Elder Pet Workshop

 Instructed by April Frost
Well Pet Counselor

April will be teaching a workshop focusing on helping our wonderful companions as they age by addressing the common health issues that begin to effect them, such as arthritis, loss of vision or hearing, kidney, heart and immune system challenges. I will also address the high
incidence rate of cancer, obesity and dental issues plaguing so many animals today.
The sad but absolute truth is that both for humans and animals more money is spent in the last few months to days to keep them alive for a short time than was spent during most of their life to promote health and prevent the early onset of disease. This workshop will address both ways to help dogs that already are older and have health challenges as well as hopefully getting people with dogs who are 4-5 years old to start now taking steps to promote their pets wellness into their elder years.

This class will provide you with information about diet, massage, acupressure points, the best supplements for various problems, which herbs to use for various conditions, how to help dogs loosing their vision to adjust and prevent accidents for them. Also, teaching hand signals to dogs, preferably before they loose their hearing, as well as for dogs that have lost it. Allergies, hot spots and chronic ear infections are indications of an already compromised immune system. You will also learn how to do regular and thorough health evaluations on your dog so you recognize early warning symptoms of health changes. It is so important to treat things in the early stages rather then when
they are already acute and there is little chance of making a real difference at that point.

When people see the dogs that live with me they are amazed at the level of health they have and most of them were not in good health when I take them on. Most people think that the dogs they are looking at are five or six years old. They are usually dogs that are in their late teens. They are playful, not over weight, and have good muscle tone and a good energy level. We are all going to die of something eventually. My companions are quite healthy up until the last month or two of their life and then die of a heart, kidney or liver condition as these organs just wear out. I firmly believe that it is not about how long we can keep them alive as it is about the quality of the life they have while they are with us.

They give us so much companionship, unconditional love, and joy. We are their guardians. We need to due the best we can for them throughout their lives, not just spend a lot of money on heroic measures at the end to keep them with us a few days or weeks longer. I sincerely hope that this workshop is well attended. All to frequently in doing wellness counseling I work with clients dogs in advanced stages
of illness. We can usually provide some help and provide the animal with a little more comfort but it usually is a case of too little too late to make a major difference.

The workshop will have limited enrollment and the registration fee is $45.
Please contact me as soon as possible to register.