Dr. Karen Becker from Healthy Pets, who's a leading authority in pet nutrition.

I have been asked to post this article by Dr Karen Becker on pet nutrition.  This is so important as so many of the most popular food is full of things we would never feed our pets! As an animal communicator I will always ask the pet what they need, any intolerances, any supplements they need - so you are getting it from the horses mouth - so to speak!  If you would like an animal communication session please contact me on ann@annparker.co.uk

 

 

Crucial Things To Consider When It Comes To Feeding Your Pet

Loving pet parents are often concerned about whether they’re making the best feeding decisions for their dogs and cats. Although the ideal diet is different for each animal, learning some general information about pet nutrition can help you make healthy choices for your four-legged family member.

However, this is easier said than done. There's a lot of information out there from a lot of different sources (some better than others), and it's easy to get overwhelmed.

We know a lot goes into deciding what to put in your furry friend’s food bowl, so to make things easier, we’ve outlined some important points for you to consider.

Some Things To Consider ...

For starters, there are some common mistakes that you should avoid, like overfeeding your pet, getting store-bought food full of filler ingredients, and underestimating the importance of a balanced diet. All these factors can potentially lead to health issues down the road.

Next, it’s important to know which kinds of wholesome foods and supplements you can give your pet. A dietary boost can help get your pal into tip-top shape, depending on his or her nutrition needs.

Then, you also have to decide whether you’d like to feed your dog or cat a kibble, wet food, cooked, or raw diet, based on his or her health and your budget and lifestyle. Yes, there’s a lot to consider!

While this may seem overwhelming, the good news is, small changes can make a big difference.

For instance, switching out high-calorie, processed treats for wholesome, homemade goodies can help animals reach or maintain a healthy weight.

Certain pet-safe whole foods like banana slices, carrots, plain cooked chicken, and eggs can even offer a nutritional boost. And while these foods will supplement the diet with extra vitamins and minerals, your pal will just think he or she is getting a yummy snack!

Nutrition: The Foundation Of Health

Just like with humans, our pets’ health begins with proper nutrition. The big difference, though, is that they depend on us to make their eating decisions for them!

The good news is, you don’t have to be an expert to be a wonderful pet parent, but you do have to have a little background knowledge about animal nutrition and health. That includes getting expert guidance from veterinarians and nutritionists to help you learn how to best care for your pal.

But while their help is crucial, at the end of the day, the choices you make for your four-legged friend are ultimately up to you. So, listen to the advice of trusted professionals, do some research, and use your best judgment. After all, no one knows your pet quite as well as you!

How on earth can you change a dog’s behaviour psychically!

This is a question I get asked by prospective clients all the time but once they have experienced my techniques they never ask again!

It is important to train any pet, especially a puppy, as they need to have good manners and it is also to keep them safe.  It is very important to persevere with the training classes and keep it up so they get consistent messages.  I am a qualified dog trainer and despair sometimes that owners think their pets already come trained – and house trained!

But what happens if they are fearful, have aggression or continue to pull you over?  How do you train out grief, envy, loss, sadness, jealousy?  This is where I come in!  There are so many reasons why certain behaviour continues so I talk to the animals as if I was talking to a human.  I talk to their soul and find out what contract was made between pet and owner as they may be taking on some stress from the owner, or it may be a lesson for the owner in loving their pets unconditionally but having to persevere to heal the behaviour.

I then use my healing techniques to remove trauma, abuse, and any damage from vaccines – unfortunately I am seeing a lot more of this and it is showing itself as fear, manic behaviour or aggression – in fact I am seeing a lot of dogs with Aspergers, ADHD and autism and most of this is caused by vaccines!

I then start to reset negative beliefs like low self esteem, low self confidence and not being good enough – animals have the same emotions and beliefs as ourselves and that is why you have to be very careful what you say to them. If you say “you are stupid” or “you have done that wrong again” they take it on board (like a child or an adult) and they will believe it.  I see this time and time again, especially in horse and greyhound racing – and especially the showing world!  When a dog doesn’t win a title I see that the owner is furious and starts chastising this beautiful creature who has done its best.  I know most owners don’t mean it but you need to talk to your pet as you would talk to a child.  For example, “that was a silly thing to do and you won’t do it again will you” instead of “you are stupid”.

I then look for illnesses that may be causing a problem.  Thyroid problems can cause aggression and can change a dog’s behaviour dramatically.  They may be in pain or be feeling nauseous.  They may be taking on an illness from the owner and this could show itself as the same illness in the pet or a different one.  I am an expert on this as I have severe water retention and one of my beautiful Norfolk terriers tried to take this on for me and she swelled up with water.  This was until I realised what was going on and healed it.

Apart from my psychic and healing skills I also recommend Bach Flower Remedies and essential oils.  The behaviour needs to be healed from the inside out and Mimulus will help release fear really quickly when taken along with my healing.

One area that most people don’t talk about (or heal) is that animals are very sensitive and can pick up negative or black energy from people or situations.  If a puppy comes from a puppy farm it can have problems because of the negative energy of the place and the people running it.  Once this has been cleared and healed it is amazing how calm and confident the pet becomes.

In addition to this I also look at their past lives and karma and how that is affecting them now – and how your past lives and karma are affecting your relationship together – it really is fascinating stuff!

I work a lot with rescue dogs so that they can be rehomed.  They can be too lively and people walk past them or too shy.  They can appear aggressive but they are really terrified.  They may not like others dogs because they haven’t been socialised.  All of these issues and problems I can work on – for example I stopped a pug humping after her dinner in two days – and she was 7 years old and had been doing it since a puppy!

The techniques don’t work overnight and barking is the most difficult to stop as it is their safety mechanism.  But all owners have seen improvements in a couple of days and my animal communication sessions include one month’s free healing for one behavioural problem.  It is quite funny when I speak to owners because they will say “he is still doing .......” and I say “we haven’t worked on that we worked on ......”.  Because it has been healed totally the owner has forgotten that their pet even had it!

So why not contact me on info@animalstalk2me.co.uk for more information.

ticks and how to protect you and your animals from them really easily!

please contact me on info@animalstalk2me.co.uk

In the UK we are getting a lot more ticks now because of our wetter summers.  In 26 years of having dogs not one of mine got a tick until we had Monty.  Being a puppy he ran into the undergrowth at the woods and came back with two - I was horrified!!!  We have an amazing little device that you put around the neck of the tick and screw it until the tick is removed.  But first of all you need to spot the tick and then hold your dog still enough to get it out without leaving anything!  Polly reacts really badly to them with a huge lump and lots of screaming - which is not like her.

So as a homeopathy I started looking at alternatives.  There are a lot of sprays that you spray on the fur but at the moment essential oils disagree with me so I couldnt use them.  Also the tick an enter a part that isnt sprayed.

So I contacted Ainsworth pharmacy and they supply a tick remedy.  So I thought I would give it a go.  So I gave them a tablet once a day for a week, then every other day for a week and got it down to 1 tablet a week.  And guess what - NO TICKS IN TWO YEARS!!!  It is so easy to do.

People are now getting ticks and this is causing Lymmes disease and because it is not common doctors are having trouble identifying it.  So the tick remedy would work brilliantly for humans as well.  I heard about one woman who walked on Exmoor and then would go to a shop to get the owner to remove the ticks from her and her dog before she went home!!!  Why would you put yourself at risk like that.

Go to Ainsworths website and order Ticks Caninie (it works for humans as well) 30c.