Holisticvet Ltd.

27/08/2026

Dr Haitham Ghunaim is a prominent raw-feeding vet who runs Raw Choice Pet Products in Canada. Retha van der Walt heads Pawsome Raw, South Africa's leading quality brand of raw dog food. Together, we're going to talk about gut health, canine health, and the joys of feeding raw.

12/08/2026

Who’s ready for the ULTIMATE dog weekender 😎🏖️

ProDog BeachFest 2026 is almost here, and the lineup is unmatched.

On the activity side: Canicross led by six-time world champion Ben Robinson, dock diving, flyball, agility, scent detection, gun dog scurries, and a dog and owner assault course. Taster sessions are open to all — no experience needed.

On the expert side: Expert talks featuring Dr. Nick Thompson, nutrition clinics, physiotherapy, behavioural support, and a full wellness zone packed with practical advice you’ll take with you.

And when you need to breathe: a puppy zone, kids zone, food zone, hydration stations, and plenty of space to just enjoy the day.

It’s not too late to sign up. Grab your tickets with the link in bio🐾

07/08/2026

I’ll be there for a weekend on the beach with dogs and proper dog people. Can’t wait!

30/06/2026

17/05/2026

Coming out later today on Substack:

20/04/2026

There's a peacock standing on our roof right now.

It looks like it's doing nothing. Just standing there, looking decorative, projecting mild contempt at everyone below it.

It isn't doing nothing.

It's hearing frequencies you can't hear. Feeling vibrations from things that haven't arrived yet. Running a sensory system so sophisticated that yours looks like a prototype.

Peacocks can detect sound down to 4 Hz. For context, humans go deaf below 20 Hz. Earthquakes, approaching storms, the low rumble of a large predator moving through undergrowth — the peacock catches all of it, long before you do.

That crest on its head? Not a hat. It's a precision antenna, physically tuned to resonate at the exact frequency the male produces during courtship display. The female doesn't just see it. She feels it. In her head. Through her feathers.

And those iridescent blues and greens in the tail? There's no pigment producing them. Not a drop. The colour is pure physics — microscopic crystal structures bending light. Evolution built a visual display out of light itself.

We've been staring at this bird for thousands of years. Painted it on temple walls. Kept it in royal courts. Written poems about it.

We were looking at the wrong thing entirely.

Full article up very soon — the infrasound, the earthquake question, the walkie-talkie channel humans didn't know existed, and why farmers across Asia have understood something about this bird that science only confirmed in 2020.

Worth the read, even if you don't have a peacock on your roof.

20/04/2026

There's a peacock standing on our roof right now.

It looks like it's doing nothing. Just standing there, looking decorative, projecting mild contempt at everyone below it.

It isn't doing nothing.

It's hearing frequencies you can't hear. Feeling vibrations from things that haven't arrived yet. Running a sensory system so sophisticated that yours looks like a prototype.

Peacocks can detect sound down to 4 Hz. For context, humans go deaf below 20 Hz. Earthquakes, approaching storms, the low rumble of a large predator moving through undergrowth — the peacock catches all of it, long before you do.

That crest on its head? Not a hat. It's a precision antenna, physically tuned to resonate at the exact frequency the male produces during courtship display. The female doesn't just see it. She feels it. In her head. Through her feathers.

And those iridescent blues and greens in the tail? There's no pigment producing them. Not a drop. The colour is pure physics — microscopic crystal structures bending light. Evolution built a visual display out of light itself.

We've been staring at this bird for thousands of years. Painted it on temple walls. Kept it in royal courts. Written poems about it.

We were looking at the wrong thing entirely.

The infrasound, the earthquake question, the walkie-talkie channel humans didn't know existed, and why farmers across Asia have understood something about this bird that science only confirmed in 2020.

Worth the read, even if you don't have a peacock on your roof.

18/04/2026

Sounds sensible?