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Hello and welcome to Aspenbloom Pet Care…Seeing Your Pets Good Health Bloom!

My name is Kim Bloomer, B.S., V.N.D., and this is my beautiful rescue boy, Shadrach - a Neopolitan Mastiff - to the right of me! Shadrach and I have been sharing with pets and humans like you very valuable information on pet nutrition and natural holistic alternatives to conventional pet care for 5 years now. Before I go further, if you have a lot of specific questions and need help with how to go about transitioning to natural care for your dog, then please make an appointment with me for a private consultation. Here is the link to use to request a consultation:
http://aspenbloompetcare.com/consultations

Our journey into natural pet care began when Shadrach was just about a year old - he is now approximately 8 years old as of August 2007. I had been doing natural care for myself for many years but I just didn’t think about Shadrach needing the same thing. I believe primarily because I worked in traditional veterinary medicine for many years, I just thought I was doing all the right things for Shadrach. You know, the usual premium kibble, vaccinations, and so-called heartworm/flea/tick “prevention” meds (which are really pesticides) and so on. Well Shadrach was not only not thriving but he was constantly health-challenged as a result. Our dogs can’t tell us in words what is wrong but their bodies can speak loud and clear. That’s what Shadrach did. He was sick a lot and was itchy and coughing all the time. I did LOTS of research and discovered that dogs are STILL carnivores and that they need raw meat and bones to thrive, little to no vaccinations, and natural care products without chemicals in our yards, home and internally to be healthy. Well, Shadrach is a big, handsome, muscular boy now with a great shiny coat. Although now in his older years he constantly challenges me to think outside the box and continue to learn and dig into ways to help him have the quality of life I believe all animals deserve.

What really sent me headlong into natural health care was when Shadrach had a ‘weird’ skin condition so against my instincts I took the lazy way out and went to his traditional veterinarian to seek guidance. I knew they would find it idiopathic (not know what it is) and prescribe the usual potion: antibiotics and/or steroids. I was right and I was also wrong to not go with my instincts and do the right thing for Shadrach. The vet prescribed antibiotics - both topical and internal and Shadrach got even sicker! He began vomiting, even though we stopped the oral antibiotics he didn’t stop vomiting, resulting in aspiration of vomit into his lungs. We rushed to the emergency hospital for animals. The resultant care was insulting at the very least and negligent at best. When we picked him up early the next morning, Shadrach had feces (or better known as poop) all over his backside and his leg was swollen up huge because they had put a bandage on his leg too tight. They only added insult to injury with the huge bill we received and Shadrach was sicker than when we began. We were so angry we decided that from that moment on, Shadrach was going ALL natural - the way God and nature intended!

We put him on an all meat and bone diet (originally I fed him cooked now he eats raw or slightly cooked but bones are always raw), whole food supplements and we used Animal Scents Ointment and Shampoo to help heal his skin ailment - which we figured out that he was allergic to the new paint in our home. We got to the root problem rather than just throwing more drugs at him. We also gave him Ningxia Red Juice and essential oils. He got well.

We know you’re here reading our website because you want your pets to be well too. I’m very glad you are. We’ll be sharing about all natural pet care and welfare. We have a LOT of articles, books and other resources to empower you with UNlearning to care for all your animals, NATURALLY to see your pets good health bloom!

I am a veterinary naturopath now (degree from the Kingdom College of Natural Health) and continuing my studies into natural human health through the Clayton College of Natural Health having received my Bachelor of Science in Holistic Nutrition in January 2008 and continuing into my Doctor of Naturopathy.

We also have an online radio show Animal Talk Naturally! so you can listen to my co-host and colleague, Dr. Jeannie Thomason and I, talk about natural pet health and the human-animal bond with weekly guest experts - you can join the live show at Holistic Pet Audio on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 2:30 PM Eastern.

Shadrach’s blogs, Bark N Blog and A Dog’s View, will help you learn a whole lot more about natural health and welfare for dogs, and what is going on in the world of animals. We also have a special needs or events online radio show all about DOGS! Just go to The Dog View to check the schedule for upcoming shows.

I also offer consultations in natural pet care via email or phone -just go to our Consultation Page for details.

We represent the highest quality natural pet product lines, essential oils, and nutritionals. We offer natural treats, supplements, natural flea and tick remedies, wormers, arthritis and allergy remedies, natural skin and coat care, and so very much more. All because I know YOU love your pets as much as I love mine -which is why we offer you so many natural alternatives and high quality -because animals are worth it! We also have our very own t.h.e. bloomingdogs aromatherapy sprays for dogs.

If we don’t have it here for you, we’ll find it for you! We care so much about all animals -we care as much as you do or we wouldn’t be doing this! We want to help all your pets live long and healthy lives!!!

We look forward to serving you! Have a pawsitively tail waggin’ day!

Kim Bloomer, VND
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Since we’ve been contacted by several not agreeing with my statements on the essential oils, I will state here that I have researched and gotten my information from my own personal experience and also from doctors, veterinarians, aromatherapists, pet care givers, and more who use the same essential oils I do with great success.

So I must state a disclaimer here for all of you:
The only oils we use and refer to in ALL our posts and articles are Young Living Essential Oils. We DO NOT use any others and would not state what we do here on any other brands. Whether you agree or not, these are working exactly like I state here for me and my pets. We adhere to the French and German models of aromatherapy. Thank you.

All information contained in Aspenbloom Pet Care is intended for educational purposes only. It is not provided in order to diagnose, prevent or treat any disease, illness or injured condition of the body or pets and the author, publisher, and contributors accept no responsibility for such use. Anyone or their pets suffering from any disease, illness or injury should consult with their physician or veterinarian