{"id":5786,"date":"2025-09-23T16:45:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T21:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.petworks.com\/articles\/?p=5786"},"modified":"2025-09-23T16:46:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T21:46:06","slug":"my-definition-of-a-healthy-pet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.petworks.com\/articles\/my-definition-of-a-healthy-pet\/","title":{"rendered":"My Definition of a Healthy Pet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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\u2019s 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?<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Healthy Pets<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/\">World Health Organization<\/a><\/span> (WHO) as \u201ca state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.\u201d This is actually a natural state of being. It also includes understanding what the natural behavior of our pets would be.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7032 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.petworks.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Petworks-Pet-Care-Hedgehog.png\" alt=\"Healthy Pet\" width=\"108\" height=\"69\" \/>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.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Modern World of Chemicals<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6834 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.petworks.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/petworks-logo-article-e1734545691243.png\" alt=\"Healthy Pet\" width=\"704\" height=\"131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.petworks.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/petworks-logo-article-e1734545691243.png 704w, https:\/\/www.petworks.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/petworks-logo-article-e1734545691243-300x56.png 300w, https:\/\/www.petworks.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/petworks-logo-article-e1734545691243-640x119.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 3 []\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em><strong>Are you finding this article useful?<\/strong> <\/em>Would you like 100% free access to more articles like these, and free access to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.petworks.com\/request_quote\">over 5,000 vetted pet care service professionals<\/a><\/span> throughout the United States? <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.petworks.com\/join\">Sign up here <\/a><\/span>for a free Petworks account, and we&#8217;ll email you a\u00a0 10% discount code, good towards your first pet care services booking on Petworks!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Healthy Pet Education<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.petworks.com\/hire\/pet-nutritionist\">pet nutritionist<\/a><\/span>, is the well-being of pets, and I am here to help guide you in any way needed.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5784\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5784\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5784 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.petworks.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/William-E.-Piechocki-article-thumbnail-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Healthy Pet\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.petworks.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/William-E.-Piechocki-article-thumbnail-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.petworks.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/William-E.-Piechocki-article-thumbnail-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5784\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">William E. Piechocki &#8211; pet nutritionist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>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 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/talk4tv.com\/\">talk4tv<\/a><\/span> or visit the show\u2019s archives at <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pethealthcafe.com\/\">PetHealthCafe<\/a><\/span>, YouTube and iHeart radio. Call for a free consult or stop by <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mypaleopet.com\/\">My Paleo Pet<\/a><\/span> in Pompano Beach, FL , where Bill and the staff are happy to help. Bill can be booked for <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.petworks.com\/listing\/biocomplete-natural-diets-herbs-pet-nutritionist-nationwide\">virtual pet nutrition consultations<\/a><\/span> on Petworks as well.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"7576\" data-end=\"7805\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.petworks.com\/infos\/about\">About Petworks<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-7722\" src=\"https:\/\/www.petworks.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Dr-Marty-Goldstein-Natures-Blend-Petworks-Nutrition.png\" alt=\"Dr Marty Goldstein Nature's Blend - Petworks Nutrition\" width=\"111\" height=\"109\" \/>In 2021, Dr. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.petworks.com\/articles\/dr-marty-goldstein-of-petworks\/\">Marty Goldstein DVM<\/a><\/span> joined the pet care platform Petworks as an advisor in its <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.petworks.com\/hire\/animal-nutritionist\">Animal Nutrition<\/a><\/span>\u00a0care division. Dr Marty Nature&#8217;s Blend is\u00a0on a mission to help your pets live their healthiest lives possible.\u00a0Dr. Marty\u2019s pet nutrition expertise and guidance has helped Petworks evolve and become the preeminent animal and pet nutrition consultation service for pet\u00a0parents in North America.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.petworks.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/William-Bishop-Jr-Petworks-Pet-Nutrition.png\" alt=\"Bill Bishop Blue Buffalo Pet Nutrition\" width=\"96\" height=\"99\" \/>In 2022, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.petworks.com\/articles\/blue-buffalo-dog-food\/\">Blue Buffalo<\/a><\/span> 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.<\/p>\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.petworks.com\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.petworks.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kevin-Kinyon-2025.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"91\" height=\"108\" \/><\/em>Petworks<\/span><\/a> Co-Founder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kinyonkevin\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Kevin Kinyon<\/span><\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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