Acupuncture:

Every veterinarian wants to offer all the best treatment options available to their valued clients.  That is why it is essential to understand the benefits of acupuncture for our veterinary patients.

The evidence based training at CSU, explains that acupuncture is not about strange obscure energy pathways, but rather that it works much like getting a sticker in your finger.  First the local receptors in the tissue send a signal to the CNS that there is foreign material disrupting the muscle.  The brain responds by causing vasodilatation, releasing WBC’s, other healing factors, and of course endorphins. This cascade leads to muscle relaxation, pain relief and increased rate of healing. 

In addition to the more typical cases you might think of, such as the arthritic older dog,   acupuncture has been used successfully to treat feline asthma, fecal incontinence, allergic skin conditions, seizures, ocular drainage disorders, IVDD, respiratory arrest, lick granulomas, renal disease, mega colon, post operative pain, and lameness disorders, to name just a few.  Nearly any body system can benefit from acupuncture stimulation, which is why it is often used, and succeeds, when all other treatment options have failed.  Acupuncture is not, nor should it be used as a substitute for sound medical practice, but as an adjuvant to the tools already at our disposal.

The accepted protocol for the majority of disorders is once weekly treatments for three weeks, with follow-up appointments every 2-4 weeks as dictated by the disease process.  However, more often than not an excellent response can be achieved with just one treatment!  The cost averages $55-$91, with initial evaluations often being slightly more. 

As a well respected family health care provider, you owe it to your patients to give them every viable treatment option. Allow me, through my practice East West Veterinary Service, to provide this valuable modality to your clients. Review my CV for assurance that I am the best qualified professional to provide this service with excellence and compassionate care to your clients and patients.   

Contact me directly regarding offering acupuncture at your practice, or have your clients call the East West Vet office to set up an appointment for either a house call or at the Animal Hospital Center. Feel free to call or email anytime to discuss cases and determine which ones might benefit from acupuncture. With virtually no negative side affects, there is no reason not to offer acupuncture, and the best part is that with animal patients there is no placebo affect, they aren’t supposed to know they should feel better, they just do!

Aquatics:

Your valuable clients have called you regarding their sick fish, and either your uncertain of what to recommend, or the fish are not responding to the treatments you have thus far advised.

Through my association with Rman Productions, builders of fine water features and ponds for nearly 20 years, we will evaluate your client’s fish, water quality, and pumps and filtration, to pinpoint potential problems, and diagnose and treat nearly any waterborne illnesses.

Together we have the manpower and expertise to evaluate all water systems, as well as capture and treat fish for any number of health related issues.  From skin ulcers and fin disorders, to tumors and die off’s, we have the equipment and knowledge necessary to solve any pond fish health issues. 

Technique’s we employ include water quality testing, skin scrapings, viral testing, parasitology, radiology, ultrasound, and surgery. Numerous hours of CE in advanced fish medicine, coupled with the pond filtration expertise of Rman, makes for the total package for your clients.

            Have your clients contact  Rman directly at 303-721-8321 regarding having at home pond and fish evaluations, or feel free to call or email  directly anytime to discuss cases.  I look foreword to assisting you in helping your clients care for these unique, wet pets!