Give Your Pets A Natural Boost!

No matter how careful you are you simply cannot avoid coming into contact with animals that are contagious with kennel cough.
 I have Pointers which i take to dog shows and agility on a regular basis.  As puppies they were taken to puppy training classes where puppies were positively encouraged to play together.  Then you take them out for their daily exercise where more often than not they come into close contact with their buddies. Sure enough, in the past, mine  became infected and started showing the first signs of this virus with a hacking cough.  What did I do?  Simple, as I am a strong believer in giving natural remedies to my pets, I trawled the Internet and came up with what I consider to be one of the best natural  treatments available.  Since discovering this amazing company and their products I have never looked back as they have successfully come through any out break without so much as a sneeze!  The trips to the vets are a thing of the past, so I save money, which is the added bonus!
Can you imagine then how I felt when recently I enquired about having to put my dogs into boarding kennels for a couple of days?  They informed me that my dogs would all have to be vaccinated against kennel cough!  Why would I want to introduce this bug to my dogs, and then put them into kennels where the virus will most definitely be lurking and in effect expose their immune systems twice?  Now don't get me wrong, I am confident that my pets will be more than capable of warding off this exposure, but that still does not answer the general point I am making when it comes to the 1000s of unsuspecting owners who unwittingly vaccinate as they have no choice! There are numerous reports of owners vaccinating only to find out a few days later that their pets have 'caught' kennel cough.  At best this virus can be very irritating for your pet, at worse it can turn to pneumonia and prove fatal.  Your money really would be better spent on buying natural products that will build up your pets immune system,  Our poor animals immune system is compromised in the first place due to over vaccination of all the other diseases.
 I am convinced that if you trust your pets will be capable of fighting off any invasion by just changing their diet and supplementing with safe natural products, you will soon become so confident that you too will relax, safe in the knowledge that your pets are fit and healthy!

Here Comes The Sun!

I think the most powerful reason to consider investing in solar energy is in the knowledge that I am doing my bit to save the world!  I am helping to clean the planet, and in doing so I feel I am doing my bit in putting a stop to the damage that using fossil fuels is creating!
The Sun will be around for another 5 billion years, it is free, it is sustainable and it is the most natural of all our alternative energy sources.
We may be forgiven for thinking that it is far too expensive to even consider. Well, I am pleased to say that governments the world over are offering incentives to house holds to install, and as with any relatively new technology, it is becoming more and more within our reach.  It needs to, we are all becoming aware of the catastrophic effects of this continued use of gas oil and coal is producing.  We must look up because our salvation is through that big yellow ball of fire in the sky! ( please have a look at the earlier post entitled 'The World Belongs To Us All', click on the link to the film and you will be shown all the proof you need  that we are in a 'do or die' situation)
So other than the incentives that are being offered what other reasons do we need to consider solar panels? Well they require very little maintenance, just an annual check up but as most companies offer a 30 year guarantee, this is just for peace of mind. Solar panels have no moving parts and are very durable.  They are also recyclable, so in 30 years or so when you upgrade you will be safe in the knowledge that they will be removed and broken down and used as something else.  They are a very low pollution item both in their manufacture and usage.
So Apart from the most important factor, saving the earth, the energy produced is free, and I for one cant think of any thing more satisfying!

To Vaccinate Or Not To Vaccinate?

Canine Parvovirus!  How many dog lovers dread hearing those words uttered  at the veterinary clinic? 
The virus seems to be very active at the moment.  Ask any vet in an inner city practice about Parvovirus and they will give you some shocking statistics.  It is rife!

It is a most horrid virus and the symptoms for the poor dog include vomiting, bloody diarrhea and severe stomach cramps.  The animal can very soon become dehydrated and death will follow very quickly.  It is very hard to treat with traditional medicine.

I have discovered a natural organic product that is not a vaccine.  I believe that this is a powerful alternative to vaccination.  I am very concerned about vaccinating my dogs as evidence is suggesting that not only are these vaccines unnecessary, but worse, can actually cause the ailment it is supposed to prevent.  My research also raises the concern that vaccine is causing our pets immune system to be so overwhelmed that normally fit healthy dogs are unable to respond to fighting off any invading virus!

Now I absolutely believe that our vets are doing a magnificent job.  They are the most dedicated profession you could ever wish to come into contact with.  They genuinely want your loved pet to be healthy.  However, when any vet goes through their rigorous training they are sponsored by the massive pharmaceutical industry, who of course want these trainees to be using and prescribing their drugs.  Its the way of the world.  Now I know that in recent years vaccine, and its effects have been debated massively.  It is a subject that disturbs me greatly.  I always felt 'cornered' a damned if you do and damned if you don't scenario tormented me.  I knew the Parvovirus was rife, so I dutifully took my pets yearly for their vaccinations!  Of course this was on the advise of the vet who believes that annual vaccination is necessary!  

I am now in a position where I no longer have this dilemma!  I feed my dogs a  healthy natural diet and I supplement with a powerful aid to the immune system.  I am happy in the knowledge that my dogs natural defences will ward off any contact they may have with this dreadful killer virus!

Natural Feeding For Your Pets.

When it comes to feeding my best friends, my dogs, only the best will do!  I remember as a child any pets we had  were fed the left overs off the dinner table.  I do not re-call visits to the vets, I had not even heard of Cancer in dogs and all my  pets lived a long and happy life. Whats happened, whats so different today?  As a young adult who had left home, the time came for me to bring home my first puppy.  His name was Charlie and he was a Border Collie.  I purchased what I believed to be the best food that money could buy, tins and mixer.  That little boy was plagued with ill health.  I seemed to go 2 good days followed by 2 bad days.  On the 'good days' I tried to feed him up and I would give him extra portions of his food!  Needless to say it was like a vicious circle.  The up shot was that Charlie lived to be 10 years of age and he died with Cancer of the pancreas.  At the same time as having Charlie I had another 2 dogs.  Beau who was a mixed breed lived until she was 11, and died of, you've got it, Cancer.  The other dog was a little Jack Russell Terrier called Callie who lived to be 18!  It occurred to me in later life what had been little Callies 'secret'.  Well, that little dog was such a fussy eater that she would simply not touch prepared 'dog food'.  She was actually fed from my dinner table, not just the scraps, I used to cook extra for her!  It dawned on me,albeit too late for poor old  Charlie and Beau, that animals too can fall victim to the fast food culture that is so damaging to human health.

So what have I done that has altered the health and longevity of my pets today?  I source my animal food from a pet supplier that specialises in natural organic food.  It would be totally out of the question to cook my own food, and this would not be advised as there would always be a deficiency of some thing from their diet, so I leave it to the specialists.  I am also very particular on the ingredients and how they are packaged.  I also believe that variety is the spice of life and therefore vary the meals, taking care to 'change' their food gradually.  This policy is serving me well, all my dogs are fit and healthy and trips to the vets are relatively rare.

As a little foot note, I always make sure that they drink pure filtered fresh water!