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here. I. Healing and Fun Stories - Sasha, the neighborhood cat
- Worry and stress affect the dog
- Degenerative myelopathy – homeopathy plus more
II. Health Tips - VEG Emergency Rooms are caring and compassionate
- Fitness and ReHab – prevent problems
- Avoid new mRNA rabies vaccine
III. Classes - Amy’s toxic kitchen
course
- Free Q/A Friday March 27 12:30 ET
IV. Organizations for health and sustainability - The Hunger Project
- For the Love of Paws
I. Healing and Fun Stories - 🐈 Sasha’s person, True, made this wonderful video about
her cat who is beloved by the whole neighborhood, including the local school. Over the decades I have advocated much more strongly for having cats be indoors only and providing them with the enrichment that demands. However, there are always exceptional people and animals who stretch our thinking. Sasha is clearly on his soul journey and making a difference in many people’s lives.
- 🐩 A very holistic person developed a sudden fear and worry about a hard lump on a leg of a dog who
had already had many chronic problems, including needing to be isolated in the house because of behavior issues. She said (edited to shorten), “I wrote a letter to her. I understand her and am committed to helping her be well and return to her full wellness. Acknowledging how hard it has been for her to be behind gates to keep peace, explaining why, and promising more opportunities for her freedom again.” After writing the letter, though the lump was still there, a shift happened so that
the dog became much happier and helped her make decisions as to whom to see next. Then a radiograph showed this was just scar tissue from an old injury. Now the dog, with the owner not worried, is getting along better with the others and has more access in the home.
- 🦮 Shep was a 9-year-old German Shepherd who came to me because the conventional veterinarian said it was time to euthanize because of walking problems caused by the spinal cord degenerating, and that there was no
treatment. As I watched Shep walking after being lifted out of the car, she was happy, bright-eyed, and, yes, crossed her back legs, fell to the side, then got up on her own, and dragged her back feet that now had sores on the top. Her young family was not even considering euthanasia and wanted to do whatever could help. A series of carefully prescribed homeopathic medicines tailored to her individual characteristics improved her over a few months. Her paws healed and did not turn under, she
could go on increasingly long walks, the tartar cleared from her teeth (they also switched to a large chunk, raw meaty bone diet), her coat became softer, and several skin lumps fell off. She still sometimes crossed her legs and maybe fell 1-2 times a month. They used Dr. Buzby’s toe grips, watched Dr. Laurie McCauley’s YouTube videos on
physical therapy exercises to build up her muscles, regularly used Telling T-Touch, massaged her, and took her swimming, which she loved. She lived another 4 years, dying in her sleep.
II. Health Tips - 🩺 Many holistic clients use Emergency Rooms. When you are working virtually or driving a distance to the
homeopathic or holistic veterinarian and then a need for treatment or testing arises, and your local vet is insisting on vaccines or gives you a hard time every visit, the ER is a good choice. I can remember the first ER that was created in my area when I worked as a teenager in a NJ veterinary clinic (late 60s). About 10 veterinarians in the area got tired of late-night calls, and expensive new machines were being developed, so they built a centralized clinic, and all contributed machines,
money, and other equipment to it. The ER was not allowed to vaccinate or do any “regular” medicine because that would have cost the referring vet. Now, ERs are rarely a consortium of local vets, yet they still usually do not push vaccines and regular treatments. BEWARE – some do. One homeopathic veterinarian, looking over a recent ER visit of a patient, saw that this ill cat with neurologic symptoms was given a Rabies vaccine without the owner being told. Remember, any vaccine should only be
given when health is great.
- A new company has entered the Emergency Clinic field that will make it a much nicer experience and hopefully prevent that type of “hidden” treatments. About 100 VEG ERs exist across the country. Once I visit some, I will report back. See if there is one near you and let me know how it seems.
- 🦽 Fitness,
re-hab, preventing surgery and behavior problems for dogs and cats (people and horses) are well worth some learning. Please do not wait until your animals become ill or develop behavior problems. Start now to build your holistic health care team. Building muscle strength, great communication with your animals, and being prepared for future problems can really help. Imagine two dogs of the same size having to run away from a sudden fire on a hike. One has been building muscles and agility so can
leap over the obstacles in the way, while the other dog may struggle or need the person’s help. A hurricane approaches, and you realize your cat hates the travel crate yet may need to live in it for a few days. As a Brownie Scout leader, I taught preparedness for anything life brings your way. These four resources can help in many ways.
- Veterinarian
Laurie McCauley is amazing with building muscles, rehab from surgery, preventing surgery, and learning methods to keep geriatric animals more limber – and more. She showed me videos recently of what her dog is able to do - jump onto a couch using only the front legs, dance on hind legs. Her advice to me on my mobility has been excellent, if only I did it regularly! I have known her for decades, and she is super dedicated to doing whatever is needed to encourage people to build fitness
and more. She has courses and many YouTube videos. If you live near Asheville, NC you could consult with her in person, starting with a 3-hour evaluation.
- Tellington T-Touch has helped thousands (maybe a million) horses, dogs and cats (and people, too) be happier, mobile, pain and behavior problem free, starting at any age. I am quoting from their site, “a unique and complete system of understanding, handling, and influencing our animals and ourselves.” Many trainers are
available around the world, books and youtube videos abound and Robyn and/or Linda do a free Sunday webinar. My strong personal opinion is to have the very best relationship with your animals, and the best health, being a Holistic Actions member is number one and immersing yourself in TTouch is number two. And scheduling a consulting call with me to prevent problems in the future is great, too - tweak your feeding, exercise, self talk, mental stimulation, and tap my decades of wisdom.
- New to me is Anna Lee, originally working with people for better mobility. She is having great success adapting her
training to help dogs. I like her videos, though I have no client feedback.
- Finally, though gently related to fitness, I recommend reading (at least once) Elizabeth Johnson’s book – Know Your Dog’s True Nature. Finding your dog’s (she is still deciphering cats) Chinese element can predict possible future problems. If Earth or Wood (I think),
they may develop some joint stiffness as they age so at a young age, teach them to love swimming as they may need hydrotherapy later.
- 💉 Avoid the mRNA rabies vaccine. This vaccine is not well tested, but was launched two years ago in Canada, though as of Jan 2026 is not available in the US. I am not sure for other countries. Our current rabies vaccines work wonderfully well, have been tested well and have stood the test of time. The promo article sent to veterinarians
and rewritten for pet parents made it seem that there was a need for this new type of vaccine. There is not a need for it. As you know, I do recommend staying legal with Rabies but not giving any of the other vaccines unless you absolutely must. Be sure you ALWAYS remind the veterinary clinic (unless super trustworthy) not to give anything to your companion without your permission. That is why I am excited about the VEG ER which seems to be all about
communication.
III. Classes - 💻The Toxic Kitchen class taught by Amy Hartshorn (Todisco) was great, especially avoiding microplastics. A lot about storing food in plastic and kitchen utensils applies to feeding your dogs and cats as well as people. It is now available as an on-line course. 5
short videos with a workbook. If you take the class – I offer a free short follow up call to answer your questions on how this applies to animals in your home.
- Every last Friday, Holistic Actions sponsors a free one hour Q/A to help with any pet health questions and next steps to build true health. Next one: March 27, from 12:30 PM
ET.
IV. Organizations for health and sustainability - 🍗 Successes in The Hunger Project: 90 epicenters, which each encompass multiple villages, reached self-reliance, demonstrating the capacity to sustain their own development without ongoing support. One example is the Pemba
Epicenter in Malawi. 99% of smallholder farmers now use improved farm practices, and 93% of women reported the ability to lead change—strengthening resilience to climate shocks.
- In Bangladesh, community-led nutrition efforts reached 50,489 young moms and included 23,670 malnutrition assessments, surpassing targets by over 400%.
- 🐈 A wonderful & respected local, to me, organization, For the Love of Paws, suffered a heartbreaking fire (an electrical problem) on March 9, 2026, and 11 of the 15 cats died, and a tortoise. The son rescued 3 and one cat braved the flames and ran outside (now being treated for severe burns). There has been an outpouring of support for this great organization, and today I wanted to share what they do – maybe to inspire someone to copy it. Focused on
people challenged with caring for their animals, it:
- Delivers over 14,000 lbs of food to animals living with seniors, veterans & the disabled. Since 2014.
- Seniors worry who will care for their pets – there is a limited (due to space) number of spaces for pets to live out their lives in the sanctuary. People reserve ahead of time. For short-term needs, they also foster, since 2014.
- Vet care fund is available since 2022.
- Nationally certified therapy dogs are
taken to schools, hospitals, and more since 2023.
- Provide robotic kitties for memory care patients since 2022.
- Loan trap, neuter, return (TNR) traps and pet wheelchairs.
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