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Discovering Alternative Holistic Healing For Animals

By Carol Fox


When pets are ill or injured, it can often be heartbreaking. Taking an animal to the veterinarian can also be expensive. As such, these issues have led to a new practice, holistic healing for animals.

In one case, a cat had been having difficulty with movement then became paralyzed. Upon realizing the cat could no longer move, the owners sought out the help of a veterinarian. In the process, the owners ran across a local osteopathic and acupuncture clinic for animals ran by Dr. Valerie Trudel. As Dr. Trudel could see the cat was in need of treatment, the doctor agreed to examine the cat.

Upon the initial examination, Dr. Trudel's first impression was to prepare the cat's owners for the worse case scenario. Although, upon the owners' request that the doctor try any and every holistic procedure possible to prevent having to put the cat down, Dr. Trudel agreed to provide treatment. While the owners realized there were no guarantees, both remained hopeful that one of the alternative healing methods offered by Dr. Trudel would help the cat recover and once again be able to walk.

Dr. Trudel provided the cat with an acupuncture treatment, then the owners took the cat home and kept a watchful eye on the animal for 24 hours. Much to the owner's amazement, while the cat left lying on his stomach, he arrived home laying on one side, the most movement the owners had seen in quite some time.

After two weeks of at home care, the owners returned to the clinic for a follow up visit. Much to Dr. Trudel's amazement, the cat was walking normally. While a shock to the veterinarian and owners, especially considering the cat was completely paralyzed on the first visit, there have been many similar stories in the animal world. For, there are a number of pet owners, handlers and trainers whom have turned to alternative forms of healing due to not only to the success but also because these treatments can often be far less expensive in the long run.

Like Dr. Trudel, there are a number of veterinarians now offering alternative forms of care. For, when animals are non-responsive to traditional forms of medications and surgeries, it can often be beneficial to try alternative and holistic healing methods. In reality, it is often best to try these alternative methods prior to moving on to more traditional medications and surgeries when and where necessary.

Throughout the life of a pet, a number of pet owners have discovered that traditional forms of medication are often harsh on digestive systems, or do not do enough to treat a condition. As most pet owners consider pets a part of the family, owners will often do anything and everything to give pets the best care possible and if at all possible, avoid euthanasia. For, due to the human connection to nature, animals often fill an essential emotional need of owners and family members.

While traditional veterinary practices and practitioners have made great strides in making treatment forms easier in the future, so too have veterinarians such as Dr. Trudel and Dr. Barnes, both of whom offer a choice between alternative, holistic and traditional treatments for different animals. For, if an animal can be treated through procedures such as acupuncture or osteopathy, most can improve over time and live long and happy lives.




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