Do watch the salt; celery is quite high in sodium. Darla & Nuance Who prefers Carrots ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott & Erica" <picfis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <vi-clicker-trainers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 4:14 AM Subject: (VICT) Re: Hot Spots > Hi Debee, > > Just on arthritis - I've heard that celery is good - I'm guessing you > would > need to cook it up and give them a bit with each meal. I haven't used it > so > can't give you amounts and how it works, so someone else may be able to > help > there, or maybe google it. I have heard that it works wonders though. > Good > luck. > > Erica > > -----Original Message----- > From: vi-clicker-trainers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:vi-clicker-trainers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Debee > Norling > Sent: Friday, 12 May 2006 2:07 PM > To: vi-clicker-trainers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: (VICT) Re: Hot Spots > > Jo, > > I loved all the herbal remedies for hot spots. I want to rush over to my > nearest shelter to help some dog, because mine don't have hot spots. > > One thing that you didn't mention but that your message was full of was > love. Dogs may not grasp language like we do but they can sense when a > human > cares, and is spending extra time making them special compresses and teas > and just touching them. I think this is why such a variety of different > treatments work. > > I have a really old golden -- she's fourteen -- and people usually think > she's younger, sometimes they think she's younger than my working guide if > they just see her sitting. I think getting a lot of attention, affection > and stimulation has kept her mind sharp and her body fairly healthy. I am > going to investigate some herbal remedies for her arthritis, because I've > resisted giving her drugs. Thanks for your message which reminded me to > look in to this. > > --Debee > > > > >