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natural pet Imperfectly


Perfect Pets Natural Therapies Transform Lives


by Sandra Murphy


Pets, like humans, can face physical and mental challenges. Today’s fresh approaches help pets replace disabilities with abilities and lead fuller, happier lives.


Physical Adaptations Zach, a rescued cat, welcomes foster pets to Paw Prints in the Sand Animal Rescue, in Newport Beach, California, teaching kittens cleanliness, and good manners to dogs. “We can’t imagine life without him,” says Monica Sederholm, co-founder of the organization. A congenital condition causing irregular bone growth in his shoulder blades, fused bones and a missing kneecap hasn’t stopped him. Muscle pain keeps him from retracting his claws, but daily massages help him relax. Although Zach remains mobile, walking


is difficult or sometimes impossible when an animal is missing a limb or paralyzed. Designed for specific disabilities and fitted for size, a wheelchair cart provides freedom most cats and dogs embrace. Rescue volun- teers and adoptive parents must keep clutter off the floors, supervise and remove the cart to allow for comfortable naps. Gwen Cooper, author of


Homer’s Odyssey:A Fearless Feline Tale, or How I Learned about Love and Life with a Blind Wonder Cat and theCurl Up with a Cat Tale series, adopted Homer, a blind kitten


from Miami. “Never having sight, he wasn’t afraid to take risks,” she explains. “He climbed, explored and played with our oth- er cats.” When a move to Manhattan, New York, presented a scary prospect for Cooper, Homer inspired her, saying, “Homer didn’t let fear of the unknown trip him up. He taught me the relationships you’re sure you don’t want can be the most meaningful.” “Dottie CrazyPants, a rescued Harlequin


Great Dane with severe skin and ear infec- tions and a dysfunctional immune system, had no quality of life until I tried holistic treatments,” says Lara Katz, executive director of the North Carolina Terapeutic Riding Center, in Mebane. Dottie didn’t gain weight, even though she ate a lot and drank gallons of water a day, resulting in indoor accidents. “A raw food diet resolved many health and housebreaking issues.” Discontinuing regular medications leſt Dottie miserable and nearly unable to walk.


“A massage therapist said her energy centers were blocked,” Katz says. “Aſter an energy medicine treatment, Dottie slept through the night for the first time in months. Her paws looked better short term.” A combination of holistic treatments


including cold laser and red-light therapy, Chinese herbs, an anti-yeast protocol and probiotics works best. Katz also uses only eco-friendly cleaning and laundry products. “Certified through the Alliance of Tera-


py Dogs, Dottie’s visits take a bit of man- agement because of the types of cleaning


DEDICATED TO YOUR WELL-BEING Health Touch is a place you come to try a number of HEALING, NURTURING, SUPPORTIVE modalities that will enrich and strengthen your inner life, your physical life and your emotional life.


A GROUP OF HEALERS


At Health Touch, more than 30 professional health care practitioners work independently to care for your body, mind and spirit with the goal to improve your quality of life. These independent practitioners have


chosen to locate at Health Touch which provides a safe, professional environment so the practitioners can focus on serving you. Nearly 100 healing modalities are available to meet your health care needs.


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