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Christie Shaver, is a licensed pet nutrition expert and is the founder of The Healthy Pet Gourmet visit her at www.thpg.com
Below is the story of Christie’s journey in becoming a successful pet healer:
When my dog, Goldie, became ill at 11, I knew that if I didn’t act quickly, my vet planned to euthanize him. He was very sick, but I couldn’t let him go. I knew it wasn’t his time. For the next 4 days I wouldn’t leave his side – I massaged and hugged him, kissed ...
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Andrea Arden has written five books including Dog Friendly Dog Training (IDG, 2000), Train Your Dog the Lazy Way (Macmillan, 1999), and The Little Book of Dog Tricks (IDG, 2002).
She has also been the behavior columnist for Dog Fancy and The New York Dog magazines as well as a contributing writer for the AKC Gazette, and numerous other publications.
Andrea was the on air trainer for The Pet Department, FX’s Emmy award winning daily show and has appeared ...
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Christine works with all animals. Her role is to act as a voice and advocate for your animal and provide support and guidance for you. Christine combines her clairvoyance and her natural healing background to address all aspects of your animal’s health, wellness and Spiritual needs. She offers insight into diet/nutrition, health, wellness, emotional support, behavioral needs and Spiritual growth.
Christine is the pioneer of the Conscious Animal Connection and during readings, she ...
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Brent Hinton
PetFirst Healthcare
Co-Founder and CEO
Brent Hinton's mission as co-founder and chief executive officer of
PetFirst Healthcare is to help pet owners have access to the healthcare
their pets need by simplifying the pet insurance process.
For 17 years, Hinton served as an executive for various non-profit
organizations. He also is an expert in animal adoption and welfare,
having served as director of the Kentucky Humane Society for eight
years.
Hinton's ...
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A cat therapist forever, Carole Wilbourn is The Cat Therapist. She’s published 6 books on cat psychotherapy and logged more than 100,000 miles making house calls to patients throughout the world. She’s been hailed as “the founding mother of cat psychology”, she co-founded The Cat Practice, the first veterinary hospital in New York City exclusively devoted to cat care in 1973.
Over the years, Carole has consulted with veterinarians to devise treatment programs for cats with psychological ...
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Born in Buenos Aires, Jorge Bendersky became interested in the sport of dog breeding and showing at a very early age. Growing up on his family's hacienda in Argentina, he inherited the tradition of caring for the animals on the ranch. Jorge also learned to manage all the myriad aspects of ranch life including its facilities and employees. Later in life, he took on the duty of managing his family's boutique hotels across Argentina. His experience with the family business gives Jorge the ability ...
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After a successful career as a Speech and Language Pathologist, Marcello Forte followed his dream to help New York City's homeless animals. For the past seven years as Executive Director of Animal Haven, Marcello has played a significant part in helping solve the city's pet overpopulation problem.
Marcello's vision has taken Animal Haven from a small Queens-based shelter to an organization that includes a upstate sanctuary, mobile adoption program and innovative adoption center ...
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After pursuing a career in the equine industry, Rachel Farris joined the PetRelocation.com team in early 2006. PetRelocation.com is one of the most experienced, respected & technologically-advanced pet relocation companies in the world, specializing in door-to-door domestic and international pet relocations worldwide. Farris has coordinated hundreds of relocations for pets big and small – gerbils from Zurich to New York, fourteen horses from California to Honduras, and one very large collection ...
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Hello, I have had my two new kittens since Saturday. I never have seen them drink any water as of yet. I even put my finger into the water and placed my finger ino their mouth. That didn't help any. They both are eating their food just fine but not drinking anything. What should I do to help them start drinking the water? I even tried giving them warm water. Thanks.?
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You can add a very small amount of water to their food. Otherwise, not to worry, unless they're ill----which is not the case. Kittens don't usually drink a lot of water.
Date: Aug 30 2010
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I just got two adorable kittens yesterday. They are 8 weeks old. When should I start giving them a bath?
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It is not necessary to bathe your kittens unless they have a particular problem.
They do need to be checked out medically. So you should make an appointment with the vet for them. My web site will ...
Date: Aug 29 2010
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My jack russell terrier has been lying around whining and whimpering. He acts as if he's in a bit of pain, but i can't exactly pinpoint where as to the pain is. He hasn't eaten much or drank today and I am beginning to worry. He has arthritis and has been like this before with it , but this time seems a little different and I am not to sure it's the arthritis . Do you have any suggestions?
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I would definitely recommend a trip to your veterinarian for a thorough check up. Unfortunately, unlike humans, our pets cannot tell us when they feel ill or the location of their pains. However, y...
Date: Aug 16 2010
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My French Bulldog has a hacking, gagging cough that started 3 weeks ago. At first he was bringing up a white frothy foam and then started to throw up his food and water. I brought him the the vet and they are treating him for kennel cough. He is on antibiotics and a cough suppressant. He stopped vomitting the white frothy stuff and only threw up his food once in the past 2 weeks but he is still hacking and gagging. I am wondering if it was the wrong diagnosis or if it is just taking him some time to get better. He only has one day left for his antibiotics and cough suppressants, which are very expensive. Do you have any suggestions? He also has chronic middle/internal ear infections that I have been to several vets to treat and no one seems to give me a great answer in treating him. All 3 vets did 3 different procedures on him and none of them really resolved anything. He was on antibiotics and anti-fungal medicine, oral and topical for 2 months. One vet said it might be allergies. I am wondering if his hacking and gagging has anything to do with his ear infections or allergies. Thank you!?
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I would definitely recommend follow up with your veterinarian. There is no way to determine what may be wrong with your pet without a complete physical evaluation. If your pet is still seriously ill...
Date: Jun 15 2010
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I have a dog and he got shocked by the electric fence is he okay?
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Hi there-
I would suggest you contact your veterinarian asap to ensure your dog is alright.
Electric dog fences may cause more harm than good. If the warning sensor is ignored the dog will receive a...
Date: May 27 2010
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