Understanding pet digestion
Providing optimal nutrition to your four-legged patients includes understanding how digestion works in dogs and cats, from one end of the body to the other.…
Category: Veterinary Care
Introducing a holistic approach to conventional medicine – case studies
When you incorporate holistic medicine into a conventional practice, conventional work (spay/neuter, vaccination, specialty referral) is considered “alternative”. Here are a few examples of how…
Introducing a holistic approach to conventional practice
Tips and suggestions for understanding the journey from conventional to holistic veterinary medicine within the practice setting. Many veterinary practitioners who embrace holistic medicine have…
Holistic management for breeders
How to help your breeders understand the strengths and weaknesses of their particular breeds, and aid in ensuring healthy litters of puppies. Building a better…
TCVM – preventive seasonal medicine for pets
Understand seasonal medicine according to TCVM, the personalities that go with the seasons, and the which foods to add to patient diets during these times.…
Homeopathic medicines can alter genetic expression
Studies are showing that homeopathic medicines have an effect at the level of genetic expression, thereby giving the homeopath another tool for understanding the potential…
Pet insurance for holistic and integrative practices
Find out how pet health insurance helps clients and patients while benefiting the veterinary practice. As a veterinarian, I always believed that if I set…
A new business model for integrative veterinary practice – focusing on education
This new model of integrative veterinary practice combines treating patients with providing a wealth of education to clients. Many integrative and holistic veterinary practitioners share…
Recovering canine health: saving indigenous dogs
Genetic abnormalities caused by extreme dog breeding are on the rise, while natural indigenous dogs with robust health are in danger of extinction. The burden…
Individualized nutrition based on biomarker testing
Understanding the relationship between nutrition and gene expression enables one to design an optimal diet based on an individual animal’s genotype. Proper nutrition plays a…
Treating seizures with prolotherapy — case study
In February of 2016, I was presented with Tanner, a 97.6-pound six-year-old M/N German shepherd with a history of seizures. His owner, John, was referred…
Prolotherapy in practice
Prolotherapy is used to increase tendon and ligament strength and relieve arthritis changes. In veterinary medicine, it can treat lameness and other conditions. Prolotherapy is…
