Essential Facts About Using Essential Oils With Dogs
With reports surfacing all over social media that essential oils can be harmful to pets, I felt it was important that pet owners were better educated and informed. I want to share the facts about using essential oils with dogs (or animals in general) in this new blog series. Are you still thinking of using essential oils with your dog but you are unsure which oils are safe? Do you own a puppy and don’t know if/when it is okay to use essential oils with your pup? Are you wondering how to tell which essential oils truly are safe? Do you want to know exactly how and when to use essential...
Read MoreThe Dog’s Nose And Emotions
What Does a Dog’s Nose Have To Do With Their Emotions? A dog’s nose dominates his brain; In fact the part of the brain dedicated to scent is forty times greater in a dog than in a human. As you have read in my series the Dog’s Nose Knows, the dog’s brain is literally built by and around the information it recieves from scents. The sense of scent or smell is very closely linked to emotions. What this means is that the dog’s emotional experience may be even greater than we have ever imagined. Have you ever smelled something that evoked a memory for you? Have you ever...
Read MoreThunder/Noise Phobia – Aromatherapy Part 3
Dog Noise Phobia, along with Dog Noise Anxiety, are terms sometimes used by dog owners and veterinarians to describe canine fear of and the corresponding stress and anxiety responses to loud noises. Aromatherapy can be very effective in helping our frightened dogs through thunderstorms, fireworks or other anxiety. Instinctual reactions for animals are normal when danger is perceived. Fight, flight, freeze, faint or even to act silly are all instinctual reactions to fear and/or stress that are elicited under a variety of circumstances. The sympathetic nervous system is activated with stress....
Read MoreSnuffle Herb Garden For Dogs
Snuffle Herb Garden For Dogs Last week I talked about building a Snuffle/Sensory garden for my own dogs. Today I wanted to share with you the concept of a snuffle herb garden for dogs. The following video is just one example of a Snuffle Garden that includes various herbs; designed by Sally Hopkins for her dogs to self medicate and or take in the scent of various herbs and flowers if they needed or wanted to. Snuffle gardens help to fulfill one of our dog’s strongest needs: sniffing/scenting. Why not plant some herbs in your yard or snuffle garden? Again, Snuffle Gardens are so...
Read MoreToxin Free Living For Pets – Thieves Household Cleaner
As my regular readers know, I am not only an animal naturopath but I am also a natural rearing dog breeder and have been for 27 years now. I came about raising my dogs naturally – gradually as most people do. I was pretty well versed in natural human health and was raising my son as naturally and holistically. I had been feeding a raw diet for a few years at the time and only using borax and baking soda in my laundry however, I was still using toxic cleaning chemicals such as diluted bleach or veterinary disinfectants (I was working as a veterinary technician at that time so was...
Read MoreInflammatory Response in Pets Can Essential Oils Help?
What is an Inflammatory Response? What creates it in the body? The inflammatory Response is actually part of the body’s defense mechanisms. It is an immune response to rid the body of harmful stimuli so the body can begin the healing process. The inflammatory response (inflammation) occurs when tissues are injured by bacteria, trauma, toxins, heat, or any other cause. The damaged tissue releases chemicals including histamine, bradykinin, and serotonin. These chemicals cause blood vessels to leak fluid into the tissues, causing swelling. This helps isolate the foreign substance from...
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