I've been taking in dumped and abandoned cats and dogs since 2000 and currently have 10. That number is only possible because they are healthy. I don't vaccinate beyond their initial shots, don't use poisons (flea/tick/etc.) on or in them, and I feed them quality food (no dry food for cats AT ALL and dogs get raw and good quality kibble with bone broth every meal). One of the best things I've discovered in the last couple of years for treating 95%+ of all of their issues (environmental allergies, open wounds, eye issues, mouth/tooth/gum issues, ear infections, etc., etc.) is colloidal silver. It builds immunity and is anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, and anti-viral so it works on a number of things and won't harm the animal in any way. With so many animals I make my own (phone charger, alligator clips, and silver rods), but you can buy it at health food stores or on Amazon. I personally have used and recommend Sovereign Silver brand before I started making my own. There are charts online and I even wrote a blog post about it, but the gist of using it is that you are better to give too much than too little. There is actually no such thing as too much, but you can give too little (it won't help). A drop in each eye or ear 2-3x a day is usually sufficient for those things, and I just add it to food and water for general maintenance of my cats and dogs. In any case, I share a lot of what I've learned on my blog and also use earthclinic.com for home remedies for both myself and my pets. It is an excellent resource site. I lost a dog to vet prescribed medication for her arthritis and when I researched it, I was horrified to learn just how crooked the vet and pharmaceutical system is when it comes to prescribing and administering dangerous and unnecessary medications that only treat symptoms or are pushed for monetary reasons. I encourage ALL pet owners to do a search of the side effects of ALL vet prescribed or OTC pet products before they give them to their pets, as many products on the market have a long history of harming and killing cats and dogs without any repercussions. Your vet won't warn you about any of that and will insist it is all safe. It's not.
I've been taking in dumped and abandoned cats and dogs since 2000 and currently have 10. That number is only possible because they are healthy. I don't vaccinate beyond their initial shots, don't use poisons (flea/tick/etc.) on or in them, and I feed them quality food (no dry food for cats AT ALL and dogs get raw and good quality kibble with bone broth every meal). One of the best things I've discovered in the last couple of years for treating 95%+ of all of their issues (environmental allergies, open wounds, eye issues, mouth/tooth/gum issues, ear infections, etc., etc.) is colloidal silver. It builds immunity and is anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, and anti-viral so it works on a number of things and won't harm the animal in any way. With so many animals I make my own (phone charger, alligator clips, and silver rods), but you can buy it at health food stores or on Amazon. I personally have used and recommend Sovereign Silver brand before I started making my own. There are charts online and I even wrote a blog post about it, but the gist of using it is that you are better to give too much than too little. There is actually no such thing as too much, but you can give too little (it won't help). A drop in each eye or ear 2-3x a day is usually sufficient for those things, and I just add it to food and water for general maintenance of my cats and dogs. In any case, I share a lot of what I've learned on my blog and also use earthclinic.com for home remedies for both myself and my pets. It is an excellent resource site. I lost a dog to vet prescribed medication for her arthritis and when I researched it, I was horrified to learn just how crooked the vet and pharmaceutical system is when it comes to prescribing and administering dangerous and unnecessary medications that only treat symptoms or are pushed for monetary reasons. I encourage ALL pet owners to do a search of the side effects of ALL vet prescribed or OTC pet products before they give them to their pets, as many products on the market have a long history of harming and killing cats and dogs without any repercussions. Your vet won't warn you about any of that and will insist it is all safe. It's not.