by Victoria Smith-Gillard | 1 Sep 2026 | Animals, Bereavement, Birds, Blogs, Cats, Dogs, Elderly Pets, Hobbies, Holistic Health, Horses, Nature, Pet Bereavement, Pet Enrichment, Pet Health, Pet/Owner Bond, Pet/Owner Bond, Teaching, Unwanted Behaviours, Vet Surgery |
Yesterday I got to attend the Big Cat Sanctuary Members’ Open Day. As part of the day there is always a talk, and yesterday’s was led by Ian Jones, Head Keeper of the Big Cats. This was the most amazing talk I have ever heard at The Sanctuary, no...
by Victoria Smith-Gillard | 15 Oct 2025 | Animals, Anxiety (People), Anxiety (Pets), Assertiveness, Bereavement, Birds, Blogs, Cats, Dogs, Elderly Pets, Fears, Holistic Veterinary Medicine, Horses, Pet Bereavement, Pet Health, Pet Therapy, Pet/Owner Bond, Pet/Owner Bond, Podcast, Podcast, Unwanted Behaviours, Vet Surgery, Veterinary Acupuncture |
This bonus series is all about empowering pet owners with knowledge of the options available to them, as well as traditional veterinary medicine, so that if you wish to you can look into what may be best for your pet’s holistic health. In this interview I...
by Victoria Smith-Gillard | 17 Sep 2025 | Animals, Birds, Blogs, Cats, Dogs, Elderly Pets, Holistic Veterinary Medicine, Horses, Pet Enrichment, Pet Health, Pet Therapy, Pet/Owner Bond, Pet/Owner Bond, Podcast, Podcast, Unwanted Behaviours, Vet Surgery, Veterinary Acupuncture |
So my next podcast episode has now landed. Welcome to my Shaking Up The Vet Industry interview with Dr. Julia Ledger-Muennich Dr.Med.Vet MRCVS, owner of Chirovet Kent and Wales. In this interview we discuss: – Julia’s journey from traditional to holistic...
by Victoria Smith-Gillard | 12 Mar 2025 | Animals, Blogs, Canine Flow, Cats, Dogs, Elderly Pets, Holistic Veterinary Medicine, Horses, Pet Enrichment, Pet Health, Pet Therapy, Pet/Owner Bond, Pets Are Our Mirror, Podcast, Trauma, Vet Surgery |
In this interview I chat with an animal osteopath, Sophie Allain, from A S Animal Osteopathy, who came from France in 2010 to study manual therapy at the European School of Animal Osteopathy. Sophie graduated with a diploma with a distinction in 2015. In this episode,...
by Victoria Smith-Gillard | 6 Mar 2025 | Animals, Blogs, Building Your Pet's Confidence, Case Studies, Cats, Energy Healing, Fears, Grounding, Holistic Veterinary Medicine, Pet Health, Pet/Owner Bond, Vet Surgery, Veterinary Acupuncture |
My beautiful baby had some more acupuncture yesterday. It is lovely to see how she responds each time to the needles, and this time, as she didn’t need as much reassurance from me personally, I was even able to take a photo of her during the session. Sorry, it...
by Victoria Smith-Gillard | 20 Feb 2025 | Animal Communication, Animals, Anxiety (Pets), Blogs, Building Your Pet's Confidence, Case Studies, Cats, Dogs, Empath/Highly Sensitive Person, Fears, Horses, Pet Enrichment, Pet Health, Pet Therapy, Pet/Owner Bond, Pet/Owner Bond, Trauma, Unwanted Behaviours, Vet Surgery |
Today I have been communicating with a couple of pets, one cat, and one dog, who have both shown me sensitivities to sounds that we, as owners, might not even consider, let alone consider they were a problem. One was the pet sharing with me how the sound of the vet...
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