Scientific Pet Wellness

Many pet parents mistakenly think their dog is allergic to chicken when they experience bad reactions from eating it...when the real culprit is the chicken’s diet. That’s because chickens are fed the waste from starch-based processed foods. That old saying “you are what you eat” couldn’t be more true. 

There are so many advances in western medicine, that we are seeing our animals living longer lives, which is great! As I saw many older dogs and cats come through the clinic because their arthritis, chronic pain, and quality of life was getting the best of them. Eastern medicine helps heal the entire pet, balance out their systems, and acupuncture helps with chronic pain and aches that decrease their quality of life. Reducing the number of medications they have to take by implementing eastern medicine has helped improve their quality of life as well.

Is your dog suffering from allergies or have hot spots? Hot Spots on pets happen for a variety of reasons, and with allergy season coming in strong, this time of year can be painful for your pet. Here are just a few NATURAL options for environmental skin allergies. Many skin issues need a multimodal approach. Talk to your vet about the options below, and possibly changing to a novel protein if there is some food allergy component.