What do you mean on your mission statement that you exclusively practice Nutrition Response Testing?
HPN is limited to Nutrition Response Testing analysis, an alternative form of assessing the body for nutritional support. We do not offer other traditional diagnostics (ie. heartworm test/bloodwork/titers/medical treatments/dental cleanings/traditional vaccines/surgery). Please check out AHVMA.org for a list of holistic veterinarians working within hospitals in your area if you are in need of a veterinary hospital. If you are looking for practitioners we work with who are aligned with our goals, check out our affiliates and our referrals section, found within this website. Here you can find our preferred holistic hospital, local veterinary hospitals, euthanasia house call vets, massage therapist, and holistic telemedicine practitioner.
I am an existing client and my pet is having diarrhea/vomiting/painful ear/limping etc, but you are closed. I am wondering if I should wait for an appointment when you are open next or go into a hospital sooner.
Since it can be challenging to triage all our clients when we are not in the office, we encourage everyone to assess their pet by looking at their overall state, not just the symptom. Are they distressed, lethargic, painful, bleeding, or in a severe state of diarrhea/vomiting (several days worth or causing lethargy and dehydration)? A good link for assessing urgent care needs can be found on the American Veterinary Medical Association website https://www.avma.org/resources-tools/pet-owners/emergencycare/first-aid-tips-pet-owners.
If you just can’t tell what you are seeing, “is it diarrhea or vomit?” or “is it bleeding or just red?,” it’s safest to see your primary/ER vet and be sure to circle back with us when you have a better understanding of what is happening so we can support their recovery.
As a side note, please avoid any vaccinations when your pet is compromised as their immune system may be dysregulated and in some situations may not respond optimally to the vaccine or in worst cases scenarios, it may exacerbate the situation. This is especially true for allergy patients or ear infections. For additional holistic tips pre/post urgent, care see appropriate FAQ question.
When we began our nutritional program, the doctor mentioned the phrase "healing crisis." But I still don’t quite understand this concept. Can you expand.
It is important to understand that your pet may go through a cleansing/gut restoration process while they heal. Stool may be a little softer, constipation, increases in urination and drinking may occur, and skin may break out more initially as the body detoxifies/releases inflammatory cells. Should any of these issues occur do not fret! If your pet experiences these in excess, stop the supplements for a couple of days and start again at 1/2 the original dose.
Help, my pet has diarrhea!
First, diarrhea is not always in and of itself a bad thing, it can simply mean the body is having an issue eliminating something, reacting to a food/substance, contracted a parasite, or had a minor digestive upset. The real concern is, are you addressing the underlying cause, not just getting it to stop. Follow these steps:
I just found fleas on my pet, but can’t use traditional flea products, what can I do naturally?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N3CFOU6?tag=blinkx04-20&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1
https://www.madaboutorganics.com/search.asp?keyword=flea
I know it can be unnerving but it is actually much easier to handle fleas naturally. Fleas live on your pet so once you find them you handle them (as well as any other furry pets in the household). They lay their eggs and land in the environment, usually around where the pet is sleeping. So focus your energy there. The eggs can only hatch in warm dark moist debris, and if dry out aren't viable.
If you can’t seem to get a handle on it, talk to us about finding a different synthetic chemical pesticide or a remedy that helps your pet excrete the synthetic chemical pesticides from your pet to reduce chemical buildup that can lead to your pets reactions.
Looking for an NRT/NRT LIKE vet or NRT practitioner in other areas
For animals:
Best recommendation for Certified Vet you can formulate a homemade diet, who prefers working with as many whole food products as possible
(https://animaldietformulator.com/formulator/individ).
HPN is limited to Nutrition Response Testing analysis, an alternative form of assessing the body for nutritional support. We do not offer other traditional diagnostics (ie. heartworm test/bloodwork/titers/medical treatments/dental cleanings/traditional vaccines/surgery). Please check out AHVMA.org for a list of holistic veterinarians working within hospitals in your area if you are in need of a veterinary hospital. If you are looking for practitioners we work with who are aligned with our goals, check out our affiliates and our referrals section, found within this website. Here you can find our preferred holistic hospital, local veterinary hospitals, euthanasia house call vets, massage therapist, and holistic telemedicine practitioner.
I am an existing client and my pet is having diarrhea/vomiting/painful ear/limping etc, but you are closed. I am wondering if I should wait for an appointment when you are open next or go into a hospital sooner.
Since it can be challenging to triage all our clients when we are not in the office, we encourage everyone to assess their pet by looking at their overall state, not just the symptom. Are they distressed, lethargic, painful, bleeding, or in a severe state of diarrhea/vomiting (several days worth or causing lethargy and dehydration)? A good link for assessing urgent care needs can be found on the American Veterinary Medical Association website https://www.avma.org/resources-tools/pet-owners/emergencycare/first-aid-tips-pet-owners.
If you just can’t tell what you are seeing, “is it diarrhea or vomit?” or “is it bleeding or just red?,” it’s safest to see your primary/ER vet and be sure to circle back with us when you have a better understanding of what is happening so we can support their recovery.
As a side note, please avoid any vaccinations when your pet is compromised as their immune system may be dysregulated and in some situations may not respond optimally to the vaccine or in worst cases scenarios, it may exacerbate the situation. This is especially true for allergy patients or ear infections. For additional holistic tips pre/post urgent, care see appropriate FAQ question.
When we began our nutritional program, the doctor mentioned the phrase "healing crisis." But I still don’t quite understand this concept. Can you expand.
It is important to understand that your pet may go through a cleansing/gut restoration process while they heal. Stool may be a little softer, constipation, increases in urination and drinking may occur, and skin may break out more initially as the body detoxifies/releases inflammatory cells. Should any of these issues occur do not fret! If your pet experiences these in excess, stop the supplements for a couple of days and start again at 1/2 the original dose.
Help, my pet has diarrhea!
First, diarrhea is not always in and of itself a bad thing, it can simply mean the body is having an issue eliminating something, reacting to a food/substance, contracted a parasite, or had a minor digestive upset. The real concern is, are you addressing the underlying cause, not just getting it to stop. Follow these steps:
- Let our office know and schedule or move up your pet’s appointment so we can do our best assessment to guide you.
- If your pet is experiencing diarrhea when we are out of the office follow the following:
- If you are concerned they are acting abnormal, appear dehydrated, lethargic or any other changes like hot rashes or vomiting take them to see your primary veterinarian immediately
- On occasion a recent change in supplements can cause a healing crisis so we recommend stoping or reducing any new supplements and see if the stools improve.
- Offer a bland diet of ½ lean boiled meat/poultry and ½ canned pumpkin or squash. For older pets or if not eating you can use bone broth first (just avoid the onion/garlic type). See Dr Sue Howell video on the video section for how to make Bone Broth.
- Look in your natural pharmacy for supplements like Spanish Black Radish, Prebiotic Inulin, or Prosymbiotic (or other saccharomyces based probiotic) and administer at their last recommended dose or for ¼ of the human dose twice daily.
- Collect a sample to turn into your veterinarian for parasite analysis.
I just found fleas on my pet, but can’t use traditional flea products, what can I do naturally?
- Start with a bath to eliminate them on your pet. Even if you don’t have flea shampoo on hand, a thorough bath for some smaller and lighter coated dogs can eliminate them. We like natural based shampoos like Mad About Organics and Wondercide. Do look for cat or dog specific product, because cats can be sensitive to certain essential oils, so do your homework. Below are some options. You can also wash in water repeatedly the first several weeks to help reduce the fleas that continue to come from the hatching eggs that are in the environement until you get it under control. Continue with a flea comb unless your dog is too large then you may have to do a shave down so you find the fleas easier or flea dirt. Looking for flea dirt is another way to check for fleas. This is the feces of the flea and will run red on a wet papertowel.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N3CFOU6?tag=blinkx04-20&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1
https://www.madaboutorganics.com/search.asp?keyword=flea
- Do a thorough clean of all the bedding he/she/you sleep on, in hot water over 180 degrees to kill them and destroy eggs.
- Vacuum your home thoroughly. You can use diatomaceous earth on your carpets or hard to reach places (it dries out the eggs), let it sit for a bit, and then vacuum. Toss the vacuum bag outside after you are done so if you sucked up any eggs, they don't hatch and crawl out later. Also don’t think if you leave a space for a while they will just die out. They have delayed hatching so be sure to clean.
- I recommend practicing this every two weeks for 2 months to get any eggs that might have been laid in the environment.
I know it can be unnerving but it is actually much easier to handle fleas naturally. Fleas live on your pet so once you find them you handle them (as well as any other furry pets in the household). They lay their eggs and land in the environment, usually around where the pet is sleeping. So focus your energy there. The eggs can only hatch in warm dark moist debris, and if dry out aren't viable.
If you can’t seem to get a handle on it, talk to us about finding a different synthetic chemical pesticide or a remedy that helps your pet excrete the synthetic chemical pesticides from your pet to reduce chemical buildup that can lead to your pets reactions.
Looking for an NRT/NRT LIKE vet or NRT practitioner in other areas
For animals:
- A person’s best bet to find and NRT vet is to use the “find a clinician website link” on the the Ulan Nutritional Systems (UNS) Website-the school where Dr Cutright learned and search for DVM (https://nutritionresponsetesting.com/search-practitioner/)
- If that doesn't come up with a veterinarian, they can call UNS and ask for anyone that may be about to graduate in their area.
- Another option is to call the local human NRT practitioners in the area and see if they are willing to work on pets.
- Look up on the AHVMA's website and tab the “find a vet” section of holistic veterinarians, then look for vets that practice applied kinesiology as that is the area muscle testing falls under.https://www.ahvma.org/find-a-holistic-veterinarian/
- Final option is Dr Sue Howell who does a form of NRT consultation remotely: https://thrivepetvet.com/meet-dr-sue-1
Best recommendation for Certified Vet you can formulate a homemade diet, who prefers working with as many whole food products as possible
(https://animaldietformulator.com/formulator/individ).