog should [...]

// Tagged Article, Health, Tips, chocolate, chocolate toxicity, dogs, theobromine

// 03.07.2008 at 7:28 am // Have your say »

Supplementing Your Dog’s Diet - Glucosamine

This comes from my For the Love of the Dog site;
Although I am not a proponent of commercial dog food, I will admit that most high quality dog foods do have most of the vitamins, minerals and whatnot your dog needs. As you stand in the store pondering the plethora of varieties of dog food [...]

// Tagged Article, Food and Nutrition, Health, Herbs, dog's diet, glucosamine, Health, supplements

// 02.27.2008 at 8:43 am // Have your say »

Do You Know What To Do for a Choking Pet?

This is some important and helpful advice from For the Love of the Dog
A choking pet is scary and something that requires immediate attention. If you don’t know what to do and how to do it, your pet may lost their life. Read on for information about what to do for a choking pet, including [...]

// Tagged Article, Health, Tips, choking, heimlich maneuver, pet CPR, pet health, signs, solutions, symptoms

// 02.10.2008 at 10:05 am // 2 Comments »

Does Your Dog Chew Grass?

My dog crops grass like a cow. He eats it with gusto whenever he encounters it, to the extent that my friends have begun to refer to him, jokingly, as ‘The Ruminant’. This habit of his doesn’t bother me at all, since it seems to have no ill-effects on him whatsoever - although, when I’m [...]

// Tagged Article, Behavior, Health, Tips, dog, eating, grass, problems