Animal Instinct

On today’s episode of Animal Instinct Celia speaks with animal communicator, Karen Krueger. Karen has been practicing Reiki for people and pets since 1997. Since then Karen has become certified in many types of healing modalities and is a certified Equine Body Worker through Equinology and the Upledger Institute. Today, Karen introduces the world of animal communication and describes her personal experiences with animals. She mainly deals with physically and/or emotionally injured animals and tries to help them deal with their pain. Karen shares that the best thing about her practice is that anyone can learn how to do it. Tune in as we embrace the idea of communicating with our fellow animals.

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“…typically the owners contact me because they need answers, they’d like to get some insight with what’s happening with their animals. A lot of times they’re injured or something’s happened and the owner wants to know what’s happened. Sometimes it’s an emotional problem, sometimes they don’t understand why their pet is acting a certain way”. [02:00]

“The most common question I get from owners is wanting to know whether their animals love them or not”. [17:00]

“…most animals are in the now.” [19:00]

“You can kind of tell the practical jokers. Dogs have a sense of humor, I’ve seen horses have a sense of humor. It comes through sometimes when I’m communicating with them”. [23:00]

–Karen Krueger on Animal Instinct

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There any many different forms of animal healing and this week on Animal Instinct, Celia Kutcher explores the world of crystal healing with Allison Robbins. Allison is a crystal healer who works with animals and people. Her love of horses began in her early teens as a competitor in the show world. She recently returned to the States after living in England for 16 years where she had a practice in Vibrational medicine, trained polo ponies, and played polo. Her work healing and training horses has also brought her to Switzerland, Argentina, and Brazil. This program was brought to you by Brooklyn Cares Vet.

“Healing can reach somebody over a distance just as if they were in a room.” [09:00]

–Allison Robbins on Animal Instinct

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You think you know bats – but you have no idea. Tune in to an absolutely fascinating episode of Animal Instinct as Celia Kutcher is joined by bat expert Amanda Lollar, Founder and President of Bat World Sanctuary. Amanda is an author of both scientific and popular literature about bats, including her most recent work, Standards and Medical Management for Captive Insectivorous Bats. Amanda is a licensed bat care specialist in the State of Texas, permitted to work with threatened and endangered species. Why do bats sleep upside down? What’s the deal with vampire bats? Find out on a batty episode of Animal Instinct. This program was brought to you by Brooklyn Cares Vet.

“If you work with bats at any time you realize truly how un-special you are.” [10:00]

“In reality, bats actually have anti viral properties – most bats are disease resistant.” [15:00]

–Amanda Lollar on Animal Instinct

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Ever consider goats as backyard pets? You will after today’s episode of Animal Instinct, as host Celia Kutcher chats with Dr. Tatiana Stanton, a member of the Cornell University Sheep and Goat Extension Program. In her spare time, Tatiana maintains a small, pasture-based herd of 40 meat goat does. She has worked as a goat/hair sheep consultant for various nonprofit organizations in the Caribbean and Central America training both new and experienced farmers in sheep and goat management. Within the United States, Tatiana has also worked as a herdsperson for commercial goat dairies and the International Dairy Goat Research Center at Prairie View, Texas. She gives an A-Z breakdown of what it means to keep a goat as a pet – from breeding to behavior. Today’s program was brought to you by Brooklyn Cares Vet.

“If you choose a really rare breed of goat and you want to keep that breed pure you might have a lot of difficulty finding a male goat that’s unrelated.” [21:00]

–Tatiana Stanton on Animal Instinct

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Bees are incredible creatures. They’re the topic this week on Animal Instinct as host Celia Kutcher is joined by bee enthusiast David Graves. David explains how bees make honey, what it means to be a “beekeeper”, and why bees are so special to him. From artificial insemination of Queen bees to rooftop beekeeping – get the inside scoop on these precious pollinators on an un-bee-lieveable episode of Animal Instinct. This program was sponsored by Brooklyn Cares Vet.

“It’s possible that the electomagnetic field frequencies are messing with the honeybees orientation and they’re becoming disoriented” [20:00]

–David Graces on Animal Instinct

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So you wanna raise chickens in your backyard? This week’s episode of Animal Instinct is for you. Tune in as host Celia Kutcher chats with chicken keeper and editor of Sweets & Bitters, Hannah Kirshner about her experiences with chickens. From breeds to behavior, find out everything you need to know about keeping chickens in an urban environment. They make excellent pets and you may be surprised to find out how you can even train chickens! This program was brought to you by Brooklyn Cares Vet.

“Chickens are omnivores and can eat anything but mostly you want to feed them vegetables and grains.” [18:00]

“The most important thing is to figure out what breeds make sense in your climate.” [30:00]

“Purebred chickens like purebred dogs can sometimes have health problems if they’ve been selected for some decorative feature.” [32:00]

–Hannah Kirshner on Animal Instinct

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What is it like at an emergency veterinary office? Amy Lubinski, Manager at Blue Pearl Veterinary Partners, joins Celia Kutcher on this week’s episode of Animal Instinct to discuss the ins and outs of emergency care for animals and pets. Find out what a day in the life of Amy is like and get some insight into animal treatment and what makes it such a difficult task. This program was brought to you by Brooklyn Cares Vet.

“Many of the drugs, machines and fluids [at animal hospitals] are the same as you’d see at the [regular] emergency room…Pet insurance frees up our doctors to give the gold standard in care without worrying about cost to the owner.” [34:00]

“Preparation is the key to most emergencies. There’s a small margin of error between safety and otherwise in New York.” [37:00]

–Amy Lubinski on Animal Instinct

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What’s a Thoroughbred? What’s a day like in the life of a racehorse? What’s the gambling culture like around horse racing? Learn everything you’d want to know about racehorses on a special episode of Animal Instinct. Host Celia Kutcher chats with Barry Meyers, an equine consultant with expertise in international transport, sales and purchase of performance horses. His career in the thoroughbred industry has meant that he is never far from horses. His private life includes a passion for playing polo internationally, hunting, and breeding horses. This program was brought to you by Brooklyn Cares Veterinary Clinic.

“It takes a very good eye to pick out a successful baby horse and know it will be a good race horse. they go through so many changes as they mature it takes a bit of luck and talent.” [04:00]

–Barry Meyers on Animal Instinct

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This week on Animal Instinct, Celia Kutcher chats with Edward Martin III of the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery- also known as The Peaceable Kingdom. The Peaceable Kingdom is a pet cemetery located in Westchester County, New York. Hear how burial laws caused Hartsdale to become a pet-specific cemetery. Find out how Edward and his family got involved with the business, and why he considers it to be such satisfying work. How did a lion cub come to be buried at Hartsdale Pet Cemetery? Why types of burial ceremonies are performed at the cemetery? Why are some human remains buried at Hartsdale Pet Cemetery? Find out all of this and more on this week’s edition of Animal Instinct! Thanks to our sponsor, Brooklyn Cares Veterinary Clinic. Music by Dead Stars.

“The grief you feel with the loss of a pet is very profound. In this day and age, many people consider their pets part of their families. It wasn’t until very recently that people took on this mindset.” [9:40]

— Edward Martin III on Animal Instinct

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Did you know stem cells can be used as therapy for pets? Did you know you could get stem cells from belly fat? Learn all about the fascinating world of stem cells as it relates to healing as Celia Kutcher is joined by guest Julia Szabo, author of Medicine Dog on this week’s episode of Animal Instinct. Julia Szabo is a nationally recognized Pet Reporter and animal health advocate, produced the popular “Pets” column in the New York Post for eleven years, and was health editor of Dogster.com. The author of six previous books, she pens the blog “Dog is My Doctor,” and her writings on dogs have also appeared in The New York Times, Reader’s Digest, The New Yorker, Travel + Leisure, Cesar’s Way, The Bark, and Fido Friendly. She lives in New York City with her family of rescued dogs and cats. This program was brought to you by Brooklyn Cares Veterinary Clinic.

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