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Colic in Horses « holisticveterinaryconsultants
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Stay in touch for the most recent in Holistic Vet medicine. The dreaded word- COLIC. This is the fear of every horseperson, yet it is not as common as you’d think. Because of its mortality rate, colic’s reputation is a fearful one. Last week I attended a conference at the VMRCVM on colic so let me share some things with you:. Colic is the third leading cause of death in horses. Only 4% of horses will get colic, but of these, repeat cases are common. Colic surgery will cost $5000 to $8000. Colic does not ...
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2013 March 20 « holisticveterinaryconsultants
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Stay in touch for the most recent in Holistic Vet medicine. Salmonella is all over the news and apparently all over our pet foods and treats. It is a bacteria that causes food poisoning. It is my opinion that greater surveillance and monitoring is discovering this bacteria is commonly in pet foods. Dogs and cats are not getting sick from it. Does not make them sick. They can. Become shedders of the bacteria ( in their feces), compounding the risk for their humans. 8216;A sponge that’s been in use f...
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Farm Animal « holisticveterinaryconsultants
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Stay in touch for the most recent in Holistic Vet medicine. Farm animal production is, by its very nature, a holistic enterprise. My foundation as a dairy vet well prepared me for holistic practice because, to be successful, we had to examine not just animals but feeding, environment, exercise, production practices, vaccination programs, and wellness practices for all stages of life. Everything works together and you cannot change one thing without affecting the whole, right? This mare was assumed to hav...
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2013 May 06 « holisticveterinaryconsultants
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Stay in touch for the most recent in Holistic Vet medicine. Farm animal production is, by its very nature, a holistic enterprise. My foundation as a dairy vet well prepared me for holistic practice because, to be successful, we had to examine not just animals but feeding, environment, exercise, production practices, vaccination programs, and wellness practices for all stages of life. Everything works together and you cannot change one thing without affecting the whole, right? This mare was assumed to hav...
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Stay in touch for the most recent in Holistic Vet medicine. Salmonella is all over the news and apparently all over our pet foods and treats. It is a bacteria that causes food poisoning. It is my opinion that greater surveillance and monitoring is discovering this bacteria is commonly in pet foods. Dogs and cats are not getting sick from it. Does not make them sick. They can. Become shedders of the bacteria ( in their feces), compounding the risk for their humans. 8216;A sponge that’s been in use f...
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Viral Infections: Folk vs Science « holisticveterinaryconsultants
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Stay in touch for the most recent in Holistic Vet medicine. Viral Infections: Folk vs Science. Viral Infections: Folk vs. Science. When you had a fever in the old days, you would cover up with blankets and perhaps open up the windows in the room. The former caused the sweating so happily portrayed in movies just before the fever broke . The latter served as infection control in the environment and provided clean air for the patient. Fever is truly the body’s way of driving out the pathogens! I love the w...
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Stay in touch for the most recent in Holistic Vet medicine. What does quality of life really mean? There have been attempts to make a qualitative statement into a quantitative statement by assigning a scale to measure this for our pets. Really, though, it means freedom from physical and psychological distress. For our animal friends it would mean access to food and shelter, and freedom from pain. We know how to provide food and shelter, but how do we help physical pain? April 10, 2014. Just this week, I ...
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Quality of Life « holisticveterinaryconsultants
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Stay in touch for the most recent in Holistic Vet medicine. What does quality of life really mean? There have been attempts to make a qualitative statement into a quantitative statement by assigning a scale to measure this for our pets. Really, though, it means freedom from physical and psychological distress. For our animal friends it would mean access to food and shelter, and freedom from pain. We know how to provide food and shelter, but how do we help physical pain? April 10, 2014. 1 Comment ». You a...
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