Green Paws Holistic Veterinary Care

20/01/2025

Could your pet's behavioural changes be due to pain?

Behavioural changes in our pets can be worrying and confusing for both ourselves as pet owners and the animals themselves. Sometimes we can see an obvious cause for the change, but more often finding the answer is challenging.It is now known that the same areas of the brain which process fear and an...

13/01/2025

Is the cold weather adding to your elderly pet’s aches and pains? Acupuncture can help to ease pain and relax muscles. Do get in touch for more information.

16/11/2024

Last call for appointments for a pain assessment with me at Ashbourne Canine Hydrotherapy Centre next Friday 22nd. Contact me for details of a special rate for your pet’s initial trial. 🥰🐾

15/11/2024

Cats like acupuncture too! This lovely older girl came to me today for help with her arthritis in her elbows and her sore back. This was her first time and she purred her way through ❤️🐾🐈‍⬛

08/11/2024

If you feel your pet may benefit from some pain intervention, like lovely Lois here, please get in touch. Home visits available, and appointments at Ashbourne Canine Hydrotherapy Centre on Friday 22nd November 🥰🐾

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07/11/2024

Electroacupuncture! Here is my lovely patient Murphy, a sweet boy who has some pain in his hips and lower back. He enjoyed a session with the electro machine yesterday, delivering gentle impulses into the affected muscles. Just a 15 minute session and then off to sleep off all those lovely endorphins! ❤️🐾

01/11/2024

A holistic vet wouldn't support vaccination... right? Wrong?
Lepto 2 will soon become unavailable. Mine have been on L4 since it came out so... make the change and give your dog the best possible protection.
If your dog has had previous issues with vaccines, their close relatives have, or your dog has underlying health issues then chat to your vet about the most appropriate vaccine schedule.
Also, check out this group...
It started as a bit of a joke because there were no groups about pets that had a medicine, it worked, and nothing bad happened. Which is the experience of the majority. But amongst the silly posts about 'side effects' (sleeping in odd positions, turning into cats etc), you will find caring veterinary professionals who are sympathetic to your fears and offer practical advice and support.
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08/10/2024

Clinic appointments available at Ashbourne Canine Hydrotherapy Centre on Friday 8th November and Friday 22nd November. To book, or for home visit appointments any other time please contact me directly. A little info below about acupuncture and how it works.

Acupuncture is a therapy with a long history in human traditional and Chinese medicine, and is used to treat a variety of conditions. In veterinary medicine one of the most effective ways to use acupuncture is as an adjunct to the treatment of pain, particularly musculoskeletal pain. In animals, acu...

08/10/2024

November 5th is fast approaching, and no doubt there are fireworks about already in many places. Anxiety about fireworks and bonfires is an increasing concern for our pets, but there are lots of things we can do to help, even at a late stage. In an ideal world we would start desensitising our pets u...