September: TCVM Integrated Therapy for a Painful Geriatric Dog
Friday, 01 September 2023 17:45By: Janice Huntingford, DVM, MS-TCVM, DACVSMR, CVPP, CVA, cAVCA Chronic painful conditions, such as osteoarthritis, are common in veterinary practice. Many of these are treated using non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS), however as time passes, higher doses are required to maintain a pain...
Read moreAugust: Acupuncture and Tui-na for the Treatment of Damp Bony Bi Syndrome
Tuesday, 01 August 2023 09:00Acupuncture and Tui-na for the Treatment of Damp Bony Bi SyndromeRosemarie Niznik, DVM, CVA, CVFT, CVTP, CVSMT, FCoAC COXOFEMORAL JOINT DISLOCATION Luxation or dislocation of the coxofemoral joint is one of the most frequent types of dislocation experienced by dogs and cats. The femoral head is ...
Read moreJuly: Seasonal Allergies from a TCVM Perspective
Tuesday, 11 July 2023 17:00Seasonal Allergies from a TCVM Perspective Dijana Divjak, DVM, CVA Pathophysiology A. Pathogen - WIND HEAT The pathogen that brings seasonal allergies is Wind, which carries Heat deeper under the skin. The entrance points of the Wind are on the dorsal neck, so weari...
Read moreJune: TCVM for Hit by Car Accident in a Geriatric Cat
Thursday, 01 June 2023 09:00TCVM for Hit by Car Accident in a Geriatric CatPrincesse Theresa, DVM, CVA History: A 11 year old castrated male domestic short hair cat was involved in a hit by car accident and subsequently developed mild swelling of the left hind limb from the thigh distally. He was difficult to stand up ...
Read moreMay: Moxibustion and Herbal Therapy for Damp-Cold invading the Spleen with Liver Qi Stagnation in a Harsh Winter Climate
Monday, 01 May 2023 09:00Moxibustion and Herbal Therapy for Damp-Cold invading the Spleen with Liver Qi Stagnation in a Harsh Winter ClimateKerry Pride, DVM, MPH, CVA, CVMMP, DACVPM History Blue was an 8-year-old quarter horse mare that presented for traditional Chinese veterinary medicine (TCVM) because of softer th...
Read moreApril: Acupuncture and Herbals for Global Treatment of Damp Heat
Saturday, 01 April 2023 09:00Acupuncture and Herbals for Global Treatment of Damp Heat Stacey Sheahan VMD, MS-TCVM History: Beda is an 8-year-old female spay black Labrador retriever that presented for TCVM after failure of Western medicine to manage Horner’s syndrome, otitis externa, recurrent urinary tract infections, di...
Read moreMarch: Spring Pathogen
Wednesday, 01 March 2023 09:00WIND - The Spring PathogenRosemarie Niznik, DVM, CVA, CVSMT, CVFT, FCoAC Wind, cold, summer heat, damp, dryness, and fire (heat) are the six climatic changes found in nature. Under normal conditions, they do not produce pathological changes in the body and are thus known as the “Six types o...
Read moreFebruary: Acupuncture Supportive Care for Renal and Hepatic Lymphoma
Wednesday, 01 February 2023 09:00Rosemarie A. Niznik, DVM, CVA, CVFT, CVSMT Lymphoma and TCVM of Neoplasia Lymphoma is the most common malignancy of cats, accounting for as much as 30 percent of all feline cancers. Lymphoma is a cancer made of lymphocytes and these lymphocytes readily travel throughout the body via the ly...
Read moreJanuary: Kidney Qi Deficiency in a Dachshund
Sunday, 01 January 2023 09:00Mitsie Vargas DVM, MS, CTCVMP, CVBMA, CVMMP, CCRV, FAAVA History On 12/10/2011 Pepperoni, a 5.5-year-old female spayed Dachshund was presented for acute paralysis due to a ruptured disk at the T13-L1 vertebral space. She had seen another veterinarian that had prescribed steroids, res...
Read moreDecember: Moxibustion for Cold Colic in an Appaloosa Gelding
Thursday, 01 December 2022 09:00Moxibustion for Cold Colic in an Appaloosa Gelding Emily Mangan, DVM, CTCVMP, CCRV, CVMMP The Magic of Moxibustion December is here and as the winter rolls in (at least in the Northern hemisphere), it brings with it the cold and the damp and it makes me think of one thing: how much I really love ...
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