Animal Wellness – Summer 2026

Summary

Animal Wellness Summer 2026 (Volume 28, Issue 3) fills its cover with 12 heart-healthy foods and recipes, vaccine and titer testing, sound therapy and hip dysplasia, and answers the question do cats get heart disease. The magazine is published by Redstone Media Group with a publication date of July 2026.

The issue puts mobility first. Canine hip dysplasia opens the features at page 10 with causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment, and the editor notes that as dogs and cats age their chances of joint and mobility issues increase. Fascia gets its own page at 46 as an often-overlooked cause of pain, stiffness and gait changes, and senior dog chiropractic care runs at 54.

Heart health carries the second half: integrative treatment for dilated cardiomyopathy at 30 and 12 heart-healthy foods at 40. Cats get holistic arthritis relief at 28 and their own heart disease entry at 36. Sound therapy lands at 16, summer safety at 22, titer testing at 24, and Shira Scott Astrof is the animal hero at 38.

—————

Content Guide

▸ Mobility

p.10 · Canine hip dysplasia: symptoms and treatment
This feature sets out the causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment options for canine hip dysplasia, plus ways to improve a dog's comfort and mobility. The editor's letter frames it as the issue's lead because joint trouble becomes more likely as dogs age. Ask your vet for hip scoring before breeding or before blaming age for a stiff gait.

p.46 · MOVING WELL — How to support healthy fascia in dogs
Fascia gets a page as an often-overlooked cause of pain, stiffness and gait changes in dogs, with movement, stretching and hands-on care as the support. Owners rarely hear the word fascia before a dog starts moving differently. Run your hands along your dog's back and flanks tonight and note any flinch.

p.54 · CANINE CHIROPRACTIC — Senior dog chiropractic care
Senior dogs get chiropractic care explained here, following the fascia and reflexology pages. Older spines carry problems that owners write off as age. Ask your vet whether chiropractic work suits your senior dog before booking anyone.

▸ Heart Health

p.30 · HEART HEALTH — Integrative treatment for dilated cardiomyopathy in dogs
This feature covers integrative care for dilated cardiomyopathy, with nutrition, supplements and holistic therapies supporting a dog's heart. The cover asks whether cats get heart disease and the issue answers yes at 36. Ask your vet about diet-related DCM and your dog's breed risk before changing food.

p.36 · FELINE HEALTH — Heart disease in cats: symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment
Cats get their own heart disease page, listing the most common types and the steps owners can take to support a cat's heart. Feline heart disease is quieter than the canine version. Book a listening check for your cat at the next routine visit.

p.40 · Heart-healthy foods for dogs and cats
Twelve nutrient-dense foods, healing herbs and supplements support heart health in dogs and cats, with easy homemade recipes. The cover's 12 heart-healthy foods promise lands here. Swap one processed treat for one food from the twelve this week.

▸ Cats

p.28 · MOBILITY MATTERS — Holistic arthritis relief for cats
Arthritic cats get holistic relief through nutrition, supplements, acupuncture, herbal remedies and supportive home changes. Cats hide joint pain better than dogs do. Add one low step to your cat's favourite resting place this week.

p.58 · KNOW YOUR CAT — How cat purring heals the body
The purring page explains how a cat's purr heals the body, closing the issue. Purring is the sound owners trust without understanding. Sit with your cat for five minutes and just listen.

▸ Care and Safety

p.16 · GOOD VIBES — Sound therapy for dogs and cats
Sound therapy uses healing frequencies to reduce stress, support healing and improve wellbeing in dogs and cats. The piece notes psychoacoustic therapy helps during separation, thunderstorms, fireworks, travel and vet visits, and that even deaf animals feel the vibrations. Play one calm track during your dog's next car journey.

p.22 · SAFETY FIRST — Summer safety for dogs
Summer safety covers preventing heatstroke, avoiding warm-weather hazards and keeping outdoor activity healthy, listing lethargy, fever, glazed eyes, dizziness, seizure and unconsciousness as heatstroke signs. Dogs pant to evaporate moisture from the tongue, and the piece warns never to leave a dog alone in a parked vehicle. Give your dog a quiet, secure indoor space during fireworks this summer.

p.24 · CALLING THE SHOTS — Dog and cat vaccine titer testing
Titer testing is described as simple and inexpensive, measuring vaccine immunity to prevent unnecessary vaccination and reduce acute and chronic vaccine reactions. If antibody is present the animal should not need vaccinating for that disease; if absent it should be revaccinated, then tested again to prove immunity. Ask your vet for a titer before accepting another booster.

p.14 · FEET FIRST — How to protect dog paws from hot pavement
Hot pavement protection covers safety tips, prevention and treating burns or injuries. Pavement heat is the summer hazard owners forget until a dog limps. Press your hand to the pavement for seven seconds before your next walk.

▸ Regulars

p.38 · ANIMAL HERO — Shira Scott Astrof, animal advocate
Shira Scott Astrof is profiled as an animal advocate whose passion for rescuing dogs and cats led to welfare and justice work. Hero profiles name a person rather than a feeling. Look up one rescue she supports before you donate elsewhere.

p.57 · TRAINING TIPS — How to teach your dog useful tricks
Useful tricks range from cleaning up toys to fetching specific objects. Tricks are training with a purpose rather than a party piece. Teach one named object fetch this month.

p.50 · Eco-friendly dog and cat care
Sustainable pet care choices good for the planet as well as dogs and cats get a page. Pet ownership carries a footprint most owners never count. Swaponeproduct for a lower-waste alternative this month.

—————

Editor's Take

The mobility and heart pairing gives Animal Wellness Summer 2026 more structure than its cover promises: hip dysplasia at page 10, fascia at 46 and senior chiropractic at 54 sit opposite DCM at 30, 12 heart foods at 40 and feline heart disease at 36. The titer testing page is the most useful, because "simple and inexpensive" and the rule to retest after revaccination is advice owners can use at the next appointment. Weakest is the evidence: every therapy here is presented as helpful, and the magazine is built around holistic treatments it also sells advertising for, so nothing is questioned. Product picks and advertorials for BuddyBadge, Zignature and stem cell support run through the issue. Buy this for integrative options your vet will not offer; readers wanting tested medicine should look elsewhere.

Strengths
• Titer testing explains when not to vaccinate
• Heart and mobility pages cover dogs and cats
• Summer safety lists real heatstroke signs
• Fascia page names an overlooked cause

Weaknesses
• No therapy is questioned or tested
• Advertorials run beside the editorial

Verdict: Selective read — useful for integrative options, light on evidence.