Description: Patra de Silva was a long time entrepreneur mostly to do with human products. Her decision to adopt a stray dog named Lady changed the focus of her work, when she decided to create herbal supplements to help her dog. This is how she found that this was an untapped market. Her company is called NHV, which means Natural Holistic Veterinary. She decided to begin something that at the time would not be easily accepted, as she says, “they thought it was witchcraft.” Today NHV addresses over 150 of ailments in pets (dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, sheep, goats, etc.) by using 38 proprietary herbal blends or herbal formulas plus single herbs like milk thistle to yucca. For over 25 years Patra de Silva has been a global business leader. Her base of pet supplements are in Canada and also distributes to the US, Europe, and Asia. She is recognized as a global business leader, and one the top women entrepreneurs of Canada and largest distributor to Asia. Her helpline at NHV has agents who are veterinarians, vet techs to other pet experts to guide the public’s concern about a pet that’s been diagnosed with an illness or has a problem with behavior, etc. The ailments range from cancer, cushing’s disease, thyroid and kidney problems, to after surgery care, to options for those pets who are too old to have surgery. The veterinarians include holistic veterinarians as well as regular veterinarians who have been convinced by the effective results of the supplements given to a sick pet, where drugs or steroids were found to be unhelpful or reached their limits. The herbal supplements are free of additives and preservatives, made with organically grown or ethically harvested herbs, and manufactured with vegetable-based glycerin. All of the products are manufactured in a state-of-the-art facility where they meet stringent in-house standards before being tested by a third party lab.
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