Kidney disease, or chronic renal failure (CRF), is a common ailment among older cats. It is often difficult to be aware of kidney disease until significant loss of kidney function is present. This is due to the kidney's ability to compensate for the loss of function. As the kidneys lose their ability to condense urine and filter out toxins, your cat will urinate more and with more volume. This causes your cat to become dehydrated and provides less blood flow to the kidneys making the condition progress faster. It is not a curable condition, but you can take steps to slow the disease and make your cat more comfortable.

One of the most common health problems pet owners will encounter is having a pet with a skin problem. The incessant scratching, itching, biting, licking and chewing not only takes its toll on the miserable pet but often leaves the pet owner with a sense of helplessness and frustration. After flea collars, dips, sprays, drops and/or baths, the next logical step often is a trip to the vet. A prescription to a popular antibiotic, steroid, special prescription diet, topical anti-itching cream (often containing steroids), skin scrapings and/or dips is then likely prescribed. We don't want to see our animal suffer a minute longer than they have to. And without an understanding of the cause, we trust the vet's diagnosis.

Pets have far more to offer than a wagging tail or a warm lap. Studies are finding pets can contribute to a person's physical and emotional well-being from childhood to one's senior years. The Delta Society, in particular, is an organization dedicated to promoting researchers from around the world whose findings support the positive effects of caring for animals.

Moving is a very high stress point in the life of any companion animal, and although dogs may enjoy the exhilaration of a change in environment, a cat usually does not. A transition such as moving to a new home is one of the most important times to use your skill at telepathic communication with your animal companion. Unfortunately, it is also the time it is most easily forgotten. You are stressed and rushed, there are a million things to do, and the cat is often lost in the flurry. Your cat is confused and distressed seeing the house being torn apart. In the case of an indoor cat it is his whole world. Your cat may be thinking; "What is happening?","Are you leaving?","Are you going to take me with you?", "Why are you so nervous?","Where are my favorite things? ","What have I done wrong?","Am I being punished?". Your cat may be thinking any or all of these things and more.

Obesity is one of the most prevalent diseases in dogs and cats in our time and can lead to serious and life threatening conditions such as pancreatitis, kidney and liver disease, diabetes and cardiovascular strain as well as skin and coat ailments and gastrointestinal disturbances. Once medical reasons such as hypothyroidism have been ruled out, we must look deeper for a cause and solution to this health jeopardizing condition.

Many people believe that cats are merely creatures of habit finding security in ritual and mundane scenarios, becoming nervous and neurotic at the very whiff of change. Although this may be true to a certain extent, the greater reason for a cat's sensitivity is its keen perception of changes in subtle energy. A cat's entire being is a subtle energy receptor. It is like a finely crafted, highly sensitive musical instrument that is easily "thrown out of tune" by the slightest fluctuation of energy in its personal environment. including changes of energy created by the mood fluctuations of the humans it lives with.

Extraordinary music such as Bach's "B Minor Mass", Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata", or Vaughn Williams "Lark Ascending", are known to have an uplifting and healing effect on the human Soul. This effect has been experienced across cultural boundaries, as the soul responds to harmony and beauty regardless of its temporary resting place.

Once you have ruled out any physical cause for attention deficit and hyperactivity in your animal companion, and addressed these with your veterinarian, it is time to look deeper for reasons and remedies.

We sip on chamomile tea to soothe our nerves or brew a refreshing peppermint tea to ease our upset stomach and than sink into the oceans of dreams. In the kitchen we add rosemary, thyme, oregano, ginger, mint (and much more) to enhance the taste of our meals and herbal infusions, botanicals, essential oils accompany our personal care products.