There are little things that people can do to be better connected with their animals. I believe that upon arrival home you should calmly acknowledge your animal. You should stop for moment, breath, glance the animal in the eye, and say “hello”. Upon departure you should seek your animal out and say “goodbye” while picturing […]
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I feel that a very important part of being an animal professional is studying and watching animal behavior. I can see almost every eye blink, tilt of ear, look-away, or limp. I have recently learned that in canines, a tail wag to the right means that they are happy and may see something they want to
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READ OUR COMPLAINT WITH EDDIES WHEELS! CLICK HERE So many of you have been asking about Maia and her new cart. We had been so excited to receive it! Many of you have seen the password protected blog post. I am sorry it was such a tease for you all!
It has now been a week since Joey’s last drunken seizure spell. He has been more lethargic, hungrier and needier than normal. His toxoplasmosis test came back negative. When my vet gave me the results he said, “So now you don’t have to feel guilty about giving your cat raw meat.” Isn’t that the truth!
In her younger years, Maia would wake me up before dawn with the clicking of her pacing wolf dog nails on the hardware floor and a cold nose poking my face repeatively until I arose. Then her and Stormy, my Aussie, would make play growling noises and run through the house wrestling with their toys
“I want people to know that many animals know what is happening to the sea creatures and it hurts our hearts when we breathe.”
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I asked Makia to say something to my new facebook friends and she said, “If you like cats you should listen to my mom” On another note a client wrote to me today, “Its been so invaluable to discover animals largely do understand what we say around them even if I imperfectly grasp what they
I have had the same veterinarian for 13 years. When Lala, my first dog as an adult, was in the emergency room getting blood transfusions with vets that admittedly did not know what to do I called my Montecito dog walking clients to ask, “Who is the best vet in Santa Barbara” The answer was
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Makia, my 14-year-old pure white cat, has recently been diagnosed with Diabetes. She is now on insulin injections twice daily 12 hours apart. Here is my interview with her. Laura: “How did you feel before you got diagnosed?” Makia: “I felt sick but I didn’t know it. I had a little bit of anxiety. I
I have been pondering lately, “What does it mean to be present in our lives and how do we choose what deserves our attention at each moment?” During a consultation, I am completely consumed and aware of each animal’s flick of an eye, twitch of a lip, or passing thought or image. I ride my
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