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Investigating other ways to make pets feel better

I got into veterinary medicine, like my colleagues, to help animals and their people. The long hours studying and the lack of sleep were always secondary to the joy of learning and helping animals. I gradated in 2009 from Oklahoma state university, did an internship in Michigan and then started working in a general practice. I had an interest in rehabilitation therapy, which started in vet school. My interest was peaked by one of my surgical patients who had hip surgery and couldn’t walk. She was admitted to the ICU to recover so that her second hip could be repaired at a later time when she was stronger. No one was really advocating rehabilitation so I researched what I could and made her a program. 2 1/2 weeks later, much to my delight and the surgeons surprise, she was walking well enough to have the surgery on the other hip. I was introduced to acupuncture in my internship but in relation to treating cancer patients. I knew that this could be helpful for pain as well and began to look for a program to attend. While working full time as an ER vet, I pursued additional training in veterinary acupuncture and then in canine rehabilitation. I have found the mix of eastern and western medicine to be a very rewarding way to practice and my patients have definitely benefited from this as well. I continue to learn from every patient and every case which makes the field more exciting for me. I am continuing my training in rehabilitation medicine and will complete a musculoskeletal ultrasound course and additional manual therapy courses in the future. There are also additional herbal, food therapy, and Chinese massage courses that will complete my certification as a Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine Doctor. I do understand that people can be skeptical about new ideas especially when they are difficult to explain in a traditional way, but if treatment that you are trying are not working and your pet is still painful, what have you got to lose? I have had several clients that were simply trying this because they were at a loss about what to do for their pet, and were very pleased with the results. Not all dogs or cats, like not all people, respond to acupuncture, but we wont know until we try. I look forward to meeting you and helping to take care of your best friend and beloved family member