Pet Doc Donna! A comprehensive holistic and herbal guide to healing your pet naturally‪!‬ Dr. Donna Kelleher, holistic veterinarian and author focusing on immune support

Get to know a living legend! Dr. Richard Pitcairn was a pioneer, with his book, "Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs and Cats." Many of us used his book when their were no others. In this podcast, we get to know him: what motivated him to veer towards a more holistic path and we are introduced to specific helpful remedies as well as diving into what homeopathy is, how it originated and how it works. This naturally dovetails into a new way to see medicine, through the lens of energetic systems. I hope you find this podcast fascinating and can share it with your friends! #DrPitcairn #naturalhealth #holistic #holisticveterinary #veterinary #homeopathy #dogs #cats #energy #energeticmedicine #medicine 


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In this episode, PetDoc Donna describes how to help and sometimes cure pets suffering from immune-mediated conditions. By identifying triggers, using acupuncture to shift the immune system's focus, correcting the biome, changing the diet, using herbs to tonify and balance, these cases can be cured within 6 months. We do not suppress symptoms or inflammation except in the case of thromocyctopenia and anemia when steroids may be critical to save the life of the cat or dog initially. Did you know immune-mediated problems are skyrocketing in humans and in pets? Inflammation is our greatest problem because it can literally destroy tissues within the body. By switching single protein diets once a month (treats to match), choosing and tweaking herbal approaches and acupuncture weekly, these cases can be some of the most gratifying because a cure is possible.  When symptoms are just suppressed, the condition is not cured and often the immune system cleverly finds way around pharmaceutical suppression.  #holistic #veterinary #immune-mediated #cats #dogs #PLE #PLN #DM #IBD 


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Fleas are always teaching us how to be better caretakers by showing us our pets' weaknesses. As they are attracted to the weakest pet with the lowest vital force. Fleas generally like the tail base of your pet because it has the lowest vital energy. As soon as the pet ingests our vitamin/mineral mix (listen to that podcast to find out how to make it) as well as a raw diet with fresh organic greens ground into their food, the vital force increases and the fleas are naturally repelled. There are various topical preventatives but they generally are less effective without addressing the overall diet. Topical treatments such as Wondercide  and Dermascent essential oils treatments can be helpful in certain conditions. Drying agents such as Fleago, Fleabusters Diatomaceous earth or other environmental products can be helpful and unlike chemical flea "drugs, fleas cannot get resistant to these drying agents. Remember fleas are only on the pet 5% of the time. Most of the time, they are in the environment and difficult to detect. #fleas #fleaprevention #natural #naturalfleacontrol #holistic #veterinary 


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Pikante is a 24 year old horse who had been getting sick with insulin resistance for many months causing him to be more lethargic, deposit fat all over his body and seem to head towards Cushings disease, thyroid disease and down a difficult metabolic pathway full of endocrine problems. But Kate, Pikante's person, put her thinking and researching cap on and changed his carbohydrate fat and protein ratios. He is now eating rice bran, teff and alfalfa pellets, taking Platnum performance and Insulinwise (supplements) and getting over 200 minutes of exercise per week. Kate's concentration was on keeping his nonstructural carbohydrates between 10-12% of his diet.  If possible he also gets his hay soaked for less than an hour to remove the sugars, but retain the calcium. Please comment and share if you have thoughts! Pikante's insulin went from 209 to less than 9, meaning the problem became under control, not with pharmaceutical medications, but with management of his diet. 


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Join Dr. Donna's candid conversation about holistic veterinary medicine. How did Dr. Judkin's go from a conventional vet to a holistic one? What diseases has he helped? What is his medical philosophy and how did it evolve?  These are some of the questions approached in this interview. Just like PetDoc Donna, Dr. Judkins utilizes acupuncture, homeopathy and herbs but his concentration is on diet. When the dogs come into his practice they get to eat treats made from crickets (which are non allergenic) so he really is not afraid to try new things. An accomplished mandolin player, Dr. Judkins reminds young veterinarians about the importance of work/life balance and he has no plans to retire. #vetlife #veterinarian #holistic #holisticvet #acupuncture #work/life balance. 


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The University of Arizona's Canine Cognitive Center issued their observations that dogs are smarter and live longer being fed once a day instead of more often and it's sent the pet world into a panic! I reviewed the findings. It's important to note they are only observations not a double blind study and have not been published or peer reviewed.  Also the oldest animals in my practice, dogs over 20 years old and cats over 23 years old are all fed twice a day.  This is an in depth discussion about transit time, pre and probiotics, immune and gut health and a review of some of the probiotics on the market today (I have no affiliation with them). Enjoy! #gut health #dogs #cats #rawfed #holisticfood #GIhealth


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