| Have you noticed that doctors are now being | | | | of us. If you care for your pets in a |
| much more reluctant to give you a | | | | holistic way, meaning for the entire animal |
| prescription for antibiotics unless it's | | | | rather than waiting to treat a specific |
| proven that you are indeed suffering from a | | | | ailment, you will already be ahead of the |
| bacterial infection? Well, I wish I could say | | | | game.By feeding food natural to your pet's |
| better late than never, but in the case of | | | | species, such as a raw food diet for cats and |
| antibiotics, we're far too late.Antibiotics | | | | dogs, and incorporating whole food |
| were once touted as a modern miracle and they | | | | supplements, prebiotics and probiotics, you |
| did indeed save lives, once upon a time. The | | | | won't need to concern yourselves about |
| problem has been that they have been so | | | | antibiotics and their detrimental side |
| widely overused and not just for bacterial | | | | effects.Something that is also happening is |
| infections, but for every single thing | | | | not just superbugs that can be transmitted |
| doctors didn't know how to treat. In fact, | | | | from animals to humans, but one I know of |
| even if the illness was viral, we were | | | | that can only be transmitted from HUMANS to |
| routinely given a prescription for | | | | ANIMALS, and this superbug is called MRSA. |
| antibiotics so we would happily go home and | | | | While it isn't as evident in the USA, it is |
| feel as though the doctor helped us get | | | | rapidly becoming a problem in the UK. It is a |
| well.The truth is, we would've been far | | | | superbug, bacterial infection that has |
| better off NOT getting those antibiotics for | | | | developed as a result of overusing |
| every single illness we encountered. Our | | | | antibiotics. I have a dear new friend who |
| immune systems would've been much more helped | | | | lost her companion and friend, Bella, a |
| if we'd stayed home and rested, drank lots of | | | | beautiful Samoyed dog, to this dreaded |
| fluids, and boosted our immune system with | | | | bacteria. Dallas, author of Are Antibiotics |
| natural herbal and homeopathic remedies and | | | | Making Your Pet Sick? writes "The body should |
| whole food supplements.The reason is, since | | | | have 80% friendly bacteria and about 20% bad |
| antibiotics have been so widely overused, | | | | bacteria inside the intestinal tract. After |
| superbugs have emerged that are leaving us | | | | the use of antibiotics, the body will have no |
| vulnerable with no recourse - UNLESS your | | | | more than 20% friendly bacteria and 80% bad |
| immune system is strong because you and your | | | | bacteria if not more.-Most illness, disease |
| pets have been eating natural diets, using | | | | and problems begin in the intestinal tract. |
| whole food and natural supplements, and | | | | Thus, antibiotics create the potential for |
| exercising, so that your body is protected | | | | serious illness to begin.-You may not be |
| naturally.By relying so heavily upon | | | | giving your pet antibiotics, but if it has |
| antibiotics to be our cure-all, along with | | | | ever eaten foods with preservatives, you have |
| steroids (a subsequent article will elaborate | | | | been giving your pet what I call 'hidden |
| on this horrible drug) we've compromised our | | | | antibiotics'. The job of preservatives is to |
| and our pets immune systems and left them | | | | control bacteria and once your pet eats food |
| wide open and susceptible to these superbugs | | | | with preservatives, it will ultimately have |
| that are continuing to emerge all the | | | | an effect inside the intestinal tract too and |
| time."Our society has been conditioned with | | | | kill the friendly bacteria.-You should expect |
| quick-fix and band-aid medicine. We know from | | | | it will take at the least 1 year to |
| experience that this, often times, only gives | | | | recolonize the intestinal tract with friendly |
| temporary relief and in fact can generate a | | | | bacteria after the use of |
| rebound effect of symptoms or undesirable | | | | antibiotics.-Recolonize the intestinal tract |
| side effects. Complimentary medicine, in | | | | with friendly bacteria by using supplements |
| particular Homeopathy and Herbs, can play a | | | | and feeding natural foods." is the time to |
| very large part in the successful rearing of | | | | be proactive and change this. By not |
| our animals. Homeopathy and Herbs are | | | | remaining apathetic, but by taking action in |
| essentially, natural healing processes, | | | | your life and the lives of your pets, we can |
| providing remedies to assist the patient to | | | | and will make a difference.One more thing |
| regain health by stimulating the body's | | | | that is giving us much hope and one that has |
| natural forces of recovery. They concentrate | | | | me jumping for joy are therapeutic grade |
| on treating the patient, rather than the | | | | essential oils. In 1985 Dr. Jean Claude |
| disease." Marina Zacharias, author of Healthy | | | | Lapraz, MD did a study using the therapeutic |
| Breeding with Herbs and Homeopathy. good | | | | grade essential oils Oregano and Cinnamon in |
| news is there are alternatives we can use | | | | testing their "antibiotic" like qualities. |
| that will give us healthy, strong pets that | | | | What he found was that not one single |
| can resist these superbugs. First, by using a | | | | bacteria or virus can live in the presence of |
| homeopathic or holistic veterinarian, you can | | | | these oils!That is the direction I've taken |
| talk to them about what your options are for | | | | for myself, family and pets and I hope you'll |
| helping keep your pet at their optimal | | | | consider doing the same. |
| health. Each animal is as different as each | | | | |