Dr. Greg Perrault 19.10.11 Gazettes.com Many of you are aware that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month for people and may have personally been touched by the disease. However, did you realize that cats and dogs also get breast cancer? We refer to it as mammary cancer in veterinary medicine.  Everyone loves petting their dog […]

Underwater treadmill is a growing trend in canine rehab The Stamford Times Chris Bosak 22.9.11 NORWALK –Orford is on the road to recovery, thanks in part to an underwater treadmill specifically designed for dogs. Orford, a friendly two-year-old Havanese that loves attention, is recovering from surgery that repaired a herniated disc. He has been undergoing […]

Dogs Help Researchers To Improve Their Understanding Of Bone Cancer Medical News Today 31.7.11 A team led by Dr. Jaime Modiano, a College of Veterinary Medicine and Masonic Cancer center expert in comparative medicine, discovered a gene pattern that distinguishes the more severe form of bone cancer from a less aggressive form in dogs. Dogs […]

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY……… EBC-46 is the name given to a new plant-based medicine which is being touted as the next ‘miracle’ cancer cure. EBC- 46 is being produced by an Australian company, QBiotics, (owned by ‘Ecobiotics),’ and, understandably, the product has received quite a bit of media attention. So, is EBC-46 going […]

Itchy, inflamed skin in dogs is one of the most common conditions that I am asked to treat these days. Atopic dermatitis,  which used to be called eczema, is an inflammatory condition of the skin, and can be caused by a large number of factors, such as incorrect diet, hormonal imbalances, gastrointestinal flora imbalances, essential fatty […]

I Help Dogs and People Achieve Optimum Health, High Vitality and Longevity and I’m a Qualified Canine Naturopath, Naturopathic Physician, Research (Health) Scientist and Zoologist but, when I’m working with dogs, I often get asked what’s the difference between what I do and what veterinarians do. So I will try to explain: There are a number […]

What is Naturopathic Animal Medicine and why is it different to conventional veterinary medicine? The naturopathic philosophy to animal health involves looking at each individual animal as a ‘whole’ – the animal’s mental, physical and emotional aspects are all taken into consideration – not just their presenting symptoms. As a scientist as well as a […]