15/02/2024
It’s not a secret that as pet parents we want our fur kids to live forever 🐶❤️🐱
Here are 5 things I focus on when it comes to helping my patients and my own pets thrive.
1. Nutrition 🥩 - if I had to pick one pillar to be the most important and influential, this is it here. Nutrition and diet can make or break your pet’s health. As a holistic veterinarian, I recommend balanced, species appropriate fresh food diets. I do not recommend highly processed diets, such as kibble or canned food. If you currently find yourself in a situation where a fresh food diet is not financially possible, that’s ok! Top your pet’s kibble with dark leafy greens, and any of your cooked, lean and unseasoned meats. Every little bit counts!
2. Microbiome 🦠 - the microbiome is the diverse population of bacteria, fungi, protozoa and yeast that inhabit your pet’s gastrointestinal tract. If you know me, you know that I am a little bit obsessed with your pet’s microbiome. Why? Because the microbiome is responsible for your pet’s gut health, immune system function, mitigating systemic diseases and balancing their mental health!
3. Reduce Toxin Exposure ☣️- unfortunately toxins can be found all over in today’s world. From our water, to herbicides on our foods, pesticides on the lawns and even the medications our pets consume, we need to do our best to try and reduce exposure as much as possible.
4. Movement 🏃🏻♂️- exercise is crucial for our pets. Beyond physical movement itself, exercise allows our pets to be mentally stimulated and also promotes lymphatic movement and drainage which is key in toxin removal.
5. Mental Stimulation 🧠- keep that brain working! Whether you are teaching your pet tricks, or focusing on their breed specific needs, keeping their brain active throughout their entire life plays a large part in overall health and longevity.
These are my 5 pillars of optimal pet health - did I miss anything you think is important? What do you do to ensure optimal health with your pets? Share with me in the comments 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼