Vital Animal Resources

Austin Raw Feeders Coop

Austin Raw Feeders Coop will get you the materials to feed raw at the best price possible, in addition to helping you do raw right.

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Eat Wild!

Eat Wild! If you’re in the U.S., here’s a great resource of farmers and ranchers doing it right, raising animals humanely, on pasture, and selling to consumers via local farmers markets: Eat Wild!

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Even homemade balanced cooked food that you make at home is a great way to take control of your pet’s diet for those who aren’t ready to do raw for any reason.

Search out books and recipes if that's more appealing to you.

When you realize the food you feed is nutrient limited and can often be toxic (thanks, Bayer, your RoundUp is now showing up in 98% of Americans!), you'll want to supplement what you feed with some top quality products.

Our sister company, Venjenz began (originally as Vital Pet Health) when we realized the supplement world was bereft of all-natural supplements that actually DO something valuable for those innocents in your care.

We began with two main products:

• Motherboard, to strengthen your animal's immune system to function as Nature intended it, to protect against challenges and stand down in balanced alertness when the threat has been neutralized.
• Venzeo, to naturally give a gentle but effective daily cleanse to your pet so the toxins she's exposed to don't impair her and make her more susceptible to disease.

But the line is growing by leaps and bounds. Visit the site for a great joint product called Ripcord and see the entire human line, made with the same attention to detail, all natural ingredients, and micronization: a unique way to ensure your pet (or you!) get 100% of what you invested in and are dosing with.

For more about this unique line, visit my interview with CEO Jason Donas on the Vital Animal Podcast.

Just as you want clean, wholesome food to build strong bodies, you also want drinking water that’s free of the common nasties:

• Chlorine
• Fluoride
• Pesticide residues
• Herbicide residues
• Drug residues

What I use (and offer my patients when I don’t have fresh rainwater for them), is reverse osmosis (RO) water. Don’t add more plastic bottles to your land fill, you can make your own far cheaper and with way less waste:

This one is a game-changer!

AquaTru is the first and only countertop reverse osmosis water purifier certified to NSF standards to remove 82 contaminants, including Lead, Chromium-6, Chlorine, Fluoride, PFAs, Nitrates and more.

AquaTru creates purified, great-tasting water from your tap—no plumbing or installation required. Our patented Ultra Reverse Osmosis® Technology uses the same technology as all the major bottled brands but in a convenient, compact countertop design. With AquaTru, you can transform your tap water into pure, delicious water you can trust.

Never face empty shelves at the grocery store again.

Dog Wise

Dog Wise These folks have lots of books and other things canine-related. My first source of Give Your Dog a Bone, when no one else seemed to have it.

Visit Dogwise.com

Seventh Generation

Seventh Generation, is a group of dedicated environmentalists who make all manner of cleaning supplies without the usual toxic or environment-degrading ingredients. Part of healthy animals is cleaning non-toxically. Subscribe to their thoughtful newsletter that speaks to a wide range of issues, all with a healthier planet in mind. They’ll send you $10 worth of coupons to try their products!

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Homeopathy: Bevond Flat Earth Medicine

Here’s the free version of Dr. Dooley’s book, Homeopathy: Beyond Flat Earth Medicine. It’s one edition behind the paperback, but you’ll get the idea, and it’s the best intro to this amazing science and art that I’ve found. Highly recommended. You’ll need Adobe Reader or something similar to read it. This is also free, here. (This same free application will also allow you to easily read my Drug-free Heartworm Prevention Program ebook.)

Dogs Naturally

Dogs Naturally, is a bimonthly magazine with a great collection of authors (including yours truly), with all things natural for the dog species. Very useful content, appropriately against the over-vaccination craze going on in conventional medicine, and they have a pretty nice collection of articles online, and more in print.

More on Dogs Naturally Magazine

The Whole Dog Journal

The Whole Dog Journal, is a monthly newsletter dedicated to natural dog care and training. Belvoir Publications, Inc., P.O. Box 420235, Palm Coast, FL 32142 (800)829-9165 for subscriptions.

Free Trial subscription

The National Center for Homeopathy

The National Center for Homeopathy, 801 North Fairfax Street, Suite 306, Alexandria, VA 22314. 703 548-7790. They have an excellent information packet for $7 that includes a directory of practitioners, study groups, and pharmacies; an article on homeopathy; information on training programs/schools; and a copy of Homeopathy Today, a monthly publication full of interesting articles and information on homeopathy.

Visit homeopathycenter.org

Acres USA, the voice of Eco-Agriculture

The best periodical on forward-looking methods in agriculture, the source of most of our food (outside of our gardens).

• 1-800-355-5313
• (512) 892-4400

We’re tickled to have them right here in Austin, Texas. You can get a free issue. Well worth a look.

Visit AcresUSA.com

The Academy of Veterinary Homeopathy

The Academy of Veterinary Homeopathy, is a national organization to educate post-graduate veterinarians in the science and art of classical homeopathy. Successful completion of training and exams leads to certification. A list of veterinarians by the state of practice is here. Some are members only, some are Certified Veterinary Homeopaths.

Visit theavh.org

The International Association for Veterinary Homeopathy

The International Association for Veterinary Homeopathy, as its name suggests, covers the globe. 32 countries and counting.

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American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association

American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association, is a national organization whose purpose is to function as a forum for the exploration of alternative and complementary areas of health care in veterinary medicine. Members could practice a wide variety of natural modalities, with or without homeopathy.

Visit ahvma.org

American Veterinary Chiropractic Association

American Veterinary Chiropractic Association,is a national group of both veterinarians and chiropractors who practice animal chiropractic. Includes a certification training program.

Visit AnimalChiropractic.org

Dr. Mary Traverse, D.C., C.A.C.

Dr. Mary is my chiropractor, who I think the world of. She practices what I fondly call, “The homeopathy of chiropractic,” aka Network Chiropractic. This is a technique that is very gentle and subtle, but offers a huge beneficial effect. (Kind of like the right remedy, you see?)

And, she’s certified to work on animals, after a year long professional training. So, bring the dog, call her for your horse, and get yourself treated all in the same visit!

Visit MaryTraverseDC.com

Natural Rearing Breeder's Directory

Natural Rearing Breeder’s Directory, Marina Zacharias has for several years been a resource for those breeders who’ve cared enough about the future of their progeny to work with generational health, i.e. treating breeding stock to natural foods, minimal or no vaccines, and natural medicine like homeopathy. Listed by breed, this is the best way to find healthy youngsters in the canine world.

Visit naturalrearing.com

Natural Rearing Dog Breeders Association

Natural Rearing Dog Breeders Association is another group, with Jeanette Thomason, ND at the helm.

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