Scratch and Sniff - Ballina & Yamba

26/11/2025

🥳 𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗪𝗜𝗡 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗟 𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗙𝗔𝗥𝗘: 𝗡𝗦𝗪 𝗣𝘂𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝗕𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘄! 🐾
After years of campaigning, the law is officially in effect! This is a landmark moment, 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗲𝗹, 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲-𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 in New South Wales.

𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲: The new rules legally cap non-desexed breeding females at 𝟮𝟬 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 and 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝘃𝗲 per dog. This legislation is a critical step in protecting breeding dogs from cruelty.

Read the full details on what this means for dogs in NSW: 🔗: https://www.australiandoglover.com/2025/11/nsw-puppy-farm-ban-starts-now.html

26/11/2025

❌️Are you my owner?❌️

IMP: 2026/111- female - Red Heeler x- not microchipped
Found roaming Casino

If you are the owner please call council on 0266600300. Proof of ownership required.

26/11/2025

If you’ve ever been fortunate enough to have a goofy little pet whose behavior sometimes makes you wonder if they have been afflicted with ADHD just like you, you might be on to something there. A new wave of research suggests that our pets may also be neurodivergent. https://www.vice.com/en/article/scientists-say-your-pet-might-actually-be-neurodivergent/

25/11/2025

New protein option in from K9 Natural and Feline Natural.. Venison & Lamb, for those buying this brand at the big chain stores they currently don’t stock this option or the chicken we offer in store.

25/11/2025

Want a dog in Germany? Better study up—new owners need to pass both written and practical tests first.

25/11/2025

25/11/2025

25/11/2025

Still seeing many more new customers coming in, but also people that have never come in before, in all the years we have been operating coming upto 9 years for the Ballina store February next year.

But many are also coming in as they are listening to their pets needs, noticing they are no longer interested in kibble that has been recommended and their pet pretty much they rather starve. They are also noticing as they age their coat is starting to look dull, and wondering what else they can be adding in the diet.

Also quiet a number of pet owners who have never fed bones, but have been using the starchy dental sticks, that are not cutting it and now their older dog as in a number of cases i have seen lately are around seven years old they are now need all their teeth taken out.. all because their vet didn’t recommend bones..

And for those who know what we are about and offer, we offer bones that you won’t find anywhere else locally, that are going to suit your pets needs, but also offer what they need in the diet, but help to relax your pet as well, as this is what bones offer your pet..

What also many don’t fully understand is that you should be starting bones if you are taking on a puppy as soon as you get them. This allows them to master how to consume bones and not be so eager when been offered, and makes a much safer and easier transition over time, but they also provide essential nutrients that your pet needs for growing bones and later in life. So then you are not reliant on synthetics that go into the many products that are processed on the market now.

With bones in store that we offer, if you regularly come in, you will notice we change some of the bones around that we offer especially the bigger ones.. But also we can’t always get some options all the time as we are competing with much bigger companies that buy up bigger volumes.

Plus also some people when I have suggested that offering a meaty bone that suits their pets size as a meal only option, I’m finding some are not buying this option is going to work? Plus it works out to be a much cheaper meal option as well, that changes up with what’s been offered.

We have more stock in the freezers arriving this week… with plenty of variety and the many favourites your pet have gotten to enjoy.. It can also be worth trying something new for your pet if you are coming in store and finding we are sold out of what your pet is currentiy enjoying..Many pet owners get caught up in feeding the same sorts of options over and over.. variety is the key.. but it can be worth trying something new to offer something else in the mix of things..

25/11/2025

Your pets deserve safe, effective, natural medications and treatments.

Your pets deserve to be treated as whole, living, soul-filled beings.

You deserve a vet who listens and helps you make the best possible informed choices for your pets.

Holistic medicine considers ALL of your pet - body, mind, emotions, spirit, and the environment they live in (which includes you).

Holistic medicine always uses the safest, most natural treatments FIRST, and only escalates to prescription medications and surgical interventions when they are truly needed.

Western medicine focuses on symptoms, and prescribing medications that suppress the symptoms. (A lot of these medications have side effects, may damage the body, and can cause harm.)

Western medicine seldom finds and treats the root cause of diseases.

Holistic medicine searches for and treats the root causes of disease. This means we have a much better chance of a true cure.

Holistic medicine also strengthens your pet's whole being, increasing vitality and preventing disease.

Holistic veterinary medicine is the BEST CHOICE for your pets. And it's important to remember that Western medicine has its place, too.

If you'd like a holistic ZOOM appt with me, message me now. I'd love to help. We can get together on a meet and greet call where I'll work out if I am a good fit for you and your pets.

And I'd love to hear from you! What are your experiences of Western and holistic veterinary medicine? What has worked for you and your pets?

I help animals all over the world heal and be well + happy with holistic veterinary care, kind training, and energy healing. If you want me to help your pets, message me! Zoom and in person appts available.

25/11/2025

25/11/2025

25/11/2025

This vet is telling it how it is 👏👏 as she is stating groomers, dog walkers, dog sitters, who are not fully understanding what’s going on with our pets today.. as many of them are all part of what the conventional vets are dictating.

I'm looking for pet professionals who refuse to accept "chronic" as permanent. 👀💬

The groomers who know there's more to skin issues than steroids and medicated shampoo.

The dog walkers who see behavior changes and know it's connected to something deeper.

The pet sitters who watch these animals suffer and think "there has to be another way."

The vet techs who are tired of watching the same pets come back with the same problems, year after year.

You're the ones who care enough to question. Brave enough to learn. Bold enough to do things differently.

You've watched conventional medicine fail these pets. You've seen the cycle of symptom management that never actually solves anything.

And you know there's a better way. You just don't know what it is yet.

Here's what I know after 30 years as a vet and thousands of pets helped through holistic approaches:

1. Chronic doesn't have to be permanent.
2. Allergies can be resolved, not just managed.
3. Anxiety can be addressed at the root, not just sedated.
4. Digestive issues can heal, not just be controlled with prescription diets.
5. Arthritis can improve, not just be masked with pain meds.

But it requires a different approach. One that addresses root causes instead of suppressing symptoms.

One that supports the body's healing capacity instead of just managing decline.

That's what holistic pet health coaching is. And the industry desperately needs more people who understand it.

Not to replace vets. To fill the gap vets can't fill in a 7-minute appointment.

If you're a pet professional who believes pets deserve better than "chronic" and "just manage it," I want to talk to you. 💕

Ready to challenge the status quo? Comment 𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗢 and let's chat to see if it's a fit.