Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Discovering Holistic Healing For Animals

By Carol Fox


When pets are ill or injured, it can often be heartbreaking. Taking an animal to the veterinarian can also be expensive. As such, these issues have led to a new practice, holistic healing for animals.

In one example, after owners discovered a cat was not going to get any better after becoming paralyzed, the owners sought advice. In the process, the owners found Dr. Valerie Trudel whom owned an acupuncture and osteopathy clinic for animals. As such, the owners took the cat to Dr. Trudel. Upon examining the cat, the doctor feared the only option would be euthanasia.

Upon an initial examination, Dr. Trudel's first instinct was to prepare the cat's parents for the worse. Instead, the owners ask the veterinarian to try anything and everything that could prevent such an outcome. While at the same time, the owners knew that doing so could be a long, expensive and difficult journey. Nonetheless, the owners decided to move forward with alternative forms of treatment.

Since the issue seemed to be one related to movement, Dr. Trudel decided to provide the cat with an acupuncture treatment. Upon leaving the clinic, the cat was laying on his stomach, though upon returning home, the owners noticed he was laying on his side. As such, with a glimmer of hope, the owners took the cat inside and kept a close watch on the animal for a full 24 hours.

After two weeks of at home care, the owners returned to the clinic for a follow up visit. Much to Dr. Trudel's amazement, the cat was walking normally. While a shock to the veterinarian and owners, especially considering the cat was completely paralyzed on the first visit, there have been many similar stories in the animal world. For, there are a number of pet owners, handlers and trainers whom have turned to alternative forms of healing due to not only to the success but also because these treatments can often be far less expensive in the long run.

Like Dr. Trudel, there are many veterinarians now turning to these alternative practices. For, when traditional medications and surgeries are either unsuccessful or not an option, it can often be beneficial to try alternative solutions. Whereas, even if euthanasia becomes necessary, at least the owners know that all options have been examined and researched before having to make such a difficult decision.

Throughout the life of a pet, a number of pet owners have discovered that traditional forms of medication are often harsh on digestive systems, or do not do enough to treat a condition. As most pet owners consider pets a part of the family, owners will often do anything and everything to give pets the best care possible and if at all possible, avoid euthanasia. For, due to the human connection to nature, animals often fill an essential emotional need of owners and family members.

While traditional veterinarians and practices have discovered new and safer treatments for animals over the last few years, so too have alternative providers such as that of Dr. Trudel and Dr. Barnes. For, if an animal can be healed through osteopathy, acupuncture or natural medications, it can often be far less intense or invasive to the animal than traditional forms of medications and surgeries.




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