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Animal Health & Healing

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Controversy surrounds the issue of vaccinating pets. Recent research at numerous colleges of veterinary medicine is showing vaccines are producing long term immunity in our pets. The AVMA is now asking veterinarians to consider reduced vaccine protocols (vaccinating every three years instead of annually). At Animal Health & Healing we believe in using vaccines very judiciously. We recognize the risk of allergic reactions, vaccinosis, and the worsening of chronic disease by over vaccinating. Animal Health & Healing recommends the vaccination schedule established by the Veterinary Teaching Hospital at Colorado State University. We also offer and recommend antibody titer testing to help determine if revaccination is needed. Our doctors at Animal Healing & Healing will work with you to determine the best course of action based upon your pet’s level of health, general lifestyle, and risk for exposure to infectious disease.

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Animal Health & Healing

Preventive Care

Vaccination
Controversy surrounds the issue of vaccinating pets. Recent research at numerous colleges of veterinary medicine is showing vaccines are producing long term immunity in our pets. The AVMA is now asking veterinarians to consider reduced vaccine protocols (vaccinating every three years instead of annually). At Animal Health & Healing we believe in using vaccines very judiciously. We recognize the risk of allergic reactions, vaccinosis, and the worsening of chronic disease by over vaccinating. Animal Health & Healing recommends the vaccination schedule established by the Veterinary Teaching Hospital at Colorado State University. We also offer and recommend antibody titer testing to help determine if revaccination is needed. Our doctors at Animal Healing & Healing will work with you to determine the best course of action based upon your pet’s level of health, general lifestyle, and risk for exposure to infectious disease.
Behavioral Counseling
Animal Health & Healing is a full service integrative veterinary practice blending holistic and conventional western medicine to optimize the health of our patients. A holistic approach looks at the entire life of the patient. This includes not only current symptoms of illness, but also environment, diet, lifestyle, previous medical problems, behavioral problems, and other stressors. The aim of holistic medicine is to heal the pet physically and emotionally. This differs from conventional western medicine which focuses on suppressing symptoms of disease.
Nutritional Counseling
DIET AND NUTRITION - The most crucial tool to restore and maintain optimal health. Eighty percent of chronic diseases will improve with a healthy natural diet. Commercial pet foods contain additives and by products that can seriously undermine health. Many pets will benefit from upgrading their nutrition to commercially available naturally prepared foods, home made diets, or raw food diets. Diet plays a key role in treating and preventing disease. Its vital importance is often misunderstood and overlooked by allopathic medicine. A balanced natural diet can be looked at as the base of the “health pyramid” upon which all other healing modalities must build. Our doctors can develop an appropriate nutritional regimen for your pet. Click Here For The Cancer Diet.
Comprehensive Examination
The Veterinary Practice Act of Missouri requires us to have a current patient-client-doctor relationship before instituting any treatment or evaluation. This means our doctors need to see you and your pet in person to do a physical exam and start a medical record. Therefore, we do not offer any services via e-mail. We operate as a veterinary clinic and not a pharmacy. Therefore, we cannot dispense any medications or supplements without seeing your pet and having an established patient-client-doctor relationship.

Illness Treatment

Parasites Treatment and Control
History: Tippy is a male neutered Border Collie/Beagle mix black and white dog. He was 4 years old when we first met him. He came to us for chronic skin allergies of 2 years duration, which bothered him throughout the year. Yearly vaccinations caused him to have hot spots. He had severe flea allergy dermatitis, was obese, and had been limping on his left rear leg for 2 ½ years. Tippy had been treated with prednisone and topical monthly flea treatments as needed. Tippy’s owner had started feeding a dry natural food 3 months prior to this visit.
Vomiting Treatment
Diarrhea Treatment
Skin Condition and Allergy Treatment
Bogey, a 13 year old spayed female Yorkie, suffered with severe skin allergies since her human companion adopted her several years ago. Allergy testing showed she was allergic to many environmental allergens, including trees, grasses, and fleas. Her allergies were worse in the warmer months, and she would scratch incessantly, to the point of causing severe trauma and infection to her skin. Corticosteriods eased her symptoms, and she often required antibiotics to clear up her skin infections. Her human companion came to us, seeking a more holistic, and hopefully, a more lasting solution to Bogey’s condition.

Infection Treatment

Bacterial and Viral Infection Treatment
Dogs and cats were domesticated 14,000 and 4,000 years ago, respectively. For thousands of years their diets consisted of small prey and food from our own table. That all changed in our country 60 years ago with the introduction of commercially processed grained-based pet food. We have made many external changes to our dogs and cats but internally their GI tract has not changed. Their GI tract has been designed by evolution and retains its original carnivorous features. Our pets have short and acidic GI systems. This allows them to digest food quickly and makes them less susceptible to bacterial infections. Their GI tract was and still is designed to eat raw food. You never see dogs or cats build fires and barbeque their prey before eating it! Cooked food takes longer to digest and requires more of the animal’s energy to do so. Heat destroys enzymes, fatty acids, and antioxidants. It denatures fats and proteins in the food rendering them less biologically available to the pet. Francis Pottinger Jr., MD proved in 1942 that diets of cooked food produced negative health effects in a group 900 cats studied over a 10 year period. It makes sense that feeding a raw food diet will simulate the diet that evolution has designed our pets to eat and will allow for optimal health.
Ear Infection Treatment
History: Bailey Woolf is, was, and will always be a miracle dog in my medical opinion. Bailey was a Shar Pei who was afflicted throughout her life with chronic skin and ear infections typical of the breed. Her skin and ear infections were managed with antibiotics and steroids when necessary and we sought to improve her overall health status with natural diets, antioxidants, fish oil, and immune system stimulants. In 2005 at age 10 Bailey was diagnosed with kidney disease. For any dog kidney disease is a guarded to poor prognosis. For a Shar Pei it usually is a death sentence since this breed is prone to amyloidosis which can hasten kidney failure. Most dogs will only survive 1-3 months after diagnosis. Yet, miraculously, Bailey lived a happy and good quality life for 2 ½ years after being diagnosed with this rapidly progressive fatal disease. Why or how was this possible?

Chronic Condition Treatment

Arthritis Treatment
At Animal Health & Healing we have employed Alpha-Stim to treat chronic pain arising from injuries, disc disease, and osteoarthritis. It has helped calm our patients afflicted with anxiety and aggression disorders. It has been shown to be effective in treating lick granulomas, feline hyperesthesia syndrome, and separation anxiety. Clients may rent the Alpha-Stim units to use at home to treat short-term problems. The units can be purchased by clients to treat long-term chronic problems in their pets. Alpha-Stimulation has been used worldwide since 1981. Over one hundred studies in humans and 29 studies in animals prove the positive results obtained with this holistic modality. For more information please visit www.alpha-stim.com.
Hip Dysplasia Treatment
- Acupuncture rebalances the body’s vital force. Hair-fine needles are used to stimulate specific points along the body’s energy fields (“meridians”). This allows energy (chi) in the body to find its proper balance. Conditions benefiting from acupuncture include hip dysplasia, arthritis, disc disease, epilepsy, skin diseases, and some chronic gastrointestinal diseases. It may take time and repetition to produce results. Traditional Chinese Medicine combines acupuncture with Chinese herbs. This is a complete healing system that stands on its own and promotes deep healing. It can be useful in treating many maladies such as diabetes, Cushing’s disease, cancer and liver disease.
Diabetes Treatment
Thyroid Disease Treatment
WESTERN HERBS - Various maladies can be alleviated by employing herbal medicines. Herbs contain many bioactive chemicals that work together synergistically to help heal and balance the body. They can stimulate or relax target systems or organs. Herbal remedies can be given in a variety of ways: tinctures, teas, tablets, capsules, and topically. Itchy skin can be calmed with aloe, calendula, lavender, and rosemary. A diseased heart can be strengthened with hawthorne berry. milk thistle and dandelion can help the liver to detoxify. Herbs such as boswellia, ginger, tumeric, and alfalfa can reduce inflammation in arthritic bones and joints. Pets battling kidney disease, thyroid disease, cancer, and epilepsy can all benefit from herbs.
Epilepsy Treatment
Heart Disease Treatment
Cardiac disease in both animals and people can benefit from fish oil supplementation. Cardio-protective actions include increased refractory period and reduced potential for arrhythmia via a reduction in electrical excitability. Studies have shown increased survival times in dogs with chronic heart failure.
Kidney Disease Treatment
Bailey's human companion played the biggest role in her health care. It was her dedication and devotion to Bailey that may have been the key to her long life. An integrative medical approach combining western and holistic medicine was taken to help Bailey's body slow down the progression of kidney failure and to give her kidneys the best chance of repairing and functioning. A prescription diet, IVD Modified diet, was fed. This diet contains a moderate amount of protein and is low in phosphorous to decrease the load on the kidneys and to prevent high phosphorous levels in the blood stream. Her human companion would give Bailey subcutaneous fluids at home every 3-5 days. This would help to rid the body of toxins that build up when the kidneys are not working properly. Bailey was given Pepcid to decrease excess stomach acid that occurs with kidney failure. She also took Epikatin, a phosphate-binder, to help lower phosphorous levels in the blood.

Wound and Fracture Care
Many ailments can be helped with Bicom 2000: allergies, arthritis, auto-immune disorders, gastrointestinal disease, pain, urinary problems, and wound management. Diagnostic testing is performed on environmental factors that may be adversely affecting your pet’s health. At Animal Health & Healing we can employ Bicom 2000 to test food, supplements, water, bedding, toys, and cleaning products to determine if they have a positive or negative effect on your pet. Bicom 2000 allows us to discover and eliminate factors that disrupt the body’s natural communication system. Removing these “blockages” allows the body to self-regulate and heal. Bicom 2000 is a highly effective and pleasant energy modulation without harmful side effects. It can treat chronic illnesses and eliminate allergies. It is also used to detox chemicals, bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungi, mold and heavy metals. Bicom therapy can result in a noticeable and lasting improvement in the health of your pet. More information is available at www.bicom2000.org.

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