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​By Holistic And Organix Pet Shoppe©

  I see a lot of pets in shelters that are sick, injured, terrified or deemed aggressive (a lot of times this is because of where they are at and not always normal behavior) or un-adoptable. One of the hardest things I see is, to find a home or rescue that can take in these pets. Some shelters are eager to kill as many as possible and others try to help find homes. No matter the reason, if you are adopting or pulling a cat or dog from a shelter, please read this so that you can safely help that pet began a new life.

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​I must say something about a post that I saw on Facebook recently and it just made me cringe. A beautiful dog that was dirty and scared in a filthy shelter, was rescued. That was the great news. But when the rescue group posted the freedom pic (less than 24 hours later), they also posted the vet's findings and this is what I found startling.

I have removed the names of the clinic and group.

 
First visit with vet at ___ Animal Hospital. First overnight stay at The ____ boarding.

• Heartworm positive. Needs xrays and ultrasound to determine severity and treatment plan option(s). Given Nexguard and Heartguard to start and prevent further infestation.
• Tapeworm and roundworm positive. Deworm treatment given.
• Leg and hip limp appears due to allergy hotspot. Allergy injection given and ointment to be administered 3 times each day until healed.
• Possible food allergy. Vet recommends skin allergy food moving forward. Poor shelter food a possible factor to allergy breakout around mouth/muzzle.
• Spay appointment scheduled this week as she in intact.
• All vaccines given, now up-to-date.
• Will be microchipped this week.


 
Now did you notice anything wrong with this?
​First of all, the dog is sick and its immune system is very weak. The shelter food has obviously taken a toll on this dog as well as stress. So WHYYYYY vaccinate this dog now? Why spay this dog this week? Why microchip this dog this week? Why? Why? Why? This is horrible for this rescue group to do this. Please do not do this to any animal! What is the hurry? It will take time for this baby to heal in all instances. Rescues that do this, I will NEVER donate to. ​
​First off, the dog getting checked out by a vet immediately is great. The first thing to do with this dog is get it into a HOME..not a boarding facility. I cannot stand to see rescue groups pull a dog and stick them in boarding. It's costly and does not help that dog. Ok, if it's for only a day or two then that's fine but I see a lot go into boarding and stay there for years. Then the rescue group no longer wants to pay for boarding and ends up leaving the dog there abandoned. I have been in rescue for years and I have seen this happen VERY often. It's as bad as someone leaving their dog in an abandoned house. DO NOT drop a dog off in boarding and leave it. Now this dog needs to go into a home environment. A foster home if she had not been adopted. Either way, A HOME!
​Secondly, get this dog on some homemade food. Not a commercial pet food. Cooked or raw is what this dog needs. Also she will need some supplements to help build her immune system. After a few weeks or so, give the dog their rabies vaccine only. Continue with homemade diet and supplements. Treat hotspot with natural products such as Coconut oil (internal and external), calendula (topical), Raw Unfiltered Apple Cider Vinegar (added into food) etc. Do not apply medications nor give steroid shots. It only makes it worse by putting a bandaid on it and weaken the immune system even more. That's what steroids do.

​Treat the body as a whole, not the symptom. Once the dog becomes stable, has put on some weight and is on a healthy diet with no more hotspots or skin issues, schedule an appointment for a spay. DO NOT give any vaccines or other medications for other issues on this day. DO NOT apply any types of flea and tick treatments. Use all natural. These topicals sold by vets and in stores are extremely deadly to pets and there are many reports of deaths. Here is a list of all natural products: click here. Find one that works best for you.
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​​Treatment for the dog mentioned above should be spread out over several months and be done separately along with building the immune system first. I see absolutely no hurry in loading this dog down with all of that garbage. It is NOT necessary and it upsets me to see such treatment of an animal. I believe rescue groups should find safer ways to treat pets and to reduce costs. Yes it is much cheaper using all natural products and much much safer. 

I have rescue dogs myself and treated 4 of them for Heartworms. It took 9 months to one year to rid them of heartworms but in the meantime, they live a happy normal life without being crated. Some herbs used work much quicker than what I had used at the time; the Doxy and Heartgard. I no longer use Heartgard either. I use all natural as a preventative and treatment. They will do both. You just will use more for heartworm positive dogs. I have never had a problem at all. One dog I adopted after it had had the injections and during the waiting period, she almost died because of these injections. Not only are they extremely expensive ($1,000+) but also unnecessary. (If rescue's are in a big hurry to rid the dog of heartworms before adopting them out..you can always compromise. Pass these treatments along to the adopter and have them commit to giving them and sending you a report when the dog is HW negative. To be checked every 6 months until HW neg.) Remember, herbal treatments work fast also. For example, the one offered here works within months. Check it out here.
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​For people donating to help rescue groups, I think it is wonderful. They need it and spend a lot of time and money rehabbing and healing these furbabies..but ask them, what treatment are they using for Heartworm positive pets? Offer to pay for the natural products or make a donation towards it. Even buy the products yourself and ship it to them. Rescues should NOT be asking for thousands of dollars for the injections when treatment can be done cheaper and safer. 

And rescue groups, you may get upset about this article but I am only saying it like it is. LEARN how to safely treat these animals and not overwhelm their immune systems. After all, we all want the same thing, a happy healthy pet and to find a good home. So please learn how to better care for these animals without draining funds and putting the pets immune system in a worse situation. For any help in doing this, feel FREE to email me. I would be more than happy to help you learn and guide you into a better treatment and life for these pets. I would love to share my knowledge with you. After all, I am here to help the animals have a better life and better health. ​
​Also DO NOT put in your adoption contracts that drugs MUST be given no matter what to that pet. Do not force a person to use conventional heartworm preventatives if they want to use alternative methods. Do NOT force an adopter to vaccinate their dogs yearly. You are a problem to the health of this pet if you do. Rabies is BY LAW and only required every 3 years. Others can be titered. DO NOT put this nonsense in a contract. You as a rescue need to LEARN yourself and recommend SAFE alternatives. Any rescue that does not support this way of thinking will lose out in the end. TRUST ME! Adoptions will decrease as pet parents learn safer ways to care for their pets. I have always been a supporter of rescues but I will not support one that forces medications and crappy goods onto adopters. You are a problem in this society if you do! 
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I will continue to educate pet parents on safer alternatives and healthier diets and recommend they go pull a pet from a shelter instead. Your choice! Get with the program or get out.  
​ATTENTION RESCUE GROUPS, please read the stories below. These are well known people that provide a healthy raw diet and avoid vaccines with exception of rabies (every 3 years required by law) and avoid DEADLY toxic flea and tick medications and topicals so to provide the healthiest immune system on the planet. If you are DENYING people to adopt because of these reasons, you need to reconsider and reevaluate your strict guidelines for adoption. If this is all you are concerned about and deny anyway, your rescue has some serious issues and defies the reason to be called A RESCUE! This has me extremely upset to see things like this going on with some rescues. This is not why we do rescue. ~ H.O.P.S.
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 I am only an everyday person sharing my experiences and knowledge with others. My dogs are all rescues and came with some medical issues. As our dogs age, no matter what we do right, there is always a medical issue that will arise, so being proactive instead of reactive is your best line of defense. You will also have the knowledge to make better decisions and can handle tackling a problem. Learning is our best line of defense. ​
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Facebook is removing thousands, maybe millions of accounts if they don't like anything about them now. I had a page for HOPS on Facebook but I lost it when they deleted my account as well. Over 10,000 followers..gone just like that. We are looking for a permanent social media site. We are on Facebook again but it isn't monitored daily. 
Also watch out for a lot of scams going on especially on Facebook, especially so called Drs from Nigeria claiming to help you
or your pets. A Dr named Dr Gbojie natural cure on FB is a scammer. Things are bad right now so just be aware! 

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