Cat & Dog Behavior & Care Advice
Amy Shojai, CABC, Pet Expert & Award-Winning Author
DWAA Hall of Fame & AVMA Veterinary Media Award Winner
How to Choose the Best Herbal Medicine for Pets: What’s Safe, What’s Dangerous for Dogs and Cats
In today’s world of cutting-edge medicine, we consider herbs for pets and herbal medicine to be old-fashioned. But holistic veterinarians continue to use herbs for pets because many of these plants are the foundation of modern drugs and medications, but don’t cause the same side effects.
Chinese herbal medicine has regained popularity for both human and pet care treatments. I learned a lot about them while researching my book NEW CHOICES IN NATURAL HEALING FOR DOGS AND CATS. And when the vet diagnosed Bravo-Dawg with hemangiosarcoma, I learned about I’m-Yunity, a Chinese herbal medicine treatment shown helpful in veterinary studies of the herb. Here are some things you need to know about using herbs with pets.
Bravo’s Shadow: Equal Time for the Comfort Puppy!
I figured we all need some extra smiles these days. I've focused most of the attention on Bravo's cancer journey, and of course, that's important. But an equally important part includes his comfort puppy, Shadow-Pup. Today's a big milestone for the little guy -- he's...
Canine Chemotherapy: Bravo’s Cancer Treatment Update
Time for an update on Bravo's cancer journey and canine chemotherapy – and the short version is that Bravo’s doing well. Fantastic, actually. Our last update shared Bravo’s new status as a tripawd doggie. It has taken him some time to adjust, naturally, and his youth...
Fun Pet Games in the Time of Pandemic: Life Goes On, thank doG (and Cat!)
So tell me about the fun pet games in your house. I know many folks had to deal with pestering pets over the past many weeks while working from home. Now, some people transition back to the office, leaving dogs and cats—and especially puppies and kittens—to find...
Get The Facts! Cat Facts & Dog Facts FREE with Kindle Unlimited
That's right, both CAT FACTS and DOG FACTS can now be accessed for FREE through the Kindle Unlimited lending library. That means, however, that the Ebook versions are now exclusive to Kindle. The award-winning CAT FACTS book and DOG FACTS encyclopedia are also...
Bravo’s Cancer Journey Continues: I’m a TriPawd Doggy!
When we first got the word that Bravo had cancer, time stood still. We feared he'd end up being a three-legged dog, but we didn't know what to expect. We didn't know how fast dogs recover from amputation. With such a big 125-pound athlete, how would he cope? If we had...
Happy Father’s Day: Celebrating with Pets!
Today we celebrate Father's Day. Later, I'll call my dad back home in Indiana. This picture, from a few years ago, illustrates a bit why I love books and reading so much! My mom and dad had Shelties and that also influenced my life in so many positive ways. I wish...
Bravo’s Cancer Journey: Treating Bone Cancer
Bravo's cancer journey continues, and I had to take some time to pull my thoughts and emotions together before sharing this. I hope that our experience will help other pet lovers with dogs dealing with bone cancer and the challenge of treating this disease. I've put...
Bravo Doesn’t Know He’s Sick: Bone Cancer in Dogs
Dogs sniff out all kinds of hidden mysteries, hear at levels undetectable to humans, and reach deep, deep into human hearts to heal the hurt. They don’t know or care about issues that keep humans awake at night, dissolve us into tears, or drop humans to their knees in...
Beating Writers Block & Feeding the Muse
I'm all about beating writers block and feeding the muse. You'd think with the lockdown, I'd find more time to write. Truthfully, my motivation these days sucketh. I never suffer from wondering what to write. In fact, I've put together an on-demand webinar for beating...
Awards
CWA Muse Medallion Award
Dog Writers Association of America Maxwell Award
Fear Free Certified
CWA Muse Medallion Award
Cat Writers Muse Medallion Awards
Memberships
