The Best Gift
Actress Alyssa Milano believes, “Animals are one of the most beautiful gifts we have.” Anyone who has loved a pet for any length of time agrees. The longer you’re with your pet, the deeper your bond grows. If you’re lucky, you’ve gotten to enjoy their company for many seasons of your lives, but sometimes we only get to share the sweet mellow season of their adult or senior years. However long you get to share the gift of your pet’s life, ensuring the quality of their years is a gift to them equal to the gift their presence is to you.
Good Health
Whether you’re human or animal, good health is the key to enjoying your life. Just like you, your pet will benefit from sound nutrition, sufficient exercise, and lots of love and affection. Good veterinary care is a must to keep your pet healthy, too. Numerous traditional veterinary medicine treatments are highly effective in keeping your pet well. Vaccines prevent diseases that, in the past, were debilitating (or more) while surgeries help our pet friends recover from injuries or serious illness. These traditional veterinary treatments and more have a documented history of improving our pets’ lives.
Integrative therapies including:
- Acupuncture
- Herbal medications
- Laser therapy
- Veterinary spinal manipulation
- Tui na
- Food therapy
are equally effective in treating numerous veterinary medical conditions and improving your pet’s quality of life.
These therapies can be used in conjunction with each other or in conjunction with each other and traditional veterinary treatments to improve the quality of your pet’s life, especially if they’re a senior pet experiencing the aches, pains, and challenges of their aging bodies.
A Little Bit About Each Therapy
You may be familiar with some therapies listed above, but others may be new. To briefly synopsize:
- Acupuncture involves the intentional placement of sterile needles in specific areas of your pet’s body to facilitate health and healing
- Herbal medications support other treatment modalities but should be carefully selected
- Laser therapy is extremely effective in promoting cell regeneration and in wound healing and pain management
- Veterinary spinal manipulation is similar to chiropractic care for people
- Tui na is a specific kind of massage
- Food therapy is what it sounds like – healing with and through food
How Holistic Therapies Help
Your pet can benefit from adding holistic (also known as integrative) therapies at any stage of their lives, especially as a senior or aging pet. Holistic veterinary therapies have been shown to improve:
- Post-surgical pain
- Chronic pain from injuries or arthritis
- Skin diseases
- Gastrointestinal issues
- Osteoarthritis due to aging
- Weight (overweight or underweight)
- Bladder and bowel control
- Kidney function
- Neurological conditions
- Anxiety
- Side effects from other medical treatment
Magnolia Springs Veterinary Clinic
Those in Mount Pleasant, WI, and the surrounding areas can take advantage of holistic healing modalities for their pet at Magnolia Springs Veterinary Clinic. We employ these modalities in conjunction with traditional veterinary medicine to facilitate the best health and quality of life possible for your beloved companion. We want to make their senior years as comfortable and enjoyable as possible. Contact us so your pet can enjoy their life to the fullest.