Whitethorn Canine Health

29/11/2022

📣 WORMS? 🐶 Did you know, that for those of you in Ireland, you can get your dog's faeces tested by the Irish Equine 🐴 Centre for worms 🪱🪱 and also an assessment of your dog's gut 🦠 flora/microbiome?! You do not need to go through your vet but submit your samples personally. They provide a wide range of testing services along with these. Contact them for more information! 😀
http://irishequinecentre.ie/Test/InnerTest?serviceName=Small%20Animals

18/11/2022

A few weeks ago, and myself had a dry-run for our Insta Live scheduled for this week. Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond Caroline's control we have had to reschedule the Insta Live until next year. However, I digress. We chatted about this and that and one of the topics was people trying to discredit what we do. I guess it's inevitable that 'flat earthers' are always going to be on the horizon (!) regardless of what industry you are in, but never more so in those industries that challenge out-dated beliefs such as Applied Zoopharmacognosy. Alot of people dont like change, it threatens them, they prefer to stay in their comfort zone. After all change can be scary. And there they will stay until the Universe forces them to move out of it! (As many of you that are Aware will know!!) When some people are threatened or are hurting inside, the first thing they do is to attack, repeating old childhood patterns and cycles. There is a saying that 'Hurt people, hurt people'. How true. Engaging with people that attack only feeds their need to continue to attack as well as feeding their need to Be hurt and so the cycle is perpetuated. Sending Love, Compassion and Understanding, if you can, is best - not always easy but best. After all, everyone, absolutely everyone, is only responding from our own level of consciousness. Have a fabulously peaceful day ❤ Check out Eckhart Tolle on YouTube to understand more about Awareness and Consciousness!

16/11/2022

📣 NEW FLORAL WATER ! St John's Wort Organic floral water 🌼(Hypericum perforatum) is now available at our shop WhitethornHerbals.com 🌿This floral water may be selected by your animal 🐶🐴🐱 for nerve pain and chronic sadness. Floral waters are particularly suitable for sensitive animals, such as puppies and older animals that are new to the self-selection process. Our Organic floral waters are purposely produced unlike many others available on the market which are a by-product of another process within the industry. Therefore they contain the full range of constituents present in the plant giving your animal the best possible choice. What's not to Love? ❤

15/11/2022

📣 Would you like your DOG to have a Herbal ☘️Applied Zoopharmacognosy session ? Carly is in the CORK area with her herbal/essential oil kit on the weekend of the 19th November working with Dogs 🐶 Applied Zoopharmacognosy is a herbal approach that works with your Dogs innate ability to self-select medicinal constituents within essential oils and herbs in order to restore and maintain health. Email [email protected] to express your interest and we can give you further details on what a session entails, fee's etc 😀

15/04/2022

Fantastic post explaining how dogs have a two way system for breathing! Thanks Sue's K9 Solutions. Great Insta Live last wednesday too!😃

Following on from the live with Carly during the week, here is a pic of one of those wonderful noses we spoke about 😊 and I wanted to show (and clarify) how it works… on the pic you can see clearly the slit on the bottom of the nose, a specific design that actually improves scent detection. When the dog exhales, the air is directed down and out through these - not the same location where they inhale! This prevents the already sniffed and analysed air from mixing with the ‘new’ air and by exhaling down and away, the odour in front of the nose is actually drawn towards it

27/03/2022

*WE KNOW THE FEELING* 😅

25/03/2022

*MEET MAX 🐕 *
Max is a willing participant at our workshop this weekend at Whitethorn Herbals.
Max lost his two companions within a week of each other last year so we will be offering for grief and emotional support. 💚

24/03/2022

*WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR 3 DAY CANINE FOUNDATION LEVEL WORKSHOP THIS WEEKEND!* 😄🐕
Three day Online Canine Zoopharmacognosy workshop where you can find out 🕵how you can use the self-selection approach and herbs to help your dog restore and maintain health!😃
https://www.whitethornherbals.com/store/p187/CanineZoopharmacognosyworkshop.html

17/03/2022

*Happy St. Patricks Day!* 🍀
Wishing our Irish friends all over the world a wonderful day full of culture, good food and Irish beverages! 😄💚

08/03/2022

*EMPOWER YOURSELF EVERYDAY* 😄
We take this opportunity, on International Women's Day, to encourage ourselves to have the confidence and to take command of our lives.
2022 IWD focuses on creating a world free of bias, stereotypes and discrimination. Creating gender equality in workplaces, home, communities and our schools.
In Zoopharmacognosy we ask the animal to self select, empowering them. Don't forget you too! 💚

01/03/2022

*DO DOGS 🐕 HAVE THE ABILITY TO GRIEVE?*
A recent study using the validated online Mourning Dog Questionnaire successfully attempts to analyse and quantify the grief -related responses in both dogs and owners to the loss of another dog in their home.
The writers conclude that more research is needed as their findings observed behavioural changes might be indicative of separation stress after loss.
We are aware of this in our practice with zoopharmacognosy with canines and have observed them selecting specific oils that help the individual recover from their loss. 💚

Please see the link to the this research paper:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-05669-y

13/02/2022

*WHAT DOES SELF MEDICATION MEAN? * 👩‍🎓
Yesterday we shared what the word Zoopharmacognosy means. In today’s post you can see a New Forest Pony🐴 licking and chewing on charcoal. It is thought that charcoal can absorb toxins and support their digestive system when needed. There is virtually no nutritional value in charcoal and research suggests that animals consume it for its toxic binding properties and medicinal value (Engel, 2003).
In our experience of practicing applied Zoopharmacognosy for over 10 years, our domesticated horses also have the same innate ability to self-medicate as their wild counterparts.

If you would like to know more about the research 🧐 and science 👩‍🎓behind animals self-medicating, then click on the link in our bio ☝ to find out more through our workshops. We want to share with you this fascinating subject and empower our beautiful animals! 💚

12/02/2022

*WHAT DOES ZOOPHARMACOGNOSY MEAN?*
From Greek meaning: 👩‍🎓
ZOO - Animal
PHARMA - Drug
COGNOSY - Knowing
Zoopharmacognosy refers to the process by which animals self-select plants, algae's, clays and minerals in the wild in order to restore and maintain health. 💚

11/02/2022

*OFFERING & SELECTING TIP* 👩‍🎓
Try to offer your powders in a scoop/dish to avoid moist breath wetting the powder and making it damp and congealed and therefore unusable. 😅This is particularly important for our super concentrated 5:1 powders Liquorice root and Dandelion root !

30/01/2022

* A CANINE TESTIMONIAL* 🐕
Yesterday with introduced our canine workshop, today we shall introduce you to Sue who has previously attended the foundation course in Canine Zoopharmacognosy here at Whitethorn Canine Health. Sue is a knowledgeable dog trainer, specialising in scent work and has embraced the Zoopharmacognosy approach - thank you Sue! 😆
For information on our three day Online Canine Zoopharmacognosy Workshop please click link in bio 👆 to our website.

https://www.whitethornherbals.com/store/p187/CanineZoopharmacognosyworkshop.html

29/01/2022

LOOKING FOR AN EFFECTIVE HERBAL 🌿APPROACH TO HELP YOUR COMPANION WITH HEALTH ISSUES?❤️ 🐶Join us on a three day Online Canine Zoopharmacognosy workshop where you can find out 🕵how you can use the self-selection approach and herbs to help your dog restore and maintain health!😃
https://www.whitethornherbals.com/store/p187/CanineZoopharmacognosyworkshop.html

28/01/2022

SALE ENDS TODAY
The winter sale is ending today, we have been overwhelmed with some fantastic orders, lucky animals! There is still time to order until the end of today. Link to shop in bio 👆😆

27/01/2022

*CASE STUDY ’DOG’ RESOLVES PANNUS DISEASE*
‘Dog’ 🐕as she is affectionally known is a beautiful German Shepherd in Limerick.
She was diagnosed by her vet with pannus disease (an autoimmune condition resulting in blindness, normally considered incurable). One of her main selections was Arnica CO2 and Spirulina - both stimulate immune response.
Please head over to our blog 👇 to read the whole story on how ‘Dog’ resolved her sight and condition via Zoopharmacognosy. Along with our Team vet’s Annett's advice on re triggering Dog's immune system and Dog’s willingness to engage, this really is a fascinating read. 😄

https://www.whitethornherbals.com/whitethornherbalsblog

26/01/2022

TONIGHT! BRING YOUR QUESTIONS 🕵️‍♂️ ! On Insta LIVE 📣 with the TheGrassrootsGazette 8pm on Wed 25th Jan! See ya there 👊😃

26/01/2022

23/01/2022

We hope you are having a good weekend. Just a reminder that our winter sale is still live on our website 👆link in bio 😄

22/01/2022

*INTRODUCING OUR NEW ECO-FRIENDLY PACKAGING*
In our quest to increase our positive impact on the environment we have now updated our packaging. We are ditching our plastic tubs and using these recyclable pouches as well as being easier to use and keeps our herbs dry and secure.
This package is going out to a local veterinary practice 🍀😄

21/01/2022

*WHICH OILS ARE SAFE TO USE *

The use of quality essential oils for Zoopharmacognosy is right at the forefront of the ethos behind offering for self-medication. By quality we mean undiluted, unadulterated (pure) with no preservatives or synthetic additives. Generally speaking, many oils supplied mainstream for aromatherapy, for example, are regularly adulterated with preservatives and thinners to dilute, hence the lower price and are often blends which are unsuitable for Zoopharmacognosy as the animals cannot differentiate between the oils.
An inferior oil will have an impact in self-selection due to the horse not being able to truly select what they need.

There is no official body that grades essential oils, so it is important that you know you are buying from suppliers like us that source from the farmers and producers that provide a Gas Chromatography (GC) reading which ensures the oil is pure. This analysis identifies the chemotype of the oil (distinct chemical properties of the plant) and also of any adulteration.

20/01/2022

*EMPOWERING HORSES*

We are absolutely delighted to be featured edition 4 of the thank you!
We are dedicated and proud to support the health needs of our horses through Zoopharmacognosy.

You can read the full article at https://thegrassrootsgazette.ie

19/01/2022

*CLEAN & ECO YARD & HOME *

With global warming on the increase and the need to help our planet on an individual basis endeavours to practice eco based hygiene routines around the yard and farmhouse. It's always a work in progress as we're always looking for ways to minimise our carbon footprint (we planted 1200 trees over 10yrs ago to try to mitigate it further) but as usual a lot done but more to do! What measures do you take? And what measures can you aspire to? Just a small change can make a big difference!

So, listed below are our current measures that we are always looking to add to - so throw your ideas on the table!
*Jet wash the stables 3-4 times a year depending on usage
*We use green clay and vinegar throughout the house and yard as cleaning products - great to keep the sceptic tank alive too!
*Refillable vessels for as many products as possible (Ecover washing up liquid, hand soap etc!)
*Lemongrass for its antibacterial properties and fresh smell on our house floors
*Powdered Lime for the bottom of our Chicken and goat homes
*Separate wheelbarrows for hay and mucking out and regularly rinse out
*Hoof picks cleaned in tea tree oil and water
*Wash out feed buckets regularly with hot soapy water
*Unused or unsuitable hay bales used for mulch in our orchard
*Muck-heap collected by local gardeners to use as fertiliser in old forestry bags that are returned and re-used

In 2022 we pledge to increase our offering of recycled and recyclable packaging for our herbs and powders and continue to strive to be self-sufficient with our home grown produce.

*TOP TIP* We don’t advise the use of essential oils to wash out your horses water buckets as they may not have selected the oil, and this runs the risk of them not wanting to drink their water.

14/01/2022

*WINTER SALE*
We are delighted to introduce our first ever winter sale! 20% off selected products PLUS an extra 5% off at checkout with coupon code W5 Link in bio to our shop, ENJOY! 🥰👆

13/01/2022

FOR THE LOVE OF DOGS - Delighted to see ITV's Paul O'Grady offering Violet Leaf essential oil to a nervous dog at Battersea Dog's Home

09/01/2022

ADVANCED NOTICE - THE WINTER SALE IS ON ITS WAY!😆

From 14th - 28th January 2022 is launching it's first ever sale on dried herbs and powders. Please look out for our post this Friday 14th for more details and link to our online shop. Many herbs and powders will have up to 20% off PLUS your unique code to gain a further 5% off at checkout!