Providing holistic health care for pets to regain health, wellbeing and vitality. We love to help :)
Acupet is an integrative veterinary practice dedicated to offering complementary modalities for small animals to help in the following conditions:
* chronic medical conditions poorly responsive to conventional medical treatment (e.g inflammatory bowel disease and skin allergies)
* chronic pain conditions e.g osteoarthritic and cancer pain.
* To aid the physical rehabilitation of animals following
surgery, trauma and in chronic degenerative conditions. We use Traditional Chinese acupuncture, herbal medicines, Bach flowers, laser therapy and physiotherapy techniques to benefit our patients using the most current knowledge available on these modalities. Kym is an experienced veterinarian with extensive postgraduate training in the above modalities and brings the best of both western and eastern practices to her treatments so you know you are getting the best for your companion. We treat your companions as if they were our own and do our best to "think outside the box" to help in whatever way we can. If you think integrative veterinary medicine maybe just what your companion needs, give us a call.
In NZ Librela is licensed as Berensa. There are some very important side effects to be aware of if your dog is being medicated with Berensa. This drug is for dogs diagnosed with osteoarthritis. This is not a drug for dogs showing any neurological symptoms and has the potential to make them a lot worse.
The FDA has identified and analyzed adverse events in dogs treated with Librela (bedinvetmab injection).
22/11/2024
Today we learned how to open a coconut. This lady woke up long enough to be front row for the tutorial 🏝️🥥🐾🐾
21/11/2024
En vacances en Tahiti! Meeting some very lovely Bora bora dogs. They only want to sleep and swim as it is so hot, hot, hot! 🏝️🐾🐾🥥
26/08/2024
Happy International Dog Day from the Acupet gang of canines ❤️🐾🐾
11/03/2024
Zed is a 10 year old heading dog who has developed degenerative lumobosacral stenosis ( also known as Cauda Equina syndrome) after many years of farm work. This condition is more common in older, medium- large breed dogs and those who have been working dogs. Zed was retired to a loving home with his new mum Chris who has been very proactive in getting Zed back to being a comfortable boy and giving him an amazing retirement for his golden years.
Degenerative lumbosacral stenosis is described as a clinical syndrome associated with degenerative changes to the lumbosacral junction. The L7-S1 intervertebral disc loses it normal biomechanical properties over time. The resulting degenerative changes in the supporting soft tissue and bony structures of the lumbosacral junction cause compression of the L7, sacral and caudal nerve roots which lead to chronic lower back pain with or without neurological dysfunction. Treatment for Zed is multimodal and involves a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug and gabapentin to help reduce inflammation and nerve related pain, as well as acupuncture and laser weekly to reduce lumbosacral pain, muscle spasm and improve his hindlimb strength. Acupuncture is also very good to reduce the faecal incontinence that often accompanies this condition. Additionally Zed has a herbal medicine formula that gives added anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, adaptogenic and circulatory stimulant properties to reduce soft tissue discomfort and nerve pain. Core strengthening activities and modifying his activity to avoid jumping are also important in managing his condition long term.
After just a few weeks of treatment he is a happier boy, launching into zoomies and wanting to jump in the car. Not great activities for him so slowing him down will be the new challenge!
20/02/2024
Jan and Rosie. A true bond 🥰
15/02/2024
Branded paw prints in the sand ®️
15/02/2024
13/02/2024
Acupet is on pause in beautiful Raglan for the week. What a place to enjoy this wonderful weather.
02/02/2024
Cindy likely had a cerebrovascular accident in Dec last year. She suddenly became wobbly in her front legs and would fall to her left side. We have used weekly acupuncture, a great herbal mix of some key cerebral circulatory stimulant and neuro restorative herbs ( Withania, Gingko biloba and Bacopa) to help repair her brain injury and now she is back to her normal self.
She is such a good girl for acupuncture and does her little spins of happiness after her sessions 😇
31/01/2024
Happy Feb 1st. It’s a leap year which is very fitting in the rehab world! 29 days this month!
February is the month for daschunds to celebrate their quirky natures ( and we won’t mention being slightly high maintenance). We love you Latte, Scoop and Frankie 💚
24/01/2024
How true is this! They certainly teach us about unconditional love, forgiveness, and living in the moment 💚
We need animals more than we can imagine.
23/01/2024
This is Rosie after her fifth session of acupuncture today. She can ambulate without help, ataxia is vastly reduced and she had lots of voluntary tail movement today. She can flex her hocks well but has lost the ability to extend her hocks. She sits and moves on her hocks which is called a plantigrade stance. This is part of her neuropathy and hopefully will correct itself over time. Rosie is intent on escaping which is motivating her recovery 😂
23/01/2024
Rosie cat is coming along very well now with her walking after her sudden onset of paralysis a month ago. It has been two weeks since she has been having acupuncture and today was her fifth session.
Because I have such minimal video compilation skills the video updates are posted separately. Here is where Rosie had progressed to at her second acupuncture treatment. She was starting to have good voluntary motion of her left and right hindlimb but needed pelvic support to stand and try to move. And very ataxic, with her criss crossing hindlimbs.
06/01/2024
Rosie shattered my long held belief that torties are too feisty for acupuncture. She was absolutely relaxed and was very welcoming of the attention. What an amazing girl!
Rosie developed acute paralysis of her hindlimbs two weeks ago. We don’t know why but it’s most possible she fell from a height and damaged her lower spine landing incorrectly. Since Jan 3rd she’s had voluntary movement return to her right hindlimb but not the left and her tail has continued to be flaccid. She also has urinary incontinence. After her first session today she had strong voluntary movement returning to her left hindlimb and more movement in her tail. This is an amazing result in such a short space of time. Watch this space 🙏
03/01/2024
Happy New Year everyone! We are back on board at Acupet and looking forward to helping out your four legged friends over the coming year. One thing is for sure…. Life is sweeter for having a dog in it! So I leave you with this quote 😍… see you soon!
23/12/2023
Claire is tuning into 432 hz on Spotify for some meditative sound waves.
This years collective soundtrack for acupuncture includes a lot of american indian inspired panpipes (Betty the cat), uplifting piano and harp ( Maya the lowchen), country gospel ( Obama the dalmatian) and Frankie the daschunds top 100 dog tunes. No uplifting house for these guys! Bring on the 2024 line up 😴😴😳🎻🎹🪕🎼
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This is Rosie after her fifth session of acupuncture today. She can ambulate without help, ataxia is vastly reduced and she had lots of voluntary tail movement today. She can flex her hocks well but has lost the ability to extend her hocks. She sits and moves on her hocks which is called a plantigrade stance. This is part of her neuropathy and hopefully will correct itself over time. Rosie is intent on escaping which is motivating her recovery 😂
Rosie cat is coming along very well now with her walking after her sudden onset of paralysis a month ago. It has been two weeks since she has been having acupuncture and today was her fifth session.
Because I have such minimal video compilation skills the video updates are posted separately. Here is where Rosie had progressed to at her second acupuncture treatment. She was starting to have good voluntary motion of her left and right hindlimb but needed pelvic support to stand and try to move. And very ataxic, with her criss crossing hindlimbs.
To help animals heal, live pain free and with as much functon as possible so they can fully enjoy their lives. As a holistic clinic we integrate the best of conventional and complementary health care modalities to ensure your cat and dog is given every opportunity to regain health, wellbeing and vitality.
Who can benefit from treatment at Acupet?
As a rehabilitation clinic we work with cats and dogs recovering from orthopaedic and neurologic surgery or injury, to speed their recoveries and prevent further injury.
We also work with many cats and dogs suffering from chronic pain conditions, such as arthritis and cancer. We use an array of effective options for analgesia apart from drugs. In many older animals drugs can not be used as they have underlying liver and kidney issues so options such as acupuncture and herbal medicines are ideal to offer pain relief and reduce the stress and anxiety that exist alongside living with chronic pain.
There are also many other chronic conditions that respond very well to acupuncture and/or herbal medicine allowing the use of medicines to be stopped or reduced considerably. These conditions include inflammatory bowel disease, urinary incontinence, skin disease and seizures among others.
Cancer patients benefit immensely from holistic support alongside chemotherapy and radiation therapy or as an alternative option to conventional cancer treatment.
Services:
Acupuncture
Laser Therapy / Laser Acupuncture
Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation
Massage
TENS
Physiotherapy/physical rehabilitation
Comprehensive pain management plans
Mobility aids (carts, braces, Kruuse joint protectors, harnesses)
Traditional Chinese and western herbal medicine
Nutraceuticals
Nutritional advice
Our companions live for the moment.
Acupet helps to make those moments the best they can be.
