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EAST MEETS WEST Marrying Eastern with Western Medicine to Improve Pet Health By Dr. Katie Woodly Veterinary medicine is not all about vaccinations, surgery and providing antibiotics. While these are important pieces to overall care, there is another level that can be provided to pets through Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine like acupuncture, herbal therapy, and food therapy. Many veterinary hospitals are now starting to add these integrative treatment options
to increase the efficacy of treating illness, especially chronic disease, and keeping pets living longer with a good quality of life.
So what is TCVM? Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, or TCVM, is a system of medicine developed by ancient Chinese cultures. Specifically, it is based on the same principles as Traditional Chinese Medicine, which has been
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practiced worldwide on humans for more than 3,500 years. It encompasses five fundamental branches: • Acupuncture • Herbal medicine • Tui-Na • Qi-Gong • Food therapy These branches can be used individually