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Movement and Rehabilitation for Dogs and Cats: Physical Therapy That Supports Joint Health

Movement and Rehabilitation for Dogs and Cats: Physical Therapy That Supports Joint Health

Over the last two weeks we've looked at how to recognize pain in a dog or cat, and at the herbs, omega-3s, and gut support that may help ease a...

Dr. Ruth Roberts |

Movement and Rehabilitation for Dogs and Cats: Physical Therapy That Supports Joint Health

Over the last two weeks we've looked at how to recognize pain in a dog or cat, and at the herbs, omega-3s, and gut support that may help ease a...

Natural Anti-Inflammatory Support for Pets: Diet, Herbs, and Supplements That May Help

Natural Anti-Inflammatory Support for Pets: Diet, Herbs, and Supplements That May Help

If last week's piece on recognizing pain in dogs and cats left you wondering what to actually do about the stiffness or seasonal flare-ups you noticed, this is the next...

Dr. Ruth Roberts |

Natural Anti-Inflammatory Support for Pets: Diet, Herbs, and Supplements That May Help

If last week's piece on recognizing pain in dogs and cats left you wondering what to actually do about the stiffness or seasonal flare-ups you noticed, this is the next...

Is Your Pet in Pain? How to Recognize the Signs and Know When to Get Help

Is Your Pet in Pain? How to Recognize the Signs and Know When to Get Help

by Ruth Roberts, DVM, CVA, CVH, CVFT, NAN Β Β·Β  Updated September 2026 Β Β·Β  Animal Pain Awareness Month Β Β·Β  Veterinary sources cited September is Animal Pain Awareness Month, a designation from...

Dr. Ruth Roberts |

Is Your Pet in Pain? How to Recognize the Signs and Know When to Get Help

by Ruth Roberts, DVM, CVA, CVH, CVFT, NAN Β Β·Β  Updated September 2026 Β Β·Β  Animal Pain Awareness Month Β Β·Β  Veterinary sources cited September is Animal Pain Awareness Month, a designation from...

Small Changes, Big Immune Wins: The Lifestyle Habits That Support Your Pet's Immune System

Small Changes, Big Immune Wins: The Lifestyle Habits That Support Your Pet's Immune System

The most powerful support for your pet's immune system often is not in a bottle or on a prescription pad. It is in the daily rhythm of their life: the...

Dr. Ruth Roberts |

Small Changes, Big Immune Wins: The Lifestyle Habits That Support Your Pet's Immune System

The most powerful support for your pet's immune system often is not in a bottle or on a prescription pad. It is in the daily rhythm of their life: the...

The Endocrine-Immune Connection: Why Hormones Matter for Your Pet's Immune Health

The Endocrine-Immune Connection: Why Hormones Matter for Your Pet's Immune Health

Β  The Endocrine-Immune Connection: Why Hormones Matter for Your Pet's Immune Health by Ruth Roberts, DVM, CVA, CVH, CVFT, NAN One piece of the immune health picture gets overlooked more...

Dr. Ruth Roberts |

The Endocrine-Immune Connection: Why Hormones Matter for Your Pet's Immune Health

Β  The Endocrine-Immune Connection: Why Hormones Matter for Your Pet's Immune Health by Ruth Roberts, DVM, CVA, CVH, CVFT, NAN One piece of the immune health picture gets overlooked more...

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Cool the Fire: Why Chronic Inflammation Is Sabotaging Your Pet's Immune System

I've spent more than three decades working with dogs and cats as a veterinarian, and chronic inflammation shows up in nearly every difficult case I see. It's the fire that...

Dr. Ruth Roberts |

Cool the Fire: Why Chronic Inflammation Is Sabotaging Your Pet's Immune System

I've spent more than three decades working with dogs and cats as a veterinarian, and chronic inflammation shows up in nearly every difficult case I see. It's the fire that...

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Your Pet's Immune System Starts Here: The Gut-Immune Connection

Almost every hard case I see in practice, whether it starts as a skin flare, a joint problem, or a chronic digestive complaint, leads back to the same place: the...

Dr. Ruth Roberts |

Your Pet's Immune System Starts Here: The Gut-Immune Connection

Almost every hard case I see in practice, whether it starts as a skin flare, a joint problem, or a chronic digestive complaint, leads back to the same place: the...

The Fire Constitution: Why Summer Is the Hardest Season for Anxious Pets

The Fire Constitution: Why Summer Is the Hardest Season for Anxious Pets

If your dog has been more anxious lately, more barking, more pacing, harder to settle at night, you are not imagining it, and you are not alone. Once you understand...

Dr. Ruth Roberts |

The Fire Constitution: Why Summer Is the Hardest Season for Anxious Pets

If your dog has been more anxious lately, more barking, more pacing, harder to settle at night, you are not imagining it, and you are not alone. Once you understand...

The Apoquel/Cytopoint Trap: Why Long-Term Itch Relief May Need a Bigger Plan

The Apoquel/Cytopoint Trap: Why Long-Term Itch Relief May Need a Bigger Plan

Apoquel and Cytopoint can genuinely help a dog's itchy skin, and the research backs up their safety for many dogs in the short term. But for some families, that relief...

Dr. Ruth Roberts |

The Apoquel/Cytopoint Trap: Why Long-Term Itch Relief May Need a Bigger Plan

Apoquel and Cytopoint can genuinely help a dog's itchy skin, and the research backs up their safety for many dogs in the short term. But for some families, that relief...

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Helping others learn how to make the lifestyle changes their pets desperately need, using protocols, education, and information that’s proven to bring massive change to our pet’s quality of life β€” and pet owner’s quality of life.