Holistic Medicine

Holistic Medicine

We know that your pet’s health care is as important as your own. If you are able to choose a lifestyle that incorporates a holistic philosophy for yourself, why shouldn’t you be able to do the same for your pet?

Holistic medicine, by its very nature, is humane to the core. The techniques used in holistic medicine are gentle, minimally invasive, and incorporate patient well-being and stress reduction. Holistic thinking is centered on love, empathy, and respect.  Holistic therapies stimulate the body to heal itself by providing the patient with the nutrients or energy they need to address the root cause of the problem rather than covering things up only by alleviating symptoms.

Well-accepted holistic therapies such as acupuncture, essential oils, herbal medicine, nutritional therapy, laser, and electromagnetic fields are effective due to their ability to promote the body’s own natural healing abilities.

In treating an animal, a holistic veterinarian will determine the best combination of both conventional and holistic therapies for a given individual. This mixture of healing arts and skills is as natural as life itself. Therein lies the very essence of the word “(w)holistic.” It means taking in the whole picture of the patient—the environment, the disease pattern, the relationship of pet with owner—and developing a treatment protocol using a wide range of therapies for healing the patient. The holistic practitioner is interested not only in a medical history, but also genetics, nutrition, environment, family relationships, stress levels, and other factors.

Many patients present in a state of “disease.” At this point the holistic challenge lies in the question “why?” A simple-appearing symptom may have several layers of causation. When one area of the body is ill, it can manifest in many different ways. Only when the true cause of the ailment has been found is there the possibility for a lasting recovery.

Through a series of analytic observations and appropriate testing the goal becomes finding the true root source of the pathology. It is at this point that the most efficacious, least invasive, and least harmful path to cure is selected.

In many acute situations, treatment may involve aspects of surgery and drug therapy from conventional Western technology, along with complementary techniques to provide an integrative approach to healing. This form of treatment has great value for severe trauma and certain infections.

Once the symptoms have been treated, the task is not complete until the underlying disease patterns have been redirected. The patient, as well as the client, will be guided to a new level of health. The wholeness inherent in the scope of holistic veterinary medicine nurtures all aspects of an animal’s well-being, resulting in lasting physical, mental, and emotional health.

Tally Oaks Veterinary Wellness Center (TOVWC) offers this choice.  Our clients may choose conventional/traditional western medicine or holistic medicine or a combination of both to improve the overall health of their pet.

To learn more about our holistic medicine therapies at TOVWC please click on the following links:

• Veterinary Acupuncture
• Veterinary Essential Oils
• Therapeutic Class IV Laser
• Assisi Loop
• Nutritional Therapy

Dr. Tania Woerner is a member of the American Holistic Veterinary Medicine Association