Comments on Shifting the Burden of Proof: The Precautionary Principle

my dog is like the picture above....it comes and goes....it first started with a tick bite and i don't know what triggers it I read your articles often and have changed his diet recently to a mostly raw (honest kitchen chicken) and I often prepare his own meals. He gets a probiotic daily and I've purchased some gel to help with the plaque that has built up on his teeth (I haven't been so good about attending to his dental needs until this last year) he's 5 now and will be 6 in January. I don't know if it's allergies (he bites at his paws a lot - no loss of hair, bleeding except at his lip) or cancer. I'm scared. Can you please provide me with the information about a product to help with his immune system.

Hi Dr. Falconer,
I have been following your blog and advice for the last year. Thank you for all the info as i am new to the Holistic approach to animals. I have 2 two year old GSD's that have had allergy issues since day 2 of them coming home. I think they had way too many vaccines as pups but I was of the assumption then that more is better ? The vet insisted that because their initial vaccines were given by the breeder that they were probably not effective so she wanted to give them another round. I said Oh! absolutely ! Better safe than sorry ! Such a fool was I !
My breeder had them on raw food and in exploring that, I stumbled onto the natural path.
The problem now is that they still have allergy issues nearly constant. Bright pink skin and ears. I have them on Trans Factor and because of another response from you to another of your followers… I stopped changing their food daily and have them on a 10 day rotation of protein and that has helped but not completely solved their issues. I have been giving them some daily Coconut oil and that also is helping, they seem to itch less but are still deep pink in color. White coat suggested steroids but I said as a last resort. I have recently heard Quercetin (spelling)? will help pets with allergies but need to make sure that is safe for them. (can't believe everything you read). Thoughts please ?

I have used a product called "Flea Free" for four years with excellent results. It has been manufactured here in Fl by a family for many years.
It is a liquid. You add it to their water, which I do, or to their food. My dog does not hesitate to drink her water. The ingredients are not only healthy for your pet but also prevent mosquitoes, fleas and ticks from being attracted to your animal.

In reading Sparky's cancer story I'm wondering if most pet owners are aware of the extreme toxicity of all of the flea/tick remedies that are known to cause cancer, etc. etc. in animals and are also very toxic to their owners being that the chemicals pass from the pet's body to their owner's skin, getting absorbed into human's bodies and causing the same illnesses, unbeknownst to them! Babies/small children are the most affected of course - putting fingers from pets to mouths, etc. also. There is now a totally NON-TOXIC scalar energy flea/tick tag for dogs and cats which is totally effective if the owner carefully follows the directions which forms an invisible barrier around the dog to prevent parasites. My dog, Sassie, has been parasite-free for 15 months now and I live in the woods and she's around other dogs frequently. Thanks!

Hello!
First off, I'd like to thank you, on behalf of my pups, for the awesome and life changing information you make available. I literally can't wait to read your blog posts and savor the life lessons. I have made the switch to raw, though I do use sojos veg to supplement the meat until I figure out a list of fruit and veg's to buy. Anywhoo, I would like your feedback on raw beef bones. My dogs love them, but one just broke a tooth. Is it true that lamb bones are softer yet still tough enough to clean teeth? Also, what would you recommend regarding the broken tooth? The tooth is in the back, at the top.

What is a good food for my tiny dogs ? I am cooking their food at the moment but it's all very confusing as to quality of pet food .