Does your dog have "Qi"?

Of course your sweet pooch has "Qi"........but you may your wondering what exactly is "Qi" and what does it mean to have this "Qi".

I think I heard it best expressed when Sandy my preferred dog sitter made the comment that my new puppy, Pinky, had a different energy than my other puppy. She hangs out with dogs every day and she describes each of their different personalities as energy....

I explain the word "Qi" as the life force that lives inside all living beings, and it is not just something that humans can claim as their own. Qi is the light that shines and sparkles in our sweet pet's eyes. Have you noticed when your pooch looks at you, that you can feel a connection? How about when your out walking with the sweetie, don't you feel a oneness as you make your way? That is also called "Qi", that mutual sharing of energy.

There are other aspects of Qi, and since Pawhealer.com is a site about healing pets with herbs, let me bring it back to that level. Our pets are just like us, they have energy levels, and this is called Qi . As our pets get sick or as they age their energy levels will unfortunately start to decrease. Chinese medicine describes this as the ebbing of Qi , or as a deficiency Qi, which simply means that there is not enough energy to go around.

Conversely, if your pet is hyperactive, you could say that they pet has a surplus of of Qi, and this type energy level is also an out of balance of condition of Qi. Bottom line, we want our pets to have an equal and continuous balance energy throughout their lives.

Now that we understand what Qi actually is, lets see if your dog has a Qi deficiency, which something I mention often on Pawhealer.com. Here are the basic symptoms of vacuous Qi;

General weakness
Poor stamina which improves with rest
Incontinence
Urinary incontinence after exercise
Low back and hind limb weakness
Coughing, chest distention (full feeling in the chest)
Shortness of breath, worse with exertion
Low energy in the morning

Qi vacuity or deficiency, you can call it either name and it means the same thing, can be caused by a few things. The first cause may be that perhaps the dog was born with a weak constitution which makes them prone to having low energy, or maybe even high energy.

I believe that the next cause of Qi vacuity is something we all need to pay attention to, and that is that your dog may have this vacuity as a result of an unregulated diet, in other words, the food is not right for the pet.

The next cause of Qi vacuity which I have already been mentioned, and and that is the dog can become Qi deficient by having contracted an enduring disease. Long term illness taxes the dogs system by zapping the natural source of energy which is the Qi.

The last cause of Qi deficiency that our pet will experience, and is one that all of us experience , and that is the ebbing of energy levels due to advancing age. By the way, this is not just pet stuff I am talking about here, this is something that people also suffer from. We all are familiar with not having enough energy, well now you know what Chinese medicine calls it, you can now say, rather than I am tired, say, geez, my Qi is quite low...

How do we fix the Qi if it is deficient? First and foremost is a proper diet, food that is right for the pet's digestive system. The next step is to find an herbal formula that matches the pattern of Qi deficiency your pet may be encountering. You can do that by going to Pawhealer.com and search out the term Qi deficiency and then find the symptoms that match your pets Qi deficiency and the formula that will help rectify the vacuity.

If you need help, just e-mail me at holly@pawhealer.com and I will be glad to help you find the exact formula that will boost the Qi for both you and your pet!