First of all, I would like to apologize for not writing a blog for so long. On a happier note, I would like to introduce Tika, the newest member of the Hoof and Paw Family. Tika is an adult Boston Terrier that I adopted from a local rescue. She is fitting in nicely and we are working on her manners around other dogs. (She gets a little grumpy with them) Finally, I am practicing what I preach as well. I started making a homemade diet for Tika today and it was easy and cost

You are probably asking yourself what the title of this blog could possibly mean. In Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, the Blood plays a very important role in health, just as it does in conventional medicine. Today, blood can be taken from a patient and can be evaluated within a very short period of time to see how the organs are functioning, and what the state of the red and white blood cells are. Hundreds of years ago, when Traditional Chinese Medicine came into