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Juliette of the Herbs is an excellent documentary about Juliette de Baraclai Levi. I watched it when it was first released and it made such a profound impact on me. She even cured gangrene in an elderly woman who refused to see a doctor. The woman was brilliant.

Hello,

I am looking for Natural Rearing Breeders in the Tri-state area (NJ,NY,PA).
Specifically small dogs, low shedding. Do you happen to know of any breeders who raise puppies holistically?

Hello: I have a 6 year old male beagle. I am currently working with a homeopathic vet on a mast cell tumor, not removed, but it's been two years and no other ones have popped up and this one has not gotten large and has decreased so far. I read the book on Natural Rearing by Levy. I have also read other raw diet books and it's very confusing. Currently I am working with a nutritionist on transitioning my dog to raw, but her philosophy is no grains or other vegetables, just bone, offal and the meat with some fish oil supplements and some other natural, dirt based probiotics. I don't know if this is okay or not. Do you know if the exact diet grain/vegetables vs. none is equally appropriate? Thank you!

Thanks to your and other's good advice on natural rearing, my Shih Tzu, Chloe, is one year old and has never had a vaccine and I use cedar oil as a tick/mosquito/flea repellant. I feed homecooked meals ...never kibble or canned. I am pleased to say she is perfectly healthy and has a beautiful coat ...which I am keeping long/in show coat as I love the look.

My 2 beagles ages 10 & 7 seem to have picked up fleas. They started scratching quite furiously and then I noticed I was also getting bitten. Small, very itchy lesions. I've been reading a lot and have started giving them garlic and spraying them with 1/2 apple cider vinegar and water with Neem oil in it. This seems to have helped them quite a bit but I'm still getting bitten. I picked up some Nexgard from the Vet's but haven't given it to them as yet. I researched it when I got home and I don't want to take a chance. They are healthy dogs, eat mostly raw food and we do titer tests no vaccinations. Can you please advise me. By the way I did buy a flea comb and can't find anything but those bites are coming from somewhere. Thank you Doctor.

I need help ASAP. MY beloved Shar Pei "Bleu" recently exhibited SP Fever and has leaking hocks intermittently without fever spikes.
HE is only 4 yeats old.
He is my 6th SharPei ..all were rescues and all but 1, lived happy &chemical free well into their mid teens.
BLEU'S recent urinalsis was not good-1 value(?) that is ideally to be under .05..his is already at .5 (??) Vet started him on Enalapril maleate 10mg every 12 hours..and I am "reluctantly" starting him on colchicine today. This drug is indicated by all of the breed specialists. I switched him to an alkaline food, supplemented w fish oil, fresh blueberries, fresh parsley w watermelon as a treat etc..and I have stopped allowing him to have city tap water instead give him bottled water w no flouride..chlorine..etc.
I suffer from treatment resistant depression. He is my sole companion and quite literally my sole reason for living. His personality is an absolute wonder..he engages everyone he meets and even his new vet, said he was a comedian and unlike any SharPei that he has ever met. Any advice, reference info, suggestion,
will be greatly appreciated. I've accessed other "holistic vet" sites over the past 8 weeks...most are simply fronts to market over-priced concoctions. I am begging for help. Thank you and Blessings to each of u and your fur families. C.Craig.

I have two Australian Shepherds, both are from the same breeder in Washington State, and she advocates strongly for natural rearing. I would NEVER do it any other way now that I know about natural rearing. There should not be any other way! My two year old Aussie is 4th generation NR and my ten yr old Aussie is 2nd gen NR. Both are females and unspayed. The 10 yr old was never vaccinated, has always been super healthy and very active, and is still keeping up wonderfully with her 2 yr old granddaughter. Both are raw fed, etc ... Before this, like so many others, I lost my dogs prematurely to diseases and never even thought to question the advice of 'Dr. Whitecoat' or venture beyond feeding kibble. Then I got switched on to natural rearing philosophies after the torment of putting a wonderful dog to sleep at the young age of 5 due to the pain from serious joint issues that she developed because she was spayed at 6 months of age ... way too young! The deep grieving that followed prompted me to get angry enough to do some research, and then more research. I will never know all that it is I don't know, but I am determined to never stop learning for the sake of my dogs health and longevity. Thank you, Dr. Falconer, from the bottom of my heart, for all the wisdom you are spreading!

I remember seeing Juliette’s video on the computer. How refreshing to watch something good for a change, as opposed to the “dumb-down” crap on tv. She has amazing Afghan hounds. Even she admits the difference between the natural Afghan, and the ones one might see today at a show; and she’s correct!
Today more then ever I think it’s important to “go old school”. This is exactly what Dr. Will has been writing to us about, and with his years of wisdom and knowledge – I agree.
There are many things one can treat very well with the old fashioned natural remedies. For the complicated ones, go see a natural vet to help you like Dr. Will.

ALL vaccines are ALL poison, ALL the time.
"The only safe vaccine is the one that is never used." Dr. James A. Shannon, former director of the NIH.

Brilliant advice as usual. Many thanks, Dr Will!

How does one find a vet who practices natural rearing? I have lost pets to cancer and renal disease. Most recently, my beloved Lhasa Apso, Marley (who was most surely a puppy mill dog), died suddenly and inexplicably, on December 4, 2016 just two days before his 14th birthday. Marley had a long history of recurring calcium oxalate stones. There were several surgeries to remove them, followed by frequent urethral hydropulsion procedures. He also had 1 mast cell tumor removed with wide clean margins in 2012. There was no recurrence. He did, however, have elevated liver values prior to his last bladder surgery in 2013 and was prescribed Denamarin and Ursodiol for the rest of his life. I wanted to transition him to more natural methods of feeding and medical treatment, but was afraid of rocking the boat. Because he had suffered with varying degrees of dermatitis and we decided to try Apoquel. He had been on Apoquel for approximately 8 months when he died and I will, for the rest of my life, carry the guilt of believing that it may have caused his death. I now have two precious little terrier mix girls (abandoned litter mates) for whom I would like to explore more natural non-toxic methods. One of them was heartworm + when I rescued them (almost 3 years ago) and was successfully treated with Doxycline followed by Melarsomine (Immiticide.) Because we are in Florida and are having the worst mosquito problem I recall, I am reluctant to discontinue heartworm preventive, but have held back on flea preventive, giving them frequent baths instead. So far, no fleas. Back to the original question: How do I find a reputable vet willing to walk us through this?

Have you written a book I could get? I love your articles but have a specific issue. My dog has been diagnosed with kidney disease. I have always supplemented her kibble with home cooked food but my vet says she has to eat only Hills Rx dog food and absolutely nothing else. I cannot talk to her because she is a real Dr Whitecoat. I need some recipes. At this point I don't want to find another Vet but need some help. Hoping you have some written information I can get. I am working with my own Homeopath and my dog is on a remedy. Please respond if at all possible. Thank you, Sandy Bendon

So true I have these natural rearing books and always refer to them if I want to know anything on health and rearing