Pet Doc Donna! A comprehensive holistic and herbal guide to healing your pet naturally!
Health & Wellness Podcasts
See animal care in a whole new light by learning safe, effective ways to boost your pet's health using holistic treatments. I will be sharing my knowledge as a holistic veterinarian for twenty-seven years, as well as interviewing other holistic vets on a variety of topics. In the United States, more people want holistic options to cure or prevent their pets' diseases, but the veterinary profession does not train new students to meet the demand. My goal is to spread the word about our successes curing immune-mediated diseases, kidney disease and cancer to encourage new veterinarians. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/donna943/support
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United States
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Health & Wellness Podcasts
Description:
See animal care in a whole new light by learning safe, effective ways to boost your pet's health using holistic treatments. I will be sharing my knowledge as a holistic veterinarian for twenty-seven years, as well as interviewing other holistic vets on a variety of topics. In the United States, more people want holistic options to cure or prevent their pets' diseases, but the veterinary profession does not train new students to meet the demand. My goal is to spread the word about our successes curing immune-mediated diseases, kidney disease and cancer to encourage new veterinarians. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/donna943/support
Language:
English
Episodes
Interview with Dr. Richard Pitcairn: Veterinary homeopathy and energy based medical approaches
7/3/2022
Get to know a living legend! Dr. Richard Pitcairn was a pioneer, with his book, "Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs and Cats." Many of us used his book when their were no others. In this podcast, we get to know him: what motivated him to veer towards a more holistic path and we are introduced to specific helpful remedies as well as diving into what homeopathy is, how it originated and how it works. This naturally dovetails into a new way to see medicine, through the lens of energetic...
Duration:00:57:09
How to cure immune-mediated diseases holistically
7/3/2022
In this episode, PetDoc Donna describes how to help and sometimes cure pets suffering from immune-mediated conditions. By identifying triggers, using acupuncture to shift the immune system's focus, correcting the biome, changing the diet, using herbs to tonify and balance, these cases can be cured within 6 months. We do not suppress symptoms or inflammation except in the case of thromocyctopenia and anemia when steroids may be critical to save the life of the cat or dog initially. Did you...
Duration:00:25:37
Natural flea prevention and why it's vital to your pet's health and longevity and should be an integral part of every veterinary preventative program,
6/7/2022
Fleas are always teaching us how to be better caretakers by showing us our pets' weaknesses. As they are attracted to the weakest pet with the lowest vital force. Fleas generally like the tail base of your pet because it has the lowest vital energy. As soon as the pet ingests our vitamin/mineral mix (listen to that podcast to find out how to make it) as well as a raw diet with fresh organic greens ground into their food, the vital force increases and the fleas are naturally repelled. There...
Duration:00:19:58
How to correct EMS (Equine Metabolic Syndrome) and veterinary endocrine dysfunction in dogs and cats too which are epidemic in all species using specific diet and lifestyle changes.
5/19/2022
Pikante is a 24 year old horse who had been getting sick with insulin resistance for many months causing him to be more lethargic, deposit fat all over his body and seem to head towards Cushings disease, thyroid disease and down a difficult metabolic pathway full of endocrine problems. But Kate, Pikante's person, put her thinking and researching cap on and changed his carbohydrate fat and protein ratios. He is now eating rice bran, teff and alfalfa pellets, taking Platnum performance and...
Duration:00:13:06
PetDoc Donna interviews Dr. Jeff Judkins, a 30 year veteran of holistic veterinary medicine whose Ashland Oregon practice keeps on curing chronic disease even through the pandemic.
5/12/2022
Join Dr. Donna's candid conversation about holistic veterinary medicine. How did Dr. Judkin's go from a conventional vet to a holistic one? What diseases has he helped? What is his medical philosophy and how did it evolve? These are some of the questions approached in this interview. Just like PetDoc Donna, Dr. Judkins utilizes acupuncture, homeopathy and herbs but his concentration is on diet. When the dogs come into his practice they get to eat treats made from crickets (which are non...
Duration:00:17:41
How many times a day should you feed your dog or cat and why?
5/8/2022
The University of Arizona's Canine Cognitive Center issued their observations that dogs are smarter and live longer being fed once a day instead of more often and it's sent the pet world into a panic! I reviewed the findings. It's important to note they are only observations not a double blind study and have not been published or peer reviewed. Also the oldest animals in my practice, dogs over 20 years old and cats over 23 years old are all fed twice a day. This is an in depth discussion...
Duration:00:12:35
Interview with Dr. Judy Morgan, holistic veterinarian and author.
4/24/2022
This interview is such a unique look into the early life of Dr. Judy Morgan, including how she became interested in holistic modalities, what were her early successes and how she sees the profession moving forward. Nutrition for dogs is her primary focus and she offers many ways pet folks can learn how to make food and see their pets thrive! Did you know a homemade diet, fresh and live foods can help your pet shed inflammation and actually move better and feel less arthritic pain? Learn more...
Duration:00:55:29
Balancing hyperthyroidism and kidney "failure" in Cats
4/17/2022
Greta is a nineteen year old kitty with quite a history. She and her person were homeless for 2.5 years, living in a tent in the cold one of Seattle's sketchy tent cities. She is one tough kitty! Now, at nineteen, her person does acupressure daily to help her appetite and help balance the thyroid and kidney diseases. This balance is not easy and has cost the lives of many cats. On one hand, when you treat the thyroid, the blood pressure can reduce so much that the kidney disease appears...
Duration:00:13:06
What the Vital Force can do for your dog is what Liberty horse training does for a horse!
3/16/2022
In this podcast, I talk about the ways we use the vital force to help heal pets, not by forcing or suppressing inflammation, but rather by removing triggers of inflammation and using herbs and natural supplements to help tonify and vitalize the vital force. Pet Doc Donna draws the comparison between this holistic, non-forced way of treating pets with chronic disease to elements of liberty horse training which also does not force. With no halter, bridle or ropes, the horse makes his or her...
Duration:00:14:46
Why are my dog's feet red? And what are some easy holistic tips to clear them up? Pet Doc Donna introduces you to the Frenchie named Rogue with white feet that show his allergies/inflammation.
3/16/2022
Whether your dog is licking at his feet because of allergies or stress, Pet Doc Donna will help you get to the bottom of the problem and give you holistic, natural tips to help your dog.
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Duration:00:08:27
Spinal care for your dog, cat or horse and why gentle chiropractic is so important
3/7/2022
Spinal problems go unnoticed for many pets. Learn three causes for common spinal and neck problems and how to recognize and prevent them. In this podcast, Pet Doc Donna adjusts three very different dogs. The first is a Japanese chin with seizures and spondylosis, the second is a stiff dog with shoulder problems and the third is a young dog that cannot lift her head normally. All are cured quickly with chiropractic.
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Duration:00:35:49
How to brush your cat's teeth using postive training, clicker training and help him to love it! Three times a week and his smile will show pearly whites rather than gingivitis and tarter.
2/27/2022
No more excuses! Your kitty's mouth, heart, kidneys and immune system will thank you for it later! Teach your kitty how to brush his or her teeth in a step by step, positive training fashion which will be more enjoyable for both of you!
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Duration:00:04:21
Holistic Cure for Hematuria: A great example of what herbal medicine can cure that conventional medicine cannot
2/18/2022
In this podcast, Dr. Donna explores the strengths and the weaknesses of both conventional medicine and holistic medicine and how, in the perfect world, the two would be blended at every veterinary clinic to maximize successful outcomes for both acute and chronic conditions. When Knugget's person went to one conventional vet after another, because there was no infection, there was no answer for the dog. Faced with what to do next, she decided to try holistic medicine. Luckily, Dr. Donna has...
Duration:00:09:58
Dilitated Cardiomyopathy (DCM) in Dogs: Effects of nutrition, genetics and EMF on the Calcium Channels of all mammals.
2/11/2022
In 2019, the New York Times published a short article which became a megaphone for the big pet food companies which have largely controlled the narrative about DCM in dogs and made large profits in the wake of this continuing controversy. Veterinarians have pushed their narrative but here we both recognize the merits of understanding nutritional DCM on the dog community, but at the same time, try to discuss the topic without profits to gain or agendas to push. Veterinarians have lumped all...
Duration:00:15:03
Anxiety! A holistic approach to canine and feline anxiety complete with nutritional suggestions. Dr. Donna coined the DAPER approach, a unique and sometimes counter-intuitive list of suggestions.
2/3/2022
Anxiety is a huge problem these days in our cats, dogs and horses (and humans). Dr. Donna has coined her approached DAPER. This stands for distance, amino acids, positive interactions, exercise, reducing treats. She combines styles of training and observation to recommend this approach despite considering it controversial and counter-intuitive. When our pet whines or cries we run up to hold him or her or we feed treats thinking we are distracting the pet, when really we may be creating more...
Duration:00:11:51
Holistic Approach to the chronic problems of French Bulldogs
1/31/2022
French bulldogs are prone to IVDD (disc herneations), allergies and skin infections, ear infections and cysts and heart-base tumors as well as other problems. In this video, we talk about 10 year old Maximus, a Frenchie with all these problems and more (chronic cough and anxiety) as he sleepily looks at the camera. He becomes very sleepy with his acupuncture needles already in place because of the endorphins and enkephalins the needles release. Frenchies do well with the holistic management...
Duration:00:08:30
100% Holistic Approach to a Non-surgical carcinoma. Meet Raven, a 15 year-old Schipperke with metastasized cancer. Using herbs, diet and supplements, we celebrate one year of remission.
1/24/2022
Using all holistic techniques and modalities, cancer can go into remission. Using diet, herbs and acupuncture, we can help the little fifteen year-old dog, Raven, better live with her cancer. Transitional Cell Carcinoma (#TCC) is very common in Scottish terriers and many other breeds and has few effective conventional treatment options but luckily for us, in 2005, a study showed a 50% reduction in the occurrence of TCC in Scotties because, like many urogenital and bladder problems, the herbs...
Duration:00:14:46
Preventing Ear Infections-Naturally
1/3/2022
Ear infections are common in dogs and cats. Young animals can have ear mites and without a microscope, the infection can look very much like a yeast infection--a dark or black waxy discharge. Your veterinarian should be initially consulted for treatment. This podcast is focusing on recurring ear infections that are either yeast or bacteria in origin, resulting from a biome or microflora imbalance. This imbalance can be caused by food allergies (commonly grains, other carbohydrates, dairy,...
Duration:00:11:19
An Interview with Dr. Mike Lemmon
12/13/2021
Dr. Michael Lemmon has been a holistic veterinarian for fifty four years and just before he set out to retire, I interviewed him. We discussed ways to prevent veterinary burn out, how to connect with a higher force, keeping spirituality at the core of practice. We also discussed some of his favorite ways to treat cats and dogs holistically and how he and others founded the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association. Dr. Lemmon is an extraordinary person who can focus on the positive...
Duration:00:42:27
Helping your dog or cat's anal glands--naturally
11/30/2021
There are three major causes of anal gland diseases in dogs. First, genetics and anatomical configuration affecting anal gland expression. Second, food allergies and other causes of Damp Heat or stagnation, constipation and other patterns of disharmony often caused by too many carbohydrates and other food allergies. Third, a diet that lacks the correct fiber levels or contains too much bone. Anal gland material should be liquid in dogs and cats, or close to it and not pasty, bloody...
Duration:00:26:59