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Holistic Care of Laryngeal Paralysis in Dogs

Laryngeal paralysis has been one of my harder to treat diagnoses in dogs but some recent ah-ha moments that originated from my own dog has given me hope for the conservative and effective management of more dogs with this condition. My thought patterns on how to treat it is a great showcase on what holistic medicine is - a deep understanding of the anatomy, science and all the tools available we can use including nutrition, functional anatomy with biomechanical treatments, re

Preventative care for IVDD in Dashunds

Dashunds are one of the most common breeds that I see in my practice. Unfortunately it is often because they have experienced paralysis...

Iliopsoas strain in dogs

Iliopsoas is the name for the iliacus muscle and psoas major muscles together. Iliacus arises from the wing of illium of the pelvis, and...

Bone broth for pets: benefits and recipe

There are multiple benefits of bone broth. Picking just a few benefits: bone broth contains collagen proteins which can help to repair our c

Things to consider when naming a pet guardian in your Will

As a vet, end of life is an every day discussion, our faithful companions join us for such a short time on our life journeys. Before I moved to holistic only care I worked as a mobile veterinarian providing in home palliative services for pets. It was both difficult and an honor to be invited into someones home to bear witness to one of their most heartbreaking days with saying goodbye to their cherished loved one. Whilst we often thinking about saying good-bye to our pets, w

Contemplating my rich career

I've been a vet for 23 years. I honestly don't feel that old but thinking upon my career tonight I realise how much growth and change I've had in my career - none of which I would have dreamed for myself in vet school. My younger self would have no concept of what I do now - and quite likely would have laughed. And I feel like I'm on the precipice of further change which feels like the most important yet.... but who knows.... there is likely to be more. I shall expand upon th

George and his painful skin condition - case study

George is a 5 year old miniature Dashund. He initially presented as he had a non resolving skin condition - he was biting his back legs and needed to have a cone on his head all the time. He was on antibiotics, steroids, cortisone creams and still could not be trusted to have his cone removed or he would chew his back legs until he had open wounds. His owner, a human doctor, noted that the skin lesions on both his back legs were over where she expected his sciatic nerve to