Heart to Heart- Holistic Health Care For Pets

06/27/2024

Bittersweet........

I just emailed out the last report for the last phone consultation. Wow. Hard to imagine. I have been in the vet medicine business for fifty years, rarely going to bed without a sick pet on my mind. Now, it is time for a rest. I don't know if I should drink a glass of champagne of go take a nap. 🤣

I wish I could personally thank every client that I have worked with over these many years. You were the ones who loved your pets so much that you confided in me. You put a roof over my head and fed my family. You are the reason that I did what I did every day and never regretted it one moment. THANK YOU.

05/30/2024

Pet Anxiety When You Are Away Traveling......

Yesterday, a client asked me what she could do for her dog's stress and anxiety when she leaves her to go on an extended trip to Europe. I could easily recommended some natural remedies and counter conditioning practices that will help, and I did, but I did not forget the absolute best thing that can be done for her dog.

I told her that if she would take a few minutes a couple of times a day, sit down, quiet the mind and turn her attention on her dog. Feel the unconditional love and gratitude that she has for her. Feel her heart open and know that her dog will energetically be connected to her in that present moment. Most people aren't aware that at that level of consciousness there is no time or space. It works just as much as if they were in the same room together.

Keep this in mind any time that you believe that your pet is stressed over something. It will promote healing for your pet as well as yourself.

05/03/2024

After 43 years of veterinary practice, it is time to retire. I will no longer being doing consultation work by the end of June, 2024. It has been a rewarding and remarkable two scores of practice from working in a mix practice in central Texas to a holistic only practice in north Idaho and Washington state. I will still maintain this website and continue to interact with the members on my private page, Heart 2 Heart Holistic Community. If you would like to join this group you will need to sign up through my website at www.drdennisthomas.com Thank you for all of your support throughout the years.

02/25/2024

02/25/2024

The Most Common Mistake That is Made When Converting from Kibble to Fresh Food for Our Pets......

I have been converting pets from kibble (or any heat processed pet food) to a wholesome, balanced diet for many years and I have seen many well intended pet caretakers, holistic vets and pet nutritionists make this mistake. They forget that their pet likely has an unhealthy GI system and this must be taken into consideration when making the transition.

I saw a Facebook Post the other day by a renowned holistic vet who stated that if you are not feeding your dog spinach, you are shortening its life expectancy. I email he and reminded her that spinach is loaded with histamines and almost all dogs being fed kibble have sensitive gut and will likely react to spinach.

I worked with a frustrated pet nutritionist the other day and what she failed to recognize was that her client's pets had unhealthy gut and feeding a diet for pets with a healthy gut may cause problems with these pets. It is like going to second base before going to first base.

If a dog or cat has been fed a heat processed kibble or canned pet food for a while then it likely has leaky gut syndrome caused by the gut inflammation caused by the inappropriate diet. Once the gut has become diseased and we want to feed a healthy diet, we must understand that we are in the healing mode and must feed a diet that will promote healing and then once the gut is healed, then we can feed a healthy diet, rotate nutrients, etc. This will not likely work with a pet who has been fed kibble for any length of time.


During the healing mode, I make sure that my clients do not put anything into their pet's diet, treats, etc that will promote inflammation as that would set back our healing. This is as simple as eliminating all starches, fruits and high sugar veggies like carrots. During this time, we also focus on healing the damaged gut using natural anti-inflammatory supplements, supplements to kill yeast overgrowth and re-establishing a healthy gut flora. This might take several months depending on how long the pet has been fed an unhealthy diet.

Another factor that is often overlooked in regards to healthy gut and leaky gut syndrome which is the root problem for all chronic diseases in pets, is the presence of glyphosates in the food. Whether you are feeding a commercial pet food or preparing the food at home, unless you are feeding organic nutrients, the food is likely high in glyphosates. The first clinical symptom of any individual with glyphosate intoxication which is likely in over 90% of the pets in the US is leaky gut syndrome leading to unhealthy immune system and chronic inflammation in the body. If we cannot afford to feed organic, then we must routinely detox for glyphosates. I have my clients use Chlorella and citrus pectin for glyphosate detox. A new supplement made by Dr Zach Bush for leaky gut repair and detoxing glyphosates is called ION gut support which will actually close the permeability holes in the gut. All of the people and pets in my family get this daily.

Feeding out pets a health diet is fundamental for normal health and well being but feeding the correct diet during the healing phase is the first step in obtaining that goal.

01/29/2024

Great article for itchy dogs....

https://dailydogfoodrecipes.com/is-nettle-better-than-quercetin-for-itchy-dogs/?fbclid=IwAR1E6AoB7rBVR1ZaBGi4k-R_FbvgEMxo7Ug9lHXSw-UZUwIUPJudu62PdH4

Deciding between nettle and quercetin supplements for an itchy dog can be difficult, as both can be beneficial in reducing inflammation and alleviating itching. As …

01/18/2024

Yes, we got ten inches of snow yesterday. Yes, it is zero degrees this morning. Yes, I wish that I was drinking margaritas in sunny Mexico today. 😎🌴🌵

12/30/2023

Is your dog fearful of fireworks? If so, here are a few things that might help........

Put some cotton in their ears during the fireworks. Don't forget to take it out after they have finished.

Stay with them in a place they feel secure and comfort them.

Play soothing music.

Diffuse lavender into the room.

Give natural anti-anxiety remedies like Rescue Remedy, Valerian root, etc.

Use a thunder shirt if you have one.

Apply diluted lavender to the top of the head and the following acupuncture points: PC6,7, HT7.

Be aware of your stress associated with their fear and when it happens, notice it and turn your attention to your breathing.
It will be over soon and you won't have to deal with it until next year.

Feel free to add other suggestion that may have worked for your dog in the past. 🙂

12/29/2023

Smart Plugs Are Probably NOT Smart for your pet........

Everyone likes new technology as it usually makes our lives easier. However, not all new technology is completely safe, especially when it comes to our pets. One of the latest technology items is the smart plug which plugs into the wall sockets that will sync with an app on your phone or in the house. You plug something into the smart plug like a lamp, coffee maker, etc and you can remotely activate it.

What people are not aware of it the energy frequency that is emitted by these smart plugs. They release a very high, disturbing energy frequency that can be easily detected by pets and not so for humans. Many pets experience severe stress, anxiety and panic attacks when these are in the home and most pet caretakers are not aware of the cause so they run to the vet and the vet puts them on an anti-anxiety drug to help when all they need to do is to remove the smart plugs in the house.

This can be extremely disturbing to the dog who has epilepsy as their brains are already easily excitable and this type of chaotic frequency is the last thing that a dog with seizures needs to be exposed to. Even though we people cannot detect it, I am sure that it affects us negatively as well.

10/28/2023

A Prognosis Is, Well, A Prognosis......

A prognosis is nothing more than a prediction based on research and data. All of this information comes from one perspective only. Think about the time when people believed that the world was flat. The obvious prognosis for a seaman would be that if you go too far, you will fall off the edge and die. Pretty much accepted, until it wasn't.

Conventional medicine is a bit like that. Imagine that you took your broken car to an auto mechanic that only had screwdrivers to fix cars. Inevitably, there would be a number of cars that he could not fix. Now, if that mechanic started using wrenches and other tools, his success rate would greatly increase. The same goes with health care. As a small animal vet for over forty years, I promise you conventional vet medicine has extreme limitations in its results.

Let's look at a couple of examples of pets with CKD
Magic was a domestic shorthair cat who was at the state veterinary college hospital. He was in the hands of the best that the state has to offer. He was diagnosed with kidney failure and after all attempts to treat him, his caretaker was told that he was going to die and that if she did not euthanize him immediately, it would be inhumane. She was shocked and told the internist that she was not ready to let him go and that she would take him home for a couple of days and then take him to her regular vet for euthanasia.

The next day she was at work and was telling her workmate about Magic and she asked the caretaker if she had considered an alternative approach to his care. She had not even considered it but she started looking around and that was when she gave me a call. I told her she had nothing to lose and we would give it a try. I started working on Magic using a combination of daily SQ fluids, acupuncture and Chinese herbal therapy. Magic rallied, his numbers came down dramatically, he was his old self and lived for five years. He died at 19 years of age from heart failure.
Clifford's pet caretaker called me crying because her little Yorkshire Terrier was in kidney failure and was given less than three months to live. She lived in another state so I could not see him so she sent me his file and after reviewing it I found that her vet had not looked for the cause. I had her to ask her vet for some more lab work to be done and we found out that her dog's kidney disease was caused by glomerulonephritis which was secondary to her dog's chronic pancreatitis. We focused on healing the pancreas while supporting the kidneys using Chinese herbal formulas, diet modification, micronutrients to support the kidneys and daily SQ fluids. The kidneys healed and Clifford is alive and well today after three years and is on no meds or supplements.

Sandy was brought to my office because the was paralyzed in the hindquarter. She had ruptured a disc in her back and according to the neurosurgeons, it had damaged the spinal cord to the extent that it no longer had any function. There were no options except to put her in a cart or to euthanize her. Her general vet prescribed some steroids and after six months and no improvement, her vet told her that it would be best to euthanize Sandy.

Sandy's caretaker would not give up and following a suggestion about possibly using acupuncture, she called me. I treated Sandy once a week for eight weeks using electrical stimulation acupuncture along the spine. After eight weeks, Sandy was up and running normally. Her caretaker was ecstatic but at the same time angry that her vet would not even consider having her look for an alternative approach. Sandy was the fortieth dog that was never supposed to walk again that got up and walked.
These stories are absolutely the truth. None of this was magic or voodo or anything mystical. These pets were treated with an alternative modality that I was educated and trained to do at a veterinary college that offered Chinese medicine training.
When a conventional vet gives you a bad prognosis, remember, it just means that according to his one and only perspective, this is what you can expect. I always tell my clients, "If one pathway does not get you where you want, try another pathway."

08/03/2023

Nice article about buying Lion's Mane mushrooms. Same holds true for all Chinese mushrooms:
https://lionsmaneextracts.com/blogs/lions-mane-luke/how-to-select-a-quality-mushroom-extract?WickedSource=Facebook&WickedID=23853334630380724&fbclid=IwAR0t0_BNeMoU-BWlaqR74KSzAcR5wGMS170irOUqjDxLkzzysU3Nf15MCLE

Before we begin… I want to be clear that we are NOT the only quality mushroom extract provider on the market. Anyone who says they are the only good option is full of it. Still, there are only a handful of companies producing effective extracts (and you probably haven’t heard their name). Some o...

07/22/2023

https://drdennisthomas.com/glyphosate-intoxication-a-white-elephant-in-the-room/

As a holistic veterinarian it is my job to look beyond the clinical symptoms in order to find the underlying causes for our pet’s health problems. This is done by digging deeper, looking closer and connecting the dots. If something doesn’t make sense, then I look even deeper to find out what is ...

05/30/2023

This is the second dog in the last two weeks that we’ve had come in to our hospital with this type of bone stuck around it’s mandible. Separate companies but the EXACT same design.

Please do NOT buy this type of bone for your pup! It’s not worth the risk. Luckily for this patient, our technician was able to wiggle it free but our previous patient was under general anesthesia for nearly a half hour while we went through every tool in our arsenal to saw through both sides of the bone safely.
Both dogs are lucky that they did not end up with lacerations or broken teeth.

05/19/2023

The Person on the Other End of the Leash...

I have been a small animal vet for many years and have worked with thousands of wonderful pet caretakers and their pets. Like most vets, my job is to help the pet. The caretaker's job is to help the pet. This is good but it misses the big picture, the experience that the pet caretaker is having and the effects on them.

Just think about this for a moment, how much time is spent focusing on you, the pet caretaker and how you are doing with this experience? If you are not, you are missing the purpose of the entire experience. We are conditioned to believe that the experience we are having with a sick pet is all about the pet, but it is not. I tell my clients if it was not an experience for you, it would be happening to the lady across the street.

Every experience we have, especially the tough experiences are opportunities to grow. Opportunities to learn who we really are. And, nothing is tougher than working with a beloved pet who has cancer, epilepsy, end stage organ failure or other life threatening diseases.

When we are presented with this experience, we are conditioned to respond in fear and proceed down a fearful pathway that leads us to nothing but more fear. We spend our time with chaotic thoughts about the past and the imaginary future and spend almost no time whatsoever in the present moment and the present moment is the only thing that is real. Everything comes forward out of the present moment.

We start out focused on the love that we have for our pet and what we need to do to help her. As time goes by, the persistent fearful thoughts and hurtful emotions take their toll and there is a subtle shift where the focus is no longer just about our pet but about our own welfare. It is a natural response of the ego-mind in order to keep your attention on it. You become exhausted from the accumulated fearful responses. "What if I can't do anything to save her?" "She is my sole mate and my life will not be the same without her?" and so on. Our psychology is not meant to have to deal with this and we suffer greatly.

I remember working with a lovely pet caretaker several years ago. While I worked with her dog, she told me about herself. She had become the sole caretaker for her mother who had cancer. She chose to do this because she loved her mother. In time, the ego-mind jumped in and started presenting fearful thoughts, "Why am I the only sibling that is helping Mom? I no longer have a life beyond that of a caretaker, etc. In time the fearful thoughts led to emotions of resentment and she found herself arguing with her mom, getting angry and saying hurtful things. Then, when her mother passed away, she was left with horrible, guilt that she was not kind and loving to her beloved mother. She was miserable and every time she thought of her mother, she felt bad.
This is what happens if we allow it to. We do not have to go down that pathway if we can understand some basic principles and stay aware of our thoughts and feelings. First, except that this experience is actually for you and not a horrible burden that life has bestowed on you. Just be open to the lesson in the experience. If you don't learn it, I promise it will keep coming back until you do.

Second, spend as much time focusing on yourself as you are on your sick pet. Think about the times that you are getting ready to take off on an airline. The flight attendant is going over the safety rules and tells you that if the cabin loses oxygen, the masks will drop from above. She tells you to put the mask on yourself first and then your child. If you do not take care of yourself, you cannot take care of your pet.

How can we help ourselves as well as our sick pet? By staying in the present moment and being aware of your thoughts and feelings. They are not you. They are just energy passing through your awareness and if you do not pay any attention to them, they will leave. All suffering in humans is the result of negative thinking and those negative thoughts are about the past or the imaginary future, not the present moment.

I will often talk to consultation clients and they are so desperate to save their pet. I ask them to look at their pet and tell my what she is doing. She will say, "Sitting and looking at me and wagging her tail." I respond, "That is the only thing that is real." Everything else is a story by the fearful ego. Stop focusing on the cancer, epilepsy, kidney failure, etc. Focus on the moment only and what life is presenting to you. Forget about what might happen later as later never happens. What you sow is what you reap. If you sow fear, you will reap fear. That is a fact.

There is another saying that is very helpful. "What you resists, persists." Life does life and there is nothing that we can do about it. If we resist life expressing itself, we suffer. I have a friend who I met through HayHouse Publications. She was a young mother of a couple of children, had a loving husband and a wonderful life on a small farm. Life presented her with liver cancer. Immediately, she went into the fearful conditioned thinking, "Why is this happening to me? My children will grow up without a mother? I am too young to have cancer." The weeks went past and one day she realized that her fearful mind and emotions were robbing her of the precious time that she had left. She changed her thoughts. She stayed in the present moment without the fearful thoughts and spent time with her family, grateful for every day that she had. That was many years ago and she is now cancer free. She surrendered to life instead of resisting.

Another story. Many years ago, I had a lovely pet caretaker who brought her senior Cocker Spaniel, Buffy into my clinic. Her dog had a lump on its mammary gland, which turned out to be malignant mammary cancer. I did the surgery to remove the cancer and told her that it would likely have spread to the lungs already. I had her keep an eye on her dog for coughing. A few months later, she brought her dog back into the clinic. I took xrays of the chest and her entire lungs were filled with cancer. I showed her the chest films and told her that her dog had little time left. A week or so passed and she came into the clinic. She told me that she was moving back to New Mexico. She said that Buffy's favorite thing to do was play in the snow and she wanted to give her one last chance to enjoy the snow. About a year later, the caretaker came back into my office. I welcomed her back but did not want to talk about Buffy, as I knew that it would be painful for her to talk about her. She asked me if I wanted to know about Buffy and I said yes. She told me that she was fine and out in the car. I was shocked. She brought her into the clinic and I took chest films and the cancer was gone. Not because of chemotherapy or any other treatment, but because healing can only happen in the presence of unconditional love.

We must be aware of what is happening in our heads at all times and when the fearful thoughts arise, notice them, do not give them strength by participating and let them pass. Change your focus to your breathing for a minute or so and then re-focus in the present moment. Be grateful for the moment that you have with your pet. Love unconditionally in the moment and it will create a subsequent loving moment. In time, love will transcend fear and your experience will become a loving experience that will fill your heart.

04/27/2023

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04/27/2023

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04/17/2023

Start your week off by doing this a few times today, then do it every day.

03/25/2023

Safe and effective. I use it on my dogs.

03/18/2023

While on a 6-week work furlough in 2011, Tracy Whyatt found her passion and decided that she was going to do everything she could to start saving dogs. Tracy...

03/14/2023

The Myth That Will Not Die: Kibble Cleans Pets’ Teeth

It’s not true that dry kibble or Milk Bones (or any other brand of crunchy, carb-based pet cookies) keep pet’s teeth clean – raw diets, raw bones and regular brushing do! ❌ If you still believe this silly myth, think again.

Read today’s free pet article on our new website (link in the comments) to learn how to optimize your pet’s oral health.

03/10/2023

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Proposal follows Investigate West/USA TODAY investigation into 100,000 reports of pet deaths and injuries linked to Seresto flea and tick collars

03/01/2023

Prepare This Special Pumpkin Treat for Your Pet Today! 🧡

Pumpkin contains numerous vitamins and other nutrients essential for your pet's health. 👌 Whip up this recipe to help your pet enjoy pumpkin and its benefits. 🐶🐱

Visit our new website (link in the comments) to learn how pumpkin can benefit your pet’s health.

02/24/2023

02/12/2023

“You are what you eat” has never been truer than in the case of a dog with cancer. The dog undergoing cancer and its treatment needs the highest quality nutrition, with some special considerations, additions, and omissions. If you’ve just received a cancer diagnosis, you may be confused about ...

01/24/2023

As our dogs age their appetites may begin to wane due to dental soreness, arthritis pain or decreased activity. Seniors that don’t take in adequate levels of essential nutrients like amino acids, potassium, zinc, and calcium are at a higher risk for illness. Bone broth is an easy and delicious way...

01/14/2023

Reviewing your 12 most requested brands of omega-3 oils! 🐟🐾

After the incredible response to our Pet Food Review series last month, you asked us to do more product reviews.

So we’re kicking off more reviews this year with one of the most important supplements you should be giving your pet…omega-3 fatty acids, aka ‘Fish Oil’. 🐟🦑🦐

On this week’s Inside Scoop episode, lipid expert Marc St-Onge and nutrition specialist Dr. Conor Brady of Dogs First are joining us to analyze your 12 most requested brands of omega-3 supplements.

We will also be discussing:

🔬 How 12 popular brands stack up: quality, sourcing, sustainability and more

🐟 Fish oil versus feeding fish

🌱 Why h**p or flax seed oils aren’t enough

🦑 Fish, krill, algae, phytoplankton…which source is the best

Join us this Sunday at 12pm ET as we kick off our 2023 review series!

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01/05/2023

THE POWERFUL WHOLE-FOOD POWDER THAT FIGHTS CANINE ARTHRITIS! 🦪🐶🇳🇿

Perna mussels🦪 (also called “green-lipped mussel” [GLM]) are a natural alternative to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs💊 (NSAIDs) in dogs and work their magic through similar actions in the body. As the name implies, these supplements come from the green-lipped mussel (Perna canaliculus) that’s native to the New Zealand🇳🇿 coast. It has a bright green stripe around its shell and a distinctive green lip on the inside of its shell. GLMs have long been used by the Maori🛖, and scientists have documented that the Maori people living on the coast enjoy much lower rates of arthritis compared to inland Maori people.

GLM🦪 contain a range of bioactive lipids; including EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid), DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) and furan fatty acids (F-acids), sphingolipids, phytosterols, diacylglycerols, diterpenes, sesquiterpenes, pro-resolving lipid mediators, and saponins, alongside anti-oxidants such as carotenoids, xanthophylls, anthocyanins.

GLM🦪 extract is clinically proven to ease the symptoms of osteoarthritis🦴 (OA) in dogs🐶. In 2006, for example, a double-blind, placebo-controlled study involving eighty-one dogs with mild-to-moderate degenerative joint disease found that dogs significantly benefit from long-term (eight weeks or longer) supplementation with a tablet containing 125 mg of GLM extract. A 2013 study published in the Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research reported that a diet enriched with GLM extract significantly improved the gait of dogs clinically afflicted with OA compared with a regular control diet. Dogs fed the GLM-enriched diet also absorbed high levels of EPA and DHA omega-3 fatty acids into their blood. The researchers concluded that GLM extract showed a strong ability to benefit dogs with OA.

When it comes to your dog’s digestive system: studies show GLM acts as a nutrient for beneficial gut bacteria🦠, which when consumed, encourages these healthy bacteria to produce short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), substances which exert numerous beneficial effects throughout the body. This improved state helps the body achieve balance, or homeostasis, allowing the body to function at optimal levels and reduce systemic inflammation.

Of course when battling arthritis, inflammation, or any other disease for that matter, a multi-modular approach is always best! So, having GLM as an extra tool in your toolbox will take you a lot further along when it comes to bettering your dog's overall healthspan.

Freeze-dried mussels are available as dog treats, and powdered supplements are readily available. 🥄 Dose: 150 mg per ten pounds (4.5 kg) of body weight daily, divided in meals.

As with people, the longest lived dogs often have healthy dietary habits in common. In the Supplement: Custom Curated Support section of our new book, The Forever Dog, Green Lipped Mussel is one of the many supplements we recommend sharing with your dog. We also explain how to incorporate supplements into your dog’s meals, along with suggested dosages. 🐾 Get your copy now: foreverdogextras.com/pet-longevity

12/30/2022

Fear and Kidney Disease.......

In traditional Chinese medicine, each individual, whether human or pet, falls within one of five categories they call the Five Element System. These elements are fire, earth, metal, water and wood. When the element is identified by the individual or individual's caretaker, the nature of that element is studied and learned in order to establish and maintain normal health and well being. Each element has a major yin and yang organ which is the primary organ system that acts as both its strength when in balance and its weakness when it is out of balance.

Each individual element gives the individual guidelines and explanations as to how they can keep themselves healthy as it is based on a proactive approach to health care instead of a reactive approach that conventional medicine has. The element can explain what foods are best and what foods will cause problems, what times of the year will be potential problems, etc. It is a very specific guideline that has been used for thousands of years. It explains the individual personality and emotions that are associated with that element and what can be expected when the individual gets out of balance and what needs to be done to re-establish normal helath and well being.

The water element is the element that focuses on the urinary system as its major yin organ is the kidneys and the yang organ is the urinary bladder. When the water element individual is out of balance, it will predict what will happen both emotionally and physically if the imbalances persist. As I mentioned, each element has an emotion that is associated with it. Fear is the element of the water individual and fear works as a two-way street. Kidney disease will create the emotion of fear and persistent fear will create kidney disease. This is enormously important when dealing with pets who have kidney disease.

It is a normal human reaction to become fearful when their pet is diagnosed with a disease that is potentially life-threatening. It is ok to experience the initial fearful emotions, but if we persist in having fearful emotions, our fearful energy will not only affect our health but the health of our sick pet. If our pet has kidney disease, ongoing fearful emotions will have an enormous impact on the health of our pet's kidneys. This is a universal law of quantum physics; all energy will seek a balance of harmony, and we are all energetic beings appearing as form.

All experiences in our lives, especially those that are the most painful are learning experiences. One of the lessons we can learn when we are dealing with a sick pet is how to deal with our fearful emotions as they are not beneficial for either us or our pets. Not only do they influence the psychological state of mind and physical body, but the block the objective, rational mind that we need to make rational decisions. When we are dealing with fearful emotions, the mind goes into the primitive mind which deals with survival mode. This is called the reptilian brain and can only deal with fight or flight issues. It CANNOT function rationally.

We must always be aware of how we are feeling when it comes to our pet's health situation as the feeling are enormously important in regards to health and well being. If we stay aware of our feelings and notice that we are being fearful, we can simply say to ourselves, "I am feeling fearful again." Just doing this breaks the energetic pull that will keep us in a fearful state. Then, take a few deep breaths and change yoru thinking to the most positive thought you can have that is absolutely the truth, "I am so grateful that my pet is here with me in this present moment." If you will allow yourself to feel this truth, your heart will elevate you above the fearful emotions and negate its influence. This is the lesson on how to deal with fear and if you stay aware and use this method, it will change your entire experience with your sick pet and have a great influence on you and your pet's health.