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| Alternative Veterinary Medicine Centre Holistic Vet - Homeopathic Vet - Acupuncture Vet - Herbal Vet - Natural Vet Oxfordshire (UK) - will travel The Complementary Vet The work of a COMPLEMENTARY VET explained - Information page
The term 'COMPLEMENTARY VET' is a tricky one. It probably indicates to the modern reader that the vet uses one or more forms of 'complementary medicine' (complementary veterinary medicine), 'holistic medicine', 'natural medicine' or 'alternative medicine', for instance Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine, Homeopathy or Aromatherapy.
At the AVMC, we prefer not to use the terms 'complementary vet' and 'complementary medicine', as their meanings are so ill-defined and they almost have a condescending tone when applied to 'alternative' medicine, as if that medicine can have no existence without modern conventional medicine. Of course, we will work alongside conventional medicine and mainstream vets, in an integrated programme, if that is in the best interests of the patient. However, so many of our patients have already come to the end of the line with their conventional treatments or react very badly to drugs, when we first see them, making conventional medication no longer an option. Arguments aside (see 'holistic, alternative, natural or complementary'), we get on with the important daily business of delivering holistic care to our patients (Services). Main Treatments offered (see Therapies):
Homeopathic treatment Acupuncture treatment Herbal treatment (Phytotherapy) 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 (Integrative medicine) Anthroposophical medicines - Anthroposophy 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 by a 'complementary vet' 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. Complementary 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 and West Midlands to the Wash and East Anglia. Visits are 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.
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Alternative Veterinary Medicine Centre Holistic Vet - Homeopathic Vet - Acupuncture Vet - Herbal Vet - Natural Vet Copyright © AVMC - December 2008 Also known as: complementary veterinary surgeon - complementary 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 almost exclusively use alternative therapies, seeking alternatives to conventional drug therapy, we do not shun conventional therapy, per se, considering its worth in each case. Complementary vet at AVMC - Putting the patient first N.B.: Spelling 'complementary', not 'complimentary' Calling us 'complementary' may not be 'complimentary'! http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&tab=wl https://plus.google.com/107621290717284228783/about?gl=GB&hl=en-GB www.holisticvetmed.co.uk Page refers to: veterinary holism - holistic vet - holistic veterinary medicine - veterinary holistic medicine - dog - cat - horse - pony - holistic veterinarian - holistic veterinary surgeon - vet homeopath - vet homeopathy - vet acupuncturist - vet herbalist - holistic vet med - holisticvetmed - holistic vet advice - holistic veterinarian - holistic veterinarians - holistic veterinary advice - holistic advice - holistic vets - nature vet - natural vet - integrated vet - integrative vet - acupuncture vets - homeopathic vets - herbal vets - holistic vet Oxfordshire - holistic vet UK - complementary - complimentary - dogs - cats - horses - ponies - complementary - complimentary - complementary vet - complementary vets - complimentary vet - complimentary vets - complementary veterinary medicine - complementary medicine - complimentary medicine - alternative vet |
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Chris Day is a
complementary 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.