You Have to go to This Site:
http://www.ustream.tv/theowlbox
It's a live cam of a barn owl and her babies. Watch it. It is amazing. How can anyone ever hurt or abandon these sweet creatures, or any creature for that matter? Especially when you see the miracle of life and the vulnerability of babies. Mom's instincts are wonderful! I feel so honored to watch this!
Monday, December 13, 2010
My Friend's Dog Survives!
Dog beats odds to survive
4.5-kg dog lives 4 weeks in N.Van woods
BY LARA HOWSAM, NORTH SHORE NEWS JULY 18, 2010
Denise Beirnes with her 11-year-old dachshund, Honey, who survived after being lost in the woods around Capilano River for a month.
Photograph by: Cindy Goodman, NEWS photo
Against all odds West Vancouver resident Denise Beirnes' small elderly dog survived four weeks in the wilderness on its own.
Beirnes had been hiking up Capilano Trail, off Keith Road in North Vancouver, on June 5 with her two dogs, Eddie and Honey.
Honey and Eddie are 11-year-old dachshunds that do not weigh much more than 4.5 kilograms each.
Beirnes had both dogs off-leash and was looking back every few minutes to make sure they were right behind her. But in a mater of minutes Honey disappeared.
"I looked around and he was gone," Beirnes said. "So I am calling and calling and calling him and there is no response, so we started this all-out search."
Despite exhaustive search efforts by Beirnes, some friends and the dog's walkers from North Shore Dog Walkers, Honey was nowhere to be found.
Beirnes returned to the site many times over the next few days but found no sign of Honey.
Beirnes didn't give up. She called pounds and animal hospitals, contacting all the vets on the North Shore and put up around 50 posters in the area. She also posted adds on Kijiji, Craigslist and in the North Shore News.
Hoping to provide an incentive, Beirnes offered a $1,000 reward to anyone that returned her dog safe and sound.
As the days passed, Beirnes started to lose hope.
"I really thought there was no way he could have survived. After two weeks had gone by, I realized I had to accept this," Beirnes said.
"You know I thought he had probably been killed by a predator, or somebody had him . . . obviously it broke my heart."
Then the unthinkable happened. Beirnes received a call from a man saying he had located Honey after identifying him through his tags.
It had been four weeks since Beirnes had last seen her beloved dog.
"They found him in the Capilano ravine, at Paisley Road in North Vancouver," she said. "He obviously had quite an adventure; four weeks out there without being killed or starving to death. . . ."
The dog has a heart condition for which it receives daily medication and because Honey is so small, Beirnes could not believe that her pet had survived.
"I have to be honest with you I was in such shock when they brought the dog to me that I just handed them a cheque," Beirnes said.
"Of course I said 'Thank-you, thank-you, thank-you,' but afterwards I thought that if I would have had my wits about me I would have gotten their names, and I could have called them when things settled down. I mean they brought my baby back."
When they brought Honey back, the dog was barely alive. It was exceedingly thin with its chest scraped up, two infected cuts on its ears and a skinned nose.
Beirnes said the normally lively dog was lifeless.
"He was too weak. I just lifted him up, he was just a little bag of bones," Beirnes said.
"He looked at me and gave me a little weak kiss, but that was it, he was just near death. I think probably he was just so weak."
Beirnes other dog, Eddie, was happy to be reunited with his friend but also knew Honey was not himself.
"I think Honey was so different, I mean he was in shock he didn't even move," Beirnes said about the reunion.
"He was so weak that Eddie just kind of went and curled up next to him"
Beirnes will be eternally grateful to the people who brought Honey back to her, and to all the others who offered their support.
"A few people approached me and told me stories about how their dogs had shown up," Beirnes said about the support she received. "But after a few weeks I just couldn't allow myself to believe that."
Less than 10 days after the ordeal Honey is starting to perk up. Beirnes has to feed him every three hours to help him gain his strength back. So far he has gained a pound.
"He was in shock for a few days, but he is pretty much back to his old self in terms of his behaviour," she said.
© Copyright (c) North Shore News
Read more: http://www.nsnews.com/news/beats+odds+survive/3292588/story.html#ixzz0vfflFfFp
4.5-kg dog lives 4 weeks in N.Van woods
BY LARA HOWSAM, NORTH SHORE NEWS JULY 18, 2010
Denise Beirnes with her 11-year-old dachshund, Honey, who survived after being lost in the woods around Capilano River for a month.
Photograph by: Cindy Goodman, NEWS photo
Against all odds West Vancouver resident Denise Beirnes' small elderly dog survived four weeks in the wilderness on its own.
Beirnes had been hiking up Capilano Trail, off Keith Road in North Vancouver, on June 5 with her two dogs, Eddie and Honey.
Honey and Eddie are 11-year-old dachshunds that do not weigh much more than 4.5 kilograms each.
Beirnes had both dogs off-leash and was looking back every few minutes to make sure they were right behind her. But in a mater of minutes Honey disappeared.
"I looked around and he was gone," Beirnes said. "So I am calling and calling and calling him and there is no response, so we started this all-out search."
Despite exhaustive search efforts by Beirnes, some friends and the dog's walkers from North Shore Dog Walkers, Honey was nowhere to be found.
Beirnes returned to the site many times over the next few days but found no sign of Honey.
Beirnes didn't give up. She called pounds and animal hospitals, contacting all the vets on the North Shore and put up around 50 posters in the area. She also posted adds on Kijiji, Craigslist and in the North Shore News.
Hoping to provide an incentive, Beirnes offered a $1,000 reward to anyone that returned her dog safe and sound.
As the days passed, Beirnes started to lose hope.
"I really thought there was no way he could have survived. After two weeks had gone by, I realized I had to accept this," Beirnes said.
"You know I thought he had probably been killed by a predator, or somebody had him . . . obviously it broke my heart."
Then the unthinkable happened. Beirnes received a call from a man saying he had located Honey after identifying him through his tags.
It had been four weeks since Beirnes had last seen her beloved dog.
"They found him in the Capilano ravine, at Paisley Road in North Vancouver," she said. "He obviously had quite an adventure; four weeks out there without being killed or starving to death. . . ."
The dog has a heart condition for which it receives daily medication and because Honey is so small, Beirnes could not believe that her pet had survived.
"I have to be honest with you I was in such shock when they brought the dog to me that I just handed them a cheque," Beirnes said.
"Of course I said 'Thank-you, thank-you, thank-you,' but afterwards I thought that if I would have had my wits about me I would have gotten their names, and I could have called them when things settled down. I mean they brought my baby back."
When they brought Honey back, the dog was barely alive. It was exceedingly thin with its chest scraped up, two infected cuts on its ears and a skinned nose.
Beirnes said the normally lively dog was lifeless.
"He was too weak. I just lifted him up, he was just a little bag of bones," Beirnes said.
"He looked at me and gave me a little weak kiss, but that was it, he was just near death. I think probably he was just so weak."
Beirnes other dog, Eddie, was happy to be reunited with his friend but also knew Honey was not himself.
"I think Honey was so different, I mean he was in shock he didn't even move," Beirnes said about the reunion.
"He was so weak that Eddie just kind of went and curled up next to him"
Beirnes will be eternally grateful to the people who brought Honey back to her, and to all the others who offered their support.
"A few people approached me and told me stories about how their dogs had shown up," Beirnes said about the support she received. "But after a few weeks I just couldn't allow myself to believe that."
Less than 10 days after the ordeal Honey is starting to perk up. Beirnes has to feed him every three hours to help him gain his strength back. So far he has gained a pound.
"He was in shock for a few days, but he is pretty much back to his old self in terms of his behaviour," she said.
© Copyright (c) North Shore News
Read more: http://www.nsnews.com/news/beats+odds+survive/3292588/story.html#ixzz0vfflFfFp
Free to Love, Free to Heal: Mind-Body Connection
By Loolwa Khazzoom
Health and wellness coach and journalist Loolwa Khazzoom traveled to San Diego to speak with David Simon, MD-co-founder, CEO, and medical director of the Chopra Center for Wellbeing--about the concepts in his book, Free to Love, Free to Heal (Chopra Center Press, 2009). In it, he addresses the connection between emotions and physical health. In this conversation, Simon shares his thoughts about the multidimensional aspects of healing and how massage therapy supports people in their journey to wellness.
Loolwa Khazzoom: In your own words, what is Free to Love, Free to Heal about?
David Simon: The book is about authentic healing. My experience as a physician, for over three decades, has been that in most interactions between a patient and a doctor, we barely have enough time to address the symptoms that bring patients to us in the first place. When we create more safety, time, and space, we come to see that underlying almost every problem facing a patient is a story. If we access that story, reveal that story, and realize that we can start writing a new chapter for that story, genuine healing and transformation begin.
LK: I liked how, in your book, you write that the reason we say "feelings" is because we "feel" emotions physically in our body, emotions live there. I also liked how you talked about various methods for cleansing the emotional state. Please talk about why we need to do the cleansing on many different levels--physical, spiritual, communal, etc. How does each piece contribute to the experience of health and well-being?
DS: We are multidimensional beings. The medical model says we're basically a bag of biochemicals, but we know there are various dimensions to who we are. We have environments, we have relationships, we have jobs, we have physical bodies, we have emotional bodies, we have psychologies, we have spirits.
Traditionally, going back thousands of years, healers were comfortable addressing these various levels of a person's life. This book is going back to the roots of healing, the roots of medicine--exploring the level of multidimensionality where a person is struggling, seeing how we can facilitate greater integration between all the parts of that individual.
LK: Even for people who have done a lot of work on emotional release, there's still something valuable in your book. There are new angles, new ways of thinking about things, new questions to ask. You mentioned that at the Chopra Center, there are sessions where people are able to do emotional release work in community, and you talked about the transformational power of those single experiences. Do you feel that a one-time experience can totally change someone's life, or do you feel that emotional healing is a lifetime journey?
DS: I think that life is a spiral. We deal with something, and at the time when we've dealt with it we think, "Oh, I've got that down." Then we have some more experiences, and we come back around and realize, "Oh, there's some other layer there that I didn't look at last time. I'm able to access it in a different place." I think that's what makes life so mysterious and magnificent.
There are certain books that I read maybe once a year, maybe once every other year. Every time I read them, I think to myself, "I never saw that the last time I read it," because I wasn't really ready or open at the time, or I didn't yet have my own life experience to resonate with what was being said.
LK: In your book, it sounded as if you were saying that emotional distress is pretty much at the root of all illnesses, that if we look long enough and hard enough, we'll find it. I want to hear more about that because, from my perspective, emotional distress is just one component. It may be a huge component for some people, it may be a small component for other people. But I see it as just one thing on the palette. What are your thoughts?
DS: I agree. I see women every day at the Chopra Center who, out of the blue, get breast cancer. You can create a story around it, and I think there's a value of helping to heal emotions around some of these more serious physical diseases, but I would never want someone to say, "Oh the reason I got stomach cancer is because I have an emotional unresolved issue." I think there's a whole spectrum, and a healthy response is not to try to fit everything into one box, but to really identify where in this person's life, in all these dimensions, we will get the greatest reward for the investment of our attention.
LK: I appreciate that in your book you said that even if people do discover there are emotional roots of illness, it does not mean that the illness is their fault. You advise them to stay away from the place of blame. I have seen people in the healing movement who get so excited about the mind-body connection that they do go to a place of blame, a place of, "It's your fault. It's your karma. It's your bad luck." I think that instead, people need to say, "What can I do to help this person? How can I access my compassion?"
DS: Having been a physician for nearly 40 years now, I just think humility should be the dominating mind-set. We don't understand most of what's going on, and no matter how healthy and balanced we seem to be, at some point, none of us gets out of here alive. We're all going to experience that progressive dysfunction that comes through the natural aging process.
I think we just have to have that deep, underlying humility. When you think that you know so clearly what is wrong with someone else, it's probably time to stop worrying about that other person and look at yourself. I love this quote by Vaclav Havel: "Keep the company of those who seek the truth. Run from those who have found it." When someone knows exactly what is wrong with you and what you need to do to fix yourself, that's the time to find another friend.
LK: On the health-care front, where do you feel the conversation needs to go between doctors and patients, between health-care providers and consumers, and among health-care providers within their own circle?
DS: One of the reasons that doctors tend to get arrogant about having the authority to make decisions for other people is that in our early training as medical students, a lot of the patients we see are not capable of making their own choices. They are coming in unconscious, with major injuries, or in the midst of requiring major surgeries. So doctors learn really early on that we make decisions for people who have no ability to make their own choices. I think that mind-set begins to extend into the realm of working with people who are fully capable of making their own choices.
I think that physicians have to realize the value of forming partnerships with their patients. I love thinking of my patients as my partners. First of all, it doesn't put all of the responsibility on me to cure people. It puts me in the role of teacher-educator. I think this partnership is what ultimately leads to much greater success in healing. Even in the very process of helping the person to realize that, to some degree, his or her own choices have an influence on the outcome, we already begin the healing journey.
I think that the best voice to transform health care is that of people who have gone through their own personal journey of healing--who can speak from experience and teach others, saying, "These are the steps that can heal our health-care system," which right now is really a disease-care system.
I think the change has to happen on multiple levels--personal, political, and social. On the personal level, I think every one of us knows what we can do for ourselves to be healthier. We know we should eat healthier, exercise regularly, manage our stress levels better, and get to bed earlier. We know we should stop using so many alcohol, drugs, and tobacco products. We should get along better with each other.
On the political and social level, I believe it's all about collective consciousness. Those we called leaders are really followers. I think we have to get to the place where the people who make policy are inundated with the experiences of people who, on their own, have discovered that an ounce of prevention really is worth a pound of cure. When we are supported in taking better care of ourselves, we will reduce our need for invasive, intrusive medical care down the road.
For more information on Dr. David Simon and Free to Love, Free to Heal, visitwww.freetolove.com
Loolwa Khazzoom is the director of Dancing with Pain, a mind-body media and education company, through which she facilitates workshops on and blogs about natural pain relief. For more information, visit www.dancingwithpain.com
Health and wellness coach and journalist Loolwa Khazzoom traveled to San Diego to speak with David Simon, MD-co-founder, CEO, and medical director of the Chopra Center for Wellbeing--about the concepts in his book, Free to Love, Free to Heal (Chopra Center Press, 2009). In it, he addresses the connection between emotions and physical health. In this conversation, Simon shares his thoughts about the multidimensional aspects of healing and how massage therapy supports people in their journey to wellness.
Loolwa Khazzoom: In your own words, what is Free to Love, Free to Heal about?
David Simon: The book is about authentic healing. My experience as a physician, for over three decades, has been that in most interactions between a patient and a doctor, we barely have enough time to address the symptoms that bring patients to us in the first place. When we create more safety, time, and space, we come to see that underlying almost every problem facing a patient is a story. If we access that story, reveal that story, and realize that we can start writing a new chapter for that story, genuine healing and transformation begin.
LK: I liked how, in your book, you write that the reason we say "feelings" is because we "feel" emotions physically in our body, emotions live there. I also liked how you talked about various methods for cleansing the emotional state. Please talk about why we need to do the cleansing on many different levels--physical, spiritual, communal, etc. How does each piece contribute to the experience of health and well-being?
DS: We are multidimensional beings. The medical model says we're basically a bag of biochemicals, but we know there are various dimensions to who we are. We have environments, we have relationships, we have jobs, we have physical bodies, we have emotional bodies, we have psychologies, we have spirits.
Traditionally, going back thousands of years, healers were comfortable addressing these various levels of a person's life. This book is going back to the roots of healing, the roots of medicine--exploring the level of multidimensionality where a person is struggling, seeing how we can facilitate greater integration between all the parts of that individual.
LK: Even for people who have done a lot of work on emotional release, there's still something valuable in your book. There are new angles, new ways of thinking about things, new questions to ask. You mentioned that at the Chopra Center, there are sessions where people are able to do emotional release work in community, and you talked about the transformational power of those single experiences. Do you feel that a one-time experience can totally change someone's life, or do you feel that emotional healing is a lifetime journey?
DS: I think that life is a spiral. We deal with something, and at the time when we've dealt with it we think, "Oh, I've got that down." Then we have some more experiences, and we come back around and realize, "Oh, there's some other layer there that I didn't look at last time. I'm able to access it in a different place." I think that's what makes life so mysterious and magnificent.
There are certain books that I read maybe once a year, maybe once every other year. Every time I read them, I think to myself, "I never saw that the last time I read it," because I wasn't really ready or open at the time, or I didn't yet have my own life experience to resonate with what was being said.
LK: In your book, it sounded as if you were saying that emotional distress is pretty much at the root of all illnesses, that if we look long enough and hard enough, we'll find it. I want to hear more about that because, from my perspective, emotional distress is just one component. It may be a huge component for some people, it may be a small component for other people. But I see it as just one thing on the palette. What are your thoughts?
DS: I agree. I see women every day at the Chopra Center who, out of the blue, get breast cancer. You can create a story around it, and I think there's a value of helping to heal emotions around some of these more serious physical diseases, but I would never want someone to say, "Oh the reason I got stomach cancer is because I have an emotional unresolved issue." I think there's a whole spectrum, and a healthy response is not to try to fit everything into one box, but to really identify where in this person's life, in all these dimensions, we will get the greatest reward for the investment of our attention.
LK: I appreciate that in your book you said that even if people do discover there are emotional roots of illness, it does not mean that the illness is their fault. You advise them to stay away from the place of blame. I have seen people in the healing movement who get so excited about the mind-body connection that they do go to a place of blame, a place of, "It's your fault. It's your karma. It's your bad luck." I think that instead, people need to say, "What can I do to help this person? How can I access my compassion?"
DS: Having been a physician for nearly 40 years now, I just think humility should be the dominating mind-set. We don't understand most of what's going on, and no matter how healthy and balanced we seem to be, at some point, none of us gets out of here alive. We're all going to experience that progressive dysfunction that comes through the natural aging process.
I think we just have to have that deep, underlying humility. When you think that you know so clearly what is wrong with someone else, it's probably time to stop worrying about that other person and look at yourself. I love this quote by Vaclav Havel: "Keep the company of those who seek the truth. Run from those who have found it." When someone knows exactly what is wrong with you and what you need to do to fix yourself, that's the time to find another friend.
LK: On the health-care front, where do you feel the conversation needs to go between doctors and patients, between health-care providers and consumers, and among health-care providers within their own circle?
DS: One of the reasons that doctors tend to get arrogant about having the authority to make decisions for other people is that in our early training as medical students, a lot of the patients we see are not capable of making their own choices. They are coming in unconscious, with major injuries, or in the midst of requiring major surgeries. So doctors learn really early on that we make decisions for people who have no ability to make their own choices. I think that mind-set begins to extend into the realm of working with people who are fully capable of making their own choices.
I think that physicians have to realize the value of forming partnerships with their patients. I love thinking of my patients as my partners. First of all, it doesn't put all of the responsibility on me to cure people. It puts me in the role of teacher-educator. I think this partnership is what ultimately leads to much greater success in healing. Even in the very process of helping the person to realize that, to some degree, his or her own choices have an influence on the outcome, we already begin the healing journey.
I think that the best voice to transform health care is that of people who have gone through their own personal journey of healing--who can speak from experience and teach others, saying, "These are the steps that can heal our health-care system," which right now is really a disease-care system.
I think the change has to happen on multiple levels--personal, political, and social. On the personal level, I think every one of us knows what we can do for ourselves to be healthier. We know we should eat healthier, exercise regularly, manage our stress levels better, and get to bed earlier. We know we should stop using so many alcohol, drugs, and tobacco products. We should get along better with each other.
On the political and social level, I believe it's all about collective consciousness. Those we called leaders are really followers. I think we have to get to the place where the people who make policy are inundated with the experiences of people who, on their own, have discovered that an ounce of prevention really is worth a pound of cure. When we are supported in taking better care of ourselves, we will reduce our need for invasive, intrusive medical care down the road.
For more information on Dr. David Simon and Free to Love, Free to Heal, visitwww.freetolove.com
Loolwa Khazzoom is the director of Dancing with Pain, a mind-body media and education company, through which she facilitates workshops on and blogs about natural pain relief. For more information, visit www.dancingwithpain.com
DOG CARE
Home – More Than Just a Shelter
Dogs are pack animals – they are not content when excluded from the family unit. Though some circumstances may require dogs to live outside, most dogs will thrive in a primarily indoor environment. Your dog should have an area of the house dedicated as his own space, such as a kennel, crate or bed. This teaches your dog to have respect for his own space and, in turn, yours. Set down ground rules, enforce off-limit areas of the house, and welcome your dog into permissible areas.
If your dog spends time outdoors, provide access to a doggie door or a temperature-controlled doghouse. Never leave your dog unattended outside without shelter, especially during very hot or cold weather, as this can result in severe health consequences.
Physical Maintenance
Keep your dog healthy with regular exercise and preventive veterinary care. Establish an exercise routine, even if it is just a stroll around the block each morning. Depending on your dog’s breed, more exercise may be necessary, but don’t overdo it. Visit your veterinarian at least once or twice a year for a wellness check-up. Potential problems are often identified before your dog actually shows signs of illness.
Every dog needs basic grooming, such as bathing and nail trimming. Some dogs even need regular haircuts. Find a reputable groomer, or learn to groom your dog at home. Then, establish a grooming regimen and stick with it.
Nurturing Your Dog
Dogs thrive on structure and discipline, and training is paramount to your dog’s quality of life. Choose a training program and follow through. You may prefer to join a training class with a professional instructor. Alternatively, you may wish to learn about dog training on your own. Either way, establish yourself as the boss, reinforce good behavior, and humanely correct misbehavior. Be consistent and you will see positive results.
Maintaining the human-canine bond is vital. Set aside time for you and your dog. Petting your dog, playing with toys, talking to him, or taking him for rides in the car are some ways to strengthen and preserve this bond.
Following the guidelines for your dog’s basic needs sets the foundation for a long, happy life with your dog. Dog ownership should not be a chore, but an experience that enriches your life and that of your dog. If you can keep that tail wagging, you will be happier, too.
Dogs are pack animals – they are not content when excluded from the family unit. Though some circumstances may require dogs to live outside, most dogs will thrive in a primarily indoor environment. Your dog should have an area of the house dedicated as his own space, such as a kennel, crate or bed. This teaches your dog to have respect for his own space and, in turn, yours. Set down ground rules, enforce off-limit areas of the house, and welcome your dog into permissible areas.
If your dog spends time outdoors, provide access to a doggie door or a temperature-controlled doghouse. Never leave your dog unattended outside without shelter, especially during very hot or cold weather, as this can result in severe health consequences.
Physical Maintenance
Keep your dog healthy with regular exercise and preventive veterinary care. Establish an exercise routine, even if it is just a stroll around the block each morning. Depending on your dog’s breed, more exercise may be necessary, but don’t overdo it. Visit your veterinarian at least once or twice a year for a wellness check-up. Potential problems are often identified before your dog actually shows signs of illness.
Every dog needs basic grooming, such as bathing and nail trimming. Some dogs even need regular haircuts. Find a reputable groomer, or learn to groom your dog at home. Then, establish a grooming regimen and stick with it.
Nurturing Your Dog
Dogs thrive on structure and discipline, and training is paramount to your dog’s quality of life. Choose a training program and follow through. You may prefer to join a training class with a professional instructor. Alternatively, you may wish to learn about dog training on your own. Either way, establish yourself as the boss, reinforce good behavior, and humanely correct misbehavior. Be consistent and you will see positive results.
Maintaining the human-canine bond is vital. Set aside time for you and your dog. Petting your dog, playing with toys, talking to him, or taking him for rides in the car are some ways to strengthen and preserve this bond.
Following the guidelines for your dog’s basic needs sets the foundation for a long, happy life with your dog. Dog ownership should not be a chore, but an experience that enriches your life and that of your dog. If you can keep that tail wagging, you will be happier, too.
GLUCOSAMINE FOR YOUR DOG
Glucosamine for Dogs
Is your best friend slowing down? He must be suffering from canine Osteoarthritis and/or hip dysplasia. Did you know that up to 30% of dogs and cats have Osteoarthritis? Here are the signs of when glucosamine may be needed for your dog:
Difficulty or adverse reaction to walking, playing, or going up stairs
Falling behind you on walks
General lethargy
Difficulty or adverse reaction to walking, playing, or going up stairs
Limping
Difficulty getting up when laying down
Signs of pain when petted or touched
Aversive to any contacts
Unlike us, pets have a very high pain threshold. Think about it. If we feel a headache coming on, we can attack that headache with medicine before it becomes a problem. When we have pain, we either tell someone or we do something about it. Pets on the other hand though, cannot do anything about their pain. Therefore, they learn to deal with it. When the pain becomes so overwhelming that they are experiencing some of the signs (noted above), they are in an extreme amount of pain and action should be taken right away.
Another important point is that there is no placebo effect in dogs. The dog does not know if he or she is getting a dietary supplement, (such as glucosamine) therefore when you notice your best friend walking and jumping in the car again, you know they are feeling better. An overwhelming majority of pets respond to Glucosamine, and larger dog breeds in particular seem to respond extremely well to Glucosamine.
Proven Effects of Glucosamine in Dogs
Just as in humans, Glucosamine has shown great effect for your dog's joint health. More importantly, as a natural dietary supplement, it also rehabilitates and soothes your dog's joints. Glucosamine is a preventive measure that will ensure your beloved friend will have maximum joint health. You will begin to notice the results in your pet within one to two weeks. You’ll find your dog more lively, active and animated. For some animals, the results are simply amazing.
Glucosamine is already found in the cartilage and synovial fluid, already in your joints. It is a normal constituent of your dog’s glycosaminoglycans, which form part of the ground substance of connective tissue. Several recent studies have shown that swallowed Glucosamine is absorbed and distributed to joint tissues, and that it does have anti-inflammatory and joint regenerating properties. This can be beneficial in osteoarthritic type conditions, such as hip dysplasia or osteoarthritis in dogs.
What Glucosamine Product is Best to Use for My Dog?
When your pet's pain relief and health is at stake, you need to be careful about the competing products and the marketing hype. There are six factors that you need to take into account before purchasing any Glucosamine product for your dog. These are:
Type of Glucosamine (sulfate, HCL, or 2KCL)
Quality of the ingredients (superior quality, produced in a GMP certified facility)
Method of delivery (liquid or pills?)
Amount of Glucosamine needed per day
The additional ingredients besides glucosamine
Daily Cost
The amount of glucosamine you will want to give your animal will depend on the condition your dog is in. It’s important to compare price per day and not price per product, as many companies try to fool you by providing 60 capsules or 32 oz. without telling you that you must use 6 capsules or 2 oz. per day. Hence be careful to always compare price per day! A good rule of thumb is to look for 750mg of Glucosamine HCl and Glucosamine Sulfate per 50 pounds of weight. Glucosamine 2KCL is a lower quality, less potent form of Glucosamine which generally is found in grocery stores or major low cost discount stores. Stay away from the 2KCL and NaCl forms of Glucosamine as they are a flat out rip off.
Keep in mind the benefits of a liquid Glucosamine. Many dogs are reluctant to having pills thrown down their throat. If the pill is mixed with the food, it could be chewed and lost in the teeth. A liquid form on the other hand, can be poured directly over the food for a guaranteed acceptance by the dog. Glucosamine has a pleasant taste for most all dogs. Most simply think it's a treat.
**Many vets recommend doubling the dosage of Glucosamine for dogs the first 2-3 weeks to engage a more rapid healing process. This is fine and may be very beneficial.**
Glucosamine in the right form and quality, combined with other synergistic ingredients, not only eases your pet's pain quickly, but promotes maximum joint health for your animal. Past research on animals has shown administered as appropriate ingredient mix, Glucosamine will ease your pet's joint pain in about ten to fifteen days. In severe cases, it may take as long as thirty days, but remember, this is without the dangerous side effects of NSAIDs and COX-II inhibitors and will be lasting relief. Don't let your animal take harmful drugs any longer. Try glucosamine for your animal today.
Is your best friend slowing down? He must be suffering from canine Osteoarthritis and/or hip dysplasia. Did you know that up to 30% of dogs and cats have Osteoarthritis? Here are the signs of when glucosamine may be needed for your dog:
Difficulty or adverse reaction to walking, playing, or going up stairs
Falling behind you on walks
General lethargy
Difficulty or adverse reaction to walking, playing, or going up stairs
Limping
Difficulty getting up when laying down
Signs of pain when petted or touched
Aversive to any contacts
Unlike us, pets have a very high pain threshold. Think about it. If we feel a headache coming on, we can attack that headache with medicine before it becomes a problem. When we have pain, we either tell someone or we do something about it. Pets on the other hand though, cannot do anything about their pain. Therefore, they learn to deal with it. When the pain becomes so overwhelming that they are experiencing some of the signs (noted above), they are in an extreme amount of pain and action should be taken right away.
Another important point is that there is no placebo effect in dogs. The dog does not know if he or she is getting a dietary supplement, (such as glucosamine) therefore when you notice your best friend walking and jumping in the car again, you know they are feeling better. An overwhelming majority of pets respond to Glucosamine, and larger dog breeds in particular seem to respond extremely well to Glucosamine.
Proven Effects of Glucosamine in Dogs
Just as in humans, Glucosamine has shown great effect for your dog's joint health. More importantly, as a natural dietary supplement, it also rehabilitates and soothes your dog's joints. Glucosamine is a preventive measure that will ensure your beloved friend will have maximum joint health. You will begin to notice the results in your pet within one to two weeks. You’ll find your dog more lively, active and animated. For some animals, the results are simply amazing.
Glucosamine is already found in the cartilage and synovial fluid, already in your joints. It is a normal constituent of your dog’s glycosaminoglycans, which form part of the ground substance of connective tissue. Several recent studies have shown that swallowed Glucosamine is absorbed and distributed to joint tissues, and that it does have anti-inflammatory and joint regenerating properties. This can be beneficial in osteoarthritic type conditions, such as hip dysplasia or osteoarthritis in dogs.
What Glucosamine Product is Best to Use for My Dog?
When your pet's pain relief and health is at stake, you need to be careful about the competing products and the marketing hype. There are six factors that you need to take into account before purchasing any Glucosamine product for your dog. These are:
Type of Glucosamine (sulfate, HCL, or 2KCL)
Quality of the ingredients (superior quality, produced in a GMP certified facility)
Method of delivery (liquid or pills?)
Amount of Glucosamine needed per day
The additional ingredients besides glucosamine
Daily Cost
The amount of glucosamine you will want to give your animal will depend on the condition your dog is in. It’s important to compare price per day and not price per product, as many companies try to fool you by providing 60 capsules or 32 oz. without telling you that you must use 6 capsules or 2 oz. per day. Hence be careful to always compare price per day! A good rule of thumb is to look for 750mg of Glucosamine HCl and Glucosamine Sulfate per 50 pounds of weight. Glucosamine 2KCL is a lower quality, less potent form of Glucosamine which generally is found in grocery stores or major low cost discount stores. Stay away from the 2KCL and NaCl forms of Glucosamine as they are a flat out rip off.
Keep in mind the benefits of a liquid Glucosamine. Many dogs are reluctant to having pills thrown down their throat. If the pill is mixed with the food, it could be chewed and lost in the teeth. A liquid form on the other hand, can be poured directly over the food for a guaranteed acceptance by the dog. Glucosamine has a pleasant taste for most all dogs. Most simply think it's a treat.
**Many vets recommend doubling the dosage of Glucosamine for dogs the first 2-3 weeks to engage a more rapid healing process. This is fine and may be very beneficial.**
Glucosamine in the right form and quality, combined with other synergistic ingredients, not only eases your pet's pain quickly, but promotes maximum joint health for your animal. Past research on animals has shown administered as appropriate ingredient mix, Glucosamine will ease your pet's joint pain in about ten to fifteen days. In severe cases, it may take as long as thirty days, but remember, this is without the dangerous side effects of NSAIDs and COX-II inhibitors and will be lasting relief. Don't let your animal take harmful drugs any longer. Try glucosamine for your animal today.
HAPPY EASTER
Remember-if you get a REAL bunny for Easter, it is a life time commitment. Be caring, play with your pet and take him or her to the vet for regular check ups. Get your bunny FIXED!!! They can multiply very fast. Keep them warm and cool, they have sensitive nervous systems-treat them kindly. You can potty train your Bunny to "go" in kitty litter.
· 70,000 puppies and kittens are born every day in the U.S.
· Between four million and six million pets are euthanized every year because they are homeless.
· That means between 11,000 and 16,000 pets are euthanized every day simply because they are homeless.
· An animal in a shelter is killed every 1.5 seconds.
· Only one animal in 10 born in the U.S. gets a good home that lasts a lifetime.
Rescue Animals Make the Best Companions www.animalalliance.net
· Between four million and six million pets are euthanized every year because they are homeless.
· That means between 11,000 and 16,000 pets are euthanized every day simply because they are homeless.
· An animal in a shelter is killed every 1.5 seconds.
· Only one animal in 10 born in the U.S. gets a good home that lasts a lifetime.
Rescue Animals Make the Best Companions www.animalalliance.net
COMPASSION IS LEARNED
It began with a rabbit.......
and then I moved on to a gopher snake, a turtle, then dogs. I eventually included cats in my extended family as an adult.
"Tiamo"- a Pomeranian- is the blessed creature that really taught me compassion and love for all animals.
"I believe that the best way to create good living conditions for any animal, whether it's a captive animal living in a zoo, a farm animal or a pet, is to base animal welfare programs on the core emotion systems in the brain. My theory is that the environment animals live in should activate their positive emotions as much as possible, and not activate their negative emotions any more than necessary. If we get the animal's emotions right, we will have fewer problem behaviors... All animals and people have the same core emotion systems in the brain."
— Temple Grandin (Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals)
grandin.com
and then I moved on to a gopher snake, a turtle, then dogs. I eventually included cats in my extended family as an adult.
"Tiamo"- a Pomeranian- is the blessed creature that really taught me compassion and love for all animals.
"I believe that the best way to create good living conditions for any animal, whether it's a captive animal living in a zoo, a farm animal or a pet, is to base animal welfare programs on the core emotion systems in the brain. My theory is that the environment animals live in should activate their positive emotions as much as possible, and not activate their negative emotions any more than necessary. If we get the animal's emotions right, we will have fewer problem behaviors... All animals and people have the same core emotion systems in the brain."
— Temple Grandin (Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals)
grandin.com
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)