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The Holistic Vet |
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(holistic veterinary surgeon - holistic veterinarian) The holistic vet (holistic veterinarian) is one who practises his or her medicine and animal care according to holistic principles (holism). This may mean that the medicine used is homeopathy (homoeopathy), acupuncture, herbal medicine (herbs), other type of natural medicine or a combination of any or all of these. It may even be that some who practise modern conventional medicine have a holistic outlook but their medicine methods cannot be called holistic, since conventional drug medicine is used according to more reductionist principles. The holistic vet, when studying a patient and setting out to treat or to advise, must take into account all aspects of diet, lifestyle, environment and activity, in order properly to be able to understand the situation and to be able to stand a chance of effecting real healing. In the USA, it appears that a veterinarian who uses a spectrum of natural, alternative and complementary medicines is called holistic. According to the UK understanding, however, it is the methodology that makes one holistic, rather than the systems of medicine applied. One might only use one medical system but still practise it in a truly holistic way. This is simply a matter of varying definitions and common usage. Of course, it is also possible that a vet may aspire to use homeopathy, acupuncture or other alternative, without being truly holistic, preferring instead to use reductionist philosophy. At the AVMC, we use exhaustive holistic methodology, with integrated alternative and complementary medicine methods. Chris Day, holistic vet, has more than 35 years of experience in the field and is willing to share experiences, understanding and ideas with veterinary colleagues, veterinary students and animal owners. Copyright © AVMC - November 2007 veterinary holism - holistic vet - holistic veterinary medicine - veterinary holistic medicine - holistic veterinarian - holistic veterinary surgeon |
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