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…
Category: Veterinary Care
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…
Integrative treatment for inherited diseases in dogs
Because inherited diseases are chronic conditions, integrative medicine has many contributions to make that can help support the canine patient’s health. An “inherited disease” is…
Shockwave therapy
This non-invasive modality can successfully treat a range of orthopedic and soft tissue problems in animals. Though most commonly used for horses, shockwave therapy also…
Integrative approach to skin problems in pets
Integrative therapies for skin disorders in pets encompass many treatment modalities. These include, but are not limited to, Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (acupuncture, Chinese herbs…
