Apr
09
2010
As the economy worsens, people are cutting back on everything that is not absolutely essential. Sadly, that sometimes means that they are giving up their pets to shelters — or worse, abandoning them. Or sometimes, with all the natural disasters in the world, they are lost and have to be rescued by professionals. Shelters around [...]
Feb
26
2010
People (and animals) who suffer from arthritis may not find complete relief from the medications they are given. Either the medications are too strong, or they don’t provide the hoped-for comfort. Over the years, I’ve heard many stories from people who have arthritis — or have relatives who do. And finally one of my clients [...]
Jul
01
2009
Happy Fourth of July! Or is it, for your pets? When the bangs and whistles start, or else the loud thunder bangs of a lightning storm, your pet can take a sudden dive under the bed (or, as one dog-owner calls it, “heads for the bomb shelter”) Loud noises don’t seem to bother some animals. [...]
Jun
22
2009
As I write this, there isn’t much sun out there right now. But it’s the 2nd day of Summer — and there will surely be some sun and heat before the summer’s over. But I bet one thing you never thought of to help with the sunburns or heat exhaustion (for you or for your [...]
Jun
19
2009
If your trauma circuits get triggered ~ which can happen in any of thousands of ways, from a hangnail to sudden news of a death or tragedy, or from an accident ~ it’s great if you can quickly and easily “reset” your circuits to normal, so that you can deal with what actually happened, without [...]