Helpful Posts About Common Concerns

I get asked this question a lot. It's a complex topic, but the short answer is: buy the very best quality pet food that you can afford. In my long career as an animal communicator, I've worked with cats, dogs, horses, rabbits, lizards, turtles, chickens, parrots, and ferrets. However, most of my practice is made up of dogs and cats, so for the purposes of this article, I'm going to focus on how to make the best food choices for them. The market is saturated with choices that

Over the course of my animal communication career, one of the most rewarding facets of my work has been transforming dogs who have bitten someone. If your dog has done this, your emotions around it are likely running quite high. The feelings can include guilt (why couldn’t I have prevented it?), bewilderment (he’s never done anything like this before!) or hopelessness (I haven’t a clue how to fix this — what if they have to be put down?) These are just a few of the many thoug

During the last few years, I’ve had a noticeable uptick in clients wondering what can be done about their dog’s separation anxiety. This sharp increase started with the Covid pandemic as more people adopted dogs, and people with existing dogs were home and now witnessing — on a more consistent basis — their dog’s anxious behaviors and bids for attention. When many people went back into the office at least part of the time, it’s no wonder that dogs had a hard time adjusting to

Ah, the “inappropriate eliminators,” as I call them. This is definitely the top issue causing people to contact me for help with their cats. (Does this surprise you? Read on for the nitty, gritty, “they’re just not using their litty” details...) My clients typically describe a previously well-behaved cat that suddenly, and for no obvious reason, starts peeing — or even worse — pooping outside of their litter box. Many clients have reported to me that their cat did this while

As you might imagine, the animals I work with most often are dogs and cats. The pet population is aging along with us — they’re living longer lives and needing more frequent, and different types of care. In the past year alone, I’ve worked with several cats that were well over 20 years old. And a number of dogs that reached 17. Older animals have particular and evolving needs; the changes their bodies go through as they age parallel our own. As an example, whether you are hum

Horses are widely recognized as highly intelligent, sensitive and emotional beings. In my 3+ decades working as an animal communicator, the problems they face are almost always more complicated, and run more deeply than the other species that I regularly work with. People often ask me what it’s like to communicate intuitively with horses. I always say that it’s very much like working with a human. Cats, dogs, bunnies and birds all have their unique and wonderful qualities, b

Ah, the torture of naughty pet behavior and not knowing what to do about it! There is always a reason for acting out, but the reason can...

Grief. We all go through it sooner or later. In my animal communication practice, I frequently work with clients who are grieving because...

Letting go of your beloved pet is the hardest thing an animal lover will ever go through. And what can make it even more agonizing is weighing the decision about whether to help them in their passing (or not), and the timing of any assistance. Doing it when you think it might be too soon can leave you with lasting guilt over whether you should have waited. But waiting too long can cause your pet unnecessary suffering. Watching them deteriorate day after day can be harmful to

Our animal population is getting older and suffering from many of the same ailments we do, especially arthritis. I regularly work with...

As an animal communicator and medical intuitive, I work with a wide variety of pets who experience problems of one kind or another. Some...

I’ve had a rash of clients (pun intended!) over the years who have called me for help with their itchy, unhappy pets. In every case,...

I asked integrative veterinarian Dr. Larry Siegler for a “short list” of the advice he regularly gives his clients. Here were his...

“They are a particularly tough audience – picky, moody, often impossible to please – but cats represent an untapped music market,...

Karen was referred to me at the end of her beloved Chow’s life. At 13 years of age, Jersey had a long and quite complicated medical...

In my previous post, I talked about some of the reasons that peeing in the house occurs. Once we can get to the bottom of why it’s...

One of the most common calls I get is about cats (and occasionally dogs) peeing in the house. Generally, there are 3 main reasons it...

While visiting Mexico last year, I was introduced to Kelly Karger (pictured above), the co-founder of S.A.M.M. (Save A Mexican Mutt) — a...

Microchipping is painless! I’m often hired by people who have a missing animal, and while I have had quite good success locating and...