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At Animal Wellness Vets, we believe every pet deserves care that nurtures their body, mind, and spirit. Dive into our blog, where expert knowledge meets compassionate holistic practices, guiding you through every chapter of your pet’s life. Whether you’re navigating senior diets, decoding allergy mysteries, exploring homeopathy, or facing tough decisions with love, our articles blend science and heart to empower your journey.

From puppyhood to golden years, dental health to emotional wellness, discover actionable tips, heartfelt advice, and transformative insights.

Ready to unlock a world of well-being for your furry friend? Explore our posts—your trusted roadmap to thriving pets and peace of mind. Let’s grow together in care!

Healthy Diets for Winter

While we continue to warm our tootsies "down under" in our Aussie winter months, our pets require warming from the inside. Here some of our helpful tips to keep your family active.

The Healing Power of Connective Tissue in Animal and Human Diets

I think connective tissue is sorely missing in animal diets, as well as our own. In food therapy class we make hoof soup, which I can tell you from personal experience can work magic. I lost all the cartilage in my left thumb joint and medial index finger about 9 years ago after a nasty cat bite...

WINTER BLISS

With the cooler months people and dogs (and yes, even cats!) can find the rising out of bed and early morning movements somewhat rusty. Get your joints well-oiled with these ideas:

ANXIETY

If your dog or cat is anxious, there are other options besides drugs. Most of the time, our pets teach us how to face the world with a positive, happy attitude. They're excited to go out in the morning, eager to eat, thrilled to see is, and tickled to get a treat - most pets are pretty happy most...

Detox YOUR pet after Christmas!

That means festive season is coming with goodies lacing our dining tables, hiding in our cupboard, and in our handbags. Please remember to store your goodies out of harm's way - to avoid midnight visits to the emergency clinic.  Our fur family have fantastic noses and can smell those poisonous...

AVOID FOOD DYES & TOXINS

Food dyes are one of the most widely used and dangerous additives. While the European Union has recently placed regulations on labelling food dyes to inform consumers of the health risks, Australia has no such requirement. 

Chinese Food Therapy: Liver Qi Constraint

Liver Qi Constraint, also known as Liver Qi Stagnation, is by far the most common Liver pattern and also one of the most common patterns in general. It manifests clinically as distending pain the hypochondriac region, stuffiness of the chest, sighing,

Xing or Post-ingestion Energetics of Foods for Companion Animals

Xing or post-ingestion energetics of foods for companion animals refers to the study of how dietary energy is metabolized and utilized by pets after consumption, focusing on factors like species-specific digestion, activity levels, and life-stage requirements to optimize energy balance. This...

GAPS DIET FOR DOGS / Healing Diet for Dogs

Dogs that have multiple allergies, food intolerance, chronic digestive problems, and other chronic health issues, often need to begin their healing process with a healing diet regimen. The following feeding recommendations are based on the GAPS (Gut and Psychology Syndrome) Diet

Top homeopathic medicines for Allergies

OUR Vets can make your pet an individualised homeopathic which may help them recover from their allergic condition. Acupuncture can help reduce symptoms but usually doesn't cure allergies. However

Spring Time Awareness - Atopy / Allergies

Pets visit veterinarians for many reasons, but allergies are one of the most common reasons. Because of this, many veterinary health insurance policies will not fully cover veterinary allergy visits. At any major veterinary continuing education meeting you can count  

5 Freedoms that Animals and People Deserve

Our pets rely on us as their caregiver, and "Mother" if you like, to protect, feed and provide the 5 Freedoms. The starting point for the Five Freedoms was a 1965 British parliamentary enquiry into the welfare of animals in

Functional Foods for Senior Dogs

Older dogs have a decreased ability to fight disease, creating the potential for health problems ranging from infections to cancer. These conditions are perilous enough to a younger body, but can spell debilitation or death to an older animal.

LOVE & CONNECTION

Our pets just don't live long enough, and as unfair as it seems we need to recognise when to help them be comfortable and pass peacefully.

How To Help Your 4-Legged Family Members As They Age.

It is sad to see our animal companions no longer be able to do the things they once could do as they age and grow older. All older animals have some amount of arthritis although some have many more problems with it.

Dr Elaine Cebuliak (m) BVSc (Qld, 1981)

Elaine Cebuliak was born to parents Irene Korybutt and Solomon Laikind in Redwood City, California on April 8, 1958. Her parents were post-war European ‘refugees’ whose parents migrated to the USA seeking a better life.

HOLISTIC APPROACH TO ORAL TUMOURS

Many of our clients have had  personal experience with a relative, or friend, affected with some form of cancer. It is well worth remembering that Cancer is a word, not a Sentence.