Functional Canine

18/10/2026

Blessed to be with Dr. Judy Morgan’s Naturally Healthy Pets and learning from some of Australia’s best this weekend.

08/10/2026

Facultative carnivores need animal products as well as appropriate and appropriately prepared plant material. Not just to meet nutritional requirements, but to feed the microbiome. For antioxidants. For fibre. For variety.

08/10/2026

My mentor, friend and current owner of the holistic vet clinic in Brisbane I manage.

A cruel and unjust irony, someone who has alleviated cancer for so many humans and animals alike is now battling the disease.

See Elaine Cebuliak this weekend at Vetfordia, her “living wake” in which we celebrate life, the arts and fight against mental illness within the veterinary industry.
https://vetfordia.com.au/program

Access her knowledge and story here:
https://bookspace.com/naturopathvet

Thank you for all you do, have done and will do Elaine. From the bottom of our hearts, the clients, patients and team at Animal Wellness 🐾🌸

Liza Cebu

Apparently I've been dying incorrectly. 😄

I read a list of the five biggest regrets people have when they're dying.

I read it twice. Then I thought: Bu**er. I don't have any of those.

So I wrote a book about it.

📖 NO REGRETS is my new memoir. It covers growing up in Hawaii, a life in veterinary medicine, our Nusa Penida students, music, grandchildren, and a lot of ridiculous ideas that somehow happened. It also covers my terminal cancer diagnosis and what it taught me about what matters.

Ebook US$8.99 | Paperback US$25.75
👉 https://books.by/naturopathvet/no-regrets

📖 And if you want the cancer story itself, there's THE THINGS WE SWALLOW. It's what happens when the vet becomes the patient. After years of fighting plastic pollution, I got the stomach cancer with "plastic" in its name: linitis plastica. The universe has a sick sense of humour.
👉 https://books.by/naturopathvet/the-things-we-swallow

Money from all my books goes to my charities, including the community centre on Nusa Penida.

One more thing.

Funerals have a design flaw: the person isn't there. So I'm having a living wake, and you're invited.

It's at Vetfordia 🎶🐕
📅 Sunday 11 October, 7am–9pm
📍 Samford Showgrounds

If I've helped you, your family or your pets, or I've stirred something in you along the way, come and say hi. Or bye. Or "you probably don't remember this, but…"

Just don't stand in the corner looking sad. You'll have misunderstood the assignment. I want music, dogs, kids running around, and fairy floss.

🙌 Want to help on the day? The Volunteer ticket costs $0. Book here and choose "Volunteer": https://www.trybooking.com/DLNPB

Because it's not about how long we have, but how well we live.

01/09/2026

Chronic ear infections are often treated as an ear problem.

But when we work holistically, the ears are the symptom, not the root cause.

Recurring ear infections can be linked to underlying food sensitivities, gut inflammation, immune dysfunction, or an imbalance in the microbiome. If the root cause isn’t addressed, the cycle often continues despite repeated treatments.

That’s why it’s important to ask why the inflammation is occurring in the first place.

The body is connected. What shows up in the ears may actually be starting in the gut.

💬 Comment “CALL” to book a free 15-minute discovery call with me.

30/08/2026

Before you buy another vitamin or mineral supplement, look at what’s in your dog’s bowl.

Whole foods provide vitamins, minerals, amino acids, fatty acids and other compounds that work together to support nutrient utilisation.

Supplements absolutely have a place, but they should be targeted to an identified nutritional requirement, not added simply because they’re marketed as “essential.”

Before supplementing, ask:
What am I correcting? What is the actual dose? Is there evidence it works?

Build the foundation with food first. Then supplement where there is a reason to.

💬 Comment “CALL” to book a free 15-minute discovery call with me.

27/08/2026

Your Health & Your Pet’s Health:

Sometimes, our dogs’ health can teach us something about our own. 🐾

When we’re dealing with chronic conditions, try looking at the bigger picture, including our own health and lifestyle.

We’re on this journey together, and the changes we make for ourselves can sometimes benefit them too.

Health is connected, for both ends of the lead.

💬 Comment “CALL” to book a free 15-minute discovery call with me.

24/08/2026

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In their life and transition, which is a continuation of them being alive out of body, our animal friends are and have always been leading us on a medicine path to remind us of our relation with the unseen, the more than human and the soul language they speak to us to awaken our hearts and live as love unlimited on this earth walk we are on.

A Medicine path, is not a medicine pill - it is a cycle that we journey on again and again, each time coming back with more medicine for self and others as we do so.

As we walk this medicine path with our animal friends, it brings us back in to right relation, of the four Rs (relation, respect, responsibility, reciprocity) and where we start to live life from again, not separate to but part of the cosmological landscape and channel we are that becomes clearer as we soften the hurts we carry along this medicine path.

22/08/2026

🌼🌸 Free Holistic Cancer Protocol 🌸🌼

*** all available places have now been filled - thank you to those who reached out or shared the post with someone in need ***

Jackie from Functional Canine here, for some time I have sporadically offered cancer diets to clients in need.

I am now launching this as an official service that I am offering and would like to conduct 5 Holistic Cancer Protocol inclusive of diet & supplements for free in exchange for a Google and Facebook review in a 4-8 weeks time.

If you know someone who is seeking assistance and may benefit from some free guidance, please share this with them.

As I only have capacity to take on 5 new clients for this, there will be a selection process to determine who is eligible. Please book a free discovery call to further discuss 👇

https://cal.com/functionalcanine/15min

For those of you who don’t know me, I am approaching my 10th year as a certified Natural Nutritionist and Canine Myofunctional Therapist. I work with NRC balancing and specialise in hypoallergenic diets, GI upset, renal diets, balanced puppy diets and managing arthritis naturally. The past 12 months I have been focusing on completing an advanced certification in canine nutrition diving deeper into creating diets for specific conditions and performance dogs. Pairing this knowledge whilst working within an integrative veterinary clinic in Brisbane has been pivotal to expanding the services I can offer.

Please reach out if you have any questions, and for further information.

https://functionalcanine.com

25/06/2026

One of the biggest mistakes in dog nutrition is assuming there’s one rule that applies to every dog.

Dogs are individuals. What works beautifully for one dog may cause issues for another.

For example, one dog may thrive on chicken, while another may experience itching, digestive upset, or other symptoms. That’s why nutrition should never be about blindly following trends or rigid feeding rules.

The best diet is one that works for your dog, fits your budget, and is realistic for your lifestyle.

Good nutrition isn’t about perfection. It’s about making informed choices and adjusting based on the dog in front of you.

23/06/2026

Pain in dogs isn’t always obvious.

Many people expect pain to look dramatic, but often the signs are subtle and easy to miss.

A hard or tense abdomen, rapid shallow breathing, muscle tremors, squinting eyes, a stiff body posture, a rigid tail, difficulty settling, or constant repositioning can all be indicators that a dog is uncomfortable.

Dogs are incredibly good at masking pain. That’s why it’s so important to look beyond obvious limping or vocalising and pay attention to the smaller changes in posture, movement and behaviour.

Recognising these early signs can make a significant difference to your dog’s wellbeing.

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