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| Alternative Veterinary Medicine Centre Holistic Vet - Homeopathic Vet - Acupuncture Vet - Herbal Vet - Natural Vet The Alternative Vet The work of an ALTERNATIVE VET explained - Information page
The use of the term 'alternative vet' implies that a practice is offering an alternative approach to that of the mainstream service. At the AVMC, we have many traditional values and standards that may be seen to be part of a fading world. We also believe in clients having a wide range of options, with freedom of choice. We believe that clients should be firmly in the 'driving seat', as far as decision-making and course of action are concerned. We try to explain all procedures and medications, to the extent required by each client, thereby making informed decisions a real possibility. We do not rush to complex, expensive or high-tech procedures or interventions as a matter of course, only suggesting them if/when they become absolutely necessary for the ongoing best interests of the patient. We believe in a decent and dignified end to a good life for our animals, which may not involve over-investigation, over-intervention etc. Because we have a different outlook on medicine, there are many of our methods, procedures, treatments and interventions which are not in line with the current usual norm of veterinary practice. This makes the practice an 'alternative vets'. In most cases, we tend towards less complex procedures, so long as patient welfare and well-being are not compromised. Hospitalisation is another procedure, which may not always be in the patient's best interests. We prefer animals to be at home if at all humanly possible. Who will sit up with a sick animal all night long? Whose face does the sick dog want to see? How many hospitalisation facilities have night checks and are not just locked up at night, with no one on site? Because of the incredible advances in modern technology and knowledge, the natural trend is away from the simple and towards the more complex. Simpler alternatives to these procedures are not always on offer in modern veterinary practice. One of the dangers of this trend is that modern younger vets may not learn how to function effectively without all the modern aids and client choice might suffer. Furthermore, the more technological and expensive procedure may not always be in the patient's best interests. The alternative vet recognises this and tries to retain traditional values without losing the benefit of modern advances. We have started to build four websites, to illustrate and explain to enquiring readers what alternatives and choices may exist, under a range of circumstances, as befits an alternative vet. Please be patient as there is a lot of work involved, so they cannot emerge quickly. These will look at most forms of complementary and alternative medicine and will not forget worthwhile traditional techniques that have gradually slipped from the conventional repertoire, in our 'high-tech' times: http://www.catalternatives.co.uk - for cats http://www.dogalternatives.co.uk - for dogs http://www.horsealternatives.co.uk - for horses and ponies http://www.vetalternatives.co.uk - for general veterinary procedures. Of course, we do not pretend to suggest that the alternatives that will be mentioned on these sites are the only alternatives available. Alternative vets are looking into different therapies, as their wish to provide the best for their patients drives them to look deeper than what modern conventional medicine can offer to as patient. Please be patient, as these sites will not be built quickly. It is an extensive ongoing work. Holistic, Alternative, Natural or Complementary? An information-only website drawn up to introduce readers to natural feeding for dogs, cats, horses & ponies
An overview of the work of a holistic vet & the therapies involved
The work of a chiropractic vet explained
www.equineacupuncturevet.co.uk The work of an acupuncture vet explained Extract from http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/425999.stm:
Main Treatments offered (see Therapies): Homeopathic treatment Acupuncture treatment Herbal treatment Aromatherapy treatment Chiropractic treatment Nutritional advice - Feeding advice LASER treatment Ultrasound treatment Back manipulation - Back treatment Bach Flowers Holistic medicine - Holistic veterinary medicine Flower Essences Tissue Salts Holistic therapy - Holistic treatment - Holistic care Holistic advice Integrated medicine Natural medicine - Alternative medicine - Complementary medicine CAM - CAVM Natural Feeding - Natural Diet
These approaches represent a philosophy that is alternative to the current conventional norm but the use of alternative therapies does not do away with the need for a thorough examination and assessment. Nor does it preclude the use of modern diagnostic techniques where necessary.
A holistic vet will take into account all these things, in addition to closely scrutinising lifestyle, diet, environment, riding, tack, shoeing, grazing, stabling, management etc., depending upon the species.
Alternative vet at work: We see animals at the AVMC premises and we regularly visit an area stretching from Wales to London, from Devon to Kent, from South to North Midlands and from Bristol to the Wash and East Anglia. This is mainly to see horses but we can also arrange house calls (home visits) for domestic pets. We see many patients from London and visit London homes. We use acupuncture, herbs, homeopathy, aromatherapy (essential oils), tissue salts, bach flowers, chiropractic manipulation, LASER therapy and natural feeding, in our attempts to salvage the health of our patients.
Chris Day is a vet who qualified from Cambridge in 1972 and whose parents were both extremely vocational vets. He therefore studied veterinary life and veterinary medicine from a very early age. He started to use homeopathy on himself, from about ten or eleven years of age. He bought books on veterinary acupuncture and on homeopathic medicine, while at veterinary school, in 1969. He studied these and started to use vet homeopathy in his first year as a vet. Herbal medicine and acupuncture followed soon after. He became fascinated by chiropractic treatment in the mid-nineteen-seventies. All this explains his holistic approach, his dedication to patient care and his integrated use of the different therapies, each having been carefully built on the previously-studied techniques. He thus has many years of experience in the various therapies and has been brought up in an environment in which patient care was always paramount. Alternative Veterinary Medicine Centre Holistic Vet - Homeopathic Vet - Acupuncture Vet - Herbal Vet - Natural Vet Copyright © AVMC and Christopher Day Also known as: alternative veterinary surgeon - alternative veterinarian N.B.: At the AVMC, we try not to be 'bogged down' by terminology or ideology. Much argument accompanies discussions on nomenclature. We do not mind whether we are called holistic, complementary, alternative or natural. Likewise, it does not matter whether we are described as a holistic, natural, herbal, homeopathic, chiropractic, acupuncture or integrated veterinary practice. The medicine we practise is the best we can offer, for each patient and it matters not whether it is perceived as holistic medicine, alternative medicine, complementary medicine, natural medicine, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM - CAVM) or integrated medicine. We offer traditional standards of professional care, in an integrated package. Although we specialise in alternative therapies, seeking alternatives to conventional drug therapy, we do not shun conventional therapy, per se, considering its worth in each case. Alternative vet at AVMC - Putting the patient first Page is about: vet alternatives - alternative vet - dog - cat - horse - pony - homeopathic vet - vet homeopath - vet homeopathy - vet acupuncture - vet acupuncturist - acupuncture vet - articles - books - holistic vet - vet herbs - herbal vet - alternative vets - complementary medicine - complimentary medicine - complimentary vet - complementary vet - complementary vets - complimentary vets - integrated vet - integrated vets - natural vet - natural vets - dogs - cats - horses - ponies - acupuncture vets - homeopathic vets - holistic vets |
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