Holistic Pets

There once was a man who wanted to make money utilizing his pet dog. So what did he do? He took all of his dog’s expenses and deducted them on his taxes, dog food, leashes, dog food bowls, veterinary bills, etc. His rationale was that his dog acted as a watchdog for his home and was therefore a security system, an allowed deduction by the IRS.

Was his deduction legal? I have no idea, I’m not an accountant. But I can certainly sympathize with the man. Pets, dogs especially, can be an expensive endeavor. In any given year you will spend on your dog hundreds of dollars on veterinary bills and medical treatments, hundreds or thousands more on dog food, and then you’ve got equipment, leashes, collars, and such. Your annual dog maintenance bill could easily reach into the thousands. What if you could take your love of dogs and turn it into a money making venture? Thousands have and are much better off for having done it.

There are several traditional ways to turn your dog-loving self into a pet entrepreneur. Thousands have gone into the dog training industry. These professionals spend thousands of dollars and years learning their craft. Dog training can be a tough and competitive industry, but very rewarding for those who are successful.

Thousands more have turned their love of dogs into a career as a dog groomer. This is another dog career that requires extensive training and ongoing learning. Commissions can be high, though, given enough clientele.

Within the last decade there have been an increasing number of pet professionals in the pet sitting/dog walking industry. This can be a fun dog-job for a pet lover. This job provides variety and a good living.

None of these pet careers compares, however, to a burgeoning new industry for people who wish to make a care working with dogs. Direct sales has typically been a career dominated by products marketed to people. Only in recent years has this business model been adopted to cater to pet products.

The pet food industry is a multi-billion dollar industry. Pet owners for years have purchased their pet food at grocery store or big box pet outlets. The pet foods purchased are typically full of fillers, preservatives, rotting animal carcasses not fit for human consumption, covered in throw-away grease purchased from restaurants, and completely lacking in nutrition.

A few pioneering companies are fighting this trend. These companies are creating quality dog and cat foods without these damaging by-products, and are selling them in a way never before attempted in the pet industry; direct sales and network marketing.

These new pet food representatives are finding an opportunity to not only provide superior pet foods and supplements but to line their wallets in the process. A successful pet food representative can quickly build a network of consumers who find that their pets are healthier and happier due to quality food, but are also saving money on vet bills, allergy treatments, and smaller portions. Representatives are able to harness the power of the internet, word-of-mouth, print advertising, etc. to build their business effectively. Representatives work part time, full time, and around their own schedules.

Do you love dogs? Do you want to have a career working with dogs and other pets? Consider becoming a pet food representative.

Just like ourselves, our pets need a regular supply of food in order to stay healthy. The foods that we eat contain components which are involved in the very complex processes that take place in the body’s cells, provide the building blocks for growth and supply energy to keep the body warm.

Our pets have several requirements that have to be met by the diet that we provide:

Energy

Like a torch needs batteries to supply the energy to keep the bulb lit, every cell in the body needs energy, providing the power for each cell to function. Energy is used up every time the body performs muscular work, such as moving or even breathing. The most efficient source of energy in the diet is fat, which is quickly converted by the body into usable energy. Carbohydrates and proteins are also sources of energy, but to a smaller extent.

The body can usefully store energy as fatty tissue, and in times of shortage these will be used up – hence the weight loss when on a diet.

Protein

Proteins are composed of amino acids, which are the basic building blocks of life. Proteins are essential components of all living cells, both in structure and function, and animals require protein in their diet to provide amino acids that their bodies cannot synthesise in sufficient quantity.

An increased intake of protein is required during periods of growth, pregnancy and lactation. Consideration should also be given to the quality of protein and its digestibility.

Too much protein in the diet can lead to its conversion by the body into fat, or in a growing animal in too swift a growth of muscle structure, which may lead to problems later in life.

Carbohydrate

Carbohydrates provide the body with a source of energy, which may be converted into body fat. This food group includes both simple sugars (such as glucose) as well as complex sugars (e.g. starch) which consist of chains of simple sugars.

Fat

Dietary fats are composed of combinations of fatty acids, which are involved in many aspects of health, from the cellular level upwards. They also provide the easiest form of concentrated energy in the diet, as well as giving an acceptable texture and ‘mouthfeel’ to the food.

Water

An animal cannot survive for longer than a few days, or even hours without water. There is a continual loss of water through skin, urine, faeces and breathing, and this must be replaced either as fluid or through the breakdown of food ingested. Daily water requirement will depend on many factors, including temperature, activity and type of food given as part of the diet. It is important therefore, that adequate water is provided in the diet.

Fibre or Roughage

These materials generally pass through the gut without providing specific nutrients, merely helping to regularise bowel movements and managing constipation or diarrhoea. Fibre in the diet is usually of plant origin – indigestible polysaccharides such as cellulose, lignin and pectin

Minerals and Vitamins

A number of minerals have been discovered to play a part in the regulation of body processes, the requirements for some being greater than others. Only very small amounts are needed however, and excess can sometimes result in ill health, as these can be toxic in high doses.

Vitamins help to regulate the body processes. Most cannot be synthesised and therefore must be provided in the diet. Interestingly, unlike humans there is no dietary requirement for vitamin C in most pets, as they can synthesise it from glucose.

Dietary supplements

As long as an animal is being fed a balanced and complete diet, and a good quality feed should provide for this, then there should be no need for dietary supplements, unless prescribed by a veterinary surgeon for a particular medical purpose. Where the animal’s food is cooked at home from raw ingredients, then care should be taken to ensure that the diet is balanced with regard to the major and minor nutrient requirements of the animal.

For all the scientific advances of the industrial age (since late 1930s) cats, dogs and humans are on a very slippery slope in this, the early 21st Century.

Gastrointestinal and immune diseases are epidemic. There are over 150 million domestic cats and dogs in the United States alone! If only 10% of them are unhealthy that represents some 15 million cats and dogs. It is good to be a veterinarian today.

Cats and dogs suffer with; Allergies, Arthritis, Diabetes, Constipation, Crohns Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Kidney and Urinary Infections, Feline Leukemia, and Dog Cancer, to name just a few of the human diseases and disorders afflicting them.

How many people and pets do you know who are taking multiple medications? Do you know any person or pet that has been cured by taking medication? Me neither. It would seem medications are not the answer. So what is?

Well, self control, for starters. Do you really think a few pharmaceutical pills can make up for a lifetime of bad habits? And what toll do both of these take on future generations? Clearly, they come with a high price.

What exactly do we share in common with our pets? We breathe, eat, drink, and sleep. We live ever more stressful lives. Within these most basic shared elements lay the answers to: Why?

The United States population doubled since 1950! Housing, feeding and transporting 300+ million people comes at the expense of cutting down billions of acres of oxygen giving forests.

AIR: Increasingly, each generation since 1950 is breathing a lot less oxygen and a lot more carbon dioxide. Chemical cleaners can be very toxic, especially to pets walking and breathing nearest the floor. These chemicals can burn. Pets often lick their paws to remove the burn only to ingest the chemicals. These can not be good things, but they are not the most pressing issues.

WATER: Bottled water has become a multi-billion dollar industry because we rightfully fear the innumerable chemical residues commonly found in tap water; let alone what even more dangerous chemical combinations these toxic residues might become. This is a biggie, but not the biggest!

We are multi-tasking our tails off, juggling bills, work, family, home, relationships- now that is stress! Where sharing full course meals daily with family was once common, meals have been reduced to a necessity; mostly ingested on the fly, or in front of the computer.

SLEEP: Deprived does not begin to describe our collective condition. People are overworked, underpaid and sleep deprived. Sleep deprivation contributes to stress. Pets are very sensitive to your stress. It adds to theirs.

FOOD: Out of necessity, it has become a Fast Food World, loaded with empty calories, and refined sugars; meaning they contain little to no fuel to support our bodies immune systems. We turn to caffeine and refined sugars for a buzz. Coca Cola sells 500 million bottles every day! What does not help keep us healthy makes us unhealthy!

If you want to get healthy, and stay healthy, you only need to look at what healthy minded people are doing. While they struggle with many of the same stresses, they are minimizing their health risks by not drinking, cooking, and probably not even bathing or doing laundry in tap water. While they may cheat from time to time, they seldom eat fast foods, junk foods, or drink colas; many have sleep numbered beds and air purifiers.

They shop in natural food markets, which also offer alternative foods for cats and dogs. And while that is a step in the right direction, the best and simplest way to restore and maintain your pets health is to look at what their wild relatives eat- fresh kill with a side of soil based organisms (SBOs)!

When a house cat or dog gets a chance, they will head right for grass and dirt. Why? They instinctively know that grass and dirt contain microflora and soil based organisms (SBOs) that are essential digestive aids. SBOs are in fact, the missing link to restoring and maintaining GI health.

Quote: Fully 90% of all disease is caused by an unhealthy intestinal system. Royal Society of Medicine Great Britain

Most domestic cats and dogs have little exposure to grass, besides, urban and most suburban grass is bathed in pesticides, insecticides, chemical runoff, and inorganic fertilizers. The SBOs you and your pets need must now be grown and harvested under strict laboratory conditions.

The next best diet to fresh kill for cats and dogs consists of raw (or very lightly cooked) fish, chicken and meat that are antibiotic and hormone free. Seeming miracles take place when raw foods are given along with SBOs, vital oils and digestive enzyme .

SBOs are helping people and pets regain and maintain their health and vitality, even those struggling with the effects of chemo-therapy and toxic cancer medications.

That stated, millions of people (and pets) are so weakened from long term exposure to poor choices, as well as (and this being no fault of theirs) because they were born to generations of ever weakened mothers, or weaned prematurely from mother’s milk.

While everyone should supplement their diets with omega 3 based oils, and digestive enzymes, pets and people who are chronically ill need these, plus anti-inflammatory products. Until inflammation is resolved, no food, vitamin, mineral, or medication can work as intended. This fact is overlooked by most veterinarians and doctors.

Individually any of the basic stress related elements we share with our pets can cause disease. Collectively, they represent a stacked deck. It is often said that: Knowledge Is Power. Now that you have it, what will you do with it?

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The systems in animals are accustomed to raw food and use it effectively for maintaining good health and well-being. In this way, in the wild animals live long and healthy lives. However, in our homes, we tend to give our dogs and cats cooked food or processed food bought from supermarkets. They may affect their natural vitality and immune systems and make our pets prone to infections, allergies and other diseases. Raw food diets for dogs and cats are generally advantageous in terms of the nutritional support they provide to the body, promoting the immune system and making it strong enough to fight off diseases.

Studies have revealed that commercially processed foods lack several vital nutrients; this can make a dog hypersensitive and extremely susceptible to allergies. Moreover, consumption of too the quantity of grains that these processed foods contain can also be harmful for the dog’s teeth. In one particular study carried out with 900 cats over 10 years, it was found that the rate of degeneration was higher in cats that were not fed on raw foods than cats fed on raw foods. Cats fed on two-thirds raw meat and one-third raw milk with little cod liver oil diets were found to do better than cats that had processed food of identical calorific value. The study also revealed that cats fed on cooked food were at higher risk of heart problems, thyroid complications, vision problems, infections of kidneys, liver, testes and bladder and even paralysis and meningitis. Irritation and sexual displeasure were also some of the symptoms that the cats fed on cooked foods displayed.

Many owners are afraid to put their dogs and cats on raw food from the fear of contracting infections by the pets from parasites, salmonella and harmful bacteria that raw foods may contain. However, such thoughts are reasonably misplaced, as dogs and cats have short alimentary tract with strong acidic environment that ‘kills’ these harmful organisms and prevent their proliferation in the body. Owners can also add Fulvic acid to the raw food diet of dogs and cats; this acid is an excellent neutralizer of toxins and can drastically cut down the risk of food poisoning.

Raw food diets for dogs and cats can have several choices and may include raw meat such as chicken, pig feet, beef heart, raw vegetables including sea vegetables, raw eggs, chia seeds, coconut oil, raw garlic, grounded or pureed raw carrots and other greens and nutrients. The bones in the meat are excellent source of dietary calcium that dogs and cats require abundantly for good health and vitality.

If you’ve noticed that your dog seems to have trouble urinating, you may be wondering, “Do dogs get urinary tract infections?” The answer is yes, they do. In this article, you’ll learn how to spot an infection, treat it quickly and prevent your dog from ever having to suffer from one again.

One of the signs that your dog has a urinary tract infection (UTI for short) is pain during urination. This is just one of many possible symptoms. There are also others: excessive drinking of water, refusal to drink water, lack of appetite, blood in the urine, straining during urination. What is going to alert you to the possibility of an infection is a change in your pet’s urination habits, so it is important to pay attention to how your pet behaves when things are fine.

While the question, Do dogs get urinary tract infections is important to follow up on by making a visit to the vet, you should also be aware that your vet is likely to prescribe antibiotics if your dog is diagnosed with a UTI. Although most people think that antibiotics are completely safe, there are a few issues that you should be aware of. First, antibiotics have side effects that can make your dog’s condition worse. Second, they do not heal what cause the UTI, instead, they just suppress the symptoms until the body can heal itself. Obviously, this does not always happen. Also, since bacteria can become resistant to antibiotics, this is another reason why using them can lead to recurring infections.

An alternative treatment choice is to consider natural remedies. Unlike drugs, they have no side effects. More importantly, they actually heal what causes a UTI in the first place by restoring the proper pH to the bladder (so that bacteria dies and bladder crystals dissolve) and also reduce pain, swelling and inflammation quickly.

It’s important to know that although there are many natural remedies on the market, not all are created equal. Since you want your dog’s urinary infection to heal quickly and completely, look for the best supplement that money can buy. Get a supplement that contains clinically proven ingredients, including Uva Ursi, Berberis, Cantharis and Staphysagris. These herbal ingredients are gentle, but effective and can be used to treat as well as prevent infection. They a smart and effective answer to the question: do dogs get urinary tract infections?

Two other things that you can do in terms of prevention is to make sure that your dog eats healthy kibble (watch out for preservatives, dyes, and other chemicals). Put a little bit of water in the kibble, so your dog is not always eating dry food. Also make sure that your dog always has access to fresh, clean water and can urinate as needed.

If your beloved dog is having a problem with fleas or ticks and you need to find a treatment that works well for them.  It is always best that you start with your veterinarian because in many cases they know what works best for your pooch. As the springtime comes around your dog may be playing outside and will be more likely to pick up fleas and ticks.  Do not worry there are many solutions that you can use that will help get rid of this problem.  There are also natural solutions that you can use that can help your dog as well.  You may want to consider using olive oil as many people have found this to be a great natural treatment for your dog.

Get Free : Dog Treatment Tips

First thing you want to do is wrap your dogs coat in oil and then make sure you wash it off thoroughly. This will allow the fleas and ticks or your dog has picked up to be killed or retracted because they hate olive oil.  There are also many other remedies that you can use that work very well but make sure you check with your vet to see if they approve of them.  You don’t want to give something that could be harmful for your dog.

How to : Rid Fleas Ticks

Remember that this time a year is more likely that your dog to get fleas are ticks so make sure you check with your veterinarian and find a treatment that works for them.  You can use over-the-counter products or you can choose to find a natural remedy that will help get rid of any fleas or ticks that your dog might have.

Dog nutrition is just as important, if not more important, than loving your dog. If you want to truly show how much you love and care about them it is important that you keep them healthy with a proper diet. So, this article will tell you some good Beagle nutrition that you must know.

The first and biggest problem of a poor diet for your dog, especially Beagles, is that of being overweight. With the right diet and proper balance of vitamins and nutrients you can significantly lower the risk of your dog being overweight. There is no excuse for you not to give your dog the diet they deserve.

Next time you take your dog to the vet you should ask them to help you plan your dogs diet out so it is as well-balanced as it can be. Your vet will be able to give you the diet that you should give your dog and will even probably tell you when to feed the dog the food. All breeds of dogs are different and require different things; this is why talking to your vet is the best way to go.

You may think that you can just go to the pet store and buy one of the hundreds of dog foods that are available, but these are not always right for your dog. After talking with your vet to find out exactly what your dog needs you can then go to the pet store and probably find the combination of food that he/she needs.

It is extremely important that you find out what type of well-balanced diet your Beagle needs, but you should also ask about the treats you should give them. The worst thing you can do for your dog is to give them table scraps or people food of any kind. If you put all of this work into planning their diet it would be terrible to throw it all away by giving them people food.

If you want to give your dog treats you can either buy them from the store or there are a lot of recipes online that you can make for them. These recipes often look like human foods which will make your dog thing you are giving them the same old food, but it is actually the healthy food they need.

By taking your dog into the vet to talk to them about the Beagle nutrition they need, you will not only show that you love them, but you will be able to enjoy them for a lot longer because they will have the health they need.

Getting pain Killer For Dogs

Pain killer for dogs can come in numerous forms just as the injuries can. These injuries can manifest themselves in many forms, like joint and arthritis pain, cuts, illness, sprains or breaks, and even bee stings. If your dog could speak and was suffering from one of these agonizing conditions, he would be asking you to buy him something which will help him handle the agony better.

One thing to remember is that human medication if it is prescription or over the counter medication can be very damaging for dogs. Not all human medicine would be harmful to them but the wrong dose can prove to be deadly. Therefore , it is smart to remain on the safe side and seek a legitimate discomfort killer for dogs.

In which case, you will desire to think about the various options for the issue of dog pain alleviation. Depending on what particular sickness or condition your dog might have might represent which remedy to take. Glaringly if your dog has been in a severe accident doubtless concerning broken bones, huge cuts or gashes, or internal bleeding you’ll need to head direct to the vet. The agony your dog might experience later from the surgeries or treatments is where you can become involved.

Finding a pain killer for dogs is not so problematical to track down as one might think. The 1st place you may think about looking is the web. There are various firms that specialize in dog discomfort alleviation. You will find many natural treatments out there to be a pain killer for dogs but you may require assistance determining what to use. Treating your dog’s pain through herbal relief is growing in today’s world with many good results.

Herbal mixtures, compounds, and salves are excellent for dog pain alleviation. Often just the herb itself can be used as a agony killer for dogs like Ginger or Turmeric. The cures can be applied immediately onto a certain area of pain to bring relief or taken by mouth by the dog relying on the animal’s condition.

Veterinarians also have a large array of pain relievers for dogs that may be prescribed. There are lots of drugs that can be used to bring dog discomfort alleviation but a vet must prescribe it. The medicine must fit the condition in all cases whether or not you are dealing with natural remedies or prescribed medicine.

Another alternative for dog pain relief that has gotten much support in the previous few years is Acupuncture. It’d sound peculiar to take your dog for an acupuncture appointment but it is reported to be a great pain killer for dogs. Chiropractors have now also decided to lend a hand in dog pain alleviation in the areas of misalignment, arthritis, joint discomfort, and general stiffness. Many have good things to say about both these methods of treatments.

Pain killer for dogs now can also be bought in a spray form. Pain sprays can be used for a variety of dog pains but will not work for all pain. Massaging your own dog can also bring your dog agony relief in such areas as, the neck, back and joints. Remember not to press to hard or roughly, that may cause the animal more discomfort. Whatever the sickness or injury there are many methods to bring your dog discomfort alleviation.

Treatment for heartworm for dogs takes on two different approaches. The first is treatment and prevention with traditional veterinarian prescribed medications such as Revolution, Heartgard, Interceptor, and Iverhart. These medications are used to kill the larvae that are in our dog’s bloodstream before they have hatched and become heartworms. These medications use an insecticide to kill the larvae.

SIDE EFFECTS FROM HEARTWORM PREVENTATIVE MEDICATIONS

Side effects from use of heartworm preventative medications include diarrhea, convulsions, vomiting and general tiredness or weakness. Your pet’s body recognizes the chemicals in the heartworm pills as poison and uses their immune systems to try and fight off what they see as foreign bodies. Therefore, when on these medications your pets will have weakened immune systems which allow your pet to get sick easier.

ALTERNATIVE PREVENTION FOR HEARTWORM FOR DOGS

Because many veterinarians now recognize that long term use of preventative medications can cause side effects in our pets many people are turning to alternative methods to prevent heartworms. The methods will help overall but you should discuss using them with your vet.

Provide a healthy diet. Many people are now avoiding commercial pet food and feeding their pets natural vegetables, fruits, and raw meat Boost your pet’s immune system Strengthen your pet’s heart and circulatory system In areas where heartworms are prevalent think about regular de-worming Black walnut extract and garlic are also being used as preventatives Prevention is much cheaper than treatment at the vet’s office

Many current medications produce harmful side effects in our pets. That is why a growing number of concerned pet owners have decided to use natural remedies. Many natural remedies work quite well and save you a bunch of money in the process. Read on through the last paragraph and find out home remedies secrets that are safe and effective.

Getting pain Killer For Dogs

Pain killer for dogs can come in several forms just as the injuries can. These injuries can manifest themselves in many forms, like joint and arthritis pain, cuts, sickness, sprains or breaks, and even bee stings. If your dog could talk and was afflicted by one of these painful conditions, he would be asking you to buy him something that will help him handle the discomfort better.

One thing to remember is that human medicine if it is prescription or over the counter medicine can be awfully dangerous for dogs. Not all human medication would be harmful to them but the wrong dose can turn out to be lethal. Therefore , it is smart to stay on the safe side and seek a legit discomfort killer for dogs.

In which case, you will need to consider the numerous options for the problem of dog pain alleviation. Dependent on what particular sickness or condition your dog could have might represent which remedy to take. Manifestly if your dog has been in a serious accident presumably concerning damaged bones, huge cuts or gashes, or internal bleeding you will need to head directly to the vet. The discomfort your dog might experience later from the surgeries or treatments is where you can get involved.

Finding an agony killer for dogs isn’t so hard to seek out as one might think. The 1st place you could think about looking is the web. There are various corporations that concentrate on dog discomfort alleviation. You can find many natural treatments out there to be a pain killer for dogs but you might need assistance determining what to use. Treating your dog’s pain through herbal relief is growing in today’s world with many good results.

Herbal mixtures, compounds, and salves are excellent for dog pain alleviation. Often just the herb itself can be used as a pain killer for dogs like Ginger or Turmeric. The cures can be applied directly onto a certain area of pain to bring relief or taken orally by the dog relying on the animal’s condition.

Veterinarians also have a large array of pain relievers for dogs that may be prescribed. There are lots of drugs that can be used to bring dog pain relief but a vet must prescribe it. The medicine must fit the condition in all cases whether or not you are dealing with natural remedies or prescribed medication.

Another option for dog discomfort relief that has gotten much support in the last few years is Acupuncture. It would sound strange to take your dog for an acupuncture appointment but it is reported to be a great pain killer for dogs. Chiropractors have now also decided to lend a hand in dog discomfort alleviation in the areas of misalignment, arthritis, joint pain, and general rigidity. Many have nice things to say about both of these methods of treatments.

Pain killer for dogs now may also be bought in a spray form. Pain sprays can be employed for a variety of dog pains but will not work for all agony. Massaging your own dog can also bring your dog discomfort relief in such areas as, the neck, back and joints. Remember not to press to hard or approximately, that may cause the animal more pain. Regardless of the illness or injury there are several paths to bring your dog discomfort alleviation.