EP 34: Healing from Pet Loss Grief with Erica Messer

06/18/24 • 29 min

While an uncomfortable topic for pet parents to think about, pet loss is sadly but eventually going to affect all us. Listen in as Dr. Judy has a necessary conversation with Erica Messer, Founder of Wolfie's Wish about the issue of pet bereavement, how to prepare and cope with the loss of a beloved pet and important resources available. Dr. Judy even shares her emotional grief over past pets Pookie and Rocky and how she eventually dealt with those losses, even years later. Check it out!

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EP 33: Heal Hip Dysplasia and Cruciate Tears Without Surgery Using Chinese Medicine with Dr. Steve Marsden

Did you know that most Hip Dysplasia and Cruciate Tears can be treated and healed without surgery? What? Dr. Judy and Dr. Steve Marsden chat about the importance of circulation and blood flow, a whole, fresh food diet, microbiome balance and certain herbs when treating even chronic cases. Ditch the surgery and help to repair your pet's ligament issues naturally. Listen in!

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EP 35: Bacteria and Brains: Exploring the intriguing world of your pet's gut-brain microbiota axis with Dr. Matthew Muir

What exactly is the gut-brain microbiota axis and why is it so important for the health of our pets and for us? Join Dr. Judy as she chats with Dr. Matthew Muir, an Integrative Vet from Australia and Co-Founder of Lyka, who has been studying the gut-brain axis and why it is so important when considering the main health disease that we see in our pets. Listen in!

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