Love Your Pets The Holistic Way

Love Your Pets The Holistic Way

Alternative health may be sought after by people but pets do extremely well with holistic health also! In general, to be treated holistically is to be taken care of beyond our physical symptoms and to address the root cause of those symptoms. The holistic approach is to stimulate our secondary immune system in order for our bodies to heal itself. Various therapies include homeopathy, herbalism, sound therapy, chromatherapy, nutrition, acupuncture, hydrotherapy, reiki, qigong and much more.

All these modalities can be geared towards animals to avoid any harmful treatments of traditional veterinary practices. In fact, the holistic philosophy in animal healthcare has been gaining interest by the public and moving closer to mainstream practices. Holistic animal healthcare professionals are also growing in numbers. Toronto-based veterinarian Dr Paul McCutcheon believes that managing stress is crucial to addressing the foundation of your pets health. He explains that animals do experience stress without owners even being aware of it. It can come from a variety of sources including emotional and environmental factors, as well as, dietary and pharmaceutical drugs. Dr. McCutcheon recommends pet owners to provide their pets with a positive environment and food that is nutritionally good for them rather than what we think is okay for them.

Since animals are very keen to the sixth sense to begin with, animals respond very well to alternative health. They are also very aware of the energy around them especially of their owner’s as well as their own. The pet and owner relationship is a very important factor in regards to the animal’s health. Since animals cannot talk out their symptoms to the practitioner, Dr. McCutcheon applies bio-energetic testing, in addition to the owner’s perspective, to determine which treatment is most appropriate. Although the capability of the pet owner administering remedies to their pet can influence which modality is used, Dr.McCutcheon ensures that the animals do respond positively to the holistic approaches.
Holistic animal healthcare is by no means suggesting traditional methods are not at all useful. It can be effective in treating emergency or immediate circumstances alongside other modalities. Adding alternative animal healthcare philosophies to fill in the gaps left by traditional means is worth it! With our medical practices currently changing and evolving, so will the healthcare of animals. As Dr.McCutcheon states about his practice, most clients that come in are ready for change in attitude and are open to truly healing their pet. Having to turn down clients because of differences in perspectives is not really an issue for East York Animal Clinic.

Dr.McCutcheon’s tips on keeping your pet healthy:

• Examine your pet properly such as behavioral, sleeping and eating patterns
• Develop and maintain a positive relationship with them, don’t neglect them
• Maintain a positive attitude with yourself as they pick up negative energies
• Feed them healthy animal food
• Give them regular exercise
• Empathize with them and understand what they go through on a daily basis
• Limit harmful medical drugs to emergency situations

A great way to learn about your pet and his philosophy is through his book ‘The New Holistic Way for Dogs & Cats.  Available on Amazon. 
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Toronto-based veterinarian Dr Paul McCutcheon has been practicing for the past 40 years and has focused more on holistic approaches for the past 30 years. He is founder of East York Animal Clinic (https://eastyorkanimalclinic.com). Dr.McCutcheon has a long media history promoting his work and has served as President of the Toronto Academy of Veterinary Medicine as well as Director of the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association.