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Ruth Hatten
Sep 5, 20246 min read
How to Find Comfort and Spiritual Growth Through Pet Loss: Lessons from Animal Companions
Over the past few months, I've noticed a significant increase in the number of animals passing over. While I often work with animals who...
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Ruth Hatten
Aug 15, 20244 min read
Debunking Common Pet Diet Myths: What You Need to Know
As pet parents, we all want the best for our animal companions, and that often starts with what we put in their bowls. However, the world...
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Ruth Hatten
Apr 9, 202412 min read
Natural Pet Diets - A Scientific Exploration
In this post, we look at a recently published review of natural pet foods,(1) ("the Paper") and dive deep into the benefits of feeding...
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Ruth Hatten
Feb 28, 20244 min read
Is your pet’s illness linked to a vitamin or mineral deficiency?
Part 2 of a 2-part blog series What if you could resolve your animal’s health issue by ensuring that they’re getting the nutrients they...
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Ruth Hatten
Feb 28, 20244 min read
Is your pet’s illness linked to a vitamin or mineral deficiency?
Part 1 of a 2-part blog series What if you could resolve your animal’s health issue by ensuring that they’re getting the nutrients they...
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Ruth Hatten
Jan 19, 20243 min read
Gotu Kola - an ancient herb that has benefits for pets too
Gotu Kola (Centella asiatica) is an ancient herb of many wonders. Perhaps it's something that could support your animal's health and...
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Ruth Hatten
Oct 19, 20232 min read
Vegies. Does your pet need them?
Let's talk vegetables! You'll find conflicting information about this on the internet and on socials. Just like anything really! So what...
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Ruth Hatten
Oct 19, 20233 min read
Kibble... Is it actually any good for your pet?
Kibble. It’s the mainstay of many a cat’s or dog’s diet. Pet parents are often told that it’s essential to feed kibble because it’s good...
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Ruth Hatten
Sep 15, 20234 min read
How Fear Impacts Our Animals & What We Can Do About It
Fear. It's an emotion that many of us are feeling, even if subconsciously we're not aware of it. Fear can manifest in our actions, our...
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Ruth Hatten
May 1, 20233 min read
Does your pet need a detox?
There have been a number of studies over the years that point to the toxic pollution of pets, which might bring to your mind the question...
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Ruth Hatten
Mar 1, 20232 min read
Chaga for Pets!
Chaga is known as the King of Mushrooms. Can it help your dog or cat? What is Chaga? Whilst often thought of as a mushroom, it actually...
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Ruth Hatten
Jan 20, 20233 min read
Your Animal's Vital Force: How to help it flow
In this blog post: An exploration of the philosophical concept of Vital Force, its origination in ancient healing modalities, its...
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Ruth Hatten
Jan 8, 20232 min read
Connecting with your animal with meditation and mantra
Meditation and mantra are two beautiful ways that you can deepen the connection with your animal. I've been doing some form of regular...
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Ruth Hatten
Nov 2, 20222 min read
Honour thy differences, thy similarities.
Musings on the differences between each of our animals, each of us, and how to manage it all. We’re not all the same, nor are our...
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Ruth Hatten
Aug 17, 20223 min read
What are you feeding your pet?
One of the best things you can do to support your pet is to feed a whole food, species appropriate (ie real food) diet.
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Ruth Hatten
Jul 31, 20223 min read
Protein: The Most Important Part of Your Pet's Diet
Protein is one of the main building blocks when it comes to pet nutrition - it's a super important part of your fur babe's diet!...
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Ruth Hatten
Jul 9, 20224 min read
Are you done with western pet medicine?
What's wrong with western pet medicine? I recently spoke with a client about her cat and the numerous health issues that he's experienced...
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Ruth Hatten
May 12, 20222 min read
The Brachial Chakra - Your Pet's Healing Centre
Did you know that your fur babe has a Brachial Chakra? You're probably thinking, "what's the brachial chakra?!". You might even be...
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Ruth Hatten
Mar 24, 20224 min read
Bonding with your pet: connecting at a soul level
Have you ever felt that you have a soul connection with your animal? That your bond runs deeper than the physical? Your feeling is...
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Ruth Hatten
Mar 8, 20227 min read
Natural Solutions for Pet Allergies
Does your pet chronically itch? There's a good chance they have an allergy, or a sensitivity. Unfortunately, pets with allergies or...
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