Tag: stress

Travel Anxiety – Avoid the stress.. and the mess!

16 September, 2024

Travel Anxiety – Avoid the stress and the mess! It’s a warm, sunny day so you’ve hopped in the car with your dog to head to the park. Suddenly, Fido doesn’t look so good. Before you’ve had time to pull over, his breakfast has been decanted unceremoniously all over your back seat. Pet motion sickness and travel anxiety is all too familiar. In extreme cases, it can severely limit the experiences that we can enjoy with our pets. No more hiking weekends away with your four-legged friend. No more trips to the beach (unless you’re lucky enough to be within…

Natural Stress Relief for Animals

11 July, 2024

While most of us know the impact of high stress levels on our own health, many people never stop and think about whether our animals are also suffering from similar stresses. With a busy lifestyle you may get stressed out over traffic, work pressures, finances, world events or family problems and although animal’s lives are much more simplified, they can also be filled with everyday stress. Many people still believe that animals do not have the same feelings and emotions as we do, because they don’t talk or cry, but this doesn’t mean they don’t suffer in silence. To try…

Stress Relief For Horses

23 March, 2021

While most of us know the impact of high stress levels on our own health, many people never stop and think about whether our animals are also suffering from similar stresses. With a busy lifestyle you may get stressed out over traffic, work pressures, finances, world events or family problems and although animal’s lives are much more simplified, they can also be filled with everyday stress. Many people still believe that animals do not have the same feelings and emotions as we do, because they don’t talk or cry, but this doesn’t mean they don’t suffer in silence. To try…

Travel Anxiety – Avoid the stress.. and the mess!

16 December, 2020

Travel Anxiety – Avoid the stress.. and the mess! It’s a warm, sunny day so you and your dog have hopped in the car and are heading to the park. Suddenly, Fido doesn’t look so good and before you have time to pull in, his breakfast has been decanted unceremoniously all over your back seat. Pet motion sickness and travel anxiety is an all too familiar story and in extreme cases it can severely limit the experiences that we can enjoy with our dogs. No more hiking weekends away with your four legged friend. No more trips to the beach…

Heat Stress – How to avoid

10 November, 2019

During Summer with scorching temperatures it is important to avoid equine heat stress. It is all about your horse being able to maintain his core body temperature close to 37.5C. This he can efficiently do on his own under most environmental conditions provided he has choices, for example access to shade and a clean trough that dispenses nice, cool water. Heat stress is the result of a build-up of heat in the horse’s body, usually due to some impediment to the normal sweating process.  In the horse, sweating is the most important means of reducing core body temperature. It works…

Natural Stress Relief For Animals

5 March, 2019

Natural Stress Relief For Animals Most of us know the impact of high stress levels on our own health. However, many people never stop and think about whether our animals are also suffering from similar stresses. With a busy lifestyle you may get stressed out over traffic, work pressures, finances, world events or family problems. Our animal’s lives seen much more simplified, but they can also be filled with everyday stress. Many people still believe that animals do not have the same feelings and emotions as we do, because they don’t talk or cry. But this doesn’t mean they don’t…

Homeopathic stress relief for animals

10 February, 2017

Your animal’s behaviour is the best indicator if they are suffering from anxiety and stress. They tell us a lot by their actions, their physiological responses, and sometimes by the “evidence” they’ve left while you’ve been at work. Some dogs howl all day long when left home alone. Dogs or cats that feel threatened may show aggressive behaviour towards other animals as a way of protecting themselves. Loud noises from fireworks, storms and thunder may cause some pets to become totally panic stricken. Some animals will destroy furniture, scratch up the place or relieve themselves when experiencing extreme anxiety. Panting,…

Flower Essences for Cats

8 September, 2015

Flower essences for cats Physical health conditions often manifest from deeper emotional imbalances. For example: a toilet trained indoor cat may suddenly start urinating inside when a new neighbourhood cat starts hanging around at night. Anxiety, jealousy, anger, loneliness, resentment and other stresses can affect pets just as they affect people, causing a number of health related conditions. In cases such as this, it is necessary to work on the pet’s emotional well being, rather than just treating the physical symptoms. Behavioural problems such as biting and aggression may also benefit from flower essences. It should be combined with appropriate…