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Integrative VETERINARY CARE
INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR YOUR PRACTICE
VOLUME 8 ISSUE 1
PREVENTING INJURIES IN CANINE ATHLETES
HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY INTEGRATE INJURY PREVENTION INTO YOUR PRACTICE. – P. 50
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INTEGRATIVE VETERINARY CARE JOURNAL
OZONE THERAPY TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN HEALTH
OSTEOPATHY AFTER ROUTINE SURGERIES
INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE ENTERS VETERINARY CURRICULUM
BUILDING AND MAINTAINING EQUINE HEALTH
TCVM SEASONAL MEDICINE
UNDERSTANDING PET DIGESTION
A decrease of oxygen utilization can affect our patients’ organs and their functions. Here’s how Ozone Therapy can help cells and organs function at peak levels. – P. 47
Many private veterinary practices and some teaching hospitals now offer integrative veterinary medicine modalities as an adjunct to conventional therapies. – P. 38 Understanding the seasonality of Chinese Medicine and the foods that are helpful to add to patient diets during these times. – P. 20
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Learn why osteopathy alleviates pain, restores freedom of movement, and enhances the body’s innate healing abilities. – P. 58
From vaccination to colic… use your knowledge to help clients make the right decisions for their horses’ health. – P. 42
Providing optimal nutrition to dogs and cats includes understanding their digestive processes, from one end of the body to the other. – P. 28
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contents FEATURES
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HOLISTIC MANAGEMENT FOR BREEDERS
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TCVM PREVENTATIVE SEASONAL MEDICINE FOR PETS
By Karen Gellman, DVM, PhD and Sarah Dayon, DVM
How to help your breeder clients understand the strengths and weaknesses of their particular breeds, and aid in ensuring healthy litters of puppies.
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By Jody Bearman, DVM, CVSMT, CVA, CVCH
Understanding the seasonality of Chinese medicine, the personalities that go with the seasons, and the foods that are helpful to add to patient diets during these times.
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INTEGRATIVE PRACTICE
INTRODUCING A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO CONVENTIONAL PRACTICE By Cathy Lund, DVM
Tips and suggestions for undertaking the journey from conventional to holistic veterinary medicine within the practice setting.
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NUTRITION NOOK UNDERSTANDING PET DIGESTION
By Barbara Royal, DVM, CVA, CIAC
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TECH TALK
PREVENTING INJURIES IN CANINE ATHLETES
By Lynn Nalepa
Learn why osteopathy alleviates pain, restores freedom of movement and enhances the body’s innate healing abilities.
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OSTEOPATHY TO IMPROVE MOBILITY AFTER ROUTINE SURGERIES
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A SIMPLER WAY TO BUY EQUIPMENT FOR YOUR CLINIC
By Laura Taylor, DVM
Learn why osteopathy alleviates pain, restores freedom of movement and enhances the body’s innate healing abilities.
By Bob Simpson
Buying and selling equipment can be overwhelming. Here’s how an equipment broker or exchange network can simplify the process.
INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE IN VETERINARY CURRICULUM By Mushtaq A. Memon, BVSc, PhD, Dip ACT, CVA
Many private veterinary practices and some teaching hospitals now offer integrative veterinary medicine modalities as an adjunct to conventional therapies.
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By Margo Roman, DVM, CVA, COT, CPT
A decrease of oxygen utilization can affect our patients’ organs and their functions. How Ozone Therapy helps cells and organs function at peak levels.
Providing optimal nutrition to dogs and cats includes understanding their digestive processes, from one end of the body to the other.
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OZONE THERAPY–A WAY TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN HEALTH
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STRATEGIES FOR BUILDING AND MAINTAINING EQUINE HEALTH By Elizabeth E. Pantzer, DVM
From vaccination and emerging diseases to de-worming and colic…use your knowledge to help equine clients make the right decisions about their horses’ health.
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Dr. Richard Palmquist, DVM GDipVCHM(CIVT) CVCHM (IVAS), graduated from Colorado State University in 1983. He is chief of integrative health services at Centinela Animal Hospital in Inglewood, California, president and research chair of the AHVMA, and an international speaker in integrative veterinary medicine. Dr. Palmquist is a consultant for the Veterinary Information Network (VIN) and codirector of the AHVM Foundation. He has published two books, one for conventional veterinarians and a second for clients discussing how integrative thinking works.
Michelle J. Rivera, MT, VDT, is an instructor at the University of Wisconsin and The Healing Oasis Wellness Center, a post-graduate educational institution offering state-approved programs. She is co-owner of The Healing Oasis Veterinary Hospital, offering massage, rehabilitation, chiropractic and Chinese and Western Herbology. Michelle completed the Chinese Herbal Medicine program from the China Beijing International Acupuncture Training Center, and is certified in Chinese Medicine by the Wisconsin Institute of Chinese Herbology.
Dr. Joyce Harman, DVM, MRCVS, graduated in 1984 from Virginia Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. She is certified in veterinary acupuncture and chiropractic and has completed advanced training in homeopathy and herbal medicine. Her practice in Virginia uses holistic medicine to treat horses. Her publications include The Horse’s Pain-Free Back and Saddle-Fit Book – the most complete source of information about English saddles.
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Dr. Steve Marsden, DVM, ND, lectures for the IVAS, the AHVMA and the AVMA, and is co-founder of the College of Integrative Veterinary Therapies. He is a director of the National College of Natural Medicine, and authored the Manual of Natural Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Marsden is extensively trained in alternative medicine, including Chinese herbology, acupuncture and naturopathic medicine. He has a veterinary and naturopathic practice in Edmonton, Alberta. In 2010, Dr. Marsden was named Teacher of the Year by the AHVMA.
Dr. Jean Dodds, DVM, received her veterinary degree in 1964 from the Ontario Veterinary College. In 1986, she moved to Southern California to establish Hemopet, the first non-profit national blood bank program for animals. Dr. Dodds has been a member of many national and international committees on hematology, animal models of human disease, veterinary medicine, and laboratory animal science. She received the Holistic Veterinarian of the Year Award from the AHVMA in 1994.
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Dr. Barbara Fougere, DVM, CVAA graduated in 1986, and was named the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association Educator for 2011. Dr. Fougere is the principal and one of the founders of the College of Integrative Veterinary Therapies. She has continued studying over the last 26 years, and has three Bachelor degrees, two Masters degrees, three post Graduate Diplomas, several Certifications and numerous other courses under her belt.
Dr. Christina Chambreau, DVM, CVH, graduated from the University of Georgia Veterinary College in 1980. She is a founder of the Academy Of Veterinary Homeopathy, was on the faculty of the National Center for Homeopathy Summer School and has been the holistic modality adjunct faculty liaison for the Maryland Veterinary Technician Program. Dr. Chambreau teaches classes in homeopathy for animals, and lectures on many topics. She is the author of the Healthy Animal’s Journal and the co-author of the Homeopathic Repertory: A Tutorial.
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PREVENTIVE
SEASONAL MEDICINE
FOR PETS By Jody Bearman, DVM, CVSMT, CVA, CVCH
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n Chinese medicine, the seasons are associated with different bodily organs, ages and personalities. Encouraging your clients to come in for a seasonal “tune-up” is a good way to prevent future illness in their pets. Sending out wellness reminders with tips for each season can help clients realize that you are committed to their animals’ health, and not merely treating ailments. Discussing the foods that correspond with each season is another way to promote your patients’ health, while encouraging clients to feed a variety of fresh foods.
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Winter, the coldest season, is associated with the kidneys, bladder, hearing, water and old age. The Water personality is careful, curious, self-contained, meditative, slow, consistent, and has a tendency to hide. Those who are old, cold and have a Water personality will benefit from eating warming foods such as lamb, venison, chicken, garlic, buckwheat, eggs, ginger
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and cinnamon. Warming all food to room temperature or warmer is helpful for Water personality animals in the winter, as well as for most older or cold animals even at other times of the year. Kidney yang deficient animals, who may have a cold back, possibly early morning diarrhea and a sinking hind end, benefit from cooked food rather than raw, as raw feeding requires more energy to digest.
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Eggs contain qi (strengthening) and yin (cooling). Since eggs are the beginning of life, they also strengthen kidney jing, or life force, which comes from egg and sperm, and decreases with age. It is important to also nourish kidney yin, as all animals need the balance of yin and yang (qi plus warmth). Animals with kidney disease or bladder damp heat (blood, crystals or bacteria in the urine) are often very thirsty, may seek cool areas and may have a red dry tongue, often indicating yin deficiency. Some foods that nourish kidney yin are duck, pork, kidney, tofu, eggs, asparagus, cabbage, apples, barley, black beans and honey. Even if an animal is not old or a Water personality, all animals can benefit from slight feeding changes in winter.
For an animal with a cold back or cold hind end, moxa treatment can be very helpful. Moxa, or compressed mugwort, is lit and moved over the cold areas (but not touched to the skin). Smokeless moxa keeps odor away, but regular moxa seems stronger in my experience. If you are using this in a clinical setting, be sure to warn those around that it smells a bit like marijuana. This video provides a demonstration: youtu.be/bb7aQTibVTQ. Massage can also strengthen the back and organs. Nie-fa, or skin rolling, can be done on the sides of the spine from head to tail. This loosens the fascia, allowing more free movement of the spine and supporting the immune system. Watch this video for a demonstration: youtu.be/qs4_z7BBwIg.
SPRING
Springtime is Wood season, and associated with youth, the liver and gallbladder (even in those animals without a gallbladder). The Wood personality is decisive, assertive, confident, athletic and wants to be alpha. These animals can be prone to irritability, ear problems, conjunctivitis, a purple color to the tongue (excluding Chows and Chow mixes of course), nail and foot problems; and tendon and ligament issues.
bison liver, while heat seeking animals can handle chicken liver. Wood animals like to work hard and need both mental and physical exercise. Food dispensing toys can help when weather is too hot for physical exertion. Wood animals enjoy difficult competitive exercise, such as agility, lure coursing, endurance competition and racing, and tend to do well as they have the will to succeed.
To prevent these problems in young Wood personality animals (and all animals in the springtime), feeding cooked or pureed dark leafy greens such as kale, collards, turnip greens, beet greens, mustard greens, chard, spinach or broccoli is very helpful. Older animals or those with weak intestinal tracts do better with cooked greens, whereas young strong animals can handle pureed raw greens. Mixing greens with scrambled eggs or meat or onion-free broth can make them very palatable for finicky pets.
Springtime is also the time of Wind, which can be internal or external. Internal Wind manifests in the form of seizures, and external Wind as itchiness. Dark green vegetables help decrease the risk of both ailments. Acupuncture or acupressure of liver points such as Liver 3 (on top of the hind foot between the second and third metatarsal bones) and blood points can help decrease Wind issues. The empty cases of cicadas can also help. Children often love searching for these and adding them to their dogs’ food.
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Carnivores also benefit from eating liver. Those with sensitive gastrointestinal tracts can handle freeze-dried liver better than freshly cooked. Animals who run warm should have beef or
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