Preparing Your Senior Pet for Winter: Joint Pain & Stiffness
Pet Care Tips 3 mins readAs the temperature drops, senior pets may face more than just chilly air and the need for more cuddles. Cold weather can actually worsen joint pain in senior pets and make it harder for them to move around as easily. Conditions like arthritis and general stiffness may become more prominent, especially as pets age, leading...
Read MoreNHV Gives Back: Boby the chihuahua with kidney disease
NHV Gives Back 2 min read#NHVNaturalselfie donation drive helped NHV gives back to this sweet little baby. Boby is a handsome senior chihuahua who was recently diagnosed with kidney disease and pancreatitis. Boby has spent some time hospitalized for his condition and we have sent along with some love and some NHV Tripsy and NHV Mellit to help support his kidneys and pancreas. He has...
Read MoreVet Tech Rounds: What You Should Know About Your Pet’s Medication
Vet Talks 6 min readWhat You Should Know About Your Pet’s Medication When your pet is diagnosed with a condition, it can be quite overwhelming. Your veterinarian will try to explain everything to you, but it is a lot of information to take in at once. They will often prescribe some medications to help keep your pet comfortable or...
Read MoreNew Year New Scout? This beagle’s regimen for Weight Loss
Inspiring Pet Tails 5 min readScout is heading into 2019 feeling better than ever, leaving her past behind her. Scout is another pup living with her amazing mum Hollie (who is also Ginger’s mum) and her pack of fur babies – thebeaglefarm – who has been through quite a lot. This senior lady came to her new family extremely overweight, which has caused...
Read MoreNHV Gives Back: Rusty Rolling retirement home to senior kitties
NHV Gives Back < 1 min readRusty Rolling is a loving Meowmy to retirement kitties that need loving homes and some TLC. NHV gives back through the #NHVNaturalselfie donation drive helped these sweet kitties. We have supplied Rusty with some supplements, including ES Clear, Echo Gold, Multi Essentials, and Yucca. Each supplement will help provide comfort for those older kitties that need some extra support for their immune...
Read MoreIntroduction to our herbal supplements for joint health, by Curious Cat Caramel
Lifestyles of the Furry & Fabulous 3 min readCurious Caramel tries NHV supplements for the first time! When Caramel isn’t educating his followers about all things cat nutrition – ie. the benefits of taurine, preventing common feline diseases, pet safe floor cleaners, favorite toys, and treats, etc- he is busy living out his best days. This means running from one end of the house...
Read MoreNatural help for a diabetic cat in conjunction with insulin – Eliot’s tale
Inspiring Pet Tails 4 min readCats are prone to kidney health issues and diabetes, especially as they get older. This little guy was named after T.S. Eliot, the poet who inspired the musical ‘Cats’ when he wrote about feline psychology and sociology. Eliot had a health scare earlier this year that required emergency medical attention, but has since nursed back to...
Read MoreMissing These Moments With Your Pets, Means Missing Christmas
Pet Care Tips 6 min readChristmas with Santa’s little helpers. Oh, what fun! We went about asking some NHV pet parents what makes Christmas the most fun-est time of the year. They gave us a lot of answers! We went back a second time and asked them what really, really makes Christmas the fun-est time of the year. We ended up with a...
Read MoreRepresenting Canada in South Korea – NHV Spreads it’s Global Pawprints
NHV Behind The Scenes 4 min readNovember 2018 gave NHV a proud milestone – being a part of the pavilion representing Canada at the largest pet food and product industry exhibition in South Korea. The Canadian federal government, in partnership with British Columbia and Alberta, organized a Canadian pavilion at the popular K-Pet Fair and NHV was chosen as one of...
Read MoreVet Talks: Ear Mites in Cats and Dogs
Vet Talks 2 min readEar Mites in Dogs and Cats In our practice, ear mites are prevalent in feral and outdoor cats, but uncommon in dogs. Often, clients will call for an appointment for their dog or cat’s ear problem stating it may be a mite infection, when in fact, it is a much more common bacterial or yeast infection....
Read MoreSupporting Vino The Rescued Senior Chihuahua Naturally
Lifestyles of the Furry & Fabulous 4 min read5 Things About Vino – NHV’s Head Senior Doggo Hoards! Especially marshmallows Has name etched on a brick with the rest of his rescue crew Works full time visiting shelters and fostering senior pups Got potty-trained first time at the age of 10 Tongue is perpetually out Vino’s mum came to us in early 2017...
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