Posts Tagged ‘vet’
Sunday, July 31st, 2011
Did you too notice that many pet food companies and food industry giants are suddenly going all natural? Many people appear to have been lured by the promise of top quality ingredients and also by packaging and advertising that likely costs more than the food itself.
“But what if they have really changed?” You may ask.
I wondered about the same so I did a little “market research.” We all know what it costs to purchase “quality ingredients” that these companies claim are in the bag.
Here are some examples:
Science Diet makes 30 lbs of all natural dog food that costs 57 dollars at an online store. This means that it is sold for a believable $1.90/lb. However, if you consider that dried food may be around 60 – 75% lighter than fresh food, you would be paying $0.47/lb. If (more…)
Tags: 25 lbs, 30 lbs, companies, diet, dobias, dog, dr, food, giant, holistic, IAMS, ingredients, natural, natural kibble, naturals, online, pet, peter, raw, royal canin, science, sensitive, store, vet
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Tuesday, July 26th, 2011
Learn, give and heal together, naturally…
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Dear Friend,
If you have attended the PART 1 of our webinar on allergies, you most likely understand why so many allergies are misdiagnosed and if you missed it, no worries.
The PART 2 of the HOLISTIC APPROACH TO ALLERGIES series is now scheduled for July 28 at 7 pm and even if you have not seen the PART 1, you can register for PART 2.
I will be posting a PART1 download link in a few days for you to be able to catch up.. We are just going through the final edits to make sure that you will be up to date on what we talked about last time.
The LIVE WEBINAR is FREE for anyone who can’t or doesn’t want to pay. Yes, you read correct, it is free for all who can’t pay, because you definitely want to prevent unnecessary vet bills.
However, if you feel like supporting my efforts and our non-profit Healing Foundation, you can purchase your ticket for a $10 donation.
100% of the proceeds from THE LIVE webinar will go to this year’s Healing Foundation cause which is to educate people on the damaging effect of choke, prong and shock collars. More info is in the links below.
Lets learn, heal and give together, I hope to see you there.
With gratitude,
Dr. Peter Dobias
REGISTER HERE
PS:
TELL YOUR FRIENDS
If you know anyone whose dog would benefit from the information, I hope you will FORWARD THIS INFO TO THEM or pass it on via FACEBOOK OR TWITTER
WEBINAR ACCESS
Will be sent to you by July 27, 2011
Tags: allergies, allergy, approach, dobias, dr, holistic, peter, vet, webinar
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Monday, July 25th, 2011
I write my articles either on the basis of inspiration or a request. The later is definitely true for diabetes.
I will confess that diabetes is not my favorite topics, because I have seen it to be so challenging and time demanding for my clients to manage. Who wants to give insulin shots, be at home on time to give them and skip all the fun events, parties and trips? Who wants to go to the vet clinic for tests after test?
If you are expecting me to give you the magic bullet on how to treat diabetes without insulin, I may disappoint you. There may have been a few cases of diabetes remissions in cats and I have never seen this in dogs. The most frustrating part is that diabetes in animals and perhaps in people appears to be easily preventable.
In 14 years of feeding and recommending natural raw diet, I haven’t seen one single raw fed dog or cat with diabetes. This definitely suggests that the key in diabetes prevention is to stay away from processed food.
While I don’t have a scientific double blinded, triple blindsided study approved by a quadruple titled big honcho from a top medical institution, I may have humble explanation of how diabetes can be prevented. If you feel a hint of fire and pepper in my writing today, it is because I can’t believe that the conventional diet (more…)
Tags: addiction, amount of insulin, carbohydrated, cats, cause, chances, chocolate, clinic, croissant, diabetes, diet, digestion, dobias, Dogs, dr, drug, food, glucose, injections, insulin, pancreas, pet, peter, petfood, prevention, raw, reduce, regulate, shots, starches, sugar, test, vet
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Tuesday, July 5th, 2011
Before you start reading the following lines, I invite you to do a little test. Open your hands with your thumbs touching each other. Place the thumbs at the base of the throat and with the fingers pointing back and surrounding the neck. Now, take a deep breath, squeeze and pull back with all your force keeping your thumbs connected.
This is how many dogs feel when they are on the leash and they are pulling.
If you are still keen to continue with this experiment, put a choke chain around your neck and attach it to a leash. Ask a friend to grab the end of the leash and pull and jerk on it periodically. Welcome to the dog world! No, I will not make you go on with this experiment and ask you to test a prong collar or electric shock collar. I just want you to become more aware of what is happening dogs and that collars have caused more injuries then you can imagine.
One day,
Skai and I were on one of our favorite walks in Capilano Canyon near our home in North Vancouver. The wild river has carved the rock into breathtaking scenery with moss-covered cliffs, white water rapids and old growth rainforest.
Just a few minutes after starting our walk, I noticed a man with a young German shepherd on a leash. The poor little pup was struggling to say hi however his owner had a different idea. He was determined to prevent his dog from coming closer to us by yanking and jerking harshly on the (more…)
Tags: campaign, cancer, chain, choke, collar, damage, discharge, dobias, dog, dr, ear, electric, eye, failure, gentle, harness, healing, holistic, injury, leash, licking, neck, no, organ, paw, peter, problems, prong, pull, pulling, sensation, sensible, shock, solution, vet, yellow
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Saturday, May 21st, 2011
Recently I conducted a survey on the incidence of GDV in dogs. What I have learned is that dogs that are fed processed food are about five times as likely to suffer from a bloat than dogs that are fed raw or cooked food.
Most veterinary textbooks state that gastric dilation volvulus is a serious life threatening condition which is caused by general breed predilection, fermentation and gas formation in the stomach and is often caused by (more…)
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Monday, May 2nd, 2011
A few weeks ago, my yoga buddies came to Maui to attend a yoga retreat. I wanted to show them around and decided to go to see a beautiful bamboo forrest nearby. As the our group was preparing to embark on the journey, one of the group, Cathleen, saw Skai on the back seat of my car and said: ” Oh, I forgot, I don’t love dogs. I better go in the other car.”
First, I was rather upset over her quite rude comment. Her ignorance and lack of tact amazed me. Then I started to feel sorry for her because I knew that she was missing out on one of the most amazing gifts that humans ever got. The miracle of dogs.
Just yesterday, I came across this amazing documentary and remembered Cathleen’s comments. I decided to send her the link and also write this blog.
This documentary shows that dogs are truly unique and they have evolved along side humans like no other (more…)
Tags: best, can, cancer, cure, Disease, dobias, documentary, dog, Dogs, dr, emotions, find, friend, help, holistic, intelligence, love, miracle, naturopath, peterd, research, science, serving, US, vet, wolves
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Friday, April 22nd, 2011
Recently I was asked to write an article for The Pet Connections magazine. First, I was thrilled because it was a great opportunity to reach a large number of like-minded people you and hopefully make a difference in the lives of the animals you live with.
Then I began to feel nervous because there is so much to talk about and only a few pages available. I asked myself, what (more…)
Tags: acute, cancer, chronic, community, diabetes, Disease, dr. dobias, exercise, GreenMin, healing, healing solutions, health, healthy, holistic, incurable, kidney, kidney disease, liver, long living, massage, physiotherapy, placebo, social network, supplements, vet
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Sunday, March 20th, 2011
Most of the time I write a blog about health advice but today I decided to write about person that I admire for many reasons. Her name is Leslie Kennedy and she has been the dedicated publisher and founder of BC Pet Connection Magazine.
I met Leslie several months ago at an event organized by natural that the company in Vancouver. I could see Leslie’s eyes that she deeply cares about her dogs Jazz and Freeway, but is also very passionate about our community cause of promoting gentle holistic approach to animal care and healing.
Originally, Leslie founded The BC Pet Connection to inform people about the health issues caused by vaccines. (more…)
Tags: animal, bc, care, companies, connections, food, healing, holistic, kennedy, leslie, magazine, pet, raw, vet, veterinarian
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Sunday, February 20th, 2011
So many of us are concerned about the current state of medical system and the fact that the governments of many countries are crumbling under the burden of skyrocketing medical costs.
More then a half of most countries’ budgets goes to the healthcare. Thousands of people and animals are dying unnecessarily from the side-effects of drugs.
How can we make a difference and change this situation. How can we help those who do not believe this understand
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Tags: acupuncture, allergic, anemia, animal, ataxia, cat, depression, dermatitis, diarrhea, dog, drug, eczema, effects, effects. supplements, energy, healing, health, hepatitis, holistic, homeopathy, hot spots, hyperactivity, kidney disease, liver disease, liver enzymes, massage, melena, metacam, physio, renal failure, seizures, side, trembling, ulcer, vet, vomiting
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Sunday, February 13th, 2011
Many veterinary clinics sell thousands of dollars worth of processed food. These sales have become one of the ways of bringing in the needed income to cover the skyrocketing costs of running a veterinary practice. It may surprise you that an average vet earns less then a plumber or a contractor.
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Tags: barf, cat, diet, dobias, dog, dr, food, pet, peter, raw, safe, vet
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