What’s New in Holistic Vet Care?

Three new therapies can help your dog.

Last spring, Brenda and Sam R, of Pennsylvania held little hope that their beloved 10-year-old Newfoundland, Gabriel, would live through the summer. Gabriel struggled with life-threatening hip and knee degeneration. The 180-pound dog could no longer stand up unassisted, so the couple used a harness to lift him gently from under his stomach. But once Gabriel was standing, his knee pain was so severe he could barely walk outside to relieve himself.

“We were heartbroken, but we knew what was coming,” Brenda says. “If you love someone, how much can you watch them suffer?”

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