MAY 2010

The Holistic Animal Monthly Meeting Reminder

This email:

1. Next Meeting is Thurs., May 20^th (Note change in date)

2. Organic Farmers Market

3. Heartworm

4. Amish foods for you and YOUR COMPANION

5. Spay/Neuter Controversy. An interesting article

6. Carol Gurney Animal Communication Workshop

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Next Holistic Animal Group Meeting will take place Thursday, May 20^th (instead of May 27^th). 6:45 – 9 at Unity Church of Jackson.

Topic of discussion:

1.   “Lessons Learned” – a short dissertation on achieving perfect health for you and your animal.

2.   Continuation of first-aid:

a.   Please take a look at attached case (attached to original email) and complete if you can. We will discuss remedy.

b.   Bites and Stings – please see doc under Allergic Dermatitis at http://petcareresource.community.officelive.com/PESTCONTROL.aspx

Please note that I am using another website to post articles used in our meetings. This website was set up for the community to provide information and resources available to assist in companion animal care. This site has not received much attention since its inception due to Jane and my lack of time – so why not use it.

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Jackson Organic Farmers Market opens Wednesday, May 26.

Farmers Market is located in the parking lot across from Allegiance Hospital on the corner of Michigan Ave. and State St.

Every Wednesday from 2 to 6 p.m.   

 Market organizers are expecting to start with mushrooms (oyster, possibly shitake), eggs, baked goods, honey, radishes, sorrel, salad mix, green onions, bedding plants, herbs.

3   -  HEARTWORM

Some of you are starting to think about heartworm and some of you have already started dosing the pesticides – YIKES!

1. Yeah the mosquitoes are out in force, and maybe they are starting to bite, BUT if they do have any heartworm larvae in their gut, the larvae have not matured to the developmental stage that could affect your dog yet.

2. Besides – it takes about 6 wks before the larvae (once in the dog) reaches the blood stream where the pesticide can kill them.

3. So, let’s say – if your dog was bitten (in the past two weeks) by a heartworm- larvae- carrying- mosquito (not all mosquitoes carry the heartworm larvae) and the larvae just happened to mature to the L3 stage (in the mosquito), AND the L3’s were able to swim into the injection site, AND your dog’s immune system didn’t respond appropriately (due to poor diet and over-vaccination) – AND you fear that heartworm is a death sentence then you may want to consider your first dose for you animal in another 6 wks – Mid June.

4. Typically, one really does not need to give heartworm until July in Michigan.

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6. Please read the attachment – Natural Heartworm Prevention….

7. http://petcareresource.community.officelive.com/PESTCONTROL.aspx

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9. After reading the attachment and you still want to give the pesticidal preventative – at least lighten your animals’ toxic burden by:

10.  starting in mid-June to July and ending Dec 1. Dose every 45-50 days. This is for MI residents. If traveling to southern states with your dog you need to change your schedule accordingly.

11. If giving Interceptor – give 1/5 the dose according to your dogs weight. (For example: a 75# dog would be given the pill for a dog the size of 15#)

12. If giving Heartgard 30 – just give the Heartgard 30, NOT the Heartgard 30 Plus (contains added toxins for fleas)

13. Read the label.

14. Do NOT apply the topical insecticides in addition to the pill form.

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AMISH-prepared FOOD FOR YOU and YOUR COMPANION ANIMALS

Although foods are not certified organic, the Homer Amish community strives to offer as close to organic as possible. Cows, chickens, goats are all pasture fed (hay/grain in winter) and are not given hormones, antibiotics, or other artificial additives.

The Holistic Animal

Char Raby

www.theholisticanimal.com

www.petcareresource.community.officelive.com