Natural, holistic, complementary, alternative - all of these are words used for healthcare that goes beyond the conventional. Humans have been using natural healing methods and treatments on themselves and their animal companions for thousands of years and it is these ancient methods, along with a number of more modern discoveries, that form a huge part of natural healthcare today. A truly holistic approach to healthcare for animals is one that balances emotional needs with the physical. Unlike pharmaceutical drugs, that often treat the symptoms not the cause, natural healthcare takes the whole animal into account to create a treatment, or course of treatments, that support the animal's overall health and wellbeing. Disease is precisely that - a dis-ease in the body - and it is often a symptom of wider problems. If the body is imbalanced in any way, it manifests this imbalance in physical symptoms. Maintaining your dog's health and treating your dog's symptoms using complementary
