The medical articles on this site are for informational purposes only, and are not meant to be used to diagnose or treat your pet, or to replace the recommendations of a qualified veterinarian that has examined your pet.

Integrative Therapy (IT) combines the most appropriate treatments from conventional veterinary medicine and surgery with acupuncture (AP) and herbal medicine, which are derived from much older, holistic disciplines. Utilizing the very best therapies available from different major medical systems optimizes quality of life, and can extend lifespan by months to years.

Disk & Spinal Problems including severe pain, weakness, paralysis, urinary or fecal incontinence, impaired balance & coordination, toe scraping, stumbling, and numbness are successfully treated in most patients by using acupuncture (AP) or electroacupuncture (EAP). Pets get back on their feet much sooner, have less muscle wasting, and experience fewer permanent deficits. Surgically treated dogs also recover faster and with fewer deficits if they receive post surgical AP. Herbal therapy can be used to address predisposing conditions.

Wobbler Syndrome and other neck problems are treated with AP and herbal medicine to decrease pain and slow progression of symptoms. These therapies can be safely combined with pharmaceutical pain medicines, as needed. This integrative approach can significantly extend lifespan in some wobbler syndrome dogs.

Degenerative Myelopathy is a chronic condition for which there is no effective conventional treatment. Acupuncture and herbal medicine can often delay the progression of symptoms by months to years, and keep your dog up on his feet and walking for much longer.

Facial Paralysis and other Local Neurological Conditions (“peripheral neuropathy”) can be significantly improved or resolved with AP. Since these symptoms may be caused by several different diseases, conditions that are most responsive to pharmaceutical treatment (e.g., ear infection, hypothyroidism) must be ruled out first.

Head Tilt due to Vestibular Disease is often accompanied by nausea, dizziness and decreased appetite. This condition usually gets better by itself in a few weeks when treated symptomatically. However, if head tilt or other symptoms persist, AP and herbal therapy can help to resolve these lingering problems.