The conversation with Dr. Rob Silver delves into the health benefits of mushrooms for pets, including their role in immune support, gut health, cancer treatment, cognitive function, and overall wellness. The discussion also covers the usage of mushrooms for horses and other animals, as well as dosing and usage guidelines for pets. The conversation covers the risks of flea and tick products, the use of mushrooms in cancer treatment, the benefits of turkey tail for hemangiosarcoma, mushrooms for allergies, acromegaly in cats and Cushing's in horses, mushrooms and diabetes, the application of human research to pets, and the future of mushroom research.

Takeaways

• Mushrooms have significant health benefits for pets
• Mushrooms can contribute to pet longevity and increased health span Mushrooms as a holistic treatment
• Research on mushrooms and their impact on health
• Considerations for using mushrooms in pets

Chapters

• 00:00 Dosing and Usage of Mushrooms for Pets
• 35:23 Mushrooms and Cancer Treatment
• 41:31 Turkey Tail and Hemangiosarcoma
• 49:22 Acromegaly in Cats and Cushing's in Horses
• 54:24 Human Research and its Application to Pets
• 59:48 Future of Mushroom Research

Join PetDoc Donna and Dr. Jean Hofve, author of multiple holistic cat books, founder (along with Jackson Galexy) of LittleBigCat, Substack and staunch advocate for homemade and whole real food for pets, especially cats! She works on the board of AAFCO and she talks to us about pet food guild lines, the problems of the Pet Food Institute and what we should do to ensure good health in our dogs and cats. OMG this podcast will blow you away! Guaranteed you will learn a ton! #holisticvet #petfood #holistic #veterinary #AAFCO

Here's an intro to holistic veterinary medicine and what I am looking for in guest interviews! We offer safe, effective treatments for chronic problems with fewer to no side-effects. I see it as a cure for many of the problems in veterinary medicine today because curing pets with fewer side-effects and a more reasonable cost leads to less burn out and better outlook on our profession. Here we will talk about herbs to treat behavior problems, mushrooms and herbs to treat cancer, how to safely integrate holistic and conventional medicine. We hope to build bridges with those skeptics in our profession. More holistic treatments are available at my holistic pet school on line! I hope you can join me asking your questions in the chat in these weekly podcasts!

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