Holistic Veterinary Care

22/11/2024

Sorry been quiet recently, been busy in practice and researching for this webinar for next week

I have looked at many different ways that we can help our patients who suffer with kidney disease. Please get in touch if this is something you would like to discuss for your own pet

NEW LIVE WEBINAR - 'Western Herbal Medicine and Integrative Approaches to Feline Renal Disease' Presented by Dr Shelley Doxey

https://civtedu.org/webinars/western-herbal-medicine-and-integrative-approaches-to-feline-renal-disease

Renal disease is a common and challenging condition in our older feline patients. An integrative approach gives you additional tools to improve quality of life and slow disease progression. Join Dr Shelley Doxey for this informative and practical session. She will discuss the factors contributing to the onset and progression of renal disease before moving onto therapeutic options. You will learn about the role of Western herbal medicine, diet, pre and probiotics, omega 3 fatty acids and acupuncture in managing this condition.

04/10/2024

Donkeys loving their new bale of straw this afternoon

19/05/2024

Busy morning, snuck into the practice to make up bespoke herbal medicine for some of my patients to get out in the post tomorrow. Then back home to report some Vaccicheck titre test results and now getting ready for my afternoon shift as an online triage vet for an emergency out of hours veterinary service

18/05/2024

My first Calendula flower of the year, I love the way it closes up overnight. Such a beautiful medicinal herb with a vast range of uses including topically to soothe inflamed skin and as mouthwash and eyewash and internally for stomach ulcers, gastrointestinal infections and urinary infections. Please get in touch if you are interested in herbal medicine for your animals.

07/05/2024

Today was a sad day, a special patient said goodbye to her family and passed onto her next adventure. I was honoured to be with them and to able to make her transition as peaceful and respectful as possible. I gave my girl an extra special squeeze and of course a biscuit when I got home and told her how awesome she is. I often feel that animals understand the circle of life and their part in the universe so clearly but all the noise in our world prevents us from doing the same. 🕊

01/05/2024

Really good to see evidence for Vitamin D interacting with gut bacteria and having positive effects on immunity and cancer risks

🧫 Specialist pathologist researchers from the RVC– working alongside The Francis Crick Institute (FCI) and other partners – have discovered that a diet high in vitamin D encourages the growth of a type of gut bacteria which improves immunity to cancer. These findings published in Science, the world´s leading multidisciplinary scientific journal, indicate a connection between vitamin D and the immune system, suggesting how increased levels of vitamin D could also play a crucial role in cancer immunity and immunotherapy success in humans.

➡️ Read more: https://rvc.uk.com/vitamin-d-immune-resistance

28/04/2024

Spent the day at the British Association of Veterinary Herbalists meeting both learning and teaching. Always come away from our meetings inspired to help more of my patients to live their best lives

12/04/2024

Today I completed my level 2 Reiki for animals course. I am fascinated by energy work but not quite ready for quantum physics yet!

23/03/2024

Gorgeous puppies who share their lives with my wonderful colleagues 🐶

15/03/2024

Today marks our official first day of Spring as our tortoise, Fred, has just come out of hibernation. He is now snuggled up in his outside house and will be having daily warm baths. Fred’s first food of a new year is usually his favourite of a dandelion flower but as you can see in the photos he also loves strawberries.

09/03/2024

Excited to be presenting at this weekend course in April

CIVT provides world-leading education in natural medicine, including three accredited online post-graduate qualifications, industry-recognised certifications

08/03/2024

Our Annie has a bump. We are always taught that a lump and bump is just that until we know otherwise at vet school. We have investigated Annie’s bump with cytology first, followed by a biopsy. Lucky for Annie and us it is 99% likely to be a benign mass but it is a bit unusual as it is infiltrating a muscle in one of her legs and is continuing to grow. So, today I took her to a local Veterinary Specialist hospital to see a soft tissue surgeon. The plan is for Annie to have a CT scan so we know more about the mass and what is involves in preparation for possible surgery to remove it before it does affect her wellbeing. It is good that we found this quite early so we can work out the best options for Annie. Moral of the story is to remember to check your animal friends for lumps and bumps regularly and if you do find one not to panic but to have it checked by your veterinarian. Knowledge is power and as soon as you know what it is the best placed you are to deal with it.

20/02/2024

I am so lucky that as a fully integrative veterinary surgeon I can cover all aspects of my patient’s needs. Yesterday I had a busy day doing procedures, this involved supervising an international veterinarian performing two cat neuters, radiographing another cat who had been hit by a car, flushing and treating a dog’s infected a**l gland, removing a tooth that had caused a tooth root abscess in a friend’s dog, and finally dealing with an emergency when a small dog had been attacked by a larger dog causing one of her eyes to sadly leave its socket behind. As ever too busy to get to the needs of one of my own rescue pets, see photo, who a colleague kindly sedated and helped to diagnose a mass around her bottom that looks like we will need to remove in the near future if

13/02/2024

Meet Puzzle - I started seeing Puzzle a few weeks ago as part of her integrated therapy of herbs and acupuncture alongside her chemotherapy. Puzzle shows just how to relax whilst enjoying her acupuncture therapy