Dog Health Care - A Vet Says It All | HappyDogConnections.com

No doubt, your pet means a lot to you! Many of us feel about our dogs just as we do about our children. They make their way into our hearts and become family in every sense of the word. The minute we become dog owners we are responsible for making decisions and choices that are in our four legged friend’s best interest.

There are certainly times when your pet is going to need to see a vet, but there are also many times when you can treat your him at home, especially if you have the necessary supplies and knowledge

Understanding Holistic & Alternative Pet Medicine

Holistic or alternative medicine is essentially a means of providing natural medicine in order to allow the body to heal and stay well. This type of healing incorporates the natural rhythm and make-up of your dog’s body function to provide a solution for every health problem your dog may face.
Natural remedies often lack the side effects, chemicals and toxic ingredients that lurk deeply in their pharmaceutical counterparts. These components of medicine have been proven time and time and again to make people and animals sicker! If there is a better way to care for your pet that is less costly and more in tune to their natural state of well being – wouldn’t you want to choose it first?

Dr. Andrew Jones is an established and has a veterinary practice in Nelson BC Canada. The loss of his own dog due to side effects from medications forced him to have a second look at the prescriptions he gave to his patients. Same with people, side effects from medications are sometimes worse than the illness itself.
For instance, common medical remedies for arthritis which include NSAID quickly can lead to “vomiting, loss of appetite, depression, lethargy, and diarrhea. Serious side effects include gastrointestinal bleeding, ulcers, perforations, kidney damage, and liver problems.” (Director of the FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine) What a trade off.

When our pet gets sick we are desperate and anxious. Going to the vet seems to be the only solution. But with a little bit of knowledge and preparation we can take care of minors issues and prevent some diseases. The same way we want to be involved in our children’s health and well being we need to be involved in our dogs health.

There are items we can have on hand and some we already have in our house that can make all the difference in our dog’s routine health care. Not only this will help you save money; but it will also help you maintain your pets overall health.

This is the information that every pet owner must know! Luckily, it can all be found in its entirety in Dr. Jones’s comprehensive EBook “The Veterinary Secret”: