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 MoreIt’s Back! Participate and donate with #NHVNaturalSelfie
NHV Gives Back < 1 min readAre you ready for the final number? We have 18671 #NHVNaturalselfie tweets and IG posts! Wow! (With all the boops, upside downs, photobomb, and the NHV bottles in them! Plus having doubled all normal selfies too….) We are ready to donate $5000 worth of NHV remedies and supplements. We know some of you went far...
Read MoreTeddy Fighting Cushing’s Disease With Support From NHV
Inspiring Pet Tails 5 min readPolyuria and polydipsia (PU/PD) are the medical terms for excessive urination and drinking. These are only symptoms but could also be a sign of a serious disease. Usually, pet owners notice accidents in the house. PU/PD is common in older pets as a symptom of age-related diseases. Kidney failure and diabetes mellitus as well as Cushing’s Disease in...
Read MoreNHV’s Pet Mom’s Life Contest Winners
Promotions & Giveaways 2 min readWe wanted to make pet moms feel extra special last month, as they are like no other. In celebration of Mother’s Day month, we decided to throw a contest exclusively for all the moms who go the extra mile and share that special bond with their fur baby. In addition to the enormous amount of health,...
Read MoreVet Tech Rounds: Ingrown Toenails
Vet Talks 3 min readIngrown Toenails A common but relatively simple condition I’ve seen in my clinical experience is ingrown toenails. Just like our own finger and toenails, pets’ nails or ‘claws’ are constantly growing. Due to the generally curved shape of dog or cat nails, when they grow too long the nails tend to damage the skin and...
Read MoreNHV helps this Boxer to fight lung cancer
Inspiring Pet Tails 3 min readBoxers are one of the most popular breeds in North America – they are playful and fun-loving, loyal to their family and friends, and they particularly love children. Unfortunately, cancer in Boxer dogs is the #1 health issue with this breed. Boxers have been known to be especially susceptible to different types of cancer. They are prone to mast-cell tumors, skin cancers,...
Read MoreSocial manners for dog days of summer
Pet Care Tips 6 min readIt’s the best time of the year for dog lovers. Parks, hikes, picnics, barbecues, patios outside cafes & pubs, ’tis the season to bump into dogs everywhere we go. We might be able to resist saying hi to every dog we see, but our furry friends might not know how to curtail their excitement. Let’s face it,...
Read MoreVet Talks: Bone Cancer in Dogs – Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
Vet Talks 2 min readMy own dog, Sugar; the love of my life through many years and vet school, succumbed to bone cancer. Unfortunately, it involved her hip and was completely inoperable. She had had many surgeries – both elbows, both knees, for other reasons, and I couldn’t fix this one. She lived only 4 months past diagnosis, but...
Read MoreNHV is spreading the holistic word at ACVIM 2018 in Seattle
NHV Behind The Scenes 4 min readVeterinary professionals from all over North America are coming together in Seattle for the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, ACVIM Forum 2018. NHV Natural Pet Products is going to be there too, spreading the holistic word for animals. We will be participating as well as exhibiting. Our in-house vet Dr. Amanda and registered veterinary technician Johanna will...
Read MoreVet Talks: Helping Dogs and Cats Give Birth Naturally – Lessons From Rescuing
Vet Talks 4 min readIn the neighborhood, my passion for animals was common knowledge. I would often find animals in need left in front of my house or at my clinic. Sadly, these animals would often be abandoned or chronically ill pets. Often they would be unhealthy, starving, helpless, and on some occasions pregnant with litter. During my veterinary practice, I had many opportunities...
Read MoreNoel the Beagle’s Heart Will Go On: Heart Murmurs in Dogs
Inspiring Pet Tails 3 min readAnnual checkups with a veterinarian are essential—they will identify any emerging disease processes early. Noel’s momma took her in for a check-up and found out her furbaby had a grade 5-6 heart murmur, she got in touch with the NHV team and started Noel on Hearty Heart, here’s Noel’s story in her momma’s words: What...
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