Comments on Starting a Newbie Down the Natural Path

We have a guy, lab mix, 8 years of age, who has "leaks" for lack of a better word. Previously on kibble, they occurred occasionally, now they seem to occur more often since eating raw. Has anyone experienced this anal gland leakage with your dog? He gets marrow bones also. We wonder if the food is too soft to express the glands with a bowel movement. The leaks occur during rest. He is happy and healthy and full of energy, gets plenty of exercise. Love this site, love my dogs!

Dr. Falconer,
I loved this article setting out starting points for homeopathic remedies to vaccine issues. I have a foster dog I picked up in our neighborhood. Long story short my sister is taking her home to Colorado so I agreed to let the vet give her a rabies shot in case she flew her home. ): But I also asked for a thuja detox to give her which I did for five days afterward. My question, in light of your suggestion to use thuja, regards a direct comment to me recently from another website author to "be cautious with thuja..., very strong herb and can create negative neurological symptoms and in a quick period of time..." Can you elaborate on any issues with thuja? Much thanks!

Hello Dr. Falconer,
Thank you so much for all the extremely important information you provide to animal lovers - you're a supernova!
I'm praying that you'll be able to help us with our 6 yr old cat who has had a breathing problem for four days now. She was diagnosed with spontaneous pneumothorax, and the vet has been withdrawing air from her lungs every day. The first time was 50ml, then 37ml, then 30ml, and the vet said she was better and we could take her home. She did not get better, and we monitored her breathing all night. When we went back today for the follow-up, the vet took out more than 50ml of air!! We're absolutely heartbroken! We don't want to put her down; we don't want to have air taken out of her lungs every day; but we don't want her to suffer. Please please please help. Is there anything we can do?
Special blessings to you,
Dianne

Dr. Falconer,
My ten year old papillon has very flaky itchy skin. How do I better help her? She has not had any vaccines since she was a puppy.

Thanks Dr. Falconer!
This is very useful and I plan to give this to my clients with adopted animals. I appreciate you sharing practical help and resources to treat our own animals who we've adopted.
Great remedy descriptions and above all, the perspective is so WHOLE-ANIMAL. That's the way that homeopathy works best.

I am trying to find info on dealing with Mange on a dog Holistically , I see nothing on the site here, any suggestions its a 8 yrs old dog

I have a 10 year old rescue terrier. He's been with me for 3 years and is a different animal from the one who arrived. Very loving and affectionate. But his internal physical injuries still cause problems.
Due to cruelty and abuse in the past he has a crushed larynx and scar tissue in his throat. The damage seems to be causing substantial mucus to form which blocks his breathing and sometimes makes him sick. In other respects he is an alert, healthy, happy dog but he cant go far without resting . I am looking for a homeopathic remedy that might help clear the mucus.

Hey Dr, Falconer,
I have a concern about giving anyone straight up curcumin. I have been reading and studying the effects of whole, organic turmeric vs. curcumin found in capsules. My readings show that it is far better to give the whole root, fresh or dried, rather than an extract of one part of the root. Some things I have read indicate that too much curcumin can cause liver damage and that it shows up after 3 months of use. This does not seem to happen with using the whole plant. Your thoughts on this?
Thanks for all of your articles and I can't wait to get started on the Flower Essences.
Blessings,
kathi

What a great article! Thank you Dr. Will. As a recent adopter of my sweet Penny from A local shelter, I chose to feed raw and to avoid unneeded immunization, & actually took a couple of homeopathic remedies with me to the shelter. I did not have the confidence to treat symptoms of vaccinosis, etc so contacted Dr. Falconer. It was expensive but worth knowing he would be available should Penny need him. If I had the info provided in this article, I may have had the courage to forge ahead. My hope is that many of you will do just that. I also hope that more people will reach out to shelter animals with the knowledge that they can be helped.

♥ Thanks Doc for always getting my attention and teaching me something new every week. With a pack of dogs sick from vaccinosis I spent my days tending to my 6 loves of my live. They keep me busy and are living proof of The Natural Path. I'm quite certain they wouldn't be in this life had I not gotten on the right road. Always sitting in the front row so I don't miss anything.
Cheers,
Stacey

On Saturday, I chatted with a veterinarian friend who had recently returned from a theriogenology conference. She told me that researchers are finding more reproductive "issues" in raw fed dogs. More Ceasarians, more resorptions, and strange, almost exotic, bacteria in the birth canal, causing illness in newborns (sometimes fatal).
Of course, shelter adoptees are sterilized so this is not relevant to them. Nor am I concerned about *my* dogs as I am not a breeder, but I do worry about our freedom to feed how we want to, in the future.
Thoughts? Thank you!