Our Approach to Restoring Your Pet's Health

When your pet is sick, you want a remedy that not only works, but acts fast, too! And considering the economy, better still if you can avoid a costly vet visit.

The purpose of this article is to offer you insights as to;

1. Why your pet gets sick

2. Why veterinarians, breeders, and thousands of cat owners and dog owners now rely on Vitality Science’s all-natural products

Know why your cat or dog gets sick in the first place

You can't watch your pets every minute, but by keeping an eye out for any change in their demeanor, you can minimize vet visits.

It often takes a few days to notice that something is wrong with your cat or dog. Depending on the cause, that might be more than enough time for any number of serious health issues to grab a foothold.

The most common causes for insidious, long-term illness are; vaccines, food, water, air quality, bedding, household cleaners and air fresheners. Keep in mind pets breathe air close to the floor where chemical vapors are very potent.

Or, has the illness come on suddenly and is there an "acute" change in overall health? Did they gulp down a tasty but pathogen-laden morsel, or drink from a stagnant puddle while out on a walk…?

Many times, a combination of factors tips the scales.

When your pet gets sick you basically have 2 choices:

Conventional Approach

Most people rely too heavily on their vet. This often requires time away from work, and it is expensive. With some basic knowledge, a vet visit is rarely necessary.

Most vets are trained to look at the symptom (itchy skin, runny eyes, diarrhea, vomiting, bad gas, constipation…) and prescribe medication. Meds work by overriding your pet’s natural defense systems and suppressing (hiding) the symptom! While most pet owners are aware that medications have side effects, they are unaware that medications do not "heal"!

Example:

In the case of gastrointestinal upset, ingested pathogens have upset the balance between good and bad bacteria. A balance of 85% good bacteria to 15% "bad" bacteria is necessary to maintain a healthy GI tract.

Antibiotics do not restore the balance, but instead, kill all the bacteria, not just the bad bacteria that makes them sick but also all the good bacteria responsible for healthy digestion.

If your pet has frequent diarrhea or vomiting chances are that their intestinal wall is inflamed. Inflammation blocks the transfer of nutrients into the body as well as blocking the removal of waste from the body. Inflammation is commonly treated with corticosteroids, which have numerous side effects, especially when taken long-term.

There are times when medication is necessary, however, if they are combined with natural remedies, the amount of time your pet will be on medication can be significantly reduced. And that's a good thing!

If your pet is on medication, natural supplements are even more important!




The Natural Approach

The natural approach looks at the symptom as a clue to discovering the actual cause(s). As noted above, the usual suspects are food, water, air quality, chemicals, pathogens, or a combination. Until the cause is removed, your pet will not fully recover.

The natural approach establishes which immune systems are involved, and recommends natural supplements and remedies that support and nourish those systems back to health.

Example:

GI upset occurs when bad bacteria colonies exceed 15%. The greater the percentage of bad bacteria, the greater the severity of the upset. The natural approach restores the balance by introducing large doses of good bacteria until balance is restored. This approach is clinically proven and supported by testimonials.

If the condition is more advanced intestinal wall inflammation is present. This requires soothing agents and herbal anti-inflammatories in addition to restoring bacterial balance with Pet Flora.

Your pet's immune system is made up of two distinct components:

1. The GI tract It is a little known fact that the GI tract makes up 80% of your pet’s overall immune system.

2. The Immune System defends against airborne pathogens, cuts to the skin, as well as against pathogens that enter the bloodstream via the gastrointestinal wall. Its’ ability to defend is dependent upon the digestive system to provide it with optimal nourishment.

Your pet's intestinal wall is its lifeline. The food is first broken down in the stomach. The available nutrients pass into the small intestine where they are absorbed by the body. The body then sends the spent nutrients to the large intestine for elimination along with the spent food.

When the GI tract is not functioning properly, your pet develops a wide variety of early warning signs, or symptoms. Left untreated, or improperly treated, they quickly escalate into more serious illness.

Know that sick pets often need a combination of natural products in order to boost both sides of the gastrointestinal wall.
The sooner you adopt the natural approach, the greater the chances that your pet will get better quickly, and for way less than the cost of a vet visit.

Should our approach fail to provide speedy results, you can always resort to a vet visit.

Once your pet is healthy, by keeping them on a regimen of preventive products you will benefit by having a healthier, happier companion that lives well beyond the average.

Caution: If your pet is in acute distress, and the symptoms have come on quickly (within several hours), take them to the vet immediately!

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De-Mystifying Pet Health

What Do You Do When Your Pet Gets Sick?

When your pet is sick, where do you turn for help- the local pet store, on-line, or…? If you are like most pet owners, you don’t know what to give them, but you want a remedy that acts fast! Sadly, most people make an appointment and actually expect to come home with medication. And yet…

Pharmaceuticals do not cure; worse still, they have toxic side effects. If the problem is gastrointestinal, and antibiotics are prescribed, your pet is in for a rough couple of days. Why? Antibiotics do not discriminate- in the process of killing off invading pathogens; they also kill off the good bacteria, which are essential to your pet’s health and wellbeing. In those instances where antibiotics are necessary, probiotics (good bacteria) should also be a part of the treatment plan, but never are.

A balance of good and bad bacteria is actually necessary to maintain a properly functioning GI tract! Ideally, it should be around 85% aerobic and 15% anaerobic. It’s only when the bad bacteria get the upper hand that GI issues develop. Once that happens, the sooner your pet gets a few mega doses of probiotics, the sooner they return to normal.

Medications prescribed for immune disorders, or disease, do not cure. Bizarrely, they are formulated to suppress symptoms. As soon as the prescription runs out the condition quickly returns. The longer medication is taken, the greater the risk that they will override your pet’s natural defense systems. Once those systems atrophy and become non-functioning, your pet will then require a lifetime of medication. In spite of the danger, most people take their pet to the vet and expect pharmaceuticals!

A Little Knowledge Goes a Long Way

The primary reason that pets get sick is that their immune systems have been taxed beyond their ability to defend. The attackers are likely to be bacterial, pathogenic or air borne. Logically, the sooner the cause of illness is removed, from your pet’s environment, the sooner your pet can begin to recover. By far, the best and fastest way to get a sick pet healthy is to nourish them back to health. Medication does not nourish.

Armed with just a few simple tools, you can avoid most pet illness, as well as minimizing any risk your pet might have of getting a chronic disease, or even manifesting a genetic predisposition, such as hip displasya.

Important Steps to Restoring or Maintaining Pet Health

As a pet owner, it is essential that you become educated about what your pets need to get healthy, and stay healthy. The internet offers a wealth of information: some good, some bad: But without educating yourself, you are putting your pets’ health at great risk.

When your pet is sick, there are a number of things to do before going to the vet.

1. Identify and remove the cause. This could be as simple as removing a toxic substance, be it food or chemicals used for cleaning, artificial air freshening, or insecticides and pesticides used to kill bugs in the home, or yard.

2. Provide the compromised immune systems with targeted nutritional support.

Prevention is the Best Remedy

Here’s a little known fact- cats and dogs raised on a proper diet live an average of 5 years longer, and, as importantly, these are healthy, happy, vibrant years!

What does a proper diet consist of? Food, consistent with their species requirements including clean air, clean water, and a harmonious living environment.

Pet Foods: No matter how professionally designed the packaging, or how impressive the list of ingredients (even the one’s your vet sells), none of the well-known commercial brands contain the quality or quantity of meat your pet needs to be healthy.

Any meat that commercial pet food may contain is not fit for humans. Even if it was when it was canned, by the time you feed it to your pets the actual nutritional value is negligible. Commercial pet foods contain “meat byproducts” which is rendered meat that comes from euthanized lab animals, and pets: many of which were sick and diseased! No wonder pets are fat, lazy and suffer from an epidemic of illnesses.

Recent articles are exposing the fact that municipal water likely contains trace amounts of prescription medications. Air quality also affects pet health. The air quality near the floor where you might be using toxic chemical cleaning agents, insecticides and/or inorganic air fresheners quickly make their way into your pets’ blood stream.

Basic elements to keep your pets healthy

Begin with nutritious food, clean water, fresh air and clean bedding. Your pets’ diet should include naturally raised meat, poultry, and fish, preferably fed raw!

Pets also need supplements like soil-based probiotics, vitamins, and minerals, plus a variety of oils including omega 3 oils. If this sounds complicated or expensive, consider how expensive and complicated the alternative is. People contact us all the time and tell horror stories having spent thousands of dollars on vet bills and surgeries, only to be left with a pet whose health either was not restored, or whose health is severely compromised and is now on a lifetime of multiple prescription medications.

Probiotics are Essential

According to the Royal Society of Medicine of Great Britain Fully 90% of all chronic disease is caused by an unhealthy digestive system! Probiotics are essential to maintain a healthy GI tract. If given on a daily basis, the risk of illness is considerably reduced.

If you are like most people, when you hear the word "probiotics" you think yogurt. Alas, independent laboratory tests have revealed that the actual number of live probiotic cultures in commercial grade yogurt is negligible by the time you buy it. No wonder, as commercial yogurt is made from commercial dairy cows. Not only does their milk contains BGH, antibiotics and anti-inflammatories, it is both pasteurized and homogenized. These processes destroys any life-giving properties the milk may have had.

The ideal probiotic for humans and animals is soil-based. Soil-based probiotic organisms (SBOs) have been commercially available for about 6 years. They are scientifically proven to restore intestinal balance, and if taken daily, maintain that balance.

The same vitamins, minerals oils and probiotics that need to restore health can also be given to prevent illness.

Your pets depend on you. It really isn't that hard, or expensive, to provide them with the diet they need. In return, they provide unconditional love. The better you take care of them the more years you get to enjoy that love.

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