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Absolutely! I've done a decent amount of work with my own epigenetics (fascinating stuff!) and my strategy is simple: (1) control the environment as best you can (and realize that you can only do so much), and (2) try to make your body as efficient at removing toxins as possible (and realize...

@LilF and @GinnyW - Yeah, I'm not sure where I stand yet on many holistic modalities (it can be such a rabbit hole, and can be very triggering for my health anxiety, which has now been transferred to my dog). I'm just trying things out at this point. I believe the quality of the food, no matter...

@Dr. Jeff - I was rereading this post, and since Bobby has an aversion to Away and Wondercide (due to the strong smell, I imagine), I was curious, what's in Calm N Soothe? If it's not as strong smelling as the others, maybe that would be better to use as a pest repellent (and it seems to have so...

Woohoo! I was sweating a little looking at the price of rabbit. Nice to know I can rotate between all the raw proteins (expensive and not so expensive). Thanks!

Oops, sorry @Dr. Christina ! It was @Dr. Sue who mentioned the raw diet = cooling statement I was referring to, so I guess this post is directed to her. But how a BEAM reacts to foods is also always a good suggestion too. :D @Dr. Sue and @Dr. Jean - Your thoughts on my original post?

@Dr. Christina (or anyone else who'd like to chime in on this) I read somewhere in another post (can't remember which one) that you said that raw diet is naturally cooling. Bobby runs warm generally (though he still loves a good, long lay in the sun), and the most cooling proteins appear to...

Bobby's Embark DNA results came back today for his health, and he has one copy of the variant they tested for ALT and said that Bobby's baseline ALT might be Low Normal. Here's their description of why this is important: "Bobby has one copy of a variant associated with reduced ALT activity as...

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@Dr. Christina - Will do. It tastes fabulous (and Bobby likes it too), so I certainly don't mind giving it a whirl.

Just picked up some local, raw, unfiltered honey, but I picked up the wrong jar and it's from a colony ~25 miles away instead of ~7 miles away. Will that make it less potent for Bobby's (and my) pollen allergies?

Can EO Away and/or Wondercide be diluted so that the smell isn't so strong? Bobby takes off as soon as he smells either (I put it on my hands and rub it into his fur. I don't spray either on him.). If the scents are strong (even if pleasant) to me, I can't imagine what they're doing to his...

@Dr. Christina - Thanks for the input! Yep, I know that Bobby's skin and fur will change as his health does. I feel like he's already shedding less than he did when we got him 7 months ago (or he's just getting regularly brushed now and it just seems that way). Just trying to figure out...

We have three major hurdles with washing Bobby: (1) he hates full baths, (2) we don't have a tub, and (3) the weather dictates how wet we can get him if we attempt to wash him outside. So what I've been doing is to give him heavily-diluted shampoo wipes with wash cloths, followed by a wipe with...

Great to hear @Dr. Jeff ! Luckily the garlic breath was very temporary. Glad to hear that there won't be a four-legged garlic clove walking around the house all year. :D This morning I mixed the chewable in with Bobby's breakfast and I think he just swallowed it whole, cuz no garlic breath! (and...

@Dr. Jeff So I decided to try Bug Off Garlic chewables for added flea/tick/mosquito repellant, and I don't know yet how it will work on those, but I can say for sure that it's 100% effective on repelling husbands because my hubs can't stand the smell of Bobby's garlic breath. Is there anything...

Spring is springing, the wind is blowing, and both Bobby (1.5yo, M/N, GSD mix, 65lbs) and I are starting to get itchy skin. Nothing insane or causing excessive scratching, paw licking, or hot spots (I'm talking about just Bobby now. I'm not licking my paws.), but if Bobby's like me, he'd rather...

I'm taking the course now. I love the inclusion of quizzes. Really helps reinforce the knowledge. Excerpt: "Decreasing fear and improving confidence are the two critical pieces needed in order to become empowered. Your empowerment will help you both with Lyme as well as when making all...

@jenbridwell - Great info, thanks! Bobby is ~1.5 yo rescue GSD mix, male, neutered. The most recent dog was a mini Schnauzer type (I think he was a boy, don't know if he was neutered, nor his age). I can't remember the details of the dog it happened with first (or the extent of the hackling that...

Absolutely! We have a freestanding gravity-fed Berkey filter (both the black carbon filters and the flouride/heavy metal filters). I guess he just has a high thirst threshold. Maybe he used to be a cat in a former life. :D @Dr. Jeff - Those articles were great! I've never heard of gel water...

His tail and ears were up (tail wagging). If I remember correctly, the owner said that his dog was unsure about other dogs (the dog looked pretty timid). The dog was also much smaller than Bobby. I pulled Bobby away when I saw that the other dog wasn't comfortable. If the dog had been larger...