COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL January 14, 2015
Holistic Vet Pet Tips
Purr-using Dr. Jean Hofve’s
website is like taking advanced
courses on pet care.
As an animal advocate, Dr.
Jean’s mission is educating pet
parents on caring for their pets
in a world of bright/colorful ad-
vertisements and fancy bags of
mysterious pet food ingredients.
She exposes the truth about pet
food and the vaccine industry,
backed up with scientifi c proof.
Information is archived on:
www.LittleBigCat.com
“As a child in the 50s, I
dreamed of being a veterinar-
ian,” said Dr. Jean. “But it was
not on the short list of job oppor-
tunities for girls: nurse, teacher,
secretary. When I was in my
30s, I was visiting Fort Collins,
which has one of the best vet-
erinary universities. I had never
given up on my dream, so on a
whim I picked up a course cata-
log. I knew it was not paws-ible
to help animals to the same de-
gree unless I was a veterinarian.
Three days later, I was enrolled
in classes. As they say, the rest
is history...or in my case HER-
story.
Remarkably, I was not the
oldest in class! We had a 52 and
a 57-year old student and we all
achieved our dreams of becom-
ing veterinarians. It is never too
late to purr-sue your dreams.
With the DVM degree it is ful-
fi lling/thrilling teaching about
animal’s health.
During vet school, I attended
a homeopathic seminar, reveal-
ing a holistic way of caring
for and treating animals with-
out drugs! I learned of natural
ways of letting an animal’s body
heal itself; so upon graduation I
worked in a holistic clinic.
A veterinarian’s pet nutri-
tional education is very limited.
My college was one of the top
three veterinary schools, yet we
received only two hours of nu-
tritional instruction on dogs and
cats! This does not make sense,
since a pet’s health refl ects what
they eat.
For this reason, my two
books delve into nutrition and
natural ways of supporting and
strengthening pets’ health.
My newest book, “Paleo Dog:
Give Your Best Friend a Long
Life, Healthy Weight, and Free-
dom from Illness by Nurturing
His Inner Wolf” is dedicated
to my dog, Willy. I was a cat
purr-son until he came along.
I did not understand dogs as
well as cats. I just ‘knew’ what
cats were thinking. Willy clued
into this by pretending he was a
cat. Like a cat, he would wind
around my legs making the fun-
niest ‘snarkle’ purr sound! If
there was unreachable food on
the counter, he taught my cats
how to push it onto the fl oor,
then he could chew through
the bag for them all to feast on.
They had a ‘satisfying’ co-de-
pendent relationship!
When I was hospitalized, my
neighbor took Willy, but then
she phoned accusing him of
jumping onto her counters. I
said, “No that’s im-paws-ibile!
He was injured years ago, and he
can’t jump. He’s taught YOUR
cats how to knock things off the
counters for a dog-feline-feed-
ing-frenzy.” She caught her cats
in the act the next day!
Because of Willy’s injuries he
walked like Charlie Chaplin. To
strengthen his body I taught him
to jump over a balance beam.
Normally a quiet dog, Willy was
so delighted, that each time he
did it he barked like crazy!”
Dr. Jean also co-authored,
“The Complete Guide to Ho-
listic Cat Care” with nutrition-
ist Dr. Yarnall. It won the 2010
Muse Medallion award for best
book from the Cat Writers’ As-
sociation. “I am a science geek,
and I back up everything I write,”
said Dr. Jean. “Just because a
product is called “natural” or
is sold in reputable stores, or a
vet is willing to do a procedure,
does not mean it’s safe or ben-
efi cial. My goal is to make pet
parents educated advocates for
their pets.”
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TIPS
“Invest now, save later,” says
Dr. Jean. “Buy the best pet food
you can afford. Your pets will be
healthier and prevent future vet
bills.
Add fresh meat to your pet’s
diet at least once a week, or a
little bit every day! This makes
a huge difference in their health.
Cats are especially reliant on
meat protein, which is too low
in many pet foods for optimal
health.
In addition, feed dogs their
favorite vegetables, preferably
pureed or steamed, which are
easier for them to digest.
Dr. Jean Hofve is supervised by her client, Simon. Dr.
Jean’s sense of humor intertwines with her holistic
practice: “Pets are fun, and the love they give us makes
their most annoying moments ‘oddly’ adorable!”
bigcat.com
www.RodaleNews.coreit
Walk your dog/cat on a leash:
It improves your/your pet’s
health and bonds you as a fam-
ily. It is free/easy and everyone
will be mentally and emotion-
ally healthier.
- Dr. Jean’s interview on how
barbaric cat declawing is done:
http://healthypets.mercola.com/
sites/healthypets/newsletter-ar-
chive/2014/08/24.aspx
For cats: Play!!! Fold a strip
of newspaper like an accordion,
tie a string around the middle,
spread out the “wings,” and
dangle/drag it as if it were a
prey animal. Exercise improves
muscle tone and helps rid the
body of waste products.
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Fresh whole foods is what
we and our animals thrive on
— in nature and off our tables. I
knew of a very healthy Mexican
family’s dog that was only fed
off their table!
Reduce exposure to electro-
magnetic gadgets- turn off all
LED and digital lights, which
disrupt sleep for you AND your
pets).”
Information on feeding fresh
foods, and resources on choos-
ing a good commercial pet food
are on my website, www.little-
Dr. Jean’s book’s are available
on www.paleodogbook.com and
www.LittleBigCat.com and her
newest book is recommended
on Rodale’s daily webnews.
Share your pet tips and tales.
angelscribe@msn.com
Adopt Loving Pets
www.PetFinder.com
Humane Society for Neuter/
Spay Assistance Program. (541)
942-2789
J OYCE
Continued from page 2A
but we have to choose to co-
operate with the Holy Spirit to
walk it out.
As a new creation in Christ
(see 2 Corinthians 5:17), the
Holy Spirit lives in your spirit,
and you have His power to do
God’s will. This means we don’t
have to live with anger, unfor-
giveness, bitterness, depression,
addictions, self-pity, selfi shness
or anything else that isn’t Christ-
like. Philippians 4:13 (AMP)
says we have strength for all
things in Christ, we’re ready for
anything, and we are self-suffi -
cient in His suffi ciency. In other
words, we can do whatever we
need to do, according to God’s
will, by the strength and ability
we have in Christ!
It’s all about your ‘want-to’
We clearly see in God’s Word
that anything He tells us to do,
He will give us the ability to do
it. But do we really believe it?
Do we want to believe it? It’s
easier to come up with excuses
for why we can’t do things that
are hard or that we really don’t
want to do. “I just can’t help it…
it’s too hard…I’m addicted…it’s
the way I was raised…”
Do you know that an excuse is
a reason stuffed with a lie? And
God is not a liar. So when you’re
tempted to make an excuse (and
we’re all tempted sometimes),
think about this: Why would
God tell us to do something
without giving us the ability to
do it by His grace? Why would
He say we should be kind, pa-
tient, merciful, and live a life of
helping others and then not help
us do it?
The best thing we can do is
stop making excuses and decide
that if God said it, it’s true. He
will give us the ability to do
what He’s asking us to do by
His grace. It really just comes
down to whether we want to be-
lieve Him and make the effort to
do, by faith, what He wants us
to do.
I know this is a challenging
message, but I’m sharing it with
you because God loves you so
much and He wants you to have
a good life. His plans for you are
better than you could ever imag-
ine for yourself, and He wants
you to be hopeful about your
future. In Christ, we don’t ever
have to settle for a mediocre life
fi lled with compromise. We can
have God’s best, because we are
dead to sin and alive in Him!
Joyce Meyer is a New York
Times bestselling author and
founder of Joyce Meyer Min-
istries, Inc. She has authored
more than 100 books, including
Battlefi eld of the Mind and Liv-
ing Courageously (Hachette).
She hosts the Enjoying Ev-
eryday Life radio and TV pro-
grams, which air on hundreds
of stations worldwide. For more
information, visit www.joyce-
meyer.org.
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