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Yuletide Tails: A Dog Parent’s Handbook to Holiday Harmony

As the jingle bells start ringing and the festive season unfolds, dog parents embark on a unique adventure of puppy parenting amidst the holiday cheer. While the twinkling lights and joyful gatherings bring warmth to our homes, they also present challenges for our canine companions. In this blog, we'll explore tips and insights on navigating the holiday as a devoted dog parent, ensuring a harmonious blend of merriment for both you and your furry friend.

By Dr. Loudon|December 18th, 2023|Pet Health|Comments Off

A Step by Step Guide to Fermenting Vegetables: Your Dog’s Natural Probiotic

Making your own fermented vegetables for your dog is a rewarding and healthy way to support your dog's gut health. Approximately 70% of the body’s immune cells reside in the gut, making a healthy gut microbiome essential to your dog's overall well-being and resilience to disease.

By Dr. Loudon|November 6th, 2023|Pet Health|Comments Off

How To Nurture Your Dog’s Gut Health Through Probiotics

Just like us, our furry friends need a little extra TLC when it comes to their gut health. In this blog, we'll explore the benefits of supplementing your dog's diet with probiotics and how you can do it through prebiotic and probiotic-rich foods. Get ready to treat your canine companion to some delicious and wholesome additions that will elevate his immunity, energy, and overall well-being.

By Dr. Loudon|November 6th, 2023|Pet Health|Comments Off

How to Promote Your Dog’s Longevity by Minimizing the Impact of Everyday Toxins

Indeed, reducing toxins in our lives and bodies is a shared goal, but today, our attention turns to the well-being of our canine companions. Dogs encounter toxins through various avenues, including pesticides in flea and tick treatments, volatile organic compounds emitted by various products, Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) used in fire retardants, and glyphosate, a widely employed herbicide found in soil and everyday cleaning products.

By Dr. Loudon|October 31st, 2023|Pet Health|Comments Off

Boost Immunity with Medicinal Mushrooms

For centuries, various cultures around the world have used mushrooms for medicinal purposes. Medicinal mushrooms are becoming more commonly available in the natural products marketplace as the evidence of their value to the immune system and to address various diseases, including cancer, become better understood.

By Dr. Loudon|July 24th, 2023|Pet Health|Comments Off

Milk Thistle – How It Can Benefit Your Dog

Milk thistle (silybum marianum) is a flower, specifically a member of the aster family. Its seeds and roots have been used for an assortment of medical purposes for thousands of years...

By Dr. Loudon|July 5th, 2023|Pet Health|Comments Off

Canine Pancreatitis: Symptoms, Causes, & Treatment

In most cases we never find out the underlying cause, but we do know some conditions that can incite pancreatitis...

By Dr. Loudon|January 22nd, 2023|Pet Health|Comments Off

Megaesophagus in Dogs – Causes and Treatment

The esophagus is the tube that carries food and liquid between the mouth and stomach. It is designed to expand and contract rhythmically to move contents into the stomach quickly. When the esophagus is functioning as it should, food moves from the mouth to the stomach within seconds. Megaesophagus is a disorder in which the muscles of the esophagus dilate (gets larger) and loose tone. When this occurs, the food and liquid stay in the esophagus for a prolonged amount of time causing regurgitation, nausea, and damage to the lining of the esophagus.

By Dr. Loudon|January 17th, 2023|Pet Health|Comments Off

Probiotics: Choosing the Perfect Canine Probiotic for a Gut-Healthy Life

THE MICROBIOME is defined as the collective genomes of the microbes that live inside and on the human body. It has been deemed to be an organ itself due to its essential function in the body. Therefore, it is critical that we protect it.

By Dr. Loudon|November 29th, 2021|Pet Health|Comments Off