Holistic Care
“To avoid the use of harsh chemicals, we use powerful natural remedies.”
In today’s modern world our dogs are routinely exposed to chemicals, medicines and other harmful substances, including additives and preservatives in their food, antibiotics, steroids, flea and worm treatments, pesticides and dangerous household chemicals!
At Bellvalley we aim to avoid unnecessarily exposing our beloved dogs to such chemicals. Instead, we use natural, non-toxic therapies and herbal supplement to support the dog’s body as a whole. We believe that prevention is better than the cure and we aim to accomplish this through our Beagles’ nutrition and lifestyle by supporting health and preventing disease.
We try our best to avoid using artificial parasite treatments where possible as they are very strong chemicals which can produce subtle but nasty side effects. When using these treatments you have to remember you are putting a harsh pesticide on the back of your dog’s neck or inside your dog’s tummy.
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We are certainly not against vaccination or conventional medicine but what we are against is the overuse of these things. For example we choose to worm count instead of routinely worm. Hattie for example has tested clear of worms for the last 18 months - imagine how many doses of chemical wormer she would have had during that time unnecessarily which in turn would have damaged the natural flora in the gut.
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At Bellvalley we use many different powerful herbs as alternatives to using chemical treatments. For external parasites such as fleas, ticks and mites we use a ready mixed herbal supplement called ‘Billy No Mates’ by CSJ. We have found this supplement to be very effective in repelling external parasites and are yet to find a flea on our dogs while we are feeding this!
We also recommend a herbal product called ‘Verm-X’ and 'Four Seasons Intestinal Tincture' by ALlNaturalPet for internal parasite control. In our dog’s daily food we add a variety of beneficial herbs for overall health and wellbeing, including neem, kelp, rosemary, seaweed, turmeric and coconut oil.
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We give lots of information on this to anyone having one of our puppies including the products we use and the science behind it.
Below are a few links to helpful herbal websites and products.
