Knowledge
What Chinese herbs are, how to dose per species, and what your animal’s signals are telling you.
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- Basics
What are Chinese herbs?
Not a single herb for a single thing, but a formula in which herbs reinforce and temper one another. This is how the Chinese herbal tradition works.
4 min read
- By species
Herbs for your dog: dosing and practice
The same formulas, a smaller dose. How to approach using Chinese herbs for a 6-kilogram or 40-kilogram dog, and how to administer them to your dog.
5 min read
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Staying supple as they age
The first sign is rarely lameness. It’s the dog that no longer jumps onto the sofa, or the cat that struggles to get up.
4 min read
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Stomach and gut in balance
Loose droppings, a tender flank, restlessness at feeding time. Digestion is the first system to react to change, and the last to settle again.
4 min read
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Airways, dust and pollen
The airways form the respiratory system through which inhaled air flows to the lungs and where gas exchange takes place. How can you ensure your pet has healthy airways?
4 min read
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Itching, skin and coat
Itching is rarely only a skin problem. It often starts deeper: in digestion, in the liver, or with the season.
4 min read
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Ticks and resistance
Ticks are around all year. What you do in the first 24 hours after a bite counts most.
3 min read
- By species
Herbs for cats, sheep and goats
A cat is not a small dog and a goat is not a sheep. They eat differently, digest differently, and show very little when something is wrong.
5 min read