This morning when we went out it was still dark, but Salma went straight to a particular plant which she began to chew on avidly. After a couple of minutes of dedicated chewing she stepped away and began to retch. Then she vomited up a small amount of white foam. She had shown no signs [...]
We have been using turmeric powder in zoopharmacognosy for a long time now but recently the essential oil has become more readily available. If you would like to find out more about the properties of this oil and how it may help the animals we work with, please click on the link below. TURMERIC EO [...]
Celery seed Apium graveolens General information Non-toxic Non-irritant Possibly sensitization Uses Arthritis Rheumatism Gout Digestive system Liver congestion Glandular problems Milk flow Neuralgia Precautions Avoid during pregnancy Celery belongs to the Apiaceae family. The plant is native to southern Europe but is widely grown as a vegetable. The essential oil is obtained by steam distillation [...]
From the day she arrived we thought that Salma’s eyesight was not too good. This perception has been confirmed as time has passed. She sees movement, even at a distance, but static objects present a problem and she may bump into things. How can this be? All our previous beardies have had excellent eyesight and [...]
Luna is a shetland pony mare about 10 years old. For most of her life she has had chewing mites and as a result she has no hair all along her spinal column and in certain areas on either side of the spine. Her skin was inflamed, dry, cracked and extremely itchy as a result [...]
This paper has just been published and it may be worthwhile taking a look at it. It does not say anything new about applied zoopharmacognosy but the more information available the better. What_is_Zoopharmacognosy
This morning I did a zoopharma session with Salma. This is the third session since she arrived three months ago. Rose Otto: Looks at bottle, licks, tail wags, moves closer, close sniff right up to bottle and then moved away to about 2m. I closed bottle. 10cm. Angelica Root. Mouth smacks. Sniffs focusing on bottle [...]
This link is to a blog entry by Dr. Peter Dobias which I think will be very helpful to dog guardians seeking to treat bouts of diarrhea in a holistic way. Dr. Dobias's aim is to educate and help guardians provide the best possible care for their four-legged friends and, as always, he does not [...]
This morning we went to the beach. Although it was early, around 8:30am, there were some people there. We met one lady from Madrid with a 5 month old border collie cross puppy called Bruma (Mist). They had got her when she was 2 months old from a shepherd in the Cabrales area [...]
During the first few days after she arrived, Salma was - not unnaturally - a little unsettled and even confused. Where am I? Everything is new here! New people, new dog, cats… She needed to follow us around whenever we moved as it appeared that we were her anchor in this new environment. After a [...]