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I look beyond symptoms to uncover deeper imbalances and root causes.
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🐶I offer a holistic approach combining homeopathy, nutrition, and natural therapies to help your pet thrive.🐱
Rather than just treating symptoms, I take a whole-animal approach.

06/10/2026

🐾 If your dog keeps itching, try not to change everything at once.

It’s very tempting to swap the food, add a supplement, change the shampoo and start something new… all at the same time.

But then it becomes almost impossible to know what actually made a difference. ✨

Instead, start by observing the pattern:
📍 WHERE are they itchy?
⏰ WHEN does it happen?
💩 WHAT ELSE is going on in the body?
🔄 WHAT CHANGED before it started?
📝 WHAT HAVE YOU ALREADY TRIED... and what happened afterwards?

These details can help build a much clearer picture and give both you and your vet more useful information to work with. 🌿

And of course, persistent, severe or sudden itching should always be properly assessed... especially if the skin is sore, infected, bleeding or your dog seems unwell.

💚 Observe → Change → Track → Reassess

Save this post so you can come back to it when you need it. 📌

And tell me below 👇
Would a simple printable itch diary be useful for you? 🐶✨

27/09/2026

There are quite a few things I do differently now than I did earlier in my veterinary career. 🌿🐾
Not because everything I learned in conventional veterinary medicine was wrong.

Far from it.
There are situations where diagnostics, medication, emergency treatment or surgery are exactly what an animal needs... and I’m very grateful those options exist.

But over the years, the way I ask questions has changed.
I look much earlier at nutrition.
I want the timeline, not just today's symptom.
I pay attention to what changed before the problem appeared.
I’m cautious about continually adding supplements simply because something might help.
And when medication is needed, I want there to be a clear reason for using it, rather than automatically suppressing every symptom without looking any further.

But perhaps the biggest change is this:
I want you, the pet parent, to understand what we’re doing too.
Why are we choosing this?
What are we hoping to support?
What should you watch for?
When do we continue?
And when do we stop, reassess or change direction?

Because I don’t believe good care should leave you feeling completely dependent on somebody else to make every decision for your animal.

I want you informed, involved and confident enough to ask questions. 💚

So nowadays I find myself asking less:
“What can we give for this?”
…and much more:
“What does this individual animal actually need?”

Which of the six resonates with you most? 👇

10/09/2026

You do not need 100 remedies to use homeopathy for your pet. 🌿

This is one of the biggest things I wish more pet parents knew.

Because homeopathy is not about having a cupboard full of remedies and hoping one of them fits.

It is about learning how to observe your animal. 🐾

In homeopathy, we don’t just look at the diagnosis.

We look at the individual picture:

🐶 What exactly is your dog showing?
🐱 What makes the symptoms better or worse?
🌿 What changed before it started?
👀 What is unusual about this animal?
💚 How is the pet behaving, resting, eating, drinking and responding?

Two pets can have the same condition and still need different remedies.

And choosing the remedy is only one part.

You also need to understand:

✨ potency
✨ how to give it
✨ when to repeat
✨ when to wait
✨ when to stop
✨ when to ask for help

Because with homeopathy, more is not always better.

Sometimes the body needs time to respond.

Sometimes repeating too often can confuse the picture.

And sometimes the most helpful thing is not another remedy... but better observation.

So no, you do not need to memorise every remedy or buy every remedy kit.

A few well-understood remedies, used carefully, can be far more useful than dozens you feel unsure about.

Homeopathy does not have to feel mysterious.

It becomes clearer when you start with the foundations. 🌿

💬 What confuses you most about homeopathy for pets?

A — Choosing the remedy
B — Potency
C — How often to give it
D — Knowing when to stop

Comment A, B, C or D below 👇

29/08/2026

It starts innocently enough. 😂🌿

You follow me for a few pet health tips…

…and suddenly you’re reading ingredient lists, looking at what’s actually in the food bowl, questioning whether your pet needs quite so many supplements and becoming strangely interested in poo. 💩🐾

And then somebody mentions homeopathy and down another rabbit hole you go. 😂

I suppose this is what happens when you start looking at the whole animal rather than one symptom at a time.

If any of this sounds suspiciously like you…

welcome. 💚🌿

Which one got you? 😂👇

16/08/2026

“Detox” is one of those words we hear everywhere.

But when I work with a pet, I don’t start by reaching for a detox powder, herb or supplement.

I start with a much simpler question:

What is coming into this animal’s body every single day?

Their food. Their water. What they walk through outside. What we clean our floors with. What is used on their coat and skin. Parasite treatments. Household dust. Even the bowl they eat from.

Because there is little point trying to empty the bath while the tap is still running. 🌿

This month’s newsletter is Part 1 of my new detox series, and we’re starting with the most practical step of all:

reducing unnecessary exposure.

I’ll show you some of the everyday sources we often don’t think about — and, more importantly, the small changes you can make without becoming frightened or trying to create an impossible “toxin-free” home.

No complicated detox protocol yet.
No ten new supplements.

Just simple, sensible places to start. 💚

📩 The August newsletter goes out tomorrow.

If you want to receive it, make sure you’re signed up today so it lands in your inbox automatically.

You find the the sign-up link in the comments. 👇🐾

15/08/2026

🌟 19 years old… and “bounding with energy.” 🌟

Mini came to me nine months ago with stage 3 chronic kidney disease and constipation. And this is the kind of update that makes my heart very happy. 💚🐾

Her mum tells me her appetite is “through the roof”, she rarely strains anymore, and some mornings she asks for three or four breakfasts! 😄 Most importantly, she is bright, energetic and truly thriving.

And then there are her kidney results. After previously being classified as stage 3 CKD, her latest testing no longer showed the abnormalities that had led to that staging.

At 19 years old, I think Mini is a beautiful reminder of why I never look at age or a chronic diagnosis and assume there is nothing more we can do. 🌿

With individually tailored nutrition, supplements and natural support, my aim is always to give the body what it needs to function as well as it possibly can... and to support not just numbers on a blood test, but vitality and quality of life.

And Mini certainly seems to have plenty of that. ❤️🐱

If you have a senior cat or a pet living with a chronic condition and would like to explore what nutritional therapy and naturopathic support could offer them, please feel free to get in touch. 💌

08/08/2026

If you’re new here — welcome. 🐾💚

I’m Hanka. A vet who spent over a decade in conventional practice.

Berlin, then Donegal and Galway. Ten plus years, mixed animal practice, the traditional path, start to finish.

Then I lost my best friend to cancer. She was 37.

And it changed the question I was asking. Not „what medicine do I give this symptom“ — but „why is this happening at all.“

So I went back. Certified in veterinary homeopathy, animal nutrition, herbal medicine. 🌿

Not instead of conventional care. Alongside it.

If your dog or cat has a chronic illness and you feel like you’ve tried everything — there may still be more support available than you’ve been told. 💚

02/08/2026

Not every probiotic is the right probiotic. 🦠

And not every dog or cat with gut issues needs one straight away.

This is one of the biggest myths I see around gut health.

A pet has loose stools, wind, itching, reflux, recurring digestive issues or has recently had antibiotics… and the first thing many people reach for is a probiotic.

And sometimes, that can be helpful. 💚

But probiotics are not one-size-fits-all.

Here is what I wish more pet parents knew:

🦠 1. Probiotics are strain-specific
Different strains can have different actions in the gut. So it is not just about whether something says “probiotic” on the label... it is about whether it contains the right strains for the job.

🔢 2. More CFUs does not automatically mean better
CFU stands for colony-forming units... the number of live bacteria in the product. But a bigger number does not always mean better results. Strain, quality, tolerance and the reason for using it all matter.

🌱 3. Sometimes the gut needs prebiotics instead
Prebiotics feed beneficial bacteria already living in the gut. So sometimes the answer is not adding more bacteria, but supporting the ecosystem that is already there.

💨 4. Prebiotics are not always gentle for every pet
In sensitive animals, too much too soon can cause wind, gut noises, loose stools or belly discomfort. This is why I usually introduce them slowly and carefully.

🌿 5. A probiotic rarely fixes the gut by itself
Gut healing often also needs diet changes, gut-lining support, hydration, inflammation support, and a look at medication history, stress and the whole animal.

Sometimes the best support is a probiotic.
Sometimes it is a prebiotic.
Sometimes it is a synbiotic.
Sometimes it is a postbiotic.
And sometimes the gut needs to calm down first before we add anything more. 🐾

This is why I don’t choose gut supplements randomly.

I choose them based on the animal in front of me. 💚

✨ Save this post before buying your next probiotic.
🐾 Share it with a pet parent who needs clearer gut advice.
💬 Comment GUT if you would like help understanding what kind of gut support your dog or cat may actually need.

22/07/2026

It looks like dark earth… but it can be a beautiful support for your pet’s gut. 🖤🌿

Humic acid is one of those supplements I really love because it works gently, but it can support the gut in several important ways.

It is a natural, earthy substance formed as organic matter breaks down in soil over a very long time. And in the gut, it can interact with unwanted substances, minerals, microbes and the gut environment. 🌱

Why do I like it for dogs and cats?

🖤 1. It can act as a gentle binder
Humic acid can help bind certain unwanted substances in the gut, such as pesticide residues, mycotoxins, bacterial toxins and some heavy metals.

🌿 2. It can support the gut barrier
This makes it especially interesting for pets with dysbiosis, leaky-gut patterns, sensitive digestion or inflammatory gut issues.

🦠 3. It supports the microbiome environment
A healthy gut needs the right terrain. Humic acid may help support a calmer, more balanced gut environment.

⚖️ 4. It may support mineral balance
Because humic acid can interact with minerals in the gut, it may help create a better environment for nutrient absorption and use.

🐾 5. It is a gentle all-rounder
I don’t only think of it for sick animals. A healthy gut still has to deal with food, residues, microbial by-products and everyday environmental exposure.

That is why I often think of humic acid for pets with:

🦠 dysbiosis
💩 loose or inconsistent stools
🌿 leaky-gut patterns
🔥 gut inflammation
🥣 poor nutrient absorption
🌍 toxin exposure

But as always, gentle does not mean random.

Even with a beautiful gut-support supplement like humic acid, I still look at the whole animal: stool quality, diet, medications, health history, sensitivity level and what else is going on in the body. 💚

Because gut healing is rarely about one product.

It is about creating the right support for the animal in front of us. 🐶🐱

✨ Save this post if your pet has gut issues.
🐾 Share it with a pet parent who needs to know about gentle gut support.
💬 And comment “GUT” if you’d like help choosing the right support for your dog or cat.

20/07/2026

🐶 Does your dog’s itching keep coming back?

You calm one flare…

Then the paws become red again.
The ears become sore or smelly.
The licking starts again.
And before long, everyone is awake at night with the scratching.

It can feel incredibly frustrating, especially when you have already tried shampoos, food changes, supplements or medication.

In tomorrow’s newsletter, I’m looking at the bigger question:

Why does the itching keep returning?

I’ll explain:

🌿 the most common reasons dogs itch
🦠 how yeast and bacteria can keep the cycle going
🐾 why the location of the itch matters
🍖 when food may be involved... and when it may not
🧠 how stress, pain and digestion can influence the skin
✅ what to check first before changing everything at once

Because itching is a symptom, not a diagnosis.

Relief matters, but so does understanding what keeps bringing the flare back.

💌 Comment ITCH below and I’ll send you the link to join my newsletter before tomorrow’s email goes out.

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