Integrative VETERINARY CARE VOLUME 5 ISSUE 4
INTEGRATIVE APPROACHES
TO INFECTIOUS DISEASE
NATURAL AND BIOLOGICAL REMEDIES CAN REDUCE INFLAMMATION, SUPPORT HEALING, AND IMPROVE THE EFFICACY OF CONVENTIONAL THERAPIES. – PAGE 14
CAN SUPPLEMENTS HELP MANAGE OA?
NAET AND ALLERGIES
BUYING AN ULTRASOUND SYSTEM?
THE NUTRITION IMMUNITY CONNECTION
Here’s how to ensure you make the best possible investment for your practice.
Nutritional deficiencies in equines can contribute to immune suppression and lead to disease.
MEDICAL CANNABIS FOR PETS
WHAT’ S NEW
Look at the evidence supporting the use of food and supplements as part of the treatment plan for osteoarthritis.
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The evidence so far suggests it has promising health benefits for pets.
This modality actually reprograms the brain and nervous system so the immune system does not react severely to allergens.
• Genetic sequencing of cats • Equine anthrax in Texas • Dogs reduce stress in kids • Saving sick shelter dogs
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INTEGRATIVE APPROACHES ENHANCE AND SUPPORT HEALING OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES Guidelines for where, when and how these therapies can be used to improve the healing process as well as the efficacy of conventional therapies.
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Nutrition Nook SUPPLEMENTING FOR MOBILITY
What’s the evidence that certain foods and supplements can help manage osteoarthritis?
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Integrative Practice PURCHASING A VETERINARY ULTRASOUND SYSTEM
Whether you’re buying for the first time or upgrading your existing system, here’s how to make an investment that best fits your clinic’s needs.
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AYURVEDA IN VETERINARY MEDICINE
Ayurvedic herbs and modalities have been in use for thousands of years and have a proven track record of safety and efficacy.
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Tech Talk INTEGRATING TREADMILLS INTO THE VETERINARY PRACTICE
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NAET – A CURE FOR THE ALLERGY EPIDEMIC
This modality actually reprograms the brain and nervous system so the immune system does not react severely to allergens.
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TCVM FOR CHALLENGING ILLNESSES, PART 1: SEIZURES
Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine effectively complements current epilepsy medications and improves seizure management.
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HOMEOPATHIC TREATMENT FOR EPIDEMIC DISEASES – PARVO AND DISTEMPER
Homeopathy helps the body extinguish symptoms without suppressing them, causing the disease to leave the body naturally.
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NUTRITION AND IMMUNITY IN THE EQUINE
A deficiency of key vitamins and trace minerals may suppress the immune system and increase the risk of disease.
When adding an underwater treadmill, it’s important for assistants as well as doctors to become as familiar with it as possible in order to maximize its potential.
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MEDICAL CANNABIS FOR ANIMALS
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advisory board Dr. Richard Palmquist, DVM, graduated from Colorado State University in 1983. He is chief of integrative health services at Centinela Animal Hospital in Inglewood, California, president and research chair of the AHVMA, and an international speaker in integrative veterinary medicine. Dr. Palmquist is a consultant for the Veterinary Information Network (VIN) and co-director of the AHVMA Foundation. He has published two books, one for conventional veterinarians and a second for clients discussing how integrative thinking works.
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Michelle J. Rivera, MT, VDT, is an instructor at the University of Wisconsin and The Healing Oasis Wellness Center, a post-graduate educational institution offering state-approved programs. She is co-owner of The Healing Oasis Veterinary Hospital, offering massage, rehabilitation, chiropractic and Chinese and Western Herbology. Michelle completed the Chinese Herbal Medicine program from the China Beijing International Acupuncture Training Center, and is certified in Chinese Medicine by the Wisconsin Institute of Chinese Herbology.
Dr. Joyce Harman, DVM, MRCVS, graduated in 1984 from Virginia Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. She is certified in veterinary acupuncture and chiropractic and has completed advanced training in homeopathy and herbal medicine. Her practice in Virginia uses holistic medicine to treat horses. Her publications include The Horse’s Pain-Free Back and Saddle-Fit Book – the most complete source of information about English saddles.
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Dr. Steve Marsden, DVM, ND, lectures for the IVAS, the AHVMA and the AVMA, and is co-founder of the College of Integrative Veterinary Therapies. He is a director of the National College of Natural Medicine, and authored the Manual of Natural Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Marsden is extensively trai ned in alternative medicine, including Chinese herbology, acupuncture and naturopathic medicine. He has a veterinary and naturopathic practice in Edmonton, Alberta. In 2010, Dr. Marsden was named Teacher of the Year by the AHVMA.
Dr. Jean Dodds, DVM, received her veterinary degree in 1964 from the Ontario Veterinary College. In 1986, she moved to Southern California to establish Hemopet, the first non-profit national blood bank program for animals. Dr. Dodds has been a member of many national and international committees on hematology, animal models of human disease, veterinary medicine, and laboratory animal science. She received the Holistic Veterinarian of the Year Award from the AHVMA in 1994.
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Dr. Barbara Fougere, DVM, CVAA graduated in 1986, and was named the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association Educator for 2011. Dr. Fougere is the principal and one of the founders of the College of Integrative Veterinary Therapies. She has continued studying over the last 26 years, and has three Bachelor degrees, two Masters degrees, three post Graduate Diplomas, several Certifications and numerous other courses under her belt.
Dr. Christina Chambreau, DVM, CVH, graduated from the University of Georgia Veterinary College in 1980. She is a founder of the Academy Of Veterinary Homeopathy, was on the faculty of the National Center for Homeopathy Summer School and has been the holistic modality adjunct faculty liaison for the Maryland Veterinary Technician Program. Dr. Chambreau teaches classes in homeopathy for animals, and lectures on many topics. She is the author of the Healthy Animal’s Journal and the co-author of the Homeopathic Repertory: A Tutorial.
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HOW INTEGRATIVE APPROACHES ENHANCE AND SUPPORT HEALING OF
INFECTIOUS DISEASES This article describes a general approach to the use of integrative therapies for infectious diseases in dogs and cats. While it is beyond the scope of this piece to offer protocols for specific diseases, I will present general guidelines for where, when and how these therapies can be used to enhance the healing process, as well as improve the efficacy of conventional medical therapies. A review of the veterinary literature on infectious disease in dogs and cats shows an extensive amount of information on causes, prevention and treatment. Early in the last century, small animal veterinary medicine focused on prevention as well as the diagnosis of dogs with distemper, hepatitis and leptospirosis, and of cats for panleukopenia, infectious peritonitis and rhinotracheitis/calici. More modern diagnostics and research have unveiled more and more infectious agents linked with specific new and older diseases. Modern veterinary literature classifies infectious disease of dogs and cats in a long list, such as seen in the table on page 15.
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That said, when this list of infectious diseases is reviewed in the veterinary literature for their causes, treatment and prevention, a common theme develops that is quite similar from one condition to another:
q Cause – infectious agent w Prevention – vaccinations e Treatment – supportive
care for the target affected organ (antibiotics, fluid therapy) and symptom-oriented medication (anti-diarrhea, anti-tussive, etc).
What has been strikingly absent from much of the veterinary literature about infectious disease is how to use an integrative approach to support the immune system and the affected organs with natural therapies such as herbs, glandulars, therapeutic nutrition and deeply healing supportive modalities such as homeopathy and TCVM. The good news is this trend is now growing and conventional literature increasingly reports on the many studies for holistic modalities generated by clinician and client demand.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
INTEGRATIVE APPROACH In conventional veterinary medicine, the underlying cause of infectious diseases is associated with specific infectious agents; however, as we know, not all animals exposed to infectious agents succumb to the disease. In healthy animals, the immune system defense (cellular and humoral), when functioning well, will fight off infectious agents before they establish themselves in the body and cause illness.
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Borreliosis (Lyme disease)
Borreliosis (Lyme disease)
Canine Coronavirus Infection Canine Distemper Ehrlichiosis
The integrative approach, therefore, is designed to support that immune surveillance mechanism by using alternative modalities, without compromising the effectiveness of conventional medical therapies. This allows us to use a selected medication to work effectively on the symptoms of the disease while simultaneously nourishing the body by offering energetic and biological remedies that can actually get to the root cause and inflammatory insult. This is necessary in order to achieve a true healing.
Canine Parvo Disease
Here are some of the natural modalities that may be used when treating infectious disease:
Salmonellosis
CHINESE AND WESTERN HERBS Herbal medicine is broadly defined as the use of various botanicals to achieve specific therapeutic and healing results. Both Western and Chinese herbal medicine are used in veterinary practice with great results. Herbs and herbal combinations contain numerous active ingredients that work synergistically to help promote healing without the inherent side effects associated with many medications.
Canine Herpesvirus Infectious Canine Hepatitis (ICH) Canine Infectious Tracheobronchitis Leptospirosis Rabies
Feline Enteric Coronavirus Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) Panleukopenia (Feline Distemper) Feline Infectious Anemia Feline Leukemia Pneumonitis Rabies Feline Viral Respiratory Disease Complex Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis (FVR) Toxoplasmosis Salmonellosis
For instance, a Chinese herbal combination, Bai Tou Weng Tang, which contains pulsatilla (Bai tou weng), phellodenron bark (Huang bai), coptis root (Huang lian) and ash bark (Qin pi), has strong antibacterial, antiviral and anti-parasitic properties. It also decreases gastrointestinal inflammation, and therefore helps control diarrhea and abdominal pain in dogs with parvovirus.
COMBINATION HOMEOPATHIC AND HOMOTOXICOLOGY REMEDIES Homeopathic combinations are low-potency, symptom-oriented remedies designed to gently stimulate the body’s own healing mechanisms, reduce inflammation and move the body toward healing and homeostasis. Both homotoxicology Continued on page 17.
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