Holistic Pet Care Articles and Tips

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Holistic Pet Care Articles and Tips

No one likes a bad hair day … and that includes your dog. Just like with humans, the skin is the largest organ of a dog’s body. Every day, their skin and coats are exposed to UV rays, pollution, infectious agents, drying heat or wind. Because it can contribute to a dog’s overall health, grooming should be an essential part of companion animal care. However, despite your best intentions, it’s not unusual for grooming habits to hit a glitch. Or two. Or three! While bathing a dog, I think all of us have experienced getting wetter than your dog, being interrupted by phone calls, or, worst of all, a sudsy canine tearing off, leaving a wet, sudsy trail behind him. As a veterinarian with a good deal of grooming experience, I can tell you that planning ahead can reduce unwanted problems and stress, so here are a handful of my best tips.

BEFORE THE GROOMING SESSION

Unfortunately, bathing can be stressful for some dogs, as some just tolerate it better than others. For those pups who are particularly skiddish, consider brewing some chamomile tea to calm your dog. Thirty minutes before you bathe, give your dog a cooled cup of chamomile tea with honey, followed by a dog treat that’s rich in carbohydrates, like our Antioxidant Health Bars. The carbohydrates will help deliver the calming tea straight to your dog’s brain. Better yet, you can both sit down with some tea and play soothing music, to set a calming tone for your upcoming grooming session. You can also give your dog tea during the grooming session. As we’ve already mentioned, just make sure the tea has cooled off (no hotter than room temperature).

I recommend the use of a grooming apron with pockets that covers you from chest to mid-thighs, to protect your clothes. While you can always put your clothes in the laundry later, dog hair can be difficult to remove from a washing machine. A full apron not only protects your clothes, in the pockets you can keep treats, shampoo, conditioner and a brush. The treats you choose must smell appealing to your dog – like our Tasty Rewards Training Treats - and keeping them in your apron pockets will leave your hands free for grooming.

If your dog is of a long-haired breed, brush with a fine-tooth comb prior to bathing, so you don’t have to contend with knots while shampooing, potentially making a bad problem worse.

DURING THE GROOMING SESSION

Whether you bathe your dog in the tub or the backyard, sit on a low stool to prevent stress or injury to your back and knees. If you’re outside, I advise that you use a six-foot leash. Tie it around your waist or hook it on your belt to free up your hands and prevent your dog from slipping away for a sudsy romp.

If you’re using water from an outdoor hose, keep in mind that, while it might be warm outside, the water will feel cold to your dog, not always without substantial discomfort. If at all possible, use tepid water, either by running extension hoses from the sink in your house, or simply bathe your dog indoors in a tub.

When you apply the shampoo, make small circles with a hairbrush with plastic nubs to distribute the shampoo evenly through the hair and onto the skin. This will also exfoliate the skin and allow the herbs in the shampoo to penetrate the skin. Leave the shampoo on for about three minutes, but don’t allow it to dry as this can irritate the skin. Our Revitalizing Shampoo suds well, rinses easily, and features rosemary to help increase blood flow, ultimately contributing to healthier skin and hair.

Most animals really don’t enjoy having their heads washed, so I suggest that you simply wet the head using a wash cloth. That way, you’ll be sure to prevent shampoo from entering the eyes or ears, making the entire experience more enjoyable for your canine companion.

AFTER THE GROOMING SESSION

I recommend towel drying your dog versus using a blowdryer, which can excessively dry or even burn skin, and frighten some dogs with the sound generated by this device. The best method for towel drying is by patting rather than using a circular motion, which can often lead to matting.

In most cases, you’ll be able to see an immediate change in your dog’s appearance following a bath. You’ll know that you’re using a high quality shampoo when your dog has a shinier, fuller coat, less dander and no more “doggie smell”. With moisture-activated odor neutralizers, our Revitalizing Shampoo features antioxidants and organic extracts of rosemary and sage, nutritive herbs that penetrate into the hair shaft and promote coat health. Also included are kiwi and mango essences, selected because they too enhance the health of the skin, as well as leaving your dog’s coat smelling clean and fresh.

You should not bathe your dog more often than every two-to-three weeks. If your dog’s coat could do with some freshening in between baths, use Bath Fresh Mist to neutralize odors and condition the skin and coat. This product is so simple to use … just spray and brush into in the coat. You will love the aroma and your dog will love the attention!

And what about you? Do you have any “must-know” grooming tips that you’d like to share with your fellow blog readers? Be sure to leave your thoughts in the comments section below.

Thank you for all you do to make the world a better place for companion animals!

   Dr. Jane Bicks

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Holistic Pet Care Articles and Tips

If a person loves animals and is looking for a job, what about selling pet food and products? Selling is a great opportunity to try. If selling is not your cup of tea, still listen to how selling pet food will make a difference in a pet’s health and life while supporting many charities and foundations. Here is a look at the Life’s Abundance business opportunity.

Dr. Jane Bicks created Life’s Abundance business opportunity. Doctor Jane is a pioneering vet that created holistic dog and cat food that changed the pet food industry forever. All the pet food use USA natural ingredients and there is no soy, wheat, corn, or by-products. This pet food has never once been recalled.

With all the terrible pet recalls on pet food, pet owners are fed up and are looking for alternative solutions, namely going back to basics. The pets are like family or even replaced as one of the kids. This Life’s Abundance business opportunity is wonderful to share with family and friends. Running the business online helps to teach people there are better solutions out there with pet food and treats.

How this business opportunity works is staying active in the business. All a person has to do is have auto shipments of the products coming to your door once a month. If you do not own a pet, a great idea would give the food to a neighbor, donate to your local animal charity, or a friend or family member so they could personally try the food.

Here is an interesting fact if you are on the fence about Life’s Abundance business opportunity. The toy and baby industry combined together is how big the pet food and treat industry is right now. By staying active in the Life’s Abundance business, this will give a person a very nice income.

To make money with the customers, a website is provided by Life’s Abundance for your customers. Customers order the products off the website. With a guarantee by Life’s Abundance, the customers will never buy store bought pet food ever again. They can even sign up for the auto ship plan every month. Then, food is always being shipped at the same time every month. So, you get paid every single time someone does this.

Now, there is no worry about selling at all and failing at. Just hire someone to write about the pet food from Life’s Abundance as articles and submit to article directories and place free advertisements and even posters and flyers with the website address on bulletin boards. Try the local grocery store, laundry mat, and even let the local vets, animal hospitals, and animal shelters know about this amazing pet food. This can help them feed their pets holistically and better the animal’s health while healing and getting well.

It is a great feeling to help in the animal community and make a difference. Life’s Abundance business opportunity is a verified, legitimate holistic pet food company that is helping one animal at a time.

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Holistic Pet Care Articles and Tips

A favorite pet always receives a treat for learning something new, being reward for good behavior, or just because its snack time. So, what are holistic pet treats? The definition should be very easy, as it should mean natural and healthy. Read on for more information.

Holistic, regardless of species, means whole. The whole body, mind, and spirit. Not treating things separately but in togetherness in perfect harmony. This is how holistic pet treats are created and used.

All natural pet treats does not exactly mean holistic. These treats can contain natural ingredients, but not 100% as some companies claim.  They also will not go after preventive care, maintenance, or even the animal’s feelings.

Holistic pet treats are specifically designed for each species. For example a rabbit does have different eating habits than a gerbil including their digestive track. The same goes for a dog or cat. If ingredients were used as all natural, the same ingredient used for a rabbit and a dog to make a treat could upset their sensitive tummy. What one thing is good for a species may not be for another.

There are a wide variety of treats on the market. A lot of them have fillers that are so unhealthy. This is why a pet will gobble it down fast. It tastes so good along with being hungry for another one. If their human friend eats junk all the time, then they trust what they are eating is good for them, when it’s not at all.

When holistic treats are made, careful thought is made of what to create for this animal’s needs. To an animal its yummy and it’s a treat. But, their human friends that love and take care of them need to show this in what to feed them. Does the pet need a treat for a sensitive tummy or because they are a finicky eater or do they need extra vitamins to build up their immune system?

If a dog needs their teeth cleaned to remove tartar and have fresh breath, pet dental treats should provide this along with helping support the bones in the jaw and teeth and maintain the over all health of the gums. The holistic treats taste great because they naturally are made with peanut butter and honey. The treats are very easy on the tummy.

For a cat, they are always having hairballs because their grooming habits. The holistic cat treats should be designed for a cat to swallow less hair. The reason is the treats should have Vitamin C to produce Collagen. This is a two in one win-win situation. One is for healthy skin and the other for a healthy coat. The healthier the kitty, the more beautiful they will shine!

When choosing holistic pet treats for your pet, make absolutely sure to read the ingredient label and the front of the package. It should really mean holistic-body, mind, and spirit. Make sure that not just the pet food, pet treats, or packaging is holistic but the whole company is based on that principle. Even check to see if the plant is certified.

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Holistic Pet Care Articles and Tips

Cats have been known throughout the centuries as beautiful and magical creatures. There has been folklore, cat items in Egyptian tombs, and even Cat Woman in movies. These animals are so easy to care for. They can be playful, extremely smart, and so full of love. To keep these cats healthy, their food has to be made a certain way. They have sensitive tummies and are prone to terrible kitty diseases like the dreaded Leukemia. When is the last time the cat food ingredients were checked in a bag of cat food? Read on to review cat food.

The first five ingredients on the label should say: What is the protein source? What are the grains? Are there by-products? What are the fat sources? What are the healthy promoting ingredients if any?

If two or more grains are found in the top five ingredients in a cat food review this means there is more vegetable protein than animal protein. These grains are harder to digest and so it is eliminated as waste. A cat is not a human who is on a Vegan diet. Cats are animals that must have real protein to have proper nutrition.

There should never ever be by products in healthy cat food. By-products are ground up items that come off animals that should never be considered to put in pet food.

With fats, it needs to be animal fat to make the skin and fur beautiful and shiny. Vegetable fats and oils do not do the job. The best source to use is chicken. A cat can metabolize animal fats much better.

In a bag of cat food, healthy and holistic cat foods have antioxidants, Probiotics, beet fiber, and plenty of vitamins and minerals.

Now, what is in the bag of cat food sitting on the shelf right now? In the cat food review, a person could have their mouth on the ground. Thinking it is a name brand company surely the cat’s nutrition would be fine. Well, think again!

Within five minutes of reading this article, a person has learned things a cat should be having. Beets help the cat with their sensitive tummy by helping their digestive track. A cat is always nibbling grass because they know from the wild it helps their stomach.

A bag of cat food is not designed for all cats. There are different life stages, breeds, personality, living environment, and activity levels in each cat.

A holistic cat food company knows cat nutrition inside and out. Everything is certified as holistic cat food. Even the plant and the packaging are designed for optimal health of the pets. Everything mentioned above in the first five ingredients that is supposed to be there in cat food, is. That is a great cat food company.

Check this company out for informational videos to reading labels to learning more about cat food. Life’s Abundance will change the way a person reads a cat food label.

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Holistic Pet Care Articles and Tips

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Holistic Pet Care Articles and Tips