by Cat Lane | Apr 14, 2011 | Blog, Canine Nutrition
Or, as the case may be, five of them for now. I started this concept as “Top Ten Things I am asked all the time” but it rapidly evolved into Twenty… now a blog entry covering all of these would be pretty cumbersome, so I’m starting with five...
by Cat Lane | Apr 12, 2011 | Anam Cara, Blog
“Dogs are our link to paradise. They don’t know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring–it was peace.” – Milan Kundera
by Cat Lane | Apr 12, 2011 | Blog, Canine Nutrition
You are all going to think this is my favorite topic. …the reality is, I am passionate about teaching others to be unbiased, well-informed – good critical thinkers and researchers when it comes to canine nutrition. And as I’ve been emphasizing,...
by Cat Lane | Apr 9, 2011 | Anam Cara, Blog
He is my other eyes that can see above the clouds; my other ears that hear above the winds. He is the part of me that can reach out into the sea. He has told me a thousand times over that I am his reason for being; by the way he rests against my leg; by the way he...
by Cat Lane | Apr 9, 2011 | Blog, Canine Health Conditions
Today a client emailed me to ask about something her dog had been doing that she hadn’t put on the questionnaire because it had slipped her mind, as she focused on the problem she’s consulting me about. She wasn’t sure what the thing her dog does...
by Cat Lane | Apr 9, 2011 | Blog, Herbs for Dogs
This is always difficult, but every blog seems to need one. My top ten herbs for dogs, unlike my top ten for humans, is pretty static – these are the alltime necessities, the must-have, can’t-live-without tinctures, fresh and dried plants, powders and...
by Cat Lane | Apr 8, 2011 | Blog, Canine Nutrition
Let’s face it; people are really bothered by carbs these days. And with good reason, in many cases; excessive carb, especially simple sugars and those that contain gluten, contribute to not only our own, but our dogs’ tendency to gain excess weight, plus a...
by Cat Lane | Apr 5, 2011 | Anam Cara, Blog
I’ve loved this one ever since I first read it, somewhere online, many years ago. How true, start to finish (although I know none of you would be using a choke collar!) I lie belly-upIn the sunshine, happier thanYou ever will be. Today I sniffedMany dog butts —...
by Cat Lane | Apr 5, 2011 | Blog, Canine Nutrition
Over the past two decades, there has been a veritable explosion of information about canine nutrition, with books such as Dr. Billinghurst’s series on raw feeding, Richard Pitcairn’s venerable Natural Health for Dogs and Cats, and a multitude of newer...
by Cat Lane | Apr 5, 2011 | Blog, Herbs for Dogs
Milk thistle has become, over the last decade, one of the most commonly used herbs in natural veterinary medicine, addressing a whole host of issues most often related to active liver disease, or in hopes of slowing the likelihood of liver problems associated with...
by Cat Lane | Mar 25, 2011 | Blog, Canine Nutrition
It has been a long time coming, this post. Many years ago, when I set up the original website, I had planned to add articles of all variety, and earnestly tried. Alas, I was not in control of the site, I had to find a time when my super helpful but equally very busy...
