Why Entertaining Bored Pets is Part of Holistic Pet Parenting
Are Bored Pets an Issue? In a new essay, an animal behaviorist suggests pets staying at home for long hours experience boredom. Charlotte C. Burn, a biologist at The Royal Veterinary College of the University of London, wrote in the August issue of Animal Behaviour about how companion dogs and even farmed pigs feel boredom. […]
How Animal Empathy Encourages Human Healing
Anecdotally, most people recognize empathetic responses in their pets. If you have a pet, you’ve most likely already experienced animal empathy. Maybe your dog lays by your feet when you’re not feeling well. Perhaps your cat nuzzles your face when you’ve had a bad day. Now, scientific research confirms animals ranging from pigs to horses not […]
How Pets in the Home Benefit Your Immune System
But can those habits actually benefit your family? According to research, the answer is yes! Understanding the Research In a study called “The Wild Life of Our Homes,” house dust collected by volunteers revealed more than 70,000 species of fungi and 125,000-plus kinds of bacteria in participants’ homes. These bacteria and fungi are not […]
The Top 3 Benefits of Chinese Herbal Formulas for Pets
Animals, like humans, are unique individuals. Unique individuals need unique, specific, and individual treatments to fight disease and maintain harmony. Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (TCVM) provides a tailored approach. Chinese herbal formulas offer many benefits other modalities do not. The Top 3 Benefits of Chinese Herbal Formulas Benefit #1:Chinese Herbal Formulas Have Few Side Effects […]
Is Whisker Fatigue Real?
In the field of veterinary medicine, some evidence is scientific and some are anecdotal. Especially regarding cats, science and anecdotal information often clash. For example, many cat owners fear contracting Toxoplasma gondii. However, scientific studies show Toxoplasma gondii is only a risk for pregnant women with no history of infection, babies under 6 months old […]
Simple Secrets of Donkey Nutrition
Many people think that the donkey is just a small horse, however, there are quite a few differences in their metabolism, their gastrointestinal system, and how they evolved over time. The feeding and watering of a donkey is completely different than that of a horse. Where Do Donkeys Originate? It was probably in a hot […]