Virtual Pet Consultation: Tail Talk

Sometimes you just want another set of knowledgeable eyes on what you are already doing.

Maybe you are wondering whether the food you are feeding is a good-quality brand. Maybe your veterinarian recommended a prescription diet and you want help understanding the ingredients and nutritional approach. Maybe you are already using a supplement and want to know what it is designed to do. Or maybe you have read six different opinions online and somehow ended up with more questions than when you started.

That is what Tail Talk is for.

We’ll meet on Zoom or by phone for one focused hour. Before our call, you’ll complete a brief intake so I know your animal, what they are currently eating, what you are currently doing, and what questions you want to talk through.

That way, we can spend our time on the things you actually want help understanding.

After our call, I’ll send you a written summary of what we discussed so you have something clear to refer back to.

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Who Is This For

The Important Difference

What We Can Talk About

Tail Talk is for the pet parent who wants help evaluating or better understanding what they are already doing.

You might be wondering:

Is the food I am feeding a quality product?
What do you think about this ingredient list?
My veterinarian recommended this food. Can you help me understand it from a holistic nutrition perspective?
I’m already giving this supplement. What is it actually supposed to do?
Is there anything about my current feeding routine that gives you pause?
I keep hearing conflicting things about kibble, wet food, fresh food, grains, proteins, or supplements. Can you help me sort through it?
Am I asking the right questions about what I am currently feeding?

Tail Talk gives you a place to bring those questions without committing to a larger program.

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What We Can Talk About

The Important Difference

What We Can Talk About

Bring me the food bag, the ingredient panel, the supplement bottle, the recommendation from your veterinarian, or the feeding routine you are questioning.

We can talk through:

the commercial food you are currently feeding
a brand or product you are already considering
ingredients and what they are there to do
supplements you are already using or researching
feeding routines and meal habits
dry versus wet feeding considerations
hydration and moisture
treats, toppers, and extras
general holistic nutrition concepts
general TCVM nutrition principles
questions you may want to take back to your veterinarian

I can tell you what I like, what gives me pause, what I would want to understand better, and where I think additional investigation may be worthwhile.

What I will not do during a Tail Talk is take what you are currently feeding and tell you what your individual animal should eat instead.

The Important Difference

My education is in holistic pet nutrition and wellness, and my individualized recommendations are informed by Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine principles.

Because of that, I do not recommend a new food, protein, fresh ingredient, supplement, recipe, or individualized feeding plan for an animal without first understanding that animal’s TCVM constitution.

That means Tail Talk is not a smaller version of Constitution Kitchen or Constitutional Analysis.

If you ask:

“What do you think about the food I am feeding?”

That is a Tail Talk question.

If you ask:

“What should I feed instead?”

That requires deeper constitutional work.

That distinction matters to me because I do not want to guess when it comes to your animal.

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What Tail Talk Isn't

What Tail Talk Does Not Include

The Important Difference

A few important things up front.

I am not a veterinarian, and I do not present myself as one.

I do not diagnose disease, prescribe medications, replace veterinary care, or tell you to ignore your veterinarian.

If something you describe sounds like it needs an examination, diagnostic testing, or veterinary treatment, I will tell you.

I am also not a veterinary nutritionist.

My education is in holistic pet nutrition and wellness, and that is the lens I bring to our conversation.

Healthy Tails is for people who are interested in looking at nutrition and wellness through a holistic perspective, including TCVM principles.

And there is no food shaming here.

Whether you currently feed kibble, canned food, prescription food, fresh food, raw food, or some combination, my job is not to make you feel bad about what is in the bowl.

My job is to help you understand it better.

What Tail Talk Does Not Include

Tail Talk does not include:

choosing a new food for your individual animal
telling you which kibble or commercial brand you should switch to
selecting proteins or fresh ingredients for your animal
creating a homemade diet
formulating recipes
building an individualized supplement plan
telling you exactly what I would feed your animal

Those recommendations require me to understand the individual animal’s TCVM constitution first.

If that is the kind of guidance you are looking for, one of the deeper constitutional services will be a better fit.

What You Get $150 for an hour

Your Tail Talk includes:

a brief intake form before our call
one full hour with me by Zoom or phone
focused discussion of the foods, products, supplements, routines, or questions you brought to the session
my holistic nutrition perspective on what you are currently doing
a written follow-up summary of what we discussed
clear explanations without judgment, scare tactics, or food shaming

You are paying for my time, my education, my experience, and an honest second set of eyes.

Sometimes the most useful answer is:

“What you are doing makes sense.”

Sometimes it is:

“Here is what concerns me about this.”

And sometimes it is:

“To tell you what I would recommend instead, we need to go deeper.”

All three are valuable answers.

Need More Individualized Guidance?

If what you really want is for me to tell you what I would feed your individual animal, which proteins or fresh foods fit them, which supplements I would use, or how I would build their feeding plan, that is where the constitutional services begin.

Those services allow me to look at the animal more deeply through the holistic and TCVM framework I was trained in before making individualized recommendations.

There is no pressure to move into another service.

Tail Talk may be all you need.

And if it turns out during the process that Tail Talk is not the right fit for what you were hoping to receive, we can talk about the service that is.

Virtual Pet Consultation: Tail Talk

Who Is This For

The Important Difference

What We Can Talk About

What We Can Talk About

The Important Difference

What We Can Talk About

The Important Difference

The Important Difference

The Important Difference

What Tail Talk Isn't

What Tail Talk Does Not Include

The Important Difference

What Tail Talk Does Not Include

What Tail Talk Does Not Include

What Tail Talk Does Not Include

What You Get $150 for an hour

Need More Individualized Guidance?

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