Another area we have to address is stress, which can cause deterioration in health and in acute cases, disease. The fact that our pets live a very unnatural life can subject them to stresses that are not always obvious.

There is also now more awareness of the side effects of drug usage. Whilst the responsible use of drugs has great benefits, no one could disagree that the over use of drugs in veterinary medicine in the past, has caused problems. Most of us are now acutely aware of the limitations of drugs and indeed of the restrictions now in place for the treatment of farmed animals.

In canine health we must address all the areas that affect the well being of our dogs and their length of lives. If we can pay attention to the development of the young dog and the management of the mature one, we can ensure our pet or working dog has the best chance of a long and healthy life.
 

A further incentive, if one were needed, is the aim of minimising the high veterinary costs associated with owning a dog.

Our Approach
The Directors of Clover Leaf Farm Services Ltd have been involved in animal health in farmed animals for many years. Our main aim is to support the immune system. Our stock farming background has highlighted the need to deal with many of the underlying problems that give rise to ill health. As many of these problems are centred on diet, hygiene, and general livestock management we can ,by addressing these areas, support natural resistance against disease challenge. When any animal has a well functioning charged immune system the effects can be remarkable. All our products contain non-chemical actives.

We must remember that although we may lavish love and attention on our pets, providing them as best we can with food, shelter and health care, the environment that we provide for them is a very artificial and unnatural one. Dogs, for instance, have developed over time from the wolf, which comes from a very harsh natural world, a long way from the cosseted world of most pets today. The link between our pets and the wolf is of course the working dog, which still exists today. It is a fact that most working dogs do not have to work as hard for their living as they are capable of. A Labrador, for instance, which is far from being our most athletic, breed is capable, when fit, of covering thirty miles per day! How many of our dogs get enough exercise? Is round the block enough?
 

Animal health is to a very large degree related to balancing food inputs like protein, energy, vitamins and minerals etc., with the work rate required, or of course in the case of the growing animal, the requirements of body development. There are also the enormous numbers of nutritional compounds, mostly plant derived, that a wild animal would have access to. The plant compounds present in the meat of the animals the wolf would have eaten, would have provided it with all that it needed, not just for activity, growth and reproduction but for the enhancement of its immune system.

When we talk of the immune system we tend to talk simplistically. We have to simplify the subject because it is so enormously complex. There are however certain areas and some basic principles which need addressing when seeking to keep our pets healthy. These principles are incorporated into our programme of pet health care, and if followed, will increase the well being of our pets and lengthen their active lives.

When pets are put onto the following programme they will utilise their food better and with the inclusion of Canidex they will receive many important nutrients not always available in proprietary brands of pet food.

After your pet has been on the programme for approximately six to eight weeks assess its condition. If necessary, cut back total food intake. It is important always to check your pets weight periodically as you would your own!
 

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