Pet Immune System Health - The Key to Health, Wellness, Longevity, and Vitality

Your pet's immune system is one of the most complex and fascinating systems in your pet's body. An animal who has acquired a strong defense against a disease or series of diseases has specific antibodies in their system whose purpose is to attack and destroy that disease or infection before it can cause a problem. But through years of domestication and vaccination many pets are losing their natural immunity leading to an ever greater dependence on modern medicine to cure their ailments.

One of the immune mechanisms main responsibilities is of course to prevent infection but also prevent sure serious illnesses such as cancer. It is our feeling that often times modern medicine tends to be reactionary rather than preventative in their approach. While there are some marvelous and necessary reactionary treatments, as a pet owner your goal should be to take steps to avoid getting to that point. Support and enhancement of the immune system is perhaps the most important step you can take on behalf of your pet in achieving resistance to disease and reducing susceptibility to infection, recurring or chronic infection, and serious life threatening diseases such as cancer.

Pet Immune System Health Check List

Does your pet get sick easily?

Does your cat or dog get sick more than 2 times a year?

Does your pet have a chronic or recurring infection?

Does your cat or dog experience frequent skin problems?

Does your pet have or has ever had cancer?

If you answer yes to only one of the above questions your pet's immune system health is not what it should be. There are numerous reasons for this including genetics, domestication, poor nutrition, and lack of exercise just to name a few. Let's look a list of steps that will help your pet improve immune system health.

* Reduce stress: Believe it or not pets are very susceptible to stress. Certain categories such as small dogs are particularly susceptible. Things such as being left alone too long, loud noises, changes in environments, fear of being abandoned (often seen in shelter pets), or a new pet being brought into the household are just a few of the stressors than can trigger increased levels of adrenal gland hormones which inhibit white blood cell formation. This process leads to vulnerability to disease.

* Exercise: Research indicated that a sedentary lifestyle reduces your pet's ability to fight off disease. Set aside a few minutes each day for play time, your pet will be happier and healthier and you may benefit as well.

* Balanced diet: Make sure your dog or cat is getting all the nutrition they need to be healthy. Studies show that a deficiency in even one vitamin or mineral can seriously compromise the immune systems ability to fight disease.

* Water with juice: Drinking plenty of water has many benefits but perhaps the most important is that it flushes bacteria out of the urinary tract. Adding a little cranberry or blueberry juice to their water is a good deterrent against the bacteria E. coli responsible for most urinary tract infections.

* Herbal supplementation: Provide your pet with herbs that their ancestors ate in the wild. These would include Milk Thistle and Dandelion for liver health and immune system tonics like Echinacea and Astragalus.

In summary, pet immune system health is perhaps the most important step you can take to keep your dog or cat disease free. The formula for doing this is a simple one; make sure your pet eats well, reduce excessive stress, make sure they drink plenty of clean water, implement a herbal formula to promote immune and cell health and visit the vet a least once a year to identity any potential problems.

R.D. Hawkins is an enthusiastic advocate of alternative natural health products and supplements with over 10 years experience. To learn more about natural remedies for better health visit Purchase Remedies.com