WE CALL IT COMPLEMENTARY VETERINARY MEDICINE…

People often contact us wanting an alternatives to convetional drugs and diagnostic techniques for their pets but in most cases our way of treating pets works best in combination with conventional diagnostics,surgery and medicines.

WORKING TOGETHER

A couple of weeks ago we recieved a call about a young cat who had been hit by a car, breaking his pelvis. He had undergone surgery to stabilise his fractures and was healing well….except that he couldn’t urinate by himself. This is a common problem for cats which have been hit by cars and if normal bladder function can’t be restored the only option is euthanasia, always sad but even more so when a cat has pulled through from it’s initial injuries.

The referring vet team were rather attached to this patient and had done everything they could including fitting a tube to allow his owners to drain the bladder. This was only ever a short term fix and when the tube blocked and had to be removed the clock was ticking. The cat was also on drugs usually used for human patients…anything to try and get him peeing again.

Acupuncture can be useful in stimulating nerve function after accidents so we visited four times in two weeks. The treatment was more painful than usual as the cat was still recovering from surgery but he was very tolerant. We also showed the owner how she could use her TENS machine to try and stimulate the nerves and muscles between visits. Everyone was working together for this little cat…but would it be enough?

THE MINOR MIRACLE

A week after starting acupuncture and 4 weeks after his accident…our lucky patient managed a small wee by himself and has continued ever since. He is still recovering from his major injuries and four surgeries but….things are looking up!

A win for truly integrated veterinary medicine.