Empowered Pet - Nutrition & Holistic Care

Empowered Pet - Nutrition & Holistic Care ๐ŸŒฟ Holistic Pet Health Coach (CHPHC)
๐Ÿฒ Nutritionist (CPCN)
๐Ÿพ Pet Saver Certified
๐Ÿ’™ Empowering pet owners to make informed decisions! Cut vet bills?

Do you want to: Boost your pet's quality of life? Address root causes? If yes, let's work together!

02/18/2026

I think its pretty clear my gran-kitty Meeko loves her hand made Chakra Kitty. It's so adorable and so well made. Thank you

โœจ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฌ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ. ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป. ๐—š๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธโœจ***** Accepting Applications for March*****Iโ€™m offering ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐…๐‘๐„๐„ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ...
02/16/2026

โœจ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฌ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ. ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป. ๐—š๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธโœจ
***** Accepting Applications for March*****

Iโ€™m offering ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐…๐‘๐„๐„ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐ฉ๐ž๐ญ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง each and every month to a pet parent in genuine financial need in Pittsburgh & surrounding areas. This offer is also open to holistically minded rescue organizations. This is my way of giving back. ๐Ÿ’™

Note: I give preference to those local to the Pittsburgh because it is easier to gift samples. However, if I dont receive any local applications, I will consider others.

Friends: Please share this post within your networks so it can reach someone who truly needs it. ๐Ÿ’™

๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ž๐ญ ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ (or rescues) ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐š๐ซ๐ž:
โœจ ๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ž๐ โ€” those who respect and value holistic care, believe in the power of nature, but may be unsure where to begin and could use some guidance.
โœจ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง & ๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ž ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฌ โ€” including the possibility that a change in food may be recommended. I will explore options to keep costs the same or very close to your current budget whenever possible.
โœจ ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ approximately $50-$100 in basic herbs and/or supplements (if needed). In some cases, I may be able to provide samples to help you get started and offer certain items at cost to keep your investment as low as possible. Consider this an investment in your petโ€™s long-term health, which may help reduce future expenses.

๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ง๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง & ๐‘๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ:
โ€ข Application is required
โ€ข For pets with health challenges, applicants should already have a veterinary diagnosis, and vet records will need to be provided.
โ€ข This offering is intended for those who are genuinely committed to receiving support.

If this feels like the right fit for you, please send me a message and I will provide the link to the application form and agreement.

๐Ÿ’กTo learn more about my services please visit my website empoweredpet.com

โœจ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฌ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ. ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป. ๐—š๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธโœจ***** Accepting Applications for March*****Just a reminder, if you or anyone you ...
02/16/2026

โœจ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฌ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ. ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป. ๐—š๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธโœจ
***** Accepting Applications for March*****

Just a reminder, if you or anyone you know could benefit please share. I give preference ro those local to the Pittsburgh because it is easier for me to gift samples. However, if I dont receive any local applications, I will consider others.

I am excited to share that starting this year, Iโ€™m offering ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐…๐‘๐„๐„ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐ฉ๐ž๐ญ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง each and every month to a pet parent in genuine financial need in Pittsburgh & surrounding areas. This offer is also open to holistically minded rescue organizations. This is my way of giving back. ๐Ÿ’™

Friends: Please share this post within your networks so it can reach someone who truly needs it. ๐Ÿ’™

๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ž๐ญ ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ (or rescues) ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐š๐ซ๐ž:
โœจ ๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ž๐ โ€” those who respect and value holistic care, believe in the power of nature, but may be unsure where to begin and could use some guidance.
โœจ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง & ๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ž ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฌ โ€” including the possibility that a change in food may be recommended. I will explore options to keep costs the same or very close to your current budget whenever possible.
โœจ ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ approximately $50-$100 in basic herbs and/or supplements (if needed). In some cases, I may be able to provide samples to help you get started and offer certain items at cost to keep your investment as low as possible. Consider this an investment in your petโ€™s long-term health, which may help reduce future expenses.

๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ง๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง & ๐‘๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ:
โ€ข Application is required
โ€ข For pets with health challenges, applicants should already have a veterinary diagnosis, and vet records will need to be provided.
โ€ข This offering is intended for those who are genuinely committed to receiving support.

If this feels like the right fit for you, please send me a message and I will provide the link to the application form and agreement.

๐Ÿ’กTo learn more about my services please visit my website: http://empoweredpet.com

02/13/2026

O***y sparing spay VS tubal ligation?!!

Did you know that with tubal ligation, 25% of dogs can still develop pyometra (the same statistic as females left intact!

However, in an o***y-sparing hysterectomy (o***y sparing spay/OSS), all uterine tissue and the entire cervix are removed, so pyometra CANNOT occur, making it the safest hormone-sparing option for female dogs.

This post may ruffle a few feathersโ€ฆ but challenging the status quo is kind of my divine assignment ๐Ÿ˜‰Thereโ€™s a huge grou...
02/03/2026

This post may ruffle a few feathersโ€ฆ but challenging the status quo is kind of my divine assignment ๐Ÿ˜‰

Thereโ€™s a huge group of incredible pet owners that rescues are overlooking: holistic caregivers.

These owners titer test instead of over-vaccinating, use natural flea & tick prevention, provide high-quality nutrition, and invest in modalities like chiropractic care, massage, acupuncture, or ozone therapy when needed.

Theyโ€™re also far more likely to train or hire a trainer because theyโ€™re informed, proactive, and deeply invested.

Denying someone for titer testing is absurd. A titer costs more than a vaccine... showing both financial ability and commitment to care.

Yet these educated, intentional, and capable owners are routinely denied as fosters or adopters, while rescues struggle to find homes and animals are euthanized daily.

Many people turn to breeders because navigating these outdated policies is exhausting.

Going to the vet for every vaccine does not automatically make someone a good pet owner.

True care is about education, prevention, nutrition, training, emotional well-being, and advocating for an animal when standard approaches donโ€™t fit.

Rescues: change your policies. Publicize it. Then report back how adoptions have increasedโ€ฆ and returns have decreased.

These owners arenโ€™t โ€œirresponsible.โ€
Theyโ€™re exactly who animals need.

๐Ÿพ Share if you believe rescues should evolve and stop excluding dedicated, informed pet guardians.

02/02/2026

Bella may be a tiny, fragile wittle baby, but sheโ€™s still a dog... and ALL dogs have species-specific needs, including gnawing, chewing, and tearing things apart.

I say this all the time: if youโ€™re not comfortable feeding raw meaty bones, there are plenty of great dehydrated options, like this dehydrated lamb trachea from Raw Feeding Miami.

Some reasons I love buying from Raw Feeding Miami:

โœ…๏ธHormone- and antibiotic-free
โœ…๏ธSourced from 100% grass-fed, humanely raised lamb in the USA

Trachea is rich in glucosamine and chondroitin, which support cartilage health and joint lubrication.

Little dogs are still dogs, and they have species-specific needs too. If youโ€™d like to learn more about feeding species-appropriate diets, feel free to reach out, this is something I help my clients with.

Interesting ๐Ÿค”
02/01/2026

Interesting ๐Ÿค”

Dogs that develop bloat (GDV) donโ€™t just eat differentlyโ€ฆtheir guts function differently.๐Ÿฆ 

A peer-reviewed study found dogs with GDV had a distinct gut microbiome compared to healthy dogs, showing risk is tied to internal biology, not just diet or feeding style. High-risk dogs showed greater an unhealthy imbalance - a pattern linked to excess fermentation and inflammation.

One inflammatory microbe, Collinsella, was significantly elevated in dogs that developed GDV and is known in other species to increase gut permeability and inflammatory signaling.

Researchers also found GDV risk strongly correlated with immune-related genetic variants that affect how the body senses bacteria and maintains balance in the gut. Together, these factors may impair fermentation control, weaken the gut barrier, and increase gas buildup, while diet alone did not explain the differences.

๐Ÿ“ŒThe takeaway: GDV appears to be a gutโ€“immune interaction issue, not simply a feeding mistake, and feeding low fermentation diets can reduce risk.

Today at 12pm EST on Inside Scoop, weโ€™re breaking down this study and the low-fermentation foods and ingredients to avoid to help support gut stability and reduce bloat risk.

๐Ÿ‘‰Comment SCOOPERS and weโ€™ll send you the link to join our subscription group and watch todayโ€™s episode Live on Facebook. And when you subscribe to our community website, youโ€™ll also get access to the entire 6+ years of past episodes, expert interviews, ebooks, and more.

01/31/2026

I bought a bag of frozen smelt for Bella and Scooby. The plan was to feed them raw but they didn't care for them.

๐Ÿ’กI decided to dehydrate them. This turned out to be a pleasant mistake. I purchased them dehydrated/freeze dried before as treats and you get a tiny bag for $10+ . The frozen bag was $9 for a full 1lb (about 3xs more fish).

๐Ÿ’™ Scooby loves them dehydrated. Bella still wasn't thrilled about them lol. She will eat sardines though ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ

I try to incorporate small oily fish like sardines, anchovies, or smelt a few times a week and here's why:
โœ” Natural source of omega-3s (EPA & DHA)
โœ” Also provides protein, calcium, minerals, and vitamins
โœ” More nutrient dense option than fish oil.
โœ” They are a fun treat.

๐Ÿ›ข๏ธ Fish oil has its place, butโ€ฆ
โ€ข Only provides isolated omega-3s
โ€ข No protein or minerals
โ€ข Can oxidize quick, especially if not stored properly

โœ…๏ธ Bottom line:
Whole fish = more nutrition per dollar
Fish oil = convenient supplement that's not nearly as fun for your pet.

Feeding small oily fish is one of the simplest, most cost-effective upgrades you can make to your pets diet ๐ŸŸ๐Ÿ’™

Here are some of the areas I focus on in my consultations.If any of this resonates with you and feels like the kind of s...
01/30/2026

Here are some of the areas I focus on in my consultations.

If any of this resonates with you and feels like the kind of support you and your pet need, Iโ€™d love to connect. Reach out to schedule a consultation.

๐Ÿฅฉ Nutrition & Feeding Guidance
Support with food choices, including raw, gently cooked, or store-bought options to meet your lifestyle and budget.

๐ŸŒฟ Gut Health Support
Guidance around gut health, food sensitivities, elimination diets, and dietary strategies that support healthy digestion and nutrient absorption.

๐Ÿพ Skin, Coat & Immune Balance
Guidance centered on nutrition to address skin, coat, ear, and seasonal patterns, with attention to immune balance and the bodyโ€™s natural detox processes.

๐Ÿง Stress & Emotional Balance
Wellness-based guidance exploring how nutrition, gut health, and lifestyle factors can influence separation anxiety, stress, focus, and overall emotional balance.

๐Ÿ• Senior Pet Wellness & Quality of Life
Support for aging pets, including nutrition adjustments, mobility and cognitive support, and lifestyle changes that promote comfort and vitality.

๐ŸŒฑ Natural Wellness Education & Preventative Care
Education on how to use supplements, herbs, and homeopathy thoughtfully to support balance and wellness, plus guidance on dental care, enrichment, and natural approaches to flea, tick, and parasite prevention.

Keep it Natural ๐Ÿพโ„๏ธPuppies chew on everything, so you might be tempted to grab a synthetic chew from the pet store. But ...
01/28/2026

Keep it Natural ๐Ÿพโ„๏ธ
Puppies chew on everything, so you might be tempted to grab a synthetic chew from the pet store. But why not choose a natural alternative instead?

โŒ Why skip synthetic bones?
They often contain harmful chemicals, and if your pup swallows a piece, it could lead to a pricey trip to the vet.

โœ… Why choose raw meaty bones?
Theyโ€™re digestible, nutrient-rich, and a healthy alternative.

๐Ÿ˜• Not comfortable feeding raw? That's OK, you can opt for dehydrated instead.

Always supervise your dog and choose bones suited to their size.

๐Ÿ†˜๏ธ Need guidance? Drop a message or comment "help" and I will send you a free guide to help you choose the right bones for your pup.


01/28/2026

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