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Dr. Ava Frick Animal HTMA Test | Nutrients Deficiency and Heavy Metal Toxicity Test | Holistic Healthcare for Dogs & Cats

Name: Dr. Ava Frick Animal HTMA Test | Nutrients Deficiency and Heavy Metal Toxicity Test | Holistic Healthcare for Dogs & Cats
Brand: Dr. Ava Frick
SKU: DVF-HTMA SG Self
Price: 286.95 USD
Availability: InStock

Stop guessing when it comes to your pet's wellness.

Dr. Ava Frick’s Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA) for dogs and cats is a sophisticated, non-invasive scientific laboratory test that provides a comprehensive mineral blueprint of your pet's unique biochemistry. Used worldwide for biological monitoring, a tiny sample of fur provides a 3-to-4-month (90 days) cellular record of health. Through spectrophotometry, it determines exact tissue mineral and toxic metal levels—giving you vital insights into your pet's metabolic rate, energy levels, immune status, and toxic load.

Every mineral is connected to the others, interlocking and shifting to keep the body functioning best. By revealing which nutrients are lacking or in excess, this test removes a huge chunk of guesswork going on inside each body. It becomes like a crystal ball, uncovering hidden nutrient deficiencies or dangerous heavy metal toxicities to map out the clearest preventative dietary path forward.

🔬 Read Dr. Ava Frick's Peer-Reviewed Animal HTMA Research Papers

❓ Do you want to truly understand your pet's nutrition, mineral balance, and metabolic health?

✨ Find out with our True Animal HTMA testing—because true understanding comes from looking deeper into every pattern.

🥣 Why Dr. Ava Frick Uses Fur Mineral Testing to Customize Nutrition Programs for Your Animals

There are many ways to assess nutritional status including the clinical animal nutrition survey, iridology, kinesiology, dietary guidelines, computer analysis, blood tests, etc. One often missed method is by measuring tissue mineral levels.

Explore the 12 analytical reasons below that validate the comprehensive information gleaned from this testing method.

1. A Window into the Cells

Nutritional physiology begins at the cellular level, not within blood or any other location. What you feed your pet is only part of the picture. More importantly, is what is actually reaching the body cells. Tissue mineral analysis (TMA) is unique in that it provides cellular activity information – the main site of nutritional metabolism.

2. Assessing Organ, Gland and Tissue Function

Levels and ratios of tissue minerals relate to the activity of specific organs and glands. By calculating rations on a TMA, the function of major glands and organs can be assessed, often long before abnormalities appear on radiographs or blood tests.

3. Constructing a Picture of Individual Body Chemistry

The correct interpretation is key to constructing a metabolic picture of the way your pet’s body is functioning and responding to stress. There is no other simple and inexpensive test that gives the doctor so much valuable information about overall body cellular physiology and function.

4. Determining Oxidation Types

Dr. George Watson discovered that some bodies burn food at a more rapid rate than normal, and some at a slower rate. Knowing the metabolism, or oxidation rate as he called it, can help determine which foods are most needed, and which nutrients would be most helpful to restore balance.

5. Detecting Toxic Metals

Toxic metals are a serious problem, contributing to many metabolic disorders including infections, heart disease, allergies, lethargy, erratic or behavior changes, digestive disturbances, cancer and diabetes. While routine blood tests cannot detect chronic heavy metal poisoning, TMA is one of the few methods recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for detecting toxic metals in the body.

6. Rebuilding the Body’s Energy Mechanism

Having an adequate energy level is essential for health. All body activities including healing depend upon adequate energy synthesis. TMA can be used to assess the efficiency of the energy system of the body including carbohydrate/sugar and citric acid cycles, and to recommend nutrients and foods that will assist in rebuilding the energy system.

7. Understanding Emotions and Behavior

Biochemical imbalances can contribute to many mental and emotional conditions. There is no other tool that even comes close to TMA to predict, explain, and offer nutritional solutions for such common complaints as fearfulness, anxiety, hyperactivity, phobias, insomnia, and cognitive dysfunction.

8. Identifying Trends

One of the most useful benefits of TMA is the ability to identify trends before they occur, so that action can be taken to avoid them. I like to call it a Crystal Ball. Twenty or more trends can be identified from a properly interpreted TMA. The ability to identify trends alone makes TMA an invaluable test. This is the way to help your new pet not go down the same trail that your others have in the past.

9. Monitoring Progress

A common problem in nutritional therapy is determining if the animal is actually improving, especially if some conditions persists or new issues arise. Repeat TMA tests compared to previous tests can often provide answers as to whether improvement is occurring, why some conditions persist, and what to expect in the future.

10. Exact Amounts of Supplements and Proportions of Foods

One problem in designing nutrition programs is determining how much and which nutrients and foods to recommend. Because of its mathematical nature, fur TMA offers a way to determine supplements needed and proportions of food ingredients and types with greater accuracy.

11. Superiority Over Blood Tests

Blood tests will always be valuable to determine cholesterol, liver, and kidney function and many other parameters. However, blood tests are incapable of providing the information that we get from TMA. Mineral levels in blood are ten times less than they are in the tissues, making measurement difficult. Also, blood levels are kept within very narrow limits by the body for various reasons, so that reading vary but little and less information can be gleaned. Blood test are subject to daily fluctuations due to foods eaten, medications, activity, and emotional states, etc. Fur analysis will not vary from day-to-day, and provides a long-term metabolic blueprint. Understanding this difference avoids much confusion.

12. Accuracy and Reliability

Computerized mass spectrometer testing is a very technical system that can yield accurate results. Analyzing samples that are not washed at the laboratory prior to testing gives the truest mineral levels within the body. Washing samples will reduce the levels of loosely bound minerals and effect the final report.

🥣 Why Even Fresh-Fed Pets Can Face Deficiencies

Many pet parents assume a premium fresh-food diet guarantees perfect health. However, a pet’s body can still lack vital minerals due to hidden absorption barriers. Even if you’re feeding a fresh food diet, there is a possibility the body can still be lacking in important nutrients because these factors below could affect the absorption of nutrients.

Inflammation
Certain health conditions
Daily stresses
Yearly vaccinations

Pharmaceutical medications (including flea and tick medications)
Wrong diet/supplementations
Poor soil quality/food qualities
High-processed food

⚠️ Hidden Symptoms

Nutritional gaps develop silently. Watch for these minor warning signs before chronic problems emerge:

Coat & Skin: Excessive shedding, hair loss, dandruff, dull coat, chronic itching, or recurring rashes.
Digestive Disruption: Flatulence, bad breath, body odor, or inconsistent bowel movements.
Metabolic Shifts: Unexplained weight loss, sudden obesity, or increased allergy flare-ups.

📊 Blueprint Insights

By tracking fur tissue down to the cellular level, this breakdown targets and identifies:

Dietary Tracker: Pinpoints exactly what minerals are missing or overloaded in their current food layout.
Heavy Metals Screening: Detects hidden toxicities (like aluminum, lead, or arsenic).
Early Warnings: Catches cellular markers for adrenal fatigue, poor blood sugar handling, early kidney strain, chronic tissue degradation, and system inflammation.

👩‍⚕️ Expert Clinical Guidance

Bypasses standard blood testing fluid fluctuations using hair tissue metrics. Includes a professional nutritional assessment, supplement targets, and dietary balancing strategies curated directly from Dr. Ava Frick's clinical frameworks.

The JOOF Philosophy: Your pet's body cannot achieve optimal health when it is starved of vital nutrients or burdened by toxic overload. Let Dr. Ava Frick’s Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis be your first option to true recovery, rather than a last resort.

📦 What's Included in the Kit

Physical Kit Materials

1x Animal Hair Analysis Information Form
1x Collect and Send Samples Guide
3x Medical alcohol wipes
1x Precision paper sample weight scale
1x White paper sample collection envelope
1x Transparent secure bag & 1x JOOF Sticker
1x Durable white shipping mailer bag

✈️ 1x FedEx Return Envelope: Included automatically if you choose the "FedEx For Me" shipping variation above.

Digital Reports & Clinical Consults

Digital Portals: Access to the Online Clinical Animal Nutrition Survey & Pet Information Portals.
Lab Blueprint: 1x Detailed cellular HTMA lab test results report.
Reference Library: Online Nutritional Balancing with Tissue Mineral Analysis PDF reference file.
Dr. Ava Frick Assessment: Specialized result interpretation and nutritional correction recommendations.
Clinical Follow-Up: Direct clarity follow-up pathways with Dr. Ava Frick regarding your lab metrics.
JOOF PawConsult: By Judyvein Cheng, CPCN, BRNC (Certified Holistic Pet Nutritionist).

🧪 How to collect your pet's hair

The accuracy of a mineral analysis depends upon many factors. While the laboratory is responsible for the technical aspects of the test, the results will only be as good as the sample received. The more care that is exercised during sampling, the clearer your clinical results will be.

💡 Data Tip: The "newest" hair closest to the skin contains the most recent metabolic data record. For this reason, we recommend safely using an electric trimmer to get close to the skin. If you cannot do so safely, sharp household scissors may be used instead.

🏡 Using our Home Visit Service instead?
Scissors, electric clippers, and all tools are fully provided by our specialist. You do not need to prepare or clean anything yourself.
🏡 Book a JOOF Home Visit Assistance Service

Step-by-Step Collection Guide

Step 1: Wash the Area & Tools Bathe your pet's sample collection area (or full body) with a natural, non-toxic pet shampoo or gentle baby shampoo to clear environmental contaminants.

⚠️ Note: Avoid medicated shampoos. Ingredients like zinc can absorb directly into the hair follicle structure and artificially skew lab profiles.
Step 2: Wait for Stabilization Keep your pet clean and wait 12 to 24 hours after washing before collecting the hair sample. This allows the hair structure to properly re-equilibrate. If necessary, samples can be taken as early as 4 hours post-bath.
📝 Alternative: If a full or spot bath isn't possible, use the provided clinical alcohol wipes to thoroughly clean the target fur section.
Step 3: Tool Preparation Thoroughly clean your scissors or electric trimmer blades with rubbing alcohol. Clear away any lingering hair or external debris. Do not apply tool lubricants or oils prior to clipping.
✂️ Note: Stainless steel tools are ideal. Do not use shedding tools or undercoat rakes, as they remove old, dead hair that skews current data timelines.
Step 4: Select Collection Location We generally recommend safely harvesting hair from the belly or chest line for subtle cosmetic reasons, but all hair structural data is equal. It is significantly more important to secure the appropriate sample weight than where the fur is harvested from.
Step 5: Assemble and Weigh Fold down both side flaps of the provided paper balance scale and rest it flat so it rocks freely. Place the trimmed hair onto the left side panel until the scale fully tips downward.

📏 Long Hair Adjustment: If your pet's coat is over 1.5 inches long, cut off and discard the old "outer tips" and only keep the 1 to 1.5 inches that grew closest to the skin. If your scale becomes damaged, collect 2 level teaspoons of hair to ensure adequate sample size.
Step 6: Secure and Label Place the weighed sample into the small white envelope. Clearly print your **Pet's Name, Owner Name, Animal Species, Fur Color, and Gender** directly on the front. Place this white envelope alongside your filled physical Information Form into the transparent protective bag, then seal it securely with the JOOF sticker.
Step 7: Packaging & Dispatch Drop the sealed transparent bag into the white mailer shipping envelope.
- "Ship Myself" Route: Send the mailer directly to the provided US laboratory address using your preferred local postal or courier service.
- "FedEx For Me" Route: Slip the white mailer directly into the provided pre-paid FedEx shipping bag and arrange standard courier pick-up.
Step 8: Complete Digital Intake Forms
Please open and complete our required metabolic profile survey before sending your sample parcel out:
📋 Access Your Online Intake Forms
Once completed, you will be automatically redirected to finish the required secondary Animal Information portal page.
Step 9: Processing & Results Your mineral blueprint profile results, veterinary assessments, and custom adjustments will be processed and sent directly to your email address within 6 to 7 weeks.

✈️ How to Send Your Samples back to the USA

SG & MY Shipping from Singapore or Malaysia

Depending on the shipping option you selected at checkout, please follow the specific instructions below:

Option A: Via JOOF Pre-Paid FedEx Service

Place your sealed white mailer parcel inside the provided pre-paid FedEx Envelope. Once securely sealed, use the link below to arrange a doorstep pickup:

📅 Schedule Your FedEx Pickup Request

*Please note: FedEx return services are strictly applicable for Singapore and Malaysia addresses only.

Option B: Shipping by Yourself

You may use your own preferred courier service to mail the package back to the USA lab using the lab address listed below.

INTL Shipping from Other Countries

Kindly arrange with your local postal service or preferred international courier vendor to mail your samples back to the USA lab address provided below.
💡 Unsure about local options? You can email us directly to check if our managed FedEx return service can be extended to your country.

⚠️ CRITICAL COURIER WARNING: If you choose to ship the samples yourself, please completely avoid using DHL or UPS. These carriers are currently experiencing severe customs clearance friction with biological pet samples entering the USA and frequently impose excessively high tariff or tax charges on pet parents. The JOOF Advantage: We maintain special commercial clearance arrangements with FedEx which shield your shipments from these extreme tariff penalties and delivery delays.

📍 USA Lab Delivery Address

Applicable for Regular Post Mail & Private Couriers (FedEx, Speedpost, etc.):
Dr. Ava Frick, 37608 N. Cave Creek Road, Suite 103, Cave Creek, Arizona 85331, USA

Product FAQ

Click on a category below to explore frequently asked questions regarding tissue science, clinical interpretation, multi-pet logistics, and turnaround timelines:

Why Hair?

Hair is formed from clusters of matrix cells that make up the follicles. During the growth phase the hair is exposed to the internal metabolic environment such as the circulating blood, lymph and extracellular fluids.

As the hair continues to grow and reaches the surface of the skin, its outer layers harden, locking in the metabolic products accumulated during this period of hair formation. This biological process provides us with a blueprint and lasting record of nutritional metabolic activity that has occurred during this time.

Determining the levels of the elements in the hair is a highly sophisticated analytical technique. When performed to exacting standards and interpreted correctly, it may be used as a screening aid for mineral deficiencies, excesses and/or biochemical imbalances.

How is this HTMA test different from blood, or urine testing?

While urine and blood tests show the recent and current body status, hair represents a longer time frame. We are looking for a pattern; not for a snapshot.

Blood is a snapshot. Blood shows a snapshot of what is happening in the dog right now. While this is important information, it doesn’t supply an accurate analysis of the mineral levels over a period of time. The blood will “borrow” nutrients from cells and tissues to create homeostasis in the blood. Blood is like the first kid in line at the ice cream store. He gets what he wants before anyone else.

“Blood is homeostatic. That is, blood has the capacity to balance itself in essential minerals at the expense of cell and tissue reserves of these same minerals. – Dr. Rick Malter, PhD, The Strands of Health, 2003. For example, a dog’s cells and tissues might be losing essential minerals such as sodium and potassium while the blood reveals what appears to be normal levels of these two minerals. However, a dog might show signs and symptoms of low potassium and sodium deficiency, but the blood results are normal. Blood results can be a late indicator of a problem.

“The balances between these essential nutrient minerals are more easily disrupted in the cells and tissues than they are in the blood. Deficiencies and excesses of minerals are more readily observed in an HTMA than in a blood analysis or urinalysis. Therefore, an HTMA is often an earlier indicator of a trend towards health problems (physical and psychological) than is a blood analysis or urinalysis. This fact is very important, especially when considering disease prevention or health maintenance nutritional supplement program.” – Dr. Rick Malter, Ph.D. The Strands of Health, 2003. HTMA testing system is a different way of viewing body function. Your pet’s hair sample gives us a map of where your pet has been metabolically, and what the future could be like if nothing changed. Because the testing methodology and output is different, blood testing methods of interpretation are inapplicable and not analogous to the information you will receive from the HTMA test.

HTMA can detect minerals and toxic metals at levels up to 10,000 times smaller than what a blood test can find. Therefore, HTMA can report what a blood test may not even see.

Will the test show if my pet has allergies?

This test does not specifically test for allergies or stomach sensitivity. Instead, HTMA results look to identify precursors or etiologies to clinical symptoms or illnesses.

What does this mean? HTMA take a whole-body approach and try to uncover the root cause of why your pets may be dealing with stomach sensitivity in the first place. It could be completely unrelated to your pet’s stomach or digestive system. The body is a complex system and everything is interconnected. The only way to learn is to test!

However, if you wish to find out about what food ingredients or envrionmental intolerance your pets has, please consider our option:

🛒 View Glacier Peak Pet Intolerance Test

How is this different from other hair analysis products?

Because your pet's body relies on a complex balance of nutrients and functions in order to perform optimally, singling out individual mineral levels doesn't tell the whole story of what is going on in your pet's body. In fact, reading lab results in that manner may be inaccurate. For this reason, you will be getting a TMA Report graph Analysis with Interpretation from Dr. Ava Frick. It also comes with 1 (one) x follow-up email with Dr. Ava Frick.

What does this test for?

Testing your pet’s hair reveals what is happening with their functional and nutritional health. You'll gain valuable insights into your pet's Blood Sugar Handling, Thyroid Performance, Energy Levels, Autonomic Balance, Inflammation, and Adrenal Stress. These help Dr. Ava Frick include information about how their thyroid, adrenal, and pituitary glands are functioning, as well as how your pets deals with carbohydrates, sugars, available protein, and overall digestion.

It also identify the presence of toxic metals in your pup's body, which can affect liver and kidney function, personality, behavior, energy levels, immune system strength, and stress response.

It also tests your pet's metabolic function or oxidation rate. This refers to how quickly the body converts food into energy. Dr. Ava Frick will give you guidance on Diet based on your pet's test results.

The information tested evaluates major body systems to determine which systems show the highest likelihood of concern, and give guidance about what you should focus on to optimize your pet's health.

Using all of this information, Dr. Ava Frick can help explain why certain conditions have occurred, determine your pet's current health status, predict what could happen if nothing is corrected, and provide dietary and supplement recommendations.

What are the elements that are being tested?

Calcium, Magnesium, Sodium, Potassium, Copper, Zinc, Phosphorus, Iron, Manganese, Chromium, Selenium, Arsenic, Mercury, Cadmium, Lead, Aluminum, Nickel.

Can you tell me more about the lab?

The lab Dr. Ava Frick is working with, is a CLIA Certified Laboratory. This certification means that the lab facility has met or exceeded the requirements of an inspection conducted by the Department of Health & Human Services.

This lab that Dr. Ava Frick works with, is among the top labs in the hair tissue mineral analysis field, setting the professional standards that have been emulated for decades by national and international hair testing and interpretation laboratories.

Laboratory quality control procedures including known controls are tested at the beginning, middle and end of every batch of hair samples to ensure the accuracy of the results. Any reading that is out of a normally expected range is automatically retested, provided sufficient hair is available for a second sample.

Methodology is important too. The laboratory Dr. Ava Frick is working with, is one of only two that do not wash the hair when received. Washing hair samples at the laboratory has been shown to erratically wash out the water-soluble elements. This creates much less accurate results. In a 2001 study in the Journal of the AMA (Seidel, S. et al., Assessment of Commercial Laboratories Performing Hair Mineral Analysis, JAMA, 285(1) Jan 3:67-72.), laboratories that did not wash the hair showed superb reliability.

Do you have any studies that I can check out?

Absolutely! The American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association (AHVMA) publishes the only peer-reviewed scientific journal focusing exclusively on integrative veterinary medicine, The Journal of the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association, four times yearly. The AHVMA is a group of member veterinarians and allies who are elevating the veterinary profession through innovation, education, and advocacy of integrative medicine.

In Volume 48 (Fall 2017) of the AHVMA journal, Dr. Ava Frick published a peer-reviewed scientific report which correlated the clinical signs of 94% of 564 dogs studied with their mineral ratios. Dr. Frick is one of the leading experts in this field. The understanding and use of hair analysis has come a long way since 1974. If interpreted correctly, hair analysis can provide instructive and empowering data.

🔬 Read Dr. Ava Frick Animal HTMA Research Papers in AHVMA

How accurate is this Analysis?

Like any medical test, no test is 100% accurate. If a pet owner doesn’t follow instructions and uses hair that has been shed or hair that was recently washed with a medicated shampoo, then the results may not be as accurate as you want to. The test is accurate enough for the purposes of reviewing the minerals and heavy metals in a pet’s body and Navy suggestions for environmental changes and diet adjustment with the analysis of a veterinarian, Dr. Ava Frick.

We partner with a veterinarian that reviews each test and makes suggestions based on her professional opinion with years of nutrition and medical practice.

It also matters where you send your hair test. Some labs wash the hair before analysis. This can skew results. The lab that Dr. Ava Frick works with do not wash the hair. When you wash the hair first with harsh solvents then it washes away the water-soluble minerals like sodium and potassium that are critical for reviewing thyroid and adrenal function.

Does this diagnose diseases in my dog?

Disease can arise due to a number of nutritional factors, including but not limited to lack of or excess minerals, vitamins, amino acids, fatty acids, and enzymes. All of these can impact your pet's health. Dr. Ava Frick believe that if your pet’s body has everything it needs, then your pet can better defend themselves against any potential disease.

Dr. Ava Frick finds areas of imbalance or distress, so that you can adjust your pet's care before any red flags develop — and before these conditions can cause lasting damage!

This information can be used to better understand your pet's health and the factors that may put their wellness at risk. Though Dr. Ava Frick is doing the assessment from the results, Dr. Ava Frick do not provide a medical diagnosis based on this test. You should talk to your holistic veterinarian if you are concerned about a specific medical condition in your dog.

Does this replace a vet?

Dr. Ava Frick wanted to help more dogs than she could directly see in her office. This collarboration with JOOF was created to completely revolutionize how petcare works, starting with your pet.

Traditional medicine typically treats imbalance in the body only after it has become a problem, disease, or condition. By taking a proactive, functional approach to pet health (which is a different approach than what is found in most veterinary practices), Dr. Ava Frick look to identify precursors or etiologies to clinical symptoms or illnesses. Dr. Ava Frick on over 20 years of veterinary experience that reads your pet's intake survey and lab results, and gives you actionable insights into what is going on with your pet's health, and what to do about it.

Most vets only focus on blood testing, and have no experience interpreting mineral analysis or understanding the causal relationships between illness and mineral imbalances in the body. While the interest and knowledge among traditional veterinarians is rising, many have yet to be trained in how these test results precisely reflect body function or how to best interpret. Unless your veterinarian is well-versed in this science and technology, they might not be in a position to give you informed guidance on HTMA reporting.

Unfortunately, some vets may also resist the data since these labs aren't an area they are familiar with, or have any formal training with. Dr. Ava Frick welcome all vets to reach out to her at DrFrick@LifeExtendMethod.com to clarify on the data that she provides for your individual animal. Dr. Ava Frick's fur analysis assessment is available to you so that it is easy enough for anyone to understand.

While revolutionary, convenient, and affordable, Dr. Ava Frick's HTMA test does not replace the importance of a veterinarian in your pet's life. It is a magnifying glass in your toolbox to get a more robust picture of what is happening in your pet’s body. With Dr. Ava Frick, we believe that better data equals a better pet by creating a data-backed, overall picture of your pet's health.

So, for example, if your pet's results suggest high levels of adrenal stress or inflammation, your vet might use these findings to treat clinical signs that they are seeing in your pet.

Do I need to complete the intake survey?

Your intake survey is an important part of Dr. Ava Frick's ability to get your pet the most calibrated wellness reporting possible. As your pet's best friend, you know them best. We ask that you carefully and accurately answer each question.

If you are unsure of which to select, choose the option closest to the signs exhibited by your pet.

A selection is not required for each question. If your pet does not exhibit behavior or symptoms associated with that question, leave it empty, and proceed to the next.

How much of my pet's results are based on the intake survey?

Similar to when you go to the doctor and fill out intake paperwork, your animal's symptoms are given consideration by Dr. Ava Frick. Dr. Ava Frick don't rely on your intake survey in a way that can affect the reliability of your pet's results, but rather use the survey answers to confirm what the results may already be seeing in your pet's hair sample. Systems Check is the only category of results that your intake survey results are validated against. Seriously considering clinical symptoms is an important part of identifying which major body systems are in good health, and which may need extra attention and support. Remember, your pet's body functions as a result of many systems working together in harmony. When one system is impaired, it can (and usually does) cause a cascade effect throughout the rest of your pet's body. For that reason, you should focus on supporting the systems with the highest level of probable impairment, first.

How do I read the results, and what should I do after receiving them?

Dr. Ava Frick will assess your pet's HTMA results and give an interpretation and her recommendations for your pet's health. You will also be supported with a Nutritional Balancing with Tissue Mineral Analysis PDF for reference. You are entitled to 1 (one) x follow-up email with Dr. Ava Frick with all the questions you have, only pertaining to the results and recommendations given.

Upon receiving your results, our certified holistic pet nutritionist will also set up an appointment with you to go through on how to work on your pet's customised diet, supplements, holistic pet care and more. JOOF PawConsult support is fully included in the package.

Based on all the recommended next course of actions, it is advised for you to try to follow the guidelines first. If you require further assistance or wish to work extensively with Dr. Ava Frick on a personalized review, you may consider her 15-minute consultation option below:

📞 Book a 15-Min Consult (+ Additional 1x Follow-Up Email)

How will I receive my test results?

Once Dr. Ava Frick sent us your results and recommendations, we will forward it to you by email directly to the email address you provided on your information form of your test.

How old does my pet need to be?

It's never too early to learn about your pet's health. Since HTMA reports data relating to approximately the past 3 months of your pet's life, between 6 to 12 months old will give a good benchmark of the minerals and heavy metals in your pet’s body.

Tests can be run on younger animals, however, if your pet was born within the past 3-4 months, testing a newborn will share data about possible in utero conditions, such as toxic metal exposure and stressors experienced by their mother during pregnancy and whatever has passed on to the newborn.

I switched my animal to raw food and supplements. Should I wait to do the HTMA test?

If you just switched, you can do the test 4 months after you implemented a new diet and supplementation plan.

Would there be any implications if my animal is currently on medication?

No implication. Infact, as the result is a culmination of what all these medications are also doing in the body. It is what it is, therefore, we want to help support any negatives from them as well and Dr. Ava Frick can assist on that. We wish to help you achieve minimum to zero pharmaceutical as possible.

When is a re-test recommended?

HTMA results deliver a recent, 3 months data of your pet's functional and nutritional health. A follow up test is recommended every 4-6 months. This will help you track your pet's progress as you help them become healthier and happier!

But you could do it on a yearly basis too if that is what you prefer.

How much hair will I need, and will this work with a short-haired animal?

Yes, this test works perfectly for short-haired animals! As long as the appropriate amount of hair is collected to tip the scale, there will be sufficient hair to run the test. Our laboratory needs exactly 125mg of hair (usually about a full teaspoon, depending on the density of the coat) to accurately process the profile.

Included in your order is a weight-calibrated paper scale. To assemble, fold down both sides of the scale and let it balance on its bottom rocking edge. Make sure your cutting tools are thoroughly cleaned of any previous hair before use. Place fur sample clippings onto the left side until the scale tips over. The scale is cut with an offset on one side, meaning it will automatically tip when you reach the correct weight. When the scale flips, you have enough hair!

For some very short-haired breeds, the amount of hair collected might be temporarily noticeable on their coat. Using an electric clipper around the inner-back thigh and rear lower-belly area works best if you have aesthetic concerns. Hair can be clipped from anywhere on their body, and your animal's coat should grow back quickly. If you have concerns about your animal being tiny and having hair that is too short, please contact us before purchasing.

How do I collect the hair sample?

Kindly refer to the How to collect your pet's hair and how to send your samples back to the USA section above.

I need help in sending my samples back to USA, can you help me send it back to USA?

Yes we can, you just need to purchase our FedEx For Me option.

I have multiple pets in my household, do i have to purchase multiple FedEx For Me for individual pets?

No need, our FedEx courier is based on single address single trip. So if you have multiple pets in your household, you just need to purchase the number of kits required under SHIP MYSELF option and purchase our FedEx Add-On Service as an additional add-on. In this manner, you just need to pay for 1 (one) time courier fee only.

🛒 Add 1x FedEx Add-On Service

I need assistance on the collection of my pet's hair, and my pet is not comfortable in travelling to your location, how can i go about in doing this?

No worries, we do provide home visit service too. You just need to purchase our JOOF Home Visit service as a add-on.

🏡 Book a JOOF Home Visit Assistance Service
*Note that Home Visit service also comes with a new electric clipper or scissor, therefore there's no requirement for you to provide your own clipper or scissor.

I have multiple pets in my household, do i need to purchase multiple home visit service for individual pets?

No need, our home visit service is based on single address single trip. So if you have multiple pets in your household, you just need to purchase the number of kits required under SHIP MYSELF option and purchase our Home Visit service as a add-on. In this manner you just need to pay for 1 (one) time home visit service. However, our home visit service is based on 1hour, so the maximum pets we can collect in 1 hour is about 4 pets only.

🏡 Add 1x Home Visit

I have multiple pets in my household, i need assistance on the hair collection as well as sending back to USA, what are the add ons i need to purchase?

If you have multiple pets in your household, you just to purchase the number of kits required under SHIP MYSELF option and purchase our Home Visit service (up to 4 pets) as a add-on, and purchase our FedEx courier service as an additional add-on.

🏡 Add Home Visit Add-On 🛒 Add FedEx Add-On

How long does the process take from the day i place my order to the day i receive my results via SHIP MYSELF vs FEDEX FOR ME option?

The main difference here is how long it will take to reach USA. We will send out the kit to you within 3-4 working days for all Singapore and Malaysia address. If you have chosen Ship Myself, the timeline will be based on your chosen courier service. However, If you have chosen FedEx For Me, it will take about 4-5 working days to arrive USA. After samples arrives USA, it takes 6-7 weeks in receiving your results.

How long does it take to receive my results?

You will receive your results within 6-7 weeks from the time your samples are received in USA. We will inform you via email email on receipt of your samples. That email will come from ask@joofholisticpet.sg so please go ahead and add it to your contact list to avoid it getting lost in your SPAM (especially for free email accounts such as Hotmail, Yahoo & Gmail).

⚠️ Important Holistic Health Disclaimer

We are not Veterinarians. JOOF Holistic Pet is a 100% holistic pet supply store that strictly offers and advocates for non-chemical, non-toxic, and high-quality premium pet products designed to support and enhance your animal's quality of life. We do not claim to diagnose, prescribe, or treat any illness or disease by using any of our recommended remedies or methods. All information shared is based on personal experiences with animals, professional opinions, and deep research regarding holistic pet care, raw feeding, canine/feline health, and specialized pet nutrition.

All information presented on this website is not meant to replace your veterinarian's professional medical advice or prescribed medication, but is offered solely to provide alternative holistic options for your consideration. Pet parents are strongly advised to do their own deep research before deciding to use any recommended products or suggested remedies. We do not offer medical consultations under conventional veterinary practices. If you have immediate concerns about your pet's health, please consult your holistic veterinarian.

The information provided by this energetic biofeedback assessment is intended for educational and nutritional tracking purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. You may wish to consult your holistic veterinary professional before making structural changes to your pet's diet, nutritional supplements, or activity level. If you do not currently have a holistic veterinarian, you can visit www.ahvma.org to locate a licensed practitioner in your area, or explore our dedicated Pet Parent Resources to reach out to one of our preferred holistic professionals for help.

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