It’s Important to use basic nutrition Hello Readers, and Welcome to another Instalment of (I really must find a catchier title) How Very Important it is to Use Basic Nutrition to Formulate Recipes. I hope many have seen the pdf addition from very recently, if not you can read it here: https://thepossiblecanine.com/download/the-importance-of-nutrients-in-a-home-made-recipe/ The blog entry today is meant […]
Bilberry is an under-utilized herb in Western herbalism for dogs, and one I rely on regularly for many reasons, as you will see. I recently did a little Facebook info-series and promised a fuller monograph soon, so here we are. I welcome questions as always. Name: Bilberry, Whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus)Family : EricaceaeParts Used: Fruit, leafActions: vasoprotective, antioxidant, […]
My Patients As an herbalist I am confronted, on a daily basis, with dogs (and cats, and humans) who present with multiple health issues including cancer, often that have been treated medically but are either not responding, or responding but with heavy fallout, as in side effects. Dog owners, who make up the bulk of […]
It’s Itchy Scratchy Time! As spring approaches, many dog lovers are bracing for weather that can turn their dog into an itchy, relentlessly scratching misery, and seeking online support just in case anyone has found a perfect solution – a new supplement that stops itching without the side effects of a steroid, or a diet […]
My First eBook Happy 2026 to my Readers, and I hope you all enjoyed a happy and healthy holiday season. Mine was very quiet – just how I like it – with a much-needed break, and more time to spend with my bird, dog and cats. Now that 2026 is in full swing, decorations down […]
Taking Stock of How Far We’ve Come Taking stock of how far the world of canine nutrition has come in the 28 years since I bought my first copy of Richard Pitcairn’s seminal Natural Health for Dogs and Cats, I am always blown away by how far we have come, in terms of consumer knowledge, […]
Ashwagandha has recently emerged as a “Top Ten” Herb of Commerce, in the canine world anyway – one of the herbs that everyone is giving or at the least, talking about. And while I deeply applaud herbal knowledge shared widely, it needs to be used wisely as well. As I have said many times with […]
Hello Readers – Many of you have heard me repeat, like a mantra, that nutrients do count, that guesswork will diminish the value of a homemade diet, that variety does not equal adequacy – and, that it is very easy to learn how to formulate balanced recipes, it is not advanced math, nor do we […]
A Popular Addition to the Canine Diet Today I want to address a popular addition to the canine diet, one I see popping up all over – almost as commonly as turmeric – today we look at cinnamon. Again I’ll say, that an herbalist rarely recommends ANY herb across the board for all people, dogs […]
Hello and welcome Hello and welcome to this special corner of my website. My approach to health and wellness is, for humans as for dogs and cats, an integrated path of herbal formulations-herbs, with dietary adjustments as indicted. While most people think of me as a canine or animal herbalist, and that is of course […]
Introduction One of the topics I am asked about on a regular basis, is which herbs are useful for “tummy troubles”. A little vague, and much of the time people mean intestinal (diarrhea, gas, constipation) but reflux and regurgitation are also common themes. Symptoms may be mild, moderate or even severe, but they are always […]
Hello Friends, well, after a long absence from this blog here’s a new entry out of the blue – I’m finding myself answering the same questions over and over on social media, so decided it would be quicker and more thorough to simply write a few lines here about the Purina scare, and hopefully add a […]
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