Titer testing in your practice
Vaccines have been one of the most significant factors in reducing serious infectious diseases. Although all veterinarians agree vaccines are necessary, studies showing minimum duration…
Category: Cats
Homeopathy: A 200-Year Old Nanomedicine – Part 2
New evidence is emerging on the nature and properties of homeopathic medicines, or remedies. These findings indicate that the science of homeopathy is a form…
The gentle power of empathy
Your skills as a technician, combined with empathy that allows you to understand what fearful patients and clients are going through, can help calm and…
Preparing for a disaster
If disaster strikes, you’ll need to have systems in place to take care of your family, your animals, and your veterinary practice. A disaster usually doesn’t…
Safe Dieting – an integrative approach to obesity
Obesity in pets is defined as >36% body fat. Even more specifically, it can be defined by a high Body Condition Score (BCS). In veterinary…
Integrative Treatment of the Cornea
Problems in the eye can go from mild to extreme within a day. As a result of this and the pain that often accompanies corneal…
Protecting Animals through the Next Generation of Vets
The Concepts in Animal Welfare (known as CAW) syllabus is being launched NOW and is a major teaching tool for veterinary institutions to ensure that…
Homeopathy: A 200-year-old Nanomedicine (Part 1)
Homeopathy has been around for over two centuries and is the second most utilized form of complimentary and alternative medicine in the world. The acceptance…
Anesthesia-free Dentistry
According to the American Veterinary Dental Society, up to 85% of dogs and 70% of cats develop periodontal disease by age three. Dental disease (cavitation,…
Cyberknife Robotic Radiosurgery for Cancer Treatment
INTEGRATIVE PRACTICES focus on individualizing treatment, building health and beginning with the gentlest approaches. The integrative practitioner looks for the least invasive, least toxic approach,…
Treating Cats with Herbal Therapies – A Novel Approach
After years of learning Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (TCVM), including a trip to study in Beijing, China, I almost gave up trying to use Chinese…
Whole Food Vitamins
What are the best supplements – synthetic or whole food? Mammalian physiology has not changed much in the “modern” evolutionary window, so nutritional requirements for…
