Brought to you by William Pollak D.V.M. and the Fairfield Animal Hospital. We all know that garlic is good for all kinds of things including improving blood flow. (In humans, it also of course, helps reduce blood pressure.) Garlic performs these improvements to function by decreasing platelet stickiness and by increasing the clotting time. The problem is that this can be a negative factor when we are delaying with a surgical situation. Therefore, it would be advisable if you have patients that are undergoing elective surgery to stop any supplementation of garlic, approximately 7 to 10 days before surgery. JAHVMA,...

Brought to you by William Pollak D.V.M. and the Fairfield Animal Hospital. "Holistic & traditional approaches to support the best of animal health." Epilepsy is a non-diagnosis. It is a term used to mean "fits" (or seizures) due to unknown reasons. The term epilepsy is used when available laboratory tests cannot account for the abnormal clinical signs. Causes of seizures are very often not known, but can be due to metabolic abnormalities, low calcium in lactating animals, and low sugar in puppies and kittens, toxins (internal or external), tumors, central nervous system inflammation, injury, malformations, and food poisonings. Most commonly,...

© copyright Hart Brent reprinted with permission You can directly ask your body what remedies you need by whole-body dowsing. You pass the bottle 3 to 5 inches in front of you scanning—from above your head to below the navel. In a positive response, you will draw forward, a negative response is a push backwards, and neutral—no movement. When you pass the remedy in front of your: you are reading your response to it for your: Forehead nervous system Thymus (upper chest) immune system Abdomen digestion/liver 1" below navel endocrine system I do not recommend taking any remedy unless it...

Brought to you by William Pollak D.V.M. and the Fairfield Animal Hospital. "Holistic & traditional approaches to support the best of animal health." From a truly holistic perspective, death is a continuation of the healing process. Death, as an event, is part of a larger process of sharing love and understanding in infinite ways. The meaning of all the particulars of any event lies in our ongoing response to it. This internal aspect of any event provides the framework necessary for the expansion of Wellness while we continue to interact with the world around us. In death, as in life,...

Brought to you by William Pollak D.V.M. and the Fairfield Animal Hospital. It is reported that the following edition of the Book of Genesis was discovered in the Dead Sea Scrolls. If authentic, it would shed light on the question, "Where do pets come from?" And Adam said, "Lord when I was in the garden, you walked with me everyday. Now, I do not see you anymore. I am lonesome here and it is difficult for me to remember how much you love me." And God said, "I will create a companion for you that will be with you forever...