hugs.
“When I fi rst met Jaffa, I was told she was in her 20s,”
Lankenau continues. “Actually, she was in her 60s. She had a
stroke in December 2007 and was really doing an incredible
job of healing, but she was very old and did fi nally pass on.
I am amazed at how well she did heal, considering her age,
and am grateful that during her remaining years with me, she
enjoyed a healthy and contented quality of life.”
Two Paws Up for Holistic Approach
Many pet lovers can be classifi ed as either dog people or cat
people. Ann Huey defi nitely falls in the cat-loving category
and feels she owes a great deal to holistic vet care. Huey’s
gentle, 3-year-old tortoiseshell-and-tabby cat, Deluxie,
became a running, jumping testament to the value of integra-
tive medicine. But, she wasn’t always this healthy and active.
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high daily dose of prednisolone, a steroid prescribed by her
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