Is Natural Pet Care Really “Alternative”? The Original Medicine Story

Is Natural Pet Care Really “Alternative”? The Original Medicine Story is a powerful idea: what we’ve been told is “alternative” was actually the original way humans and animals were cared for. Inspired by Sayer Ji’s essay “They Called It ‘Alternative.’ It Was Always the Original,” I walk through how natural medicine—plants, foods, light, movement, relationship—sat at the center of care for generations, long before modern pharma and regulatory systems rearranged the map. We talk about what shifted when only patentable, mass‑manufactured substances were allowed to count as “real” medicine, and how that same mindset shows up today in conventional pet care. I share what this lens has changed in how I think about canine nutrition, vet visits, and “alternative” modalities, and why I see holistic, nature‑aligned pet care as a return to something older and wiser—not a trend. If you’ve ever felt like you were swimming against the current by feeding fresh food, using herbs, or questioning protocols, this episode is here to remind you that you’re not fringe—you’re remembering the original. Link to Sayer Ji substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/sayerji/p/they-called-it-alternative-it-was?utm\campaign=post&utm\medium=email Link to 1899 Merck Manual (also linked in the Substack article) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/41697/41697-h/41697-h.htm 🐶 🐱 Nutrition & Holistic Health Consults: ⁠https://www.wildwellnesspet.com/collections/consultations⁠ 🐶  Get to the root cause with the Wild Wellness Bioenergetics at-home testing kit: ⁠https://www.wildwellnesspet.com/products/bioenergetic-sensitivity-testing-for-dogs-full-scan-wild-wellness-powered-by-pet-medella⁠  💛 Follow The Pet Parenting Reset on Instagram ⁠https://www.instagram.com/thepetparentingreset/⁠ 🤍 Follow Wild Wellness Pet on Instagram ⁠https://www.instagram.com/wildwellnesspet/ 📩 Get email notifications for new episodes: ⁠https://jessicalfisher.kartra.com/page/tpprnotify⁠