What is the definition of a healthy pet? We all strive or hope to find a health level for pets that would omit pain and suffering. All of us worry whenever we see anything that appears to be suffering. We all believe through today’s technology, research and availability to access these tools that we should be able to do something. While there is a plethora of information available describing hundreds if not thousands of diseases, is there really a disease at hand, or can it be a symptom of something else?
Healthy Pets
Today, education, marketing, indoctrination, policies, and other man-made influences dictate our opinions and beliefs about what is healthy and how to achieve it. When something seems unusual to us, we are taught to seek the expertise of medical professionals and accept their advice as truth.
We need to understand a few basics for this discussion. Health is not about medicine and medicine does not create health. Health is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” This is actually a natural state of being. It also includes understanding what the natural behavior of our pets would be.
Disease has two basic causes, deficiency and toxicity. Medical professionals describe disease as a series of symptoms, then prescribe medications, procedures, and other therapies that often mask the symptoms and provide temporary relief. They rarely focus on finding and solving the original causes. The diagnosis of the actual causes would actually lead to a real treatment plan that would create a health condition and eliminate the long-term use of prescription drugs and therapies. This is the goal of achieving health.
The Modern World of Chemicals
While we prefer to stay healthy in the most natural way, our modern world has made this most difficult. Farmers spray and apply chemicals to crops, often using genetically modified seeds and additional chemicals to support their growth. These chemically treated crops become food for livestock, passing toxins into the animals we eventually consume. As a result, both we and our pets ingest these chemicals and additives through our daily diets.
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Healthy Pet Education
Health can only be achieved by taking charge of our own life and also those furry creatures lives that we have accepted to care for. We must educate ourselves on issues such as their natural behavior, diet and lifestyle. Dogs are pack animals; cats are mostly colonies. Birds can be solitary family units or flocks. Our understanding is paramount. It is imperative to determine their specific species appropriate diet and obtain those special nutrients and foods that are essential to their well-being.
The true measure of health is to enjoy your life in the most natural way possible, free of drugs, sourcing only natural nutrients, not chemically based or altered supplements and synthetic vitamins. This will result in the true natural health we seek for our pets and ourselves. My passion, as a pet nutritionist, is the well-being of pets, and I am here to help guide you in any way needed.
Bill Piechocki, animal nutritionist and CEO at My Paleo Pet in Pompano Beach, FL hosts The Pet Health Cafe web radio/TV show. For over 50 years in the animal industry Bill has provided unparalleled vision and information that is passed on to his clients and animal lovers daily. View LIVE broadcasts with his special guests at talk4tv or visit the show’s archives at PetHealthCafe, YouTube and iHeart radio. Call for a free consult or stop by My Paleo Pet in Pompano Beach, FL , where Bill and the staff are happy to help. Bill can be booked for virtual pet nutrition consultations on Petworks as well.
About Petworks
In 2021, Dr. Marty Goldstein DVM joined the pet care platform Petworks as an advisor in its Animal Nutrition care division. Dr Marty Nature’s Blend is on a mission to help your pets live their healthiest lives possible. Dr. Marty’s pet nutrition expertise and guidance has helped Petworks evolve and become the preeminent animal and pet nutrition consultation service for pet parents in North America.
In 2022, Blue Buffalo Founder Bill Bishop Jr. joined Petworks as Senior Advisor in our Animal Nutrition Care Division. Bill brings his extensive expertise in pet food innovation and business leadership. His guidance helps Petworks enhance our pet nutrition service offerings, helping to ensure that pet parents throughout the world receive trusted, science-backed nutritional support for their dogs, cats, and animals.
Petworks Co-Founder Kevin Kinyon is a life-long animal lover who works tirelessly to improve the lives of pets and their parents. Human and animal qualities he values most are integrity, humor, and empathy.
Great article. Bill is the best! His years of expertise and guidance had helped so many pet parents and their furry friends.
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