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What causes shaky legs?

Rona Sherebrin — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 16:35:32 +0000

I recently had a question about what can cause shaking, especially in the legs of an older dog. The most common cause of shaking legs in the young dog that I see is fear- these are dogs that do not want to be in the examination room! But for the older dog shaking [...]

Workshop: Cooking for your dog

Rona Sherebrin — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 04:03:45 +0000

There is great upcoming opportunity available, but only to the first 12 people to respond! Hilary Watson, veterinary nutritionist, and Janet Craig, a licensed chef, are offering Canine Culinary 101, a workshop to train owners how to prepare home-cooked dog food recipes safely and in bulk using a community kitchen.

Normally these classes [...]

Holistic VS Homeopathic- what’s the difference?

Rona Sherebrin — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:31:24 +0000

Differences between Holistic, Integrative, Naturopathic, Alternative and Homeopathic therapies and practices [...]

Prebiotics, Probiotics, Antibiotics: What’s Bugging You?

Rona Sherebrin — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:41:35 +0000

It seems like all you hear about these days is prebiotics and probiotics. Television advertisements, food and drink packaging, supplements, all proclaiming that they are extra special because they contain prebiotics or probiotics or both.

First some definitions:

Prebiotics are soluble fibres that are used for food by the “good” bacteria in [...]