Tui Na massage: Wouldn’t it be something if your horse could have a consistent, harmonious flow of stomach chi and could avoid colic, founder, stomach ulcers, and any other digestion issues horses are prone to have? Wild horses roam and … Read full article
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Homeopathy for Animals – Q&A with Shirley Moore
We receive a LOT of questions about homeopathy for animals: which remedies to use for various conditions, how to give the remedies, and most of all, questions around preventing and treating Lyme disease. Shirley has very kindly been responding to … Read full article
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Friday Links: Canine OCD, Immunotherapy, and Mind-Controlling Parasites
By Cattie Coyle
Similar Brain Abnormalities in Dogs and Humans with OCD Disorder Researchers from Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine and McLean Imaging Center … Read full article
Business Monday: What Is A Target Market and How Do You Define Your Ideal Customer?
By Cattie Coyle
You’ve been leaving brochures in stores, put an ad in the local paper, volunteered to do massage at your favorite animal shelter, set up a booth at a … Read full article
The Puppy’s Environment And Canine Hip Dysplasia
By Cattie Coyle
I just the other day came across an interesting article from Norway: In doing research on hip dysplasia in dogs for her doctoral thesis, Randi I. … Read full article
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Animal Massage Legislation Update
Over the decades, the regulatory picture surrounding animal massage in the United States has been a bit like an etch-a-sketch, constantly shifting and frequently unclear. Individual states generally associate animal massage either with veterinary care or human … Continue Reading...
Arthritis in Dogs – The Basics
By Cattie Coyle
Hi everyone! I'm back from my break and I hope you all had a wonderful summer. Mine was a mixed bag, but mostly fabulous - Swedish vacation, at least a few days on the beach, canine health class in England, etc. I just the other day came across this video … Continue Reading...
Featured School: Tallgrass Animal Acupressure Institute
Today's guest post comes to us from Amy Snow, founder (along with Nancy Zidonis) of Tallgrass Animal Acupressure Institute and co-author of Equine Acupressure: A Working Manual, The Well-Connected Dog: A Guide to Canine Acupressure, Acu-Dog - A Guide To Canine … Continue Reading...
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How the New T.E.A.M. Mentorship Program Can Help Your Business
By Admin
Cattie: this is a guest post by Megan Ayrault of The Power of Touch for Animals, who is an animal bodywork practitioner and teacher. Megan has been practicing for over 15 years, and recently started a mentorship program for other practitioners. In the … Continue Reading...
Whether and When: Compassionate Thoughts On Euthanasia
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Excerpt from the new Acu-Horse: A Guide to Equine Acupressure
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Animal Acupuncture
By Cattie Coyle
Today's alternative healing modality is animal acupuncture. As I mentioned in my post about NAET, I've been getting acupuncture for allergies for over a year, and it's helping! And even though I always think the needles hurt going in, the feeling afterwards is … Continue Reading...
Friday Links: Smart Dogs, Problem Solving Mules, Essential Oil and MRSA
By Cattie Coyle
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