January: Endings and Beginnings
Friday, 01 January 2021 09:002020 has been a trying year for many people around the world. As we look back on 2020 despite everything WATCVM was able to have some highlighting moments. We congratulate our 2020 Grant Research Awardees Dr. Jacquelyn Olson (Efficacy of Two Topical Chinese Herbals and a Conventional Therapy in Vir...
Read moreDecember: How Does Cold Disrupt Qi?
Tuesday, 01 December 2020 09:00December makes most of us think about snow and hot chocolate. The days grow shorter and the nights longer as winter starts to get settled in. The winter season is associated with Cold in TCVM and the element Water. There are three important characteristics of Cold. 1) Cold can interrupt the balanc...
Read moreNovember: Fall Foods
Sunday, 01 November 2020 09:00It’s the fall season and as the leaves change colors and the air gets cooler and crisps, we think about certain foods. Pumpkin, squash, apples for example are fall favorites. Food therapy is one of the four branches of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (TCVM). With food therapy veterinarians...
Read moreOctober: Awareness Month for Lung and Liver Health
Thursday, 01 October 2020 16:35This October is Lung and Liver Health Awareness Month. We are excited to share some TVCM information about the Zhang organs Lung and Liver. A nice quick review and an inside look to potential cases our TCVM vets might see in their clinics. Lung (Zang) partners with Large Intestine (Fu), and ...
Read moreHouse Call Safety COVID-19
Thursday, 09 April 2020 19:51While normal business safety practices should be done, these processes are in conjunction with your already existing well-being measures: Regarding Client Services: Email clients to ask that they inform you if anyone in the home is sick or has potential exposure (and trust your company will do the...
Read moreTCVM Around the World: Small Animal Acupuncture in Indonesia
Thursday, 16 January 2020 04:23Join 13 Chi Institute Indonesia students as they embark upon their Small Animal Acupuncture training. Students traveled from around the world, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and India, to gain hands-on acupuncture experience from top TCVM educators. Watch this short clip to follow their j...
Read moreAfrica, Here We Come!
Friday, 15 November 2019 04:09
Chi Institute of TCVM: South Africa Roselle Hartwigsen, BVSc, CVADirector, Chi-South Africa I wish to greet you in the African spirit of Ubuntu: I am because we are. It is with the contribution of each person that all succeed. We are happy to have received contributions from many people to be...
Read moreDr. Louise Cheng Yu's TCVM Case Success Story
Saturday, 15 June 2019 04:22
Dr. Louise Cheng Yu is the owner of He Mei Pet Hospital, a primarily small animal veterinary practice in Chongqing, China. An expert on small animal ultrasound, she has been invited to Europe, Thailand, and Australia to provide ultrasound training, and since 2012, she has served as an ultrasound ins...
Read moreChi Institute of Europe Celebrates its 10th Anniversary with an Integrative Veterinary Medicine Speaker Series
Wednesday, 14 February 2018 15:22
Chi Institute of Europe has now been offering post-graduate courses and international certification on Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine for 10 years! In honor of this milestone, 25 experts from around the world will meet in Spain to present lectures on advanced research and clinical experienc...
Read moreRefreshed Site and New Member-only Content
Thursday, 21 December 2017 18:29
We are very excited to announce that the World Association of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (WATCVM) and the American Association of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (AATCVM) have joined forces to offer one all-inclusive membership. With the new joint-membership comes new member-onl...
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WATCVM Collaborates with the AHVMA to Fund TCVM-Related Research
Friday, 15 December 2017 11:35
During the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association's (AHVMA) 2017 Annual Conference, in San Diego, California, WATCVM representatives had the opportunity to meet with Dr. Nancy Scanlan, Executive Director of the AHVMA's Foundation to discuss a potential collaboration to raise funds for TCVM...
Read moreWATCVM Supports TCVM Efforts at Veterinary Colleges
Thursday, 14 December 2017 17:11
One of the objectives of the WATCVM is to assist in incorporating TCVM and Integrative Veterinary Medicine (IVM) as a part of veterinary curricula around the world. WATCVM supports these efforts by (a) assisting veterinary students as they start TCVM student clubs, or work with existing IVM or...
Read moreDr. Mushtaq Memon, WATCVM Executive Director, Awarded the "Global Holistic Illumination Award"
Monday, 23 October 2017 16:32
During the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association’s (AHVMA) Annual Conference, held on Oct. 22, 2017 in San Diego, California, Dr. Mushtaq Memon, WATCVM Executive Director, was awarded the Global Holistic Illumination Award. ...
Read moreHelp Support Animals in Need: Hurricane Disaster Relief
Friday, 13 October 2017 10:00
Pets suffer during natural disasters, as well as their pet parents. Offer your clients and co-workers a way to help raise money for these displaced and hurting animals by hosting a donation bucket in your workplace. Then pet lovers everywhere will be able to drop a buck in the bucket for animals in ...
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