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Applying rehab and physiotherapy techniques to a dog with a soft tissue injury should be preceded by a proper consideration of how the injury developed and progressed, and how it affects the health and function of the entire body. The care of the canine athlete in performance and working disciplines is finally getting much-needed attention and awareness. With the recent growth of...

Learn more about genetic testing for degenerative myelopathy and discover what Morris Animal Foundation is doing to help in the battle against this disease. For many practitioners, degenerative myelopathy is a frustrating and heartbreaking disease. Frustrating because the diagnosis is a challenge and no treatment options exist beyond supportive care. Heartbreaking because of the disease’s relentless, cruel progression. However, the...

Our practice is alternative in many ways.  At Sleepy Dog, we practice alternative medicine for small animals.  We use acupuncture, acupressure, chiropractic, herbal medicine, massage, physical rehabilitation, Reiki, and traditional Chinese veterinary medical nutrition to treat our patients.  The majority of our patients come to us with a chronic challenge, something such as arthritis, cancer, kidney disease, allergies, gastrointestinal complaints...

Figure 1: Lateral thermograph of right hind limb. Digital infrared thermal imaging provides an objective assessment of any integrated treatment plan. Disclaimer: Dr. Ronald Riegel is a co-founder of Digatherm, a company that offers technologically advanced IR systems to the veterinary medical field. The practice of integrated medicine focuses on the healing of the entire patient through multimodal therapeutic approaches. Digital...