2012 Brings Awesome Changes for Daisy Paw
12/28/11 Filed in: Collar Companion | Social Network
The Christmas gifts are unwrapped and 2012 is fast approaching. With the new year brings great changes for us.
As you can see with this blog entry, we have a new and improved website that we really dig. Many of you asked for a website that gave a better understanding of how are products work and a user friendly feel. Well, we listened and hope we achieved what customers expected.
Other great happenings in 2012; we will be adding more jewelry selections....did someone say designer... and “How To” videos on using essential oils for aromatherapy with pets. This is some of the many exciting changes taking place at Daisy Paw in 2012.
We are even pushing Daisy to Blog more.....let’s see how that goes!
As you can see with this blog entry, we have a new and improved website that we really dig. Many of you asked for a website that gave a better understanding of how are products work and a user friendly feel. Well, we listened and hope we achieved what customers expected.
Other great happenings in 2012; we will be adding more jewelry selections....did someone say designer... and “How To” videos on using essential oils for aromatherapy with pets. This is some of the many exciting changes taking place at Daisy Paw in 2012.
We are even pushing Daisy to Blog more.....let’s see how that goes!
Happy 2012 to all our friends...may you ALL have awesome changes too.
Let's Chill... reduced Daisy's stress level and to date has eliminated her Discoid Lupus flare-ups
We are so pleased with what the Let’s Chill.... essential oil blend has done for Daisy’s Discoid Lupus that we had to share. Stress really does wreak havoc on all of our systems so finding ways to reduce it is key in dealing with emotional or physical ailments. For Daisy, aromatherapy in her Collar Companion, namely, Let’s Chill... has done just that, she has a renewed zest for life and is enjoying it away from the painful flare-ups of Discoid Lupus.
All of us here at Daisy Paw enjoying using Daisy’s Blends essential oils and Collar Companions. It truly makes us happy that we can also share them with you!
Isis's Extrordinary 3rd Birthday!
07/27/11 Filed in: Cat Companion | Daisy's Blends
Isis, our special cat at Daisy Paw is celebrating her 3rd Birthday today....but this is not an ordinary 3rd birthday for a cat this is an EXTRAORDINARY Birthday. You see, no one really expected Isis to survive to 3 months, let alone 3 years! Yes, you heard that right, she really wasn’t expected to live.
It all started when we took our itty bitty kitty, Isis, to her 8 week kitty well check. We were expecting to hear our veterinarian say “Oh, what a cute kitty, she looks amazing and healthy, congratulations.” What we got was “hmm, something really doesn’t sound right with her heart, let’s get an EKG and an ultra sound to see what we are dealing with”. This was not the “Well Kitty Check” we were going for, but sometimes life throws you curves and you just have to deal with it, right. It was probably a week later when we met with the heart specialist. I remember standing in the examining room watching the whole procedure and trying to make sense of what I was seeing on the screen when all of a sudden the Cardiologist said “Isis, has an Aortic Stenosis and a Patent Ductus Arteriosus (wow, that is a mouth full...many veterinarians call it a PDA to help people like me who are verbally challenged)”. It was a quite scary diagnosis and as bad as everything looked there was not much optimism that she would live. It was decided by the Cardiologist, my vet, and myself that we would not attempt the risky surgery, place her on some Lasix (a water pill to remove fluid retention), and let her enjoy the small quantity of life that she would most likely live.
I prepared myself for the fact that she was not going to be with us very long by pretending I was her foster...and that worked for about the first five minutes... then I was hooked, yes I am one of those “forever foster” types. I also decided that I would fill her life with mega quality, give her the run of the house with no kitty rules, and love on her as much as possible. Then all of a sudden one week turned into one month, and on to one year, and that turned into two years...holy cow now we are up to three years. What amazes me with her is that she is more active then your typical cat and shows no signs of her condition at all...well...that is until you listen to her chest. There is plenty of Lub and absolutely no Dub, it almost reminds me of listening to the sound of a swirling ocean in a conch shell. Don’t get me wrong that is a beautiful sound unless it is rapidly coming from your cats chest. Another incredible thing is she weened herself off the Lasix, the only medication we had her on. It was a very abrupt weening as well, meaning one day about 5 months ago she refused to take the medication out of the dropper. At first I thought it was a game that she would run from me when I put the medication in the dropper, but one day I tried putting water in the dropper and gave it to her no problem. I figured that was her way of telling me she didn’t want it anymore. To our delight it did not have any ill effect, in fact her energy level increased.
Isis, has given us three Extraordinary years and has taught us so much about living life. She has been a “heart condition” cat her whole life and doesn’t know no anything different. She doesn’t sit around dwelling that she has something serious that could very well take her at any moment. She lives her days to the fullest, playing with our three dogs, shredding toilet-paper rolls, climbing on our lovebirds cage giving kisses to the birds, and carrying around her suede daisy Cat Companions filled with her favorite Daisy’s Blends essential oils (which happen to be Lavished in Lavender and Keep on Truckin). She truly has a zest for life....she is going to live it and live it good!
HAPPY 3rd BIRTHDAY ISIS, thanks for showing us that just because the deck is stacked against you doesn’t mean you can’t have a winning hand!
We cherish every day we have with you.
Daisy Paw choosen as one of the 5 top Lifestyle Products at VegFest 2011
07/06/11 Filed in: Collar Companion | Daisy's Blends
Hey Friends check out what Denver Westword “Show & Tell” blog had to say about Daisy Paw when we attended VegFest 2011 this past weekend: Top 5 Lifestyle Products from VegFest 2011
Positive Association is essential when using Aromatherapy with Your Pets
04/25/11 Filed in: Daisy's Blends | Collar Companion
An article our Founder wrote that will appear in the May/June issue of Dogs Naturally magazine:
Aromatherapy, a wonderful alternative and compliment to traditional medicine, uses essential oils of plants to enhance and stimulate psychological and physical well-being in pets and people. By inhaling these essential oil aromas, there is a hard-wired effect linked to our limbic system, which is the part of our brain responsible for mood, emotion, and memories. Thus, it is essential when introducing aromatherapy to our pets, that a positive environment is created so they will have the best possible memory associated with that aroma.
As humans, we can communicate verbally and explain to each other why we’d use a particular essential oil and the beneficial outcome expected. With pets, we need to create a positive association through our introduction to the aroma and our actions. We are responsible for their positive associations and when introducing anything new, we need to make their experience as pleasurable as possible.
Take for instance using aromatherapy to help alleviate the fear of thunderstorms. With a person, we can say “I would like you to use this aromatherapy every time you feel stress from the thunderstorm. As you breathe in the aroma, you will feel the calming effects of the oil”. Because you were told this information, your brain forms a positive association or memory to the essential oil; thus, allowing the calming effects to take hold. Due to our inability to communicate in the same manner with our animals, if you were to introduce essential oils during a thunderstorm to an animal, the association would be made referencing the scary thunderstorm, which would significantly reduce any receptiveness to the aroma.
As mentioned earlier, aromatherapy should be introduced in a positive environment. Take the oil, go to a quiet, happy place you and your animal enjoy and slowly introduce the oil while playing, having fun, and relaxing. Over time, they will associate this aroma with a positive experience; then, if you know there is a thunderstorm on its way, or something your animal perceives as a negative, you can use the oil as a means to help them relax in a given situation.
Aromatherapy with animals is not an overnight cure, but is a tool that when introduced over time can assist in a number of psychological and physical issues. As their sense of smell is much greater than humans, it is essential to go slow, use a little, and watch their reactions closely while introducing the aromas. A little bit of essential oils and a whole lot of positive memories can go a long way when using aromatherapy with animals.
By: Wendy England
Daisy & Wendy making positive memories any chance they can get.
Aromatherapy, a wonderful alternative and compliment to traditional medicine, uses essential oils of plants to enhance and stimulate psychological and physical well-being in pets and people. By inhaling these essential oil aromas, there is a hard-wired effect linked to our limbic system, which is the part of our brain responsible for mood, emotion, and memories. Thus, it is essential when introducing aromatherapy to our pets, that a positive environment is created so they will have the best possible memory associated with that aroma.
As humans, we can communicate verbally and explain to each other why we’d use a particular essential oil and the beneficial outcome expected. With pets, we need to create a positive association through our introduction to the aroma and our actions. We are responsible for their positive associations and when introducing anything new, we need to make their experience as pleasurable as possible.
Take for instance using aromatherapy to help alleviate the fear of thunderstorms. With a person, we can say “I would like you to use this aromatherapy every time you feel stress from the thunderstorm. As you breathe in the aroma, you will feel the calming effects of the oil”. Because you were told this information, your brain forms a positive association or memory to the essential oil; thus, allowing the calming effects to take hold. Due to our inability to communicate in the same manner with our animals, if you were to introduce essential oils during a thunderstorm to an animal, the association would be made referencing the scary thunderstorm, which would significantly reduce any receptiveness to the aroma.
As mentioned earlier, aromatherapy should be introduced in a positive environment. Take the oil, go to a quiet, happy place you and your animal enjoy and slowly introduce the oil while playing, having fun, and relaxing. Over time, they will associate this aroma with a positive experience; then, if you know there is a thunderstorm on its way, or something your animal perceives as a negative, you can use the oil as a means to help them relax in a given situation.
Aromatherapy with animals is not an overnight cure, but is a tool that when introduced over time can assist in a number of psychological and physical issues. As their sense of smell is much greater than humans, it is essential to go slow, use a little, and watch their reactions closely while introducing the aromas. A little bit of essential oils and a whole lot of positive memories can go a long way when using aromatherapy with animals.
By: Wendy England
Daisy & Wendy making positive memories any chance they can get.