Integrative Animal Solutions -IAS

08/06/2024

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08/06/2024

I’m SO excited to bring this product to the area! Coat Defense helps with itchy skin of all types and will decrease odor from yeast on dogs. Paw licking, gunky ears, skin fold yeast, insect bites- no match for Coat Defense! I have horse formulas too for rain rot, scratches and hives! Powders, shampoos, paste and balms are all in stock at IAS!

07/31/2024

Garbage in, garbage out. It doesn’t get much worse than Science Diet.

07/30/2024

It’s been a few months since we were blessed with Dr Knarr’s incredible work but last week she came back! So glad she’s here again and will be back in Aug for another round of acupuncture, herbals and other services! Call soon because her schedule fills up fast! 931-256-8054

07/26/2024

If you care about your pets health in the long term, consider other options but use common sense while doing so and keep them contained. Learn more by visiting this website or page.

Recent research highlights some health risks associated with spaying and neutering.

Removing s*x hormones can lead to serious health and behavior issues, such as increased risks of certain cancers, joint disorders, and behavioral problems. Alternatives like hormone-sparing sterilization (hysterectomy for females and vasectomy for males) can prevent these complications while still controlling the pet population.

To learn more about the impacts of spaying and neutering on pet health and explore hormone-sparing providers with our veterinarian directory, visit our website: https://www.parsemus.org/pethealth/how-spaying-and-neutering-affect-health/.

07/19/2024

Using herbal with conventional therapy (integrative) could greatly increase survival of parvo!
https://ajtcvm.scholasticahq.com/article/91473-canine-parvoviral-enteritis-mortality-in-shelter-dogs-receiving-conventional-medical-therapy-compared-to-integrative-treatment-with-the-chinese-herbal?

By Yen Adamenkova, Deng-Shan Shiau & 1 more. The results from this study suggest integrating Zhi Li Tang (ZLT, Red Back Door) with conventional treatment of CPV enteritis could reduce mortality from CPV infections in shelter dogs.

07/18/2024

Still a few sale items left!!🐾❤️
A Pup Above gently cooked diet is 15% off today thru Saturday or while supplies last! 3 or 7 # bags. Great for seniors and smaller dogs. Guaranteed to be a hit or your money back!

Fusion Beef 6 # limited supply $28.99! (MSRP $38.99)

Open Tu, Th, Fr 10-6,Saturday 10-2.

07/17/2024

Just one emergency can cost you thousands of dollars and your pets life. If you have basic skills that can change all of that, wouldn’t it be worth it? What is it worth to you to save your animals from chocking, a traumatic injury or being unconscious? Did you know veterinary offices charge an average of $250 to preform CPR on your pet? Sign up today to be your pets hero!

You don’t want to miss this class! IAS will host, Christie will teach! Everyone who participates will receive a goodie bag of pet treats etc and one person will win a fist aid kit! Scan the QR code to register.

07/12/2024

IAS carries many different high value treats for training. Come in and see the variety and value for yourself!

07/11/2024

Saturday in Cookeville at OH&P!

CANINE ADJUSTMENT DAY!! This Saturday is our monthly canine adjustment clinic. We have a few spots left if you have been interested to get your animal adjusted, this is the perfect opportunity! Call 931.651.1390

07/11/2024

Pop up sale!! 🐾Today or until it’s all gone! VE Fusion Beef 6 # $28.99 (msrp $39.99)
Individual Knuckle bones 15% off, raw beef trachea 25% off! Healthy Fogma dental chew pack $6.99, Open Farm wet formula $2.99 ea Don’t miss out!! Supplies are limited!
Other item in stock have new, lower prices! Come check it out!
*Update* VE 12 # and bones and co is sold out. I’ve added a variety of treats to the sale as well as Open Farm wet food for kitties!

07/10/2024

You don’t want to miss this class! IAS will host, Christie will teach! Everyone who participates will receive a goodie bag of pet treats etc and one person will win a fist aid kit! Scan the QR code to register.

07/08/2024

Many dog owners who have tried Cytopoint felt blindsided by the side effects they didn't expect. The official information from the pharmaceutical company differs greatly from the users' experiences, and it's reasonable to ask how is that possible?

07/06/2024

07/05/2024

Hey there! A lot of cool stuff happening on these hot summer days at IAS! Take a look at this impressive line up of events coming up!
July 25th Dr Karen Knarr returns for veterinary services
July 27th Dr Mainord will be adjusting dogs, cats and maybe a feathered friend or two
Aug 3rd there will be a pet CPR and first aid course taught by everyone’s favorite local trainer Christie Faccinto (ThunderHawk K9)
Aug 7th at 5pm will be the next DIY raw feeding class taught by me 😉
Best to call or text IAS @ 931-256-8054 to register for everything EXCEPT CPR/1st aid which must be done online. (Scan the QR code on the flier.)
Feel free to reach out with questions. The raw class is $25 and limited to 8 people but is already half filled. The CPR class will be limited to 10 people. Dr Knarr’s schedule is almost completely filled as of today but a few spots are available. Dr Mainord will see first come/1st served from 11-12 but you must register.

07/05/2024

So thankful for the wonderful people who come into IAS every single day! Hope to see your smiling faces for regular hrs today (Friday) 10-6 and Saturday 10-2!

07/03/2024

Have a safe and happy holiday and remember to put tags on your pets!

07/03/2024

Reminder that IAS is open today and close tomorrow. Don’t forget to pick up those last-minute cases of food and supplements for the fourth.

IAS is your July 4th headquarters for natural calming products! All of the products had great reviews from years previous and are back for this year’s fireworks phobias. Reminder that IAS will be open July 3rd and closed on the 4th.

06/29/2024

Anyone need guineas? These were just hatched today. Started on organic feed. 7 for now, more potentially soon. $7 ea. Can meet in Cookeville or Sparta. Guineas are great for pest control and sounding an alarm if anything strange is around. Thier eggs are great for baking. Send me a message here if interested.

06/28/2024

IAS is your July 4th headquarters for natural calming products! All of the products had great reviews from years previous and are back for this year’s fireworks phobias. Reminder that IAS will be open July 3rd and closed on the 4th.

06/25/2024

Let’s talk about the heat. It’s terrible but what is worse are injuries or loss of a pet because of it. Here are 2 reasons that could happen. Hot pavement burns and while we’d all like to swim and cool off, there are issues with that too. Blue green algae is a fast but silent killer. You may not see it but your dog could be dead within minutes if it swims in it. It’s not worth the chance!

06/23/2024

I completely forgot to get pictures but the first DIY raw feeding class at IAS is in the books! Be sure to watch for the next class in July or Aug. I will post updates here and in the shop. Thank you to all who attended and for your feedback!

06/21/2024

The Sparta Green Market is today! Don’t forget to support the small businesses on Liberty Square that stay open late for the market! IAS will be open until 6:45 tonight.

06/21/2024

Thanks to everyone who signed up for my DIY raw class! The class is full and I hope to have many more. The article shared here highlights some of the reasons the pet owners attend these classes.

SHOULD YOU BUMP INTO ANYONE STILL SPOUTING DRIVEL ABOUT GRAIN-FREE PET FOOD AND DCM...

Someone tagged me in a post this morning about a vet group warning folk away from grain-free pet food as it causes DCM, to focus only on pet foods that adhere to WSAVA guidelines (which grain-free pet foods of course do...or else why did Mars spend so much on Champion Pet Foods, ie Orijen, lately). I tried to ignore it, a lot on today, but I fell for it and responded with this:

The irony here is that asides the fact grain-free pet foods DO adhere to AAFCO / WSAVA guidelines, those guidelines you are telling us to rely upon were invented in the 70's (by the NRC) to stop dogs and cats getting DCM from GRAIN-based dry foods when thousands of cats and dogs were dying of DCM from GRAIN-based dry foods as they essentially stopped putting meat (i.e. taurine) in there.

So now it is your position that of the millions of cases of DCM still occurring in dry-fed pets across the West are now NOTHING to do with their diets if they contain grain?!

OK, so what is it in grain specifically that protects pets from getting DCM?!

Because most on this side of the fence have it that it’s a lack of taurine is the problem, for the most part, or one of its building blocks, such as methionine, or too much plant fibre, which ties up the bile and means taurine can’t be absorbed.

In that way, both grain and grain-free pet foods are susceptible. In fact, if anything, so-called “BEG” diets (which include simply using real food) are known to use more actual meat which would suggest MORE taurine, not less.

Did you warn your listeners when Krogdhal examined puppy foods made by those brands you mentioned above and found every single one of them provided BELOW the minimum protein required by the pup to have normal growth over 6mths in a cage? Wouldn’t this lead to DCM in the poor pups trying to exist on these GRAIN-based products you recommend?
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022316623030183?via%3Dihub

Nor is it just protein we should be worried about in this regard. Sadly, we know that 2/3 of ALL "complete" kibbles (including prescription diets) fail to meet the AAFCO / WSAVA guidelines you are telling us to rely upon.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321440512_Mineral_analysis_of_complete_dog_and_cat_foods_in_the_UK_and_compliance_with_European_guidelines

The truth of the matter is even the FDA, who are thick in the middle of all this, today admit that there is NO SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE of any value suggesting grain-free is worse for DCM than grain-containing pet food.

They had to publicly state this because now they're in court for making spurious links (allegedly) between "BEG" diets and DCM in (alleged) collusion with vets such as Lisa Freeman from TUFTS UNIVERSITY (who dominate the links you provided for your "evidence"), a vet that is cash-sponsored by the brands you are telling us to trust above. As those claims were made publicly and repeatedly WITHOUT SCIENTIFIC FOUNDATION (and now today are found to be false) in an effort to (allegedly) stall the growth of grain-free pet food which now accounts for 50% of the US pet food market, both the FDA and those brands you love are on the hook for a $2.4bil dollar damages claim.
https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/dwpkezdowpm/KETONATURAL%20PET%20FOODS%20v%20HILLS%20PET%20NUTRITION%2020240206.pdf

Let's hope your general ignorance of what's going on in nutrition outside of the candy-company bubble where you currently get your bad dietary info from doesn't land you in the same pot.

06/19/2024

This is one very valid reason our kitty’s should not eat dry food. Cats on dry are chronically dehydrated. The younger they start eating raw, the better. My cat Gus is 18 and very active and healthy. He has been raw fed for over 10 years.

Convenient for you, but it can kill your pet within days. That's why I suggest you avoid it like the plague - especially this top one. It's far easier to prevent this pet-killing disease than you think. And you certainly don't want to regret it later.

06/16/2024

The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA has just announced their new spay & neuter guidelines. Due to growing evidence of adverse health effects of traditional gonadectomy (spay/neuter) and increases in cancers and joint disorders, WSAVA suggest the best practice for RESPONSIBLE pet parents is to leave dogs and cats unaltered (intact). Additionally noting, spaying or neutering a dog younger than 6 months of age is NOT recommended because of an increase of detrimental health risks. Acknowledging in some circumstances, such as rescues and shelters, where leaving an animal intact is not an option, they stress the importance of education and acceptance of newer, alternative sterilization techniques that have less long-term health concerns.
Let’s discuss responsible pet ownership. Fencing, knowing when a female is in heat and making adjustments in care, o***y sparing spay, vasectomy. The truth is society has become dependent on a medical torture, instead of education and responsibility. Shelters and rescues are NOT over run from lack of altering pets, they are over run from lack of common sense and responsibility. (Negative comments will be deleted and blocked. My page=my opinions)

06/14/2024

Seems as though I’ve been seeing a lot of issues with ACL injuries and hip dysplasia lately. This podcast is AWESOME and extremely informative on why they happen and how they can HEAL without surgery. (Yes, I said HEAL!) IAS carries all the tools you need except the pt but we do have recommendations and can refer you to those facilities. Take a listen!!

Did you know that most Hip Dysplasia and Cruciate Tears can be treated and healed without surgery? What? Dr. Judy and Dr. Steve Marsden chat about the importance of circulation and blood flow, a whole, fresh food diet, microbiome balance and certain herbs when treating even chronic cases. ...