Integrative veterinary medicine combines conventional (Western) veterinary practices with complementary and alternative therapies to treat animals holistically. It aims to optimize an animal's health and well-being by considering the whole patient by using a range of therapeutic options.

Key aspects of integrative veterinary medicine:

• Holistic Approach: Integrative medicine focuses on the overall health of the animal, not just isolated symptoms or diseases. 

• Combination of Therapies: It blends conventional treatments (like medications and surgery) with complementary therapies like acupuncture, chiropractic care, physical therapy, herbal medicine, and nutritional therapy. 

• Evidence-Based Practices: While some complementary therapies may not have as much scientific evidence as conventional medicine, integrative veterinary medicine aims to incorporate therapies with growing evidence of effectiveness and safety. 

• Focus on Wellness: Integrative medicine emphasizes preventing illness by promoting overall health and well-being rather than solely addressing disease symptoms. 

• Client-Centered Care: It involves a partnership between the client and veterinarian to determine the best treatment options for the animal. 

Photobiomodulation (PBM), commonly called laser therapy, is a drug-free, side-effect-free treatment that targets your pet’s damaged cells and helps them regenerate faster. Much like sunlight helps a plant produce energy, laser therapy helps energize your pet’s cells.  

Photobiomodulation in veterinary medicine uses red and near-infrared light to accelerate healing, reduce inflammation, and relieve pain in animals. At a cellular level, this light stimulates mitochondria to boost ATP production, which enhances tissue repair, stimulates the immune system, and promotes a reduction in inflammatory markers. PBM therapy is applied to a wide range of conditions, including arthritis, soft tissue injuries, skin wounds, dental issues, and some neurological conditions. Treatments are non-invasive, pain-free, and typically involve several sessions for optimal results. 

Regenerative veterinary medicine focuses on using the body's own cells and tissues to repair or replace damaged or diseased tissues and organs in animals. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, it's a rapidly evolving field with the potential to transform animal health by promoting tissue regeneration and restoring function. 

An autologous cancer vaccine is a type of immunotherapy that utilizes the patients own tumor cells to create a personalized vaccine that aims to stimulate the immune system to recognize and attack specifically the cancer cells. This approach involves removing the tumor, processing it into a vaccine, and then injecting it back into the patient to help prevent recurrence and metastasis. Creating the vaccine using the patient's tumor, makes it highly specific to their individual cancer.  This approach harnesses the power of the immune system to fight cancer, rather than relying solely on traditional treatments like chemotherapy. 

Acupuncture is the insertion of needles or a concentrated cold laser into specific points on the body to produce a healing response. Each acupuncture point has specific actions when stimulated. This technique has been used in veterinary practice in China for thousands of years to treat ailments and as preventative medicine.

Acupuncture is used worldwide and can be used in conjunction with Western medicine to treat a wide variety of conditions in every species of animal. The use of acupuncture is increasing as Clinical research continues to produce positive results in the treatment of both animals and humans.

Acupuncture is indicated for functional problems, including, but not limited to, musculoskeletal problems, such as arthritis, intervertebral disk disease, or traumatic nerve injury, respiratory problems, such as feline asthma, skin problems such as lick granulomas and allergic dermatitis, gastrointestinal problems such as diarrhea, and reproductive problems

Animal chiropractic is a complementary therapy that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of joint dysfunction in animals. It involves manual adjustments, similar to human chiropractic, to restore proper joint movement and nervous system function. This holistic approach aims to improve overall well-being, health, and performance of the patient. Restoring function is achieved by restoring joint movement and reducing nerve interference. Chiropractic care is often used in conjunction with traditional veterinary medicine to address a wide range of health and performance problems in animals. Animal chiropractic involves the use of hands to apply controlled, precise movements to joints to improve mobility and reduce pain. 

What it can treat:

Musculoskeletal Problems: Animal chiropractic can be effective in addressing conditions like neck, back, leg, or tail pain, muscle spasms, stiffness, lameness, and gait abnormalities. 

Neurological Issues: It can also be used to treat certain nerve problems, seizures, and neurological deficits. 

Nervous System: By restoring proper joint movement, chiropractic adjustments can help to improve nerve communication throughout the body, allowing the animal's body to heal itself. 

Performance Issues: It's routinely used to improve athletic performance in animals.