Vets Abroad
Amazon Community Animal Rescue, Education and Safety (Amazon CARES) and i Love Dogs, Inc., a California-based dog vitamin and supplement manufacturer, recently announced a new…
Author: Animal Wellness Academy
AW ACADEMY is a natural extension of our 25 years of experience publishing Animal Wellness, Equine Wellness and Innovative Veterinary Care Journal. We believe that everyone has a responsibility to care for animals to the best of their ability utilizing the most natural and minimally invasive means possible. We feel strongly that it’s better to promote a preventative healthy lifestyle for our pets instead of taking a wait-and-see approach. We also fiercely advocate for the quality of animals’ lives, supporting animal rescues and welfare organizations both financially and through our editorial.
Chiropractic for dog with stiffness and limp
Scooby Doo is an 11-year-old male neutered Australian shepherd mix that presented with a two-year history of stiffness when rising and after play. He was…
TCVM for Persistent proprioceptive deficits following surgery
Django was an 11-year-old neutered male German shepherd with persistent proprioceptive deficits following surgery three years earlier for IVDD at T12-13 and L1-L2. On presentation,…
A Case of Retro-Orbital Abscess Treated with Homeopathy
CHELSEA WAS A SIX-YEAR-OLD COCKER SPANIEL with the usual panoply of ear and skin complaints. There was nothing about her to suggest she would be…
Supplements resolve eosinophilic gastritis and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in a young dog
Bella was referred by a local practitioner for uncontrollable weight loss following treatment for endoscopically-diagnosed eosinophilic gastritis and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO). She had…
Testing Alternative Treatment Options For Osteoarthritis
Many pharmacologic approaches are currently available for OA, including nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans and other analgesics. These drugs unquestionably offer relief. However, alternative…
On The Skinny Side
We hear so much these days about overweight horses and their health problems, that those of us with underweight patients feel almost fortunate! But don’t…
Evidence-based Medicine For Animal Supplements – Part 1
When United States Congress passed the Dietary Supplement Health Education Act (DSHEA) in 1994, they failed to consider the potential application and benefits of supplements…
Put A Pin In It!
Acupuncture has been practiced in China for over 2,000 years, and spread to other Asian countries such as Japan and Korea about 1,500 years ago.…
Food labels 101
Making sense of ingredient lists on pet food labels can be a challenge. Here’s how to help your clients. If you want to offer your…
Class IV Laser Therapy – The Hot Technology of 2011
Laser therapy uses electromagnetic energy interacting chemically and biologically with tissue to produce “photo-bio-stimulation” or “photo-bio-modulation”. Light interaction with tissue is not a novel concept:…
TMJ – The Master Link
Horses rely heavily on the proper function of the temporo-mandibular joint (TMJ). The ability to move the jaw correctly — side to side, forward and…
