Spring Is Here

This week was the beginning of spring! With Spring, comes the PROMISE of blue skies and sunshine (ha ha some of us are still waiting!). Spring brings warmer weather and longer days. Your pets may show subtle behavior changes, such as spending more time sunbathing, waking up earlier and having extra energy. Springtime can also mean a pickup of allergy symptoms due to the increased pollen in the air from flowers, trees and grasses. Both cats and dogs can have environmental allergies. Pets not only breathe in the pollen but they also come in direct contact by rolling in the grass or lounging in the yard. Allergies can cause pets to scratch, lick, itch and tear their fur out. Our holistic care articles about allergies provide tips on how you can help relieve these uncomfortable symptoms naturally. To learn more, click here to visit AskAriel.com.

What You Need To Know About COq10

CoQ10 helps pets with many health issues such as heart, kidney, liver and lung disease. But when choosing a CoQ10 supplement for your pet, it’s important to find one that is in a form that your pet can actually benefit from. CO Q10 Supplements may often look the same on the label but they are not. Ubiquinol is more absorbable than ubiquinone and is the more active form of COQ10. This means your pet can get the most benefit from it. AskAriel’s Purrfect Pet CoQ10 is a trusted supplement for cats and dogs that has been helping them to live an active, energetic life.

Wishing You Happy St. Patrick's Day

 

Wishing you a wee bit o' fun and a whole lot o' luck this St. Patrick's Day! 

We Salute These Heros On National K9 Veteran's Day

Monday March 13th, is National K9 Veterans Day, a day that is designated to honor and commemorate the service and sacrifices of American military and working dogs throughout history. March 13, 1942 was the first day that the army began the War Dog Program (aka: K-9 Corps) where dogs were officially trained as part of the U.S. Armed Forces. Dogs that are part of the military, border patrol, customs, police, secret service and FBI perform important, and often dangerous tasks, to protect us. We owe gratitude to our K9 veteran heroes for protecting us and keeping us safe.

Thankful For Every Moment With Legend

Just wanted to give everyone an update on Legend. As of this week, it is 1 1/2 years that we have been fighting liver cancer and 6 months since the second massive hepatocellular tumor returned. We have tried twice to surgically remove the tumor and tried every possible treatment imaginable. We had been in contact with UC Davis about a new cancer procedure but due to Legend’s age (he is 14 1/2) and cancer metastasis he doesn’t qualify Still the regular vet visits, holistic treatments and nutritional supplements are helping. We have good days and hard days. We cry a lot and we feel incredible joy when something wonderful happens (he suddenly jumped on the couch!). Anyone who has loved an animal knows the pain of seeing them grow old and sick. For right now, Legend is holding his own. He is still going on two walks a day (albeit very slowly and short), engages with us, and has an amazing will to live. Recently a neighbor (who isn’t a dog owner) approached us and told us he was praying for Legend every day because he was so inspired by this elderly dog putting one foot in front of the other with such fortitude, despite all of his health issues. If you have an elderly or sick pet, taking them outside even just for five minutes can make their whole day. We thank you all so much from the bottom of our hearts for all the love and support you have shown our beloved dog. We hope you can give your pets an extra hug today. Life is so short and our time with our pets is never long enough.

What Helped Pete?

I just wanted to thank you guys for your great service and great product. Our Vet was telling us that we were looking at a very expensive surgery and a full tooth extraction for my cat Pete and that they didn’t know what was causing his stomatitis and it was the only thing they could do to fix it. The antibiotics they gave us weren’t working. Not only did you get me your product immediately, my cat seems to have made a full recovery in 2 weeks. The Vet didn’t tell us Stomatitis was an autoimmune disease, diet related or anything else. You and your website told me that and I believe it was your products (Immune Support Kit, Immune Harmony and Happy Paws drops) and knowledge of a diet change that made the entire difference. My family can not thank you guys enough! Pete seems to be back to his normal self and we are just so thankful!  Ryan, NJ. 

The Beginning Of AskAriel

Who is that beautiful doggie in the picture? That’s Ariel, our first dog who was my guide and teacher into the world of holistic pet care. Today is the 18 year anniversary of her passing. Ariel was the mascot for our rescue. Every week she came with us to PETsMART as we tried to find furever homes for the thousands of dogs we rescued from high kill shelters in Los Angeles. At 13 years old she became very sick with kidney disease. It was then that we learned about the healing power of nutrition and natural supplements. Not only did holistic treatments help Ariel but they helped the rescue dogs as well. In 2005 AskAriel opened our doors!! Since then it has truly been an honor to help you with your pets and share our passion for pet nutrition!