Testimonials

Read what pet guardians are saying:

ELLA & GUNGA

“The motivation for my Internet search for an animal naturopath was fear of rabies—and of being told what must be done. Also, fear of antibiotics and what their side effects might be for our 3-year-old Pyrennes/German Shepard “mutt” Ella. She and Gunga, her sister, had been raised naturally and had never been sick.

Now it appeared that we must compromise Ella’s natural immunity with antibiotics and she was taking a minimum dose for a seemingly paralyzed tongue and weakened jaw muscles. We live in a remote area; by phone a vet had said, “It sounds like rabies but we’d have to do tests. You could try antibiotics first.”

Gunga and Ella

They didn’t seem to be working, which gave an edge of desperation to our situation.

The search took me to catsndogsnaturally.com, and a pop-up appeared. “Can I help?”

It was Anthea.

Soon her rational positivity and skill had sidelined my fears and focused me on facts. She offered a 15-minute phone consultation, and I was assigned to filling out a detailed questionnaire covering every aspect of Ella’s life. Anthea wanted to know everything. I had chosen the homeopathic path; Anthea is also an animal naturopath. Within a day we were on the phone again, discussing the information that held the key to Ella’s unique individuality—and to her uniquely individual remedy. Within three days this remedy appeared in the PO box; Ella was given it, and the next day she was drinking normally. The welcome sound of bone-crunching soon followed. (My Note: Ella had encountered a porcupine a few weeks earlier. Numerous quills embedded in the face was suspected to have caused paralysis and weakness of tongue and jaw).

Relief!. . .but then more symptoms appeared. A high fever developed. Nostrils became congested, then blood-encrusted. Great difficulty breathing, exhaustion. Sore eyes, sleeplessness and disorientation. And of course no appetite.

Then Ella’s sister Gunga started feeling sick. Another history filled out, another personal remedy delivered. We agreed the symptoms indicated Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever—and why not, as it was April and full-blown tick season here in the Rockies where we live. The vet-recommended treatment was, again, antibiotics. Anthea suggested we give them the minimum dosage along with their personal homeopathics. Both dogs improved immediately with the support of their personal remedies and the downward spiral was stopped.

One could say, “the antibiotics did it,” and that may be true, but close observation showed the difference between the two approaches. One is indiscriminate—kind of like a bomb. The other is gentle, soothing, balancing, and precise. One upsets the entire system, the other nurtures and supports the entire system.
When appetites returned Anthea analyzed the dogs’ raw meat and bones diet in great detail, added organ meat, supplemented with colostrum, probiotics and omega 3 oil, and nixed the soaked flaked grains I had been feeding. Poops were discussed at length via email and Nox Vomica was added for both diarrhea and constipation. The personalized remedies now acted as “tonics” to support the recovery.

After a few weeks of very strict dosing, supplementing, feeding, rest and encouragement, the dogs were back to their normal, rascally selves. Anthea’s reassuring presence had been with us daily; we discussed the dogs’ changing states of health in the usual minute detail until their recovery was unmistakable.

In summary, Ms. Appel’s demeanor during the experience was that of a professional: concerned, positively focused, confident, dependable, knowledgeable. She is an excellent communicator, which, in our case, kept us on track and made the process efficient.

Anthea fully appreciates the natural. Does no harm. Heals and supports the animals, and shares valuable information with their caretakers.”

MK Pellegrino
Wyoming, USA

LUC

Luc

“It is with great pleasure that I share with you the amazing abilities that Anthea Appel brings to us with our animals! Her knowledge has saved our Border Collie, Luc, from having to undergo needless surgery time and time again. She always has this amazing ability and insight to know exactly what is going on, so she can help out the animal and owner in times of need, wounding, or illness. I have worked with her several times and she is consistently the best person I have met to bring my animal needs to! I can’t say enough about her and her wonderful insight and knowledge! I highly recommend her!”

G.Powell,
California, USA

JINI & DINO

“I began working with Anthea to get some help with my female GSD, Jini. Jini had just been diagnosed as being hypothyroid but that was just the surface of the problems she had experienced in the 11 years she’s been alive. I was a typical pet parent that took my dog to the vet yearly for their vaccinations and then a month later for the steroids and antibiotics for the dermatitis that would inevitably arise about a month later, due to what we thought were allergies. Well, Jini did get put on thyroid hormone but more than that, Anthea guided me through the entire process of how to use natural, herbal, and homeopathic remedies to begin to cure the underlying issues and not just what was on the surface. Years of vaccinations and carb laden kibble had caused severe allergies that continued to manifest themselves in her yearly making her completely miserable for about 9 months out of the year in the unrelenting Texas heat. As soon as I started weaning my baby off of kibble, she had a reaction and with Anthea’s guidance and assurance, I continued down this path of slowly seeing my baby go through a detoxification process that pained me at times but Anthea helped me understand the need. Well, it paid off. Jini still has a lot of hair left to come back in but her energy level is excellent for a 12 year old dog and she is happy, vibrant and continues to be raw fed and given herbals, natural remedies or homeopathic remedies per recommendations by Anthea as needed and I am proud to say she is no longer on any medication other than the thyroid hormone. Her blood tests have never been better according to our local vet and she is becoming her very friendly and somewhat obnoxious self again.

With the turnaround I had started to see in Jini, I began Dino on a similar regimen with herbals, natural remedies and homeopathic remedies through the guidance of Anthea. Dino had a tumor on his lung and I truly believe that Dino is still with me over a year later because of the herbals Anthea recommended through all of her knowledge and research. She has helped give me more time with my boy than I could have hoped for. Typically, lung tumors manifest themselves very quickly but Anthea helped me have a few more months and while Dino is now on prednisone only for quality of his life and comfort, I have had time I never thought otherwise possible.

Thank you, Anthea for allowing me to help my dogs live a full and energetic life in spite of all the damage traditional veterinary practices caused.”

Nivedita S.
Austin, TX USA

PEBBLEZ

Anthea was very helpful when it came to treating my dog Pebblez. She was so informative about natural health care and how I could better improve her quality of life with a better rich natural raw diet, many supplements and remedies. Now I was nervous about putting Pebblez on a raw diet, but I tried so many different foods and she would end up not eating them after a few days. Pebblez was a picky eater but when it came to the raw food, she gulped every bite every time. Her flatulence also went away which was a huge plus lol. I was and still am so grateful for all of the information Anthea gave me and truly believe that she helped me have more good days with my lovely Pebblez. Thank you Athena for your constant help, support and knowledge. You are a hidden gem.

R. DeLeon, NYC, NY

Lily the Cat

I really appreciate all of your help and guidance Anthea… through Lily’s health struggles. She wouldn’t still be here if you hadn’t been there for us in these ways. You have so much knowledge and you’re helping to keep our fur babies alive a while longer. You’re bringing SO much joy to everyone that you help. You’re doing such a great thing and I’m SUPER grateful for you.