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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-11-07

Psychoactive drugs for dogs and cats? Tonight on CBC at 9pm: Pet Pharm – Doc Zone | CBC-TV http://t.co/9N48rZn via @AddThis #
Welcome to new patients Buddy, Buster, Kyia, and Jobie. Thank your guardians for choosing integrative medicine to keep you healthy. #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-10-24

This will be premiering Nov. 4th. Should spark some healthy debate. http://lnkd.in/XxHRih #
studying hard for the Veterinary Botanical Medicine exam tonight, and looking forward to learning lots at the AHVMA con…http://www.ahvma.org #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-29

Myth-Busting: Pet Dangers – ABC News http://t.co/nwJf7yF via @AddThis #
working on a second article for Canadian Vet magazine. Look for the first in the September/October issue coming soon! http://lnkd.in/SKsdHu #
I've been treating degenerative myelopathy, cancer, arthritis, IBD, allergies, heart disease, asthma…Acupuncture- for pain and much more #
Welcome to new patients Ebony, Oliver, Sunshine, Skye, Buddy, Tara, Maramlade, Grady and Irish! Healing pets with integrative medicine. #
Examining acupuncture, one needle at a time http://tgam.ca/vbh (via @globeandmail) #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-08

ALERT!!! pet food recall of selected Eukanuba and Iams Veterinary diets http://bit.ly/cb7jVU #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-01

Loads of online phone apps for pet lovers | abc7.com http://bit.ly/dztEhh #
Great article on aging in pets http://bit.ly/bJv12J #
Essential information on using essential oils in cats. In a nutshell _DON'T_ http://bit.ly/a44RlD #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-25

There is still room in the cancer study- a simple blood test http://bit.ly/96gkVa #
Working on blog articles today. Any topic requests? #

Pain is a Pain

Recently when suffering a barometric pressure-change headache I was thinking about pain in our companion animals. We can’t ask them where and how it hurts, if the pain is worse with certain activities or at certain times of day. As veterinarians we have to play detective, and try to figure things out with physical examination and lab test findings, and integrative veterinarians have extra tools such as knowledge of trigger points, Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine diagnostic points and meridian flow. Guardians need to be ever aware of subtle changes in behaviour that may be an indication of pain in your beloved companions. Here is a good article on picking up those subtle changes, http://bit.ly/apdFOb
All of the injuries and disorders that can cause human beings pain can cause pain in animals.
Complementary therapies for pain such as acupuncture, massage, cold-laser therapy and herbal medicine can safely combine with or even replace the use of painkillers such as opiates, non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDS) and other pharmaceuticals.

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-11

Arthritis: Interesting implication for early (poor) nutrition on http://bit.ly/aWht7Q #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-04

My kids are off school and visiting me at work today. 5 kittens who need homes are getting lots of loving. Contact me for adoption info #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-04

My kids are off school and visiting me at work today. 5 kittens who need homes are getting lots of loving. Contact me for adoption info #