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CURE YOUR DOG | A bold claim and one I can't guarantee. I can, however, save you the years of research and experimentation I went through with Cyd. In a nutshell I would recommend the following steps to anyone whose dog could enjoy better health. If you don't follow these steps you are always going to struggle with lotions, potions and pills

Pets all over the world could be enjoying better health. How many animals do you know that have itchy skin, inter-digital cysts, allergies, gunky eyes and ears, acne-type spots and boils, eczema-type rashes or other indefinable skin problems for which vets happily prescribe medicines but cannot give an adequate explanation? Quite a few I bet. I ended up questioning whether vets and the manufacturers and sellers of convenient, commercial pet foods had any incentives to cure my dog when, truthfully, their livelihoods rely on my sick pet using their products and services. When anyone asks me how they can improve their pet's health I always recommend the following steps:

1. Switch your dog from a commercial diet to a natural diet Do this gradually but start today. It's not difficult although it is more time-consuming than opening a bag of heat-treated, dehydrated kibble or a foul-smelling tin of pet food (have you read the list of ingredients in those tins?). Start here for ideas.

2. Stop vaccinating your pet If your pet has health issues it is probably because his/her immune system is depleted. Even the manufacturers of vaccines say animals that are not in good health should not be vaccinated. Bet your vet never mentioned that when you took your pet for its annual booster. Respected authorities say annual vaccines are not only unneccessary they can be risky. There are natural alternatives called nosodes you can use instead.

3. Add health-boosting natural supplements to your pet's food There is no excuse for not doing this apart from a small cost, and believe me, you will reap the rewards with fewer vets bills. We recommend Wolle's WOW from Herbaticus. At £1 a week for a medium sized dog or 50p a week for a cat it's got to be worth a try. Herbaticus can also supply condition-specific supplements to help skin problems among other things. We have also recently been adding Aloe Vera Juice to Seven's dinner - 1 tablespoon per night. This, in combination with Wolle's WOW, 809 and 1809 from Herbaticus, has been helping a great deal.

4. Forswear your allopathic vet Look, I'm not an idiot, okay? If my dog broke her leg I'd be off to the vet in the blink of eye. I'm just asking you to consider if your pet's health problem will be helped by conventional medicine. Cyd taught me that in most cases of skin conditions all a vet does is treat the symptoms. This is not the same as treating the underlying cause and can, in fact, make it much worse, by masking the real issue (the under-performing immune system). 

Take a breath, don't panic and assess the problem. I admit chronic skin conditions are hard to treat (which is why it's so important to get started on steps 1 to 3 right away). If you feel your pet needs to see a vet why not look for a holistic or homeopathic vet in your area? I once took Cyd on a 500 mile round trip (not including two ferry journeys of 45 minutes each) to see a homeopathic vet. Chances are there will be one closer to you than that. If you're lucky enough to live in or near Bath, Swindon or London you may be able to see Nick Thompson (no relation). Otherwise start with the website of the British Association of Homeopathic Vets to find one in your area. Be aware that perhaps not all holistic vets are on that list so a quick look in the Yellow Pages might be all you need to do.

If your pet has a flare-up you might feel confident enough to try homeopathy yourself. It took me some time to gain this confidence and even now I might sometimes check with a qualified homeopath friend before I try a certain remedy. Acute conditions often respond really well to homeopathic intervention so, once again, take a breath, don't panic and think about the symptoms your pet is exhibiting. Consider not just the physical ones you can see (such as a rash, spots or smelly ears) but also behaviours which might have changed...perhaps a sun-worshipping dog now prefers to lie on a cool, tiled floor or a normally relaxed dog has become anxious and clingy? All these changes are significant. A potency of 30c is generally used when treating animals, occasionally 200c or higher where indicated. There's a very basic First Aid Homeopathic Guide included on this website but you could also search the internet or invest in Sonia Smith's book about bull terriers and homeopathy. Click here and scroll down the page.

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