Winter Newsletter #9
What's in this issue from Ruggles & Stopitall ® Limited ? (roll cursor over the following headings)
● NEW & In Stock - for Joint Stiffness, Ageing Bodies, Itchy Skin – the Power of Omega 3
● Dr Ferraro Equine Research - serious Mud issues need immune system boosts
● Pets - Rice Danger – itchy Pet ears, feet, bodies show increasing connections
● Spotlight – re-training Deaf Dogs; Gifted Animal communicator
● Straw & Mould – use Caution in horse & alpaca feeds; straw bedding
● Alpaca Deaths – badgers may be threatening Alpaca herds
● Price Increase – effective 15/11/09
● Fresha – incredible Eco' water trough, vase, toilet, fish tank purifiers!!
VETERINARY MEDICINES COMPLIAN T
1. NEW PRODUCTS in Stock - for Ageing Bodies, Joint Stiffness++
Our research indicates that Omega 3 levels within any body are key for helping slow down the onset of 'old age' & stiff, sore joints (let alone skin issues, immune & nervous system issues). It's a fundamental building block of good health...yet it's frequently deficient. It's also a 'multiple-trick-pony' so the potential benefits are various for all sorts of health issues...which can save you & yours suffering & ££ too!
The average diet (human, horse, pet) can have approximately 20-25 times TOO MUCH Omega 6 Essential Fatty Acids compared to Omega 3. Put simplistically, Omega 6 (OM6) tells the body to get “very pro-active” which is vital when ill but not good for stiff joints, ageing bodies & itchy skin.... Omega 3 (OM3) helps calm & soothe the body... Whilst all bodies need a balance of OM6 to OM3 (the ideal is approximately 1:1 to 4:1), the current 25:1 is very disturbing – take a look at any feed label & the ratios can be shocking. So increasing OM3 appears important. We believe that if we nourish the 'engine' then the body's innate ability to remain healthy can just get on & do its job. As ever, if we can help the body 'prevent' issues, then everyone wins. FREE Salmon Oil & Natural Treat samples available whilst stocks last...be sure to ask for them with any order! There does not seem to be a single product that offers all the answers...so it's about finding what each body responds to best & trying to ensure all the key elements are optimised.
Click HERE to view our new web page.
From just £13/month we have IN STOCK:
1. For pets only. Salmon Oil – 100% natural, fresh, wild Scandinavian salmon (not farmed fish, frozen nor mixed with other oils/water), high in OM3. Not to be confused with other salmon oils!
2. For horses, humans & pets. Green Lipped Mussel tablets (Pernamax) – extracted from the best
New Zealand GLM, high in OM3 – fast-acting, highly palatable & crushable. Veterinary Approved.
3. For pets & humans. Flaxseed Oil – 100% pure, organic, high OM3 content, vegetarian & Kosher (the key is in the processing & where it's grown!). An all round 'tonic' for good health.
4. For pets only. Lakse Kronch - a pure fish treat or training treat for dogs (and cats)...that's full of
Omega 3 & also good for their health!
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These opinions/statements are for information only: always consult your Vet/Doctor. Note: we are Veterinary Medicines Directorate VMD compliant
2. Dr Ferraro research - Mud Issues NEED immune boost Whilst Ruggle-it has proven to be highly beneficial for mud issues, we've long said that for the most serious cases, the immune system must be boosted to work
from the insides – i.e. Probiotics. Dr Ferraro & his team at University of California Center for Equine Health clearly support this thinking. Although the research was conducted some years ago (and long before Ruggle-it was available!) we hope it'll give you peace of mind that nourishing the engine is a powerful tool alongside topical applications. Combining Ruggle-it & probiotics for extreme cases can offer excellent long-term results. Click HERE to read the paper. (If you don't want to read it all, you can find all the times the story mentions “immune” which is relevant to probiotics & what they can do, by pressing your “Ctrl” & “F” keys. This opens up a “FIND” box somewhere on your screen so you can then find each time it's mentioned.) Anyway, before the wet weather really sets in, apply your Ruggle-it to help ward off moisture & feed Protexin to empower the immune system to help deter it from within.
If you need more stocks, click HERE to order today or call 01823 259952.
3. Pet – itchy ears, feet, bodies....Mites or Rice?
Whilst itching may be mites (the Harvest Mites have been terrible this Autumn), fleas & a host of other things (including shampoos with chemicals, sodium lauryl sulfate, phenoxyethanol & parabens), we are increasingly concerned about rice - in fact, much more so than cereals. Please see some of our web testimonials, the feedbacks can be pretty shocking. We see Potato as a much kinder ingredient.
Up until recently it's been hard to find feeds that don't contain rice...it's everywhere since cereals were
branded 'the enemy'! So on the web on the RUGGLE-IT PAGE under the 'Diet' sub heading, we've listed some comments & some easily available yet competitively priced options. We also see the importance of
boosting Omega 3 levels (see item 1 on page 1) to help the body 'calm & rejuvenate' the skin & body. And in some cases, using PROBIOTICS can be highly beneficial, almost like a 'system reboot'.
Finally, if not feeding a 100% raw diet (which many of us don't!), we believe that feeding 100% complete feeds unduly stresses the body because it demands our pets take on much more water than is intended to process it. Yet many pets don't drink more so it's probably being drawn from natural moisture within the body...which may mean the digestive process actually becomes a burden. Thus, we believe feeding at least 50% 'wet/tinned' feed with a plain mixer biscuit (not a complete feed fed as the mixer element), is a kinder way to nourish our pets when not using the BARF or similar 'raw' diet.
4. Spotlight. Animal Communication & Hands-On; Training Deaf Dogs
Deaf Dogs. Today's breeds seem to have so many more issues than in the 'good old days'...? Deaf
dogs are often confused with being disobedient or stupid. Then they're frequently abused and/or abandoned. Through no fault of their own, many have no future at all.....until now! Enter WWW.DEAFDAL.CO.UK – a wonderful group of volunteers with a website offering help, ideas, relevant links & even physical training on how to train deaf dogs (Dalmations & others) towards quality & contented lives. If your dog or a friend's one might be deaf, if you need advice and/or might want to offer one a home, see their web or call Jan Gent or Sue Hemmings on 01983 525335.
ii. The Gift of Insight. Many of you know that prior to establishing Ruggles & Stopitall Ltd, we were
involved with TOUCH PLUS+ & the hands-on & intuitive work for animals. Recently our attention has been drawn to a rather remarkable lady – Liz Loader. Whilst 'healers' & intuitives receive much mockery (some justifiably so!), finding ones with remarkable gifts & who remain humble is sadly still rare - Julie Dicker Ruggles & Stopitall Ltd +44 (0)1823 259952 www.karenruggles.co.uk E-MAIL
These opinions/statements are for information only: always consult your Vet/Doctor. Note: we are Veterinary Medicines Directorate VMD compliant was one of them & is hugely missed today. A strong indicator of such a gift can be 'hot hands' in childhood.....frequently misunderstood by the child who experiences it. Liz writes: As a child I was totally unaware I had a ‘gift’ for hands-on work. Although I would get intense ‘hot’
hands, I didn’t understand what this meant. I also seem to have inner knowing, an intuition about people or situations, which I thought, as a child, everyone did & it was normal. I have always had a passion for horses, riding from a child, then training as a riding instructor, which I’ve been for 17 years. I've always been interested in complementary therapies & was inspired by another Healer & Communicator. Several years later, a chain of events led me to meet a Reiki Master, who helped me in realising my ‘gift’ for healing with animals & humans. Sessions are either in person or via long distance, using mane or tail hair and/or photo. I specialise in horses but also offer “Healing/Schooling” livery at my stables (near Tiverton in Devon), which can be more helpful for some horses with behaviour issues.
More information & testimonials can be found on RACKENFORD EQUESTRIAN CENTRE or calling Liz on 01884 881444 or 07817 746112.
If you want to know more, do make contact. As ever, always consult your Vet (or Doctor) first.
5. Straw – beware of mould in FEEDS & Bedding
With two wet harvests in 2008 & '09, finding straw (let alone hay) that was baled in hot & dry weather may well be difficult. With dampness comes potential mould. Recent articles are also raising awareness...so as ever do your own research. It's one thing if bedding might be a bit mouldy but as it's now found its way into so many horse & alpaca feeds, it concerns us. So not only can shaking new straw into beds release mould particles into the air but with some of today's feeds encouraging animals to eat straw, there's the added risk of inhaling & eating mould (or if not mould, the chemicals that are included to suppress it). Call us old-fashioned but why straw & its 'sidings' are now 'bulking out' so many feeds seems very strange...perhaps we need modernising?! Until such enlightenment arrives, none of the above sounds good to us. If in doubt, it's another good reason to ensure your animals' immune systems are on 'top form' & able to cope. If you're not already using PROBIOTICS , then please consider them. If you're already using them for other issues, then you're already supporting the body for no additional cost!
6. Alpacas – now also gravely threatened by Badger issues
We are well aware of the terrible plight affecting so many cattle farmers from illness supposedly connected
to badgers. Well sadly it's also affecting the very lovely & gentle alpaca herds here in the UK. Whilst it's
received virtually NO media & in some cases has been actively suppressed, please believe us that this is a VERY serious threat. We know it's not just 'scaremongering' as too many of our clients have told us
they've had alpacas die from it. It's a complex & frightening issue...but if the industry stick their heads in the sand, only heartbreak beckons for these charming animals, their offspring & their owners' livelihoods. If you own alpacas (or have goats or cattle), please join those who are trying to minimise its potential impact. With awareness comes an ability to help prevent & protect – denial is sadly no longer an option. Do check out the British Alpaca Society's web on WWW.BAS-UK.COM and their newly formed ACTION GROUP
7. Price Increases – from 15 November 2009
As you know we became VAT registered on 1 July & have been carrying the 15% for the last 4 months (it goes up to 17.5% on 1 January). Along with the strength of the Euro, postal charges having gone up in
April (7 months ago), let alone diesel, very sadly we cannot sustain the current prices.
We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience but hope that the products' results & our constant attempts
Ruggles & Stopitall Ltd +44 (0)1823 259952 www.karenruggles.co.uk E-MAIL
These opinions/statements are for information only: always consult your Vet/Doctor. Note: we are Veterinary Medicines Directorate VMD compliant to help you make them go further & save you money longterm, will make up for this frustrating news.
Thank you for your continued support...please know we've not made this decision lightly.
8. NEW PRODUCTS - Part 2 – Fresher Water from £9.99 each Keep your animal water troughs, flower vases, waterbutts, garden water features, fish tanks & toilets fresher & cleaner with these remarkable, everlasting & totally environmentally friendly microbial tablet discs. Just place the real silver microbial disc (measures from 4-7cm long) in water & it helps destroy fungal, viral, bacterial micro-organisms & parasites (in the reproductive stage) on contact. It will not leach metals into the water & is even totally safe for all fish (who are super reactive to the slightest 'nasty' in the water & even in the air around them!).
When Intertek, the leading Testing Laboratory evaluated it they said “the results show an important decrease of all bacteria tested in contact with the product. The inhibitory effects are an intrinsic property of the material”. We're naturally very cynical of such 'claims' but all of our personal tests have been impressive...you could say they've blown us away!
FRESHA Tank – for fish tanks, water troughs, garden water features, waterbutts*
FRESHA Flora – for vases.
FRESHA Flush – for toilets.
* Each disc has a 200 litre capacity
At just £9.99 each, they make beautifully presented, useful & environmentally aware presents....or better
still, kept for yourself! Click HERE for a leaflet whilst the web is updated. Click HERE for the order form (just
cut & paste it into your e-mail) or call 01823 259952. .
Animal 'Whole Health'Karen Ruggles; Stop-it-AllDuddlestoneTauntonSomersetTA3 7BWE-Mails+WEB:info@karenruggles.co.ukhttp://www.karenruggles.co.uk/tel: mobile:01823 259952 . (07710 328356) .
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