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 MoreA Second Chance for Barney the Corgibull and a double dose of NHV
Inspiring Pet Tails 4 min readNine years ago Barney was found wandering the streets of Los Angeles. Barney had suffered a fracture to his pelvis from an unknown cause. This fracture caused a portion of his pelvis to push on his colon which made it difficult for poor Barney to pass bowel movements. Two months after Friends of Animals rescued...
Read MoreAll things cat and NHV – Meowmories from Meowfest 2018
Lifestyles of the Furry & Fabulous 2 min readWe were so excited to attend Meowfest 2018! The first festival of its kind for cat lovers, where there were the cutest cats from Instagram and up to 1500 people who are crazy about everything cat. NHV was there spreading the holistic word and also selling our herbal supplements and remedies to these cat lovers! We purred up...
Read MoreSenior dog on wheels loves her NHV Matricalm. Helps ease her frustration.
Inspiring Pet Tails 3 min readOld Timer and Yucca would probably be the two strongest recommendations we’d make for a dog on wheels. Old Timer will help promote hip and joint strength and Yucca will help relieve discomfort naturally. When Amy got in touch with us and we saw the image of a Cavalier dog on wheels peep up, we...
Read MoreIs your home a home fur keeps?
Pet Care Tips 5 min readFur on everything you touch. Toys scattered across the floor. Chewed up slippers. Ripped sofa arms. Litter boxes or pee pads…or both? Pet-loving friends are always welcome, to make “pet-friendly” weekend plans. A home with pets is a home fur keeps and we would never have it any other way. Does this sound like your...
Read MoreVet Tech Rounds: Ticks…ick!
Vet Talks 4 min readThe Icky Tick Ticks are tiny parasitic arachnids, which means just like spiders, they have 8 legs. Many different species of ticks are found across the world. The diet of ticks is blood. In order to get a meal, the tick will bite and attach itself to the ‘host’, either a person or animal. When...
Read MoreVet Talks: Caring for Senior Pets
Vet Talks 5 min readCaring for Senior Pets During my veterinary practice, I have had many experiences taking care of senior pets. More than half of my patients were elderly. But for this blog, I would like to talk about my personal experience as a guardian of older animals. As I’ve reported in one of my previous blogs, I...
Read MoreFeline Leukemia won’t slow down a mother’s unconditional love
Inspiring Pet Tails 6 min readWe are always so grateful to receive reviews about our supplements as they allow us and other pet parents to share the experience they are having. It also gives other pet parents, who might be going through a similar thing with their fur babies, something to relate to. It isn’t always easy to take in...
Read MorePineapple makes a comeback from Lymphoma, naturally!
Inspiring Pet Tails 3 min readUnfortunately, Lymphoma is becoming more and more common in the pet world, there are several types of Lymphoma. This type of cancer is typically caused when an adenocarcinoma metastasizes to the lymph nodes. A type of white blood cell, lymphocytes play an important and integral role in the body’s defenses in the immune system. Lymphoma is...
Read MoreTime Spent With Older Pets, How Can We Make The Most Of It?
Pet Care Tips 6 min read“Such short little lives our pets have to spend with us, and they spend most of it waiting for us to come home each day.” – John Grogon, Marley and Me Time flies when you’re having fun. One day you bring them home from the shelter. You find them the right bed, the best toys, you...
Read MoreHow It’s Made – NHV Remedies For Pets
NHV Behind The Scenes 2 min readWe’re really excited to show you a little look behind the scenes at how NHV supplements are made. You may be familiar with how they help, but before our remedies make it to all the fur kids all over the world, there’s a lot that goes into the process, from researching our formulas to using...
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