Dog Arthritis Can Be Helped With Alternative Joint Treatments
The field of alternative therapy for animals is expanding exponentially. There is acupressure, therapeutic touch, animal communication, healing touch, hydrotherapy, magnet therapy, Reiki, veterinary orthopedic manipulation and Traditional Chinese Medicine for dogs.
We cannot go into all of these therapies, but if you want to pursue them further you’re advised to contact the International Alliance for Animal Therapy and Healing, which brings together complementary and alternative animal healers. They can be reached through:
International Alliance for Animal Therapy and Healing - - IAATH brings together complementary and alternative animal healers and promotes the concept of concurrent care, where traditional and complementary practitioners cooperate in providing comprehensive care for animals.
If any of these other directories failed, in general you can find many skilled veterinarians of all types through the directory at the American Holistic Veterinary Association, found at: http://www.ahvma.org/referral/index.html , which covers North American and Canadian practitioners.
The general contact information for the organization is the following:
American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association - Organization of skilled veterinarians who practice holistic, complementary and alternative veterinary medicine and natural healing for pets and animals, including chiropractic, homeopathy, acupuncture and nutritional therapy.
Our final advice is that you should do your utmost to find a skilled holistic veterinarian to help you with your pets. A good holistic veterinarian can be “worth their weight in gold.” Once you find one, together you can work out various treatment options for your dog’s problems and can try various approaches to see which one works best.
Helping your dog when they have arthritis or dysplasia is not that difficult when you have all these holistic options. Remember to help your dog lose weight, give them the right amount of exercise, and massage the affected joints with therapeutic touch. You can also try a number of supplements such as glucosamine/chondroitin, DGP and other natural sources of GAGs or anti-inflammatories to see which produce the most beneficial effect for your pet. If that isn’t enough, you also have the options of homeopathy, chiropractic and even acupuncture to find something helpful.
Most of all, you have to TRY to find something that will work for your dog as every case is different. You’ve taken the first step in buying this book, and now it’s up to you to take the next steps that will truly benefit your animal.
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