We are celebrating Emily’s 20th birthday. I have been treating her for the past few years. Kidney disease and other problems don’t slow that girl down. Her person brings her in for acupuncture regularly so when she developed a small growth on her gum, she received medicinal mushrooms. She is on a tiny amount of three different kidney boosters–Herbalist Alchemist’s… Read more →
In my new book, Zen and the Art of Caring for Pets, I write about Ripple, an eight year-old poodle with severe IMPA (Immune mediated polyarthritis.) Note: Ripple’s joints are shaved where the specialist vet did joint taps to try to find a bacteria or infectious cause for the… Read more →
Hi people! Today I thought I would post a wrap up of cases from this week as a change from the usual posts where I focus on one dog at a time. Four older dog arthritis cases got better: Some from just chiropractic and acupuncture; some with herbs such as boswellia, corydalis, dogwood and boneset powders in the food, some… Read more →
I interrupt your daily catastrophic weather report to tell you about Jefferson. He is a dear silver Lab who was diagnosed a year ago with osteosarcoma in the left humerus. Recommendations for amputation were ignored by his people because he has arthritis in the other 3 limbs and I recommended against radiation. Instead we did a 100% holistic protocol with… Read more →
An update on Ryder the 15 year old Akita. After a scare of vomiting and possibly UTI with urgency, she is normal again! Her blood work is normal (yes normal kidneys and liver!). Here is what her Mom reported today: “I really think that the acupuncture and chiropractic work you do on a monthly basis is the main reason that… Read more →
Raven is a Schipperke with a fiery personality and history of frequent seizures, itchy skin and urinary tract infections (UTIs). Her person brought her to me because she didn’t want to use pharmaceuticals to control Raven’s seizures. I treated her seizures with acupuncture and a prescribed diet that included herbs. Consistently adhering to the prescribed diet with herbs significantly reduced… Read more →
Emma had back surgery five years ago but still had severe spasms after surgery. Rather than stay on perpetual medications, she started getting acupuncture and gentle chiropractic to help the nerves work better. If the nerves are mis-firing onto the neuromuscular junctions, pain and spasms in the muscle result but acupuncture can greatly help restore proper spinal function and movement… Read more →
Parker is a Katrina rescue. The other puppies in his litter died and he suffered kidney problems as a young puppy. But his human has followed a holistic protocol, making him a homemade diet, giving him herbs and avoiding medications that could impact his kidneys. Today, eight years later, his renal levels are normal, better than when he was a… Read more →
Abbey’s person did not get surgery for Abbey’s torn ACL ligament in her right knee but instead we did acupuncture and herbs and she received two prolotherapy treatments. This was five years ago. She is doing well. We also have her on heart strengtheners and liver support. Of course her person cooks her a balanced diet. Guess how old she… Read more →
Chika is a 13 year old Chihuahua. She is such a nice girl and allows me acupuncture her knees. She ruptured her right cruciate ligament (like the ACL in humans) many years ago. In order to keep her liver and kidneys happy, she is getting acupuncture instead of medications to suppress inflammation. The acupuncture helps prevent pain and keeps swelling/inflammation… Read more →
Meet Morty. He is a 12 year old mixed breed guy, very sweet and strong. Several years ago he ruptured a ligament in his knee called the ACL in humans Cranial Cruciate Ligament in dogs. Regular acupuncture, a raw diet and a great home life with lots of exercise has kept his arthritis minimal, especially for his age. His mom… Read more →
Gracie, the two year old Golden with severe IBD and diarrhea is cured! Her total protein and her weight are both normal. No more acupuncture, reducing herbal treatment, but she will stay on her homemade diet of meat and veggies (cooked). She was hospitalized previously for a week, only to become sicker on immune-suppressing medications. In holistic medicine we do… Read more →
This is Jenny, a 17 year-old tabby cat. She sleeps at the crook of her human’s elbow. She was diagnosed with a mast-cell tumor on her right flank. Instead of surgery (she has a heart issue), we are trying herbs. When dogs get mast cell cancer, we should take quick action to remove the tumor. Usually, the herbs and occasional… Read more →