Complementary Alternative Medicines CAMs Therapies and Remedies For Animals

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Holistically Healing Pets...Naturally!

Complementary Alternative Medicines
(CAMs), Therapies & Remedies for Animals
By Gina McCulloch DC, IVCA, AVCA, IEBWA
About the Author

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Table of Contents
Animal Acupressure for Pets ............................................... 3
Animal / Veterinary Acupuncture for Pets ........................... 4
Animal Aromatherapy for Pets ............................................ 5
Animal Bowen for Pets ........................................................ 6
Animal Chiropractic for Pets ................................................ 7
Animal CranioSacral Therapy (CST) for Pets ......................... 8
Animal Colour Therapy for Pets ........................................... 9
Animal Herbal Medicine/Phytotherapy for Pets ................ 10
Animal Homeopathy for Pets ............................................ 11
Animal Hydrotherapy for Pets ........................................... 12
Animal Iridology for Pets ................................................... 13
Animal Applied Kinesiology for Pets .................................. 14
Animal Massage for Pets ................................................... 15
Animal MyoFascial Release (MFR) for Pets ........................ 16
Animal Naturopathy for Pets ............................................. 17
Animal Osteopathy for Pets ............................................... 18
Animal Physiotherapy/Physical Therapy for Pets ............... 19
Animal Radionics for Pets .................................................. 20
Animal Reiki for Pets ......................................................... 21
Animal Rolfing for Pets ...................................................... 22
World Wide Animal CAM Practitioner Directory ................ 23

Animal Acupressure for Pets
What is it?
Acupressure for animals stimulates precise therapeutic points in your pet’s body to alleviate
pain, symptoms of disease and promotes good health.
To do this practitioners may use; pressure, heat, friction, herbs, suction, lasers.
It is often referred to as an alternative, integrative, complementary, natural and holistic
medicine.
How does it work?
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) describes Chi as a life ‘force’ or ‘energy’ that flows
around your pet’s body using invisible pathways called meridians. Imbalances of Chi in the
meridians can cause symptoms of ‘dis‐ease’ in your pet’s body.
Acupressure points are located along the meridians. Practitioners stimulate these points to
influence the flow of Chi and correct imbalances. By restoring balance the body is able to
heal itself, curing existing and preventing future ‘dis‐ease’.
What can it help?
There is evidence based research and/or anecdotal evidence that Acupressure for animals
has helped pets with:
• Abnormal behaviour when in season • Epilepsy
• Arthritis and rheumatism • Head shaking
• Asthma • Hip dysplasia
• Back pain • Incontinence
• Bronchitis • Infertility
• Bruising • Kidney disease
• Cold back syndrome • Lameness
• Constipation • Laminitis
• COPD • Nasal discharges
• Coughing • Navicular
• Cruciate ligament damage • Sneezing
• Diarrhoea • Sprains & strains

Animal / Veterinary Acupuncture for Pets
What is it?
Acupuncture for animals stimulates precise therapeutic points in your pet’s body to alleviate
pain, symptoms of disease and promotes good health.
To do this practitioners may use; needles, pressure, heat, friction, herbs, suction, lasers,
gold beads, and/or an electric current.
It is often referred to as an alternative, integrative, complementary, natural and holistic
medicine.
How does it work?
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) describes Chi as a life ‘force’ or ‘energy’ that flows
around your pet’s body using invisible pathways called meridians. Imbalances of Chi in the
meridians can cause symptoms of ‘dis‐ease’ in your pet’s body.
Acupuncture points are located along the meridians. Practitioners stimulate these points to
influence the flow of Chi and correct imbalances. By restoring balance the body is able to
heal itself, curing existing and preventing future ‘dis‐ease’.
What can it help?
There is evidence based research and/or anecdotal evidence that Acupuncture for animals
• Abnormal behaviour when in season • Epilepsy
• Arthritis and rheumatism • Head shaking
• Asthma • Hip dysplasia
• Back pain • Incontinence
• Bronchitis • Infertility
• Bruising • Kidney disease
• Cold back syndrome • Lameness
• Constipation • Laminitis
• COPD • Nasal discharges
• Coughing • Navicular
• Cruciate ligament damage • Sneezing
• Diarrhoea • Sprains & strains

Animal Aromatherapy for Pets
What is it?
Aromatherapy for animals is the therapeutic use of scent to promote your pet’s health and well
being.
Using essential oils from flowers, herbs and trees, aromatherapy helps rejuvenate your pet’s mind,
body and spirit. Oils are absorbed through the skin or inhaled directly to provide pain relief and
decrease tension, fatigue and stress.
It is often referred to as an alternative, integrative, complementary, natural and holistic medicine.
How does it work?
Aroma therapists for pets use essential oils. These are natural aromatic substances which provide
physical and emotional therapeutic benefits.
Distilled from; flowers, herbs and plants, essential oils represent a very high herbal energy. This
helps to restore and enhance your pet’s mental and physical health.
Different oils have different therapeutic benefits. They can; refresh, relax, soothe and induce a sense
of well being. Oils can be applied direct to the skin or they can be inhaled when your pet sniffs them.
Animals can direct their own healing treatment program by picking the oils most beneficial to them.
Your pet’s body can then utilise the healing properties of the oils and initiate the body’s innate
healing process
What can it help?
There is evidence based research and/or anecdotal evidence that Aromatherapy for animals has
helped pets with:
• Allergies • Muscular tension
• Anxiety • Sarcoids
• Arthritis • Skin conditions
• Behavioural problems • Skin disorders
• COPD • Symptoms of stress
• Depression • Training problems
• Immune deficiencies & disorders • Vices
• Infections • Warts
• Laminitis

Animal Bowen for Pets

What is it?
The Bowen Technique for animals is a gentle holistic treatment which provides drugless pain relief
and can improve your pet’s quality of life.
Practitioners stimulate key points within the muscles and connective tissues of the body by subtle
movement and manipulation which allows the body to rebalance and heal itself.
How does it work?
Bowen practitioners for animals use a very light touch across the fibres of the muscles and
connective tissues of your pets body, which stimulates the stretch and Golgi tendon reflexes and
joint receptors within their body.
This helps to increase sensory awareness, relax the soft tissues of their body, stimulate energy flow
and provide pain relief.
The Bowen Technique’s key stimulation points strongly correlate to therapeutic points along the
meridians (used in acupuncture) and Trigger Points (used in MyoFascial Release).
Pets are usually very relaxed after treatment.
What can it help?
There is evidence based research and/or anecdotal evidence that Bowen for animals has helped pets
with:
• Asthma • Musculoskeletal tension
• Back Pain • Musculoskeletal imbalance
• Behavioural difficulties • Musculoskeletal pain
• Circulation improvement • Neck pain
• Colic • Performance improvement
• Digestive problems • Quality of life
• Fatigue (Acute and chronic) • Respiratory complaints
• Fibromyalgia • Scoliosis
• Headaches • Sports and accident injuries
• Hormonal disorders • Stress disorders
• Incontinence • Venous drainage stimulation
• Joint mobility • Whiplash
• Lymphatic drainage stimulation

Animal Chiropractic for Pets
What is it?
Chiropractic for animals is a holistic, manual approach to restoring and maintaining your pet’s good
health, soundness and performance. It can also provide natural drugless pain relief for your pet.
Practitioners achieve this by ‘adjusting’ joints with their hands, allowing the body to function
properly so it can heal itself. It is often referred to as an alternative, integrative, complementary,
natural and holistic medicine.
How does it work?
Joints in your pet’s body should move freely, if they get stuck the nervous system can’t function
properly, which can cause ‘dis‐ease’. As nerves make muscles move and vital organs function,
chiropractors focus on the relationship between the nervous system and joints.
Chiropractors call stuck joints ‘fixations’, ‘misalignments’ or ‘subluxations’ and they can often be
accompanied by muscle tension, inflammation and pain. These can adversely affect range of motion,
performance and your pet’s quality of life.
A chiropractor will identify any stuck joints and ‘adjust’ them. The chiropractic adjustment is quick,
gentle and usually done by hand. Most animals really seem to enjoy their treatments.
Adjustments affect bones, muscles, ligaments and the nervous system. By restoring correct
movement and structure to these, the body can function properly again, naturally healing itself and
helping prevent future ‘dis‐ease’.
What can it help?
There is evidence based research and/or anecdotal evidence that Chiropractic for animals has
helped pets with:
• Arthritis and Rheumatism • Joint pain
• Back pain • Lameness
• Bowel, bladder, and internal disorders • Leg pain
• Cold back syndrome • Maintain Joint and spinal health
• Constipation • Muscle spasm
• Diarrhoea • Muscle wasting and asymmetry
• Disc disease • Muscle weakness,
• Foot and / or tail pain • Neck pain
• Gait abnormalities • Nerve problems
• Head pain • Post birth
• Head Shaking • Post surgical care
• Healing/helping with chronic internal • Shoulder pain
disorders • Slips, falls or other trauma
• Incontinence • Sporting or event injuries
• Infertility • Sprains and strains
• Jaw problems (e.g. difficulty chewing) • Stiffness
Animal CranioSacral Therapy (CST) for Pets
What is it?
CranioSacral Therapy (CST) or cranial osteopathy for animals is a very subtle, gentle, non invasive
holistic therapy for your pet.
Using their hands practitioners gently realign the bones in the skull & base of the spine to release
tension and harmonise the central nervous system. Treatments are very relaxing and beneficial to
pets as they facilitate the body’s natural ability to heal itself.
How does it work?
The cranial sacral system of your pet is made up of the cranium (bones of the skull), the membranes
and fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord and the sacrum (at base of spine).
There are various rhythms and pulses within your pet’s body that influence their physical and
psychological health. Rhythm irregularities can indicate a health problem (e.g. abnormal breathing
can mean respiratory problems; an abnormal pulse can mean cardiovascular problems).
CST practitioners work with the rhythm and pulse of the cranial sacral system by very gently moving
the bones of the cranium and the sacrum to remove any tension or torques. Using their hands to
regulate this pulse and release restrictions improves the function of the central nervous system,
helping facilitate your pet’s natural ability to heal themselves.
What can it help?
There is evidence based research and/or anecdotal evidence that CST for animals has helped pets
with:
• Accidents, falls or injuries • General tension • Pregnancy (Problems

• Arthritis • Headaches during and after)
• Asthma • Hormonal imbalances • Rehabilitation after injury
• Back Pain • Immune system disorders • Scoliosis (Spinal
• Behavioural problems • mental stress curvatures )
• Birth trauma • Motor‐Coordination • Sinusitis
• Bronchitis Impairments • Sports injuries
• Central Nervous System • Neck pain • Symptoms of
Disorders • Nerve conditions Stress/Related illnesses
• Colic • Neurovascular Disorders • Temporomandibular Joint
• Depression • Orthopaedic Problems (TMJ – the jaw) disorders
• Digestive problems • Post‐operative conditions • Tinnitus and middle ear
• Drug withdrawal • Post‐Surgical Dysfunction problems
• Emotional Difficulties • Post‐Traumatic Stress • Traumatic Brain and
• Fatigue Disorder Spinal Cord Injuries
• Fibromyalgia and other • Visual disturbances
Connective‐Tissue • Whiplash injuries
Disorders

Animal Colour Therapy for Pets

What is it?
Colour therapy for animals uses the curative effects of colour to help heal your pet.
It is a non‐invasive holistic therapy that rebalances your pet’s energy centres (chakras) with colour to
stimulate your pet’s natural healing ability.
How does it work?
The therapeutic use of colour and its profound effect on people and animals has been observed for
centuries.
Your pet has 7 main energetic centres called chakras. The 7 colours of the spectrum correspond and
resonate with the 7 chakras in your pet’s body.
Colour therapists will help identify imbalances in your pet’s energy vibrations.
Energy from the different light waves is then used to rebalance and enhance your pet’s natural
ability to heal itself.
This may be done directly (by massage with coloured oils, coloured light etc) or indirectly by
exposure to colour through their environment (via advice on colour changes to rugs, stalls, kennels
etc)
Treatments are very relaxing and animals tend to respond well as they are very sensitive to changes
in energy.
What can it help?
There is evidence based research and/or anecdotal evidence that Colour Therapy for animals has
helped pets with:
• Emotional problems • Psychological problems
• Physical problems • Spiritual problems

Animal Herbal Medicine/Phytotherapy for Pets

What is it?
Herbalism for animals uses knowledge of plant medicines and their therapeutic applications to
relieve and prevent illness and promote healing and good health in your pet.
Herbal prescriptions are tailored for individual pets. They may be taken internally (e.g. tablets,
powders) or applied externally (via creams, ointments) to maximise the body’s healing ability and
restore balance.
How does it work?
Herbalism for animals uses naturally occurring plant derived substances to treat and prevent illness
or ‘dis‐ease’ within the body.
Treatment focuses on your pet’s general state of health and ‘dis‐ease’ prevention as well as cures. It
aims to treat the root cause of the ‘dis‐ease’ in addition to signs and symptoms.
Healing treatments can be applied in various ways;
• Externally via massage, wraps, tinctures, steam, lotions, creams, ointments and plasters.
• Internally via capsules, tablets, tinctures, powders and granules (all usually taken with
water).
What can it help?
There is evidence based research and/or anecdotal evidence that Herbalism for animals has helped
pets with:
• Allergies • Headaches
• Anxiety • Infertility
• Arthritis & Rheumatism • Loss of appetite
• Back pain • Musculoskeletal problems
• Constipation • Skin disorders
• Diarrhoea • Sport injury
• Fatigue • Stress
• Fibromyalgia • Ulcers
• Gastrointestinal disorders • Urinary tract infection
• Gynaecological problems

Animal Homeopathy for Pets
What is it?
Homeopathy for animals is an holistic approach to health maintenance and repair for your pet.
Homeopathic remedies are made from naturally occurring active substances which have been
heavily diluted. They are usually in pill or liquid form and stimulate your pet’s natural defence
system to fight ‘dis‐ease’.
How does it work?
Homeopathy for animals considers illness to be an expression of imbalance within the body.
Homeopathy helps your pet regain internal balance by stimulating the health maintaining and repair
mechanism in their body with homeopathic remedies.
Homeopaths believe that ‘like cures like’. So similar to vaccines in orthodox medicines, remedies
may contain substances that would actually generate symptoms in a healthy animal to stimulate
your pet’s immune system.
Remedies are repeatedly diluted to reduce risk and the more dilute the remedy the more potent it
is. Each pet is assessed individually. All aspects of your pet are evaluated, focusing on your pet as a
whole rather than treating just the diseased part.
What can it help?
There is evidence based research and/or anecdotal evidence that Homeopathy for animals has
helped pets with:
• Allergies • Fatigue • Obstinacy

• Anger • Feline aids • Pain
• Anxiety • Feline leukaemia, • Paralysis,
• Apathy • Food Allergies • Pemphigus,
• Arthritis • Headaches • Poor Concentration
• Asthma • Hyperactivity • Reproductive system
• Autoimmune diseases • Hypo & Hyperthyroidism problems
• Backaches • Infertility • Seizure/epilepsy
• Behavioural disorders • Inflammatory bowel • Sinusitis
• Birth Defects disease, skin allergies/ conditions
• Cystitis • Intervertebral disease • Slow Growth /
• Depression • Low energy levels Development
• Destructiveness • Low Appetite/ Fussy • Stomatitis
• Diabetes Eaters • Stress Related Problems
• Digestive problems • Mange • Upper respiratory
• Disc disease • Myositis infections
• Ear infections • Nervousness • Wobblers syndrome

Animal Hydrotherapy for Pets
What is it?
Hydrotherapy for animals is the therapeutic use of water to restore and maintain the good health of
your pet.
Water can be used internally and externally for disease and trauma treatment, rehabilitation and
disease and injury prevention. Used at various temperatures and with differing mineral content,
water can aid the healing process for injuries and stimulate the body’s inherent healing ability.
How does it work?
Water can be used to cleanse your pet’s body both internally and externally. Depending on its
temperature, water can be used in three forms ‐ solid (ice), liquid (water) and gas (steam/sauna).
If taken internally by your pet (i.e. drunk), water can have a laxative (stimulates the bowels), diuretic
(increases urine production & elimination), phlegmatic (increases mucus production & elimination)
or diaphoretic (sweat producing) effect, depending on its mineral content.
Applied externally to your pet (either directly or via a compress) water can; decrease inflammation,
improve blood and lymph circulation, increase waste removal and nutrient delivery to and from
tissues, relax tense muscles, provide pain relief and aid general relaxation.
Rehabilitative treatment following injury can be undertaken in a specialised animal hydrotherapy
spa unit or pool. Spa units are usually cold water to help reduce inflammation. Pools are often
warmer to help decrease muscle spasm.
Movement in water is easier than on land due to the buoyancy it creates, enabling your pet to carry
out non‐weight bearing exercises. Exercise in water can also help increase your pet’s cardiovascular
fitness and general health.
What can it help?
There is evidence based research and/or anecdotal evidence that Hydro Therapy for animals has
helped pets with:
• Abscesses • Injury Prevention • Skin infections

• Arthritis • Injury rehabilitation • Sprains & Strains
• Bruises • Laminitis /Founder • Swollen joints
• Bursitis • Ligament injuries • Synovitis
• Corns • Mud Fever • Tendon injuries
• Dermatitis • Open Wounds • Tendonitis
• Desmitis • Rain Scald • Thrush
• Greasy heel • Shin Splints • Wind galls /puffs
Animal Iridology for Pets

What is it?
Iridology for animals uses the iris (part of your pet’s eye) as a tool to evaluate the general health of
your pet (similar to a herbalist’s and acupuncturist’s use of the tongue and a reflexologist’s use of
the feet and hands).
It is often referred to as an alternative, integrative, complementary, natural and holistic evaluation
tool.

How does it work?
Iridologists for animals believe that the colours and patterns of the iris (which is between the pupil
and white of the eye) can be used to assess your pet’s state of health.
Parts of the iris correspond to various parts and organs of your pet’s body. Any marks, signs or
discolouration of the iris can be indicative of over active, stressed or inflamed body parts.
Iridologist use these observations to identify past, present and possible future problems. Iridology is
not usually in itself an actual treatment. It is a non‐invasive evaluation tool often used by
homeopaths, naturopaths, herbalists and other natural practitioners to determine a required
treatment plan.

What can it help?
Iridology for animals can be used as a general health indicator. There is evidence based research
and/or anecdotal evidence that Iridology for animals has helped identify pets with:
• Colon conditions • Lymphatic congestion
• Digestion problems • Nutrient absorption efficiency level
• Genetic predisposition to disease • Stress
• Illness recovery ability • Toxicity in their body
• Inflammation

Animal Applied Kinesiology for Pets
What is it?
Applied kinesiology for animals is a non‐invasive, holistic approach to restoring and maintaining your
pet’s good health.
It uses muscle testing to evaluate the function, structure and balance of your pet’s body and to
determine whether any energetic blockages or imbalances exist.
Therapists stimulate therapeutic points and may give nutritional advice to encourage the body’s
natural healing process.
How does it work?
Your pet’s muscle function is controlled by its central nervous system. Muscle groups also share
energy pathways with internal organs.
Applied Kinesiology for animals looks at the ability of your pet’s muscles to respond to gentle
pressure. From the strong, normal or weak responses, therapists detect structural, chemical,
emotional and energetic imbalances.
Applied kinesiologists for animals will remove blockages and restore balance by stimulating
therapeutic neurovascular and neurolymphatic points with gentle pressure.
Applied kinesiology for animals can be used as a standalone treatment or in conjunction with other
therapies such as chiropractic, osteopathy, homeopathy, acupuncture, naturopathy etc
What can it help?
There is evidence based research and/or anecdotal evidence that Applied Kinesiology for animals
• Allergies • Lethargy
• Back pain • Neck Pain
• Confusion • Nervous system disorders
• Depression • Nutritional imbalances
• Digestive problems • Pain relief
• Fatigue (Chronic & Acute) • Sports injuries & Trauma
• Food allergies • Stress ‐emotional, mental and physical
• General wellbeing

Animal Massage for Pets
What is it?
Massage for animals is the therapeutic use of touch to restore the soft tissues (muscles, tendons,
ligaments and connective tissues) in your pets body to their optimum state.
It is a non‐invasive technique that can provide substantial pain relief and aid the rehabilitation
process, promoting healing. The strokes applied to your pet’s soft tissues can be used to relax and
soothe your pet or invigorate their muscles prior to competition, increasing performance, quality of
gait and stamina.
It is often referred to as an alternative, integrative, complementary, natural and holistic treatment.
How does it work?
Massage therapists for animals apply pressure or vibration to the soft tissues (muscles, tendons,
ligaments and connective tissues) of your pet’s body.
Stronger pressure may be used to work deep tissues or a lighter touch to release physical and
emotional blockages. It is usually done by hand, but mechanical apparatus may also be used.
Massage can relieve pain and discomfort in your pet as it releases endorphins (the body’s natural
pain killers). As pain can cause behavioural problems, you may see a positive change in your pet’s
disposition.
By increasing; And decreasing;
• Blood & lymphatic flow, • Stiffness,
• Flexibility, mobility & range of motion, • Muscle spasms
• Elimination of waste & toxins, • Excessive tension,
• Relaxation • Swelling & inflammation
• Enhancing muscle tone

Massage can increase performance and promote good health. Restoring correct joint range of
motion and enhancing muscle tone can also help prevent injury and degenerative wear and tear on
joints.
What can it help?
There is evidence based research and/or anecdotal evidence that massage for animals has helped pets with:
• Behavioural problems • Enhancing muscle tone • Range of motion increased

• Blood & lymphatic flow, • Excessive tension • Rehabilitation of injuries
• Circulation improvement • Flexibility • Relaxation
• Disposition improvement • Mobility & range of motion • Stamina improvement
• Elimination of waste & toxins • Gait abnormalities • Stiffness
• Enhance performance • Muscle spasms • Swelling & inflammation
• Promote good health
Animal MyoFascial Release (MFR) for Pets
What is it?
Myofascial release therapy for animals is a holistic, non invasive approach to the restoration and
maintenance of your pet’s good health.
A drug free treatment, it can provide considerable pain relief for your pet from musculoskeletal
problems. Practitioners use their hands to gently stretch the muscles and fascia to release
restrictions allowing the body to function optimally and heal itself naturally.
How does it work?
‘Myo’ refers to muscle and ‘fascia’ is a connective tissue that surrounds all parts of the body (bones,
muscles, nerves, organs etc).
For your pet’s body to function optimally muscles and fascia should be relaxed and able to stretch
and respond to the body’s needs. If muscles or fascia are too tense and tight, movement and range
of motion will be restricted and pain and discomfort can result.
MyoFascial therapists for animals apply pressure and work on a small, specific area of muscle and
fascia at a time. They stretch the tight area and move on when it relaxes, gradually equalising
myofascial tension throughout your pet’s body. Treatment is gentle and done by hand. Therapists
are guided by your pet’s responses.
Myofascial Release therapy for animals facilitates the body’s natural ability to heal by releasing
restrictions in the muscles and connective tissues, allowing the body to become rebalanced and
realigned.
What can it help?
There is evidence based research and/or anecdotal evidence that MyoFascial Release (MFR) for
animals has helped pets with:
• Agitation • Headache • Resistance to Saddle

• Back Pain • Lameness • Restriction of Motion
• Behavioural Problems • Low back pain, • Shoulder Problems
• Bursitis • Lumbar / Pelvic Region • Sprains / Strains
• Cold Back syndrome Dysfunction • Stiff Hind End
• Degenerative Joint Disease • Myofascial pain • Thoracic back pain
• Dragging Hind Toe / dysfunction • TMJ (Jaw) Dysfunction
Stumbling • Myositis • Trigger / tender points
• Fibromyalgia • Neck pain • Uncooperativeness
• Fibrositis • Neurological • Whiplash
• Head Shaking Dysfunction
Animal Naturopathy for Pets

What is it?
Naturopathy for animals is a holistic, preventive form of medicine using natural therapies to
facilitate your pet’s body’s innate ability to heal itself. It does not use drugs or surgery.
Naturopaths use natural substances and remedies to restore and maintain a healthy balance
internally (within your pet’s body) and externally (in your pet’s living environment).

How does it work?
Naturopaths consider the body to be a self healing organism affected by physical, emotional, and
environmental factors. Disturbance in one of these areas affects the other areas.
By providing your pet’s body with the correct stimuli and environment, naturopathy for animals
allows nature’s inherent self healing process to restore and maintain good health and treat
symptoms of ‘dis‐ease’.
Naturopathy for pets can include the use of; herbal medicine, flower extracts, homeopathy,
manipulation, massage, water, light, heat and air therapies.
Naturopaths for animals may also give advice on; food & nutrition, your pet’s living environment as
well as guidance on appropriate exercise, rest and relaxation.

What can it help?
There is evidence based research and/or anecdotal evidence that Naturopathy for animals has
helped pets with:
• Arthritis
• Digestive disorders
• Internal health problems
• Metabolic disorders imbalances
• Reproductive problems
• Skin problems
Animal Osteopathy for Pets
What is it?
Osteopathy for animal’s founding principal is that “structure governs function”.
Animal osteopaths use their hands to massage, manipulate and mobilise the muscles and joints of
your pet to achieve correct structure so their body can function properly and help heal itself.
It is a holistic, drug‐free approach to restoring and maintaining your pet’s good health.
How does it work?
Osteopaths for animals believe that anatomical structure and physiological function are
interdependent.
Pain and ‘dis‐ease’ often stem from abnormalities in body structure and function, so structural
integrity of the body is important to achieve and maintain the good health of your pet.
Animal Osteopaths detect and treat damaged parts of your pet’s body (including muscles, ligaments,
nerves and joints).
They restore tissue flexibility and correct faulty structure by massaging muscles, manipulating bones
and mobilising joints.
Restoring normal body mechanics and correcting nutritional and environmental factors, facilitates
your pet’s natural ability to heal themself.
What can it help?
There is evidence based research and/or anecdotal evidence that osteopathy for animals has helped
pets with:
• Arthritis and Rheumatism • Joint pain
• Back/ head/ neck/limb pain • Lameness
• Behavioural problems (Pain induced) • Musculoskeletal Pain & Stiffness
• Compensatory Problems • Muscle imbalance & weakness
• Constipation • Muscle/Tendon/Ligament/Nerve /Soft
• Decreased Performance tissue Damage & Injuries
• Diarrhoea • Post birth
• Disc disease • Post surgical care
• Gait abnormalities • Rehabilitation
• Head Shaking • Sensitivity
• Healing/helping with chronic internal • Sports Injuries/ Trauma
disorders • Uneven Hoof/nail wear
• Jaw problems (e.g. difficulty chewing)
Animal Physiotherapy/Physical Therapy for Pets
What is it?
Physical Therapy or Physiotherapy for animals treats injury, disease and disability through physical
means. Restoring movement and function helps facilitate your pet’s body’s own healing ability.
To achieve pain relief and increase range of movement and muscle strength, therapists mainly use:
massage, mobilisation, manipulation exercise, heat/cold, water and machines.
It is often referred to as an integrative, complementary and holistic therapy.
How does it work?
Physiotherapists or Physical therapists use a variety of physical methods to restore movement and
function to your pet’s body.
Using their hands therapists massage, mobilise and manipulate soft tissues and bones to decrease
pain and stiffness and increase mobility.
They may also use machines to complement manual therapies. Ultrasound, laser, tens, aid tissue
repair and pain relief and electrical muscle stimulation strengthens and retrains muscles after injury.
Therapists can advise on the application of heat or ice for injuries to; decrease pain and swelling,
relax muscles, encourage blood and nutrients to an injured area speeding up the healing process.
Therapists may also recommend strengthening, therapeutic and rehabilitative exercises to restore
physical function and increase range of motion.
What can it help?
There is evidence based research and/or anecdotal evidence that Physical Therapy or Physiotherapy
for animals has helped pets with:
• Arthritis • Muscle/Tendon/Ligament Damage
• Behavioural problems (Pain induced) • Nerve Injuries
• Compensatory Problems • Performance (decrease)
• Gait abnormalities • Post Surgery Rehabilitation
• Lameness • Sensitivity to being girthed
• Musculoskeletal Pain, • Sensitivity to being touched or patted
• Musculoskeletal Stiffness • Soft tissue Injuries
• Muscle imbalance • Sports Injuries/ Trauma
• Muscle weakness • Uneven Hoof/nail wear

Animal Radionics for Pets
What is it?
Radionics for animals is, a non‐invasive, holistic, healing therapy for pets practised from a distance.
Therapists use a sample from your pet (usually hair) and a radionic instrument to detect, analyse and
modify your pet’s energy vibrations. This stimulates your pet’s natural healing ability.
How does it work?
Radionics is based on the premise that ‘dis‐ease’ in the body creates a unique energy vibration.
If the body’s energy field is weakened from stress, pollution etc. this can affect the physical body,
leaving it more susceptible to illness and ‘dis‐ease’.
By sending a sample from your pet (usually hair) the therapist will use a radionic instrument
(sometimes called “the black box”) to identify weakness in your pet’s energy field.
Each animal has a specific vibratory rate. The therapist sends precisely defined healing energy, which
matches an ideal energy vibration rate, to your pet.
These curative vibrations help; balance your pet’s energy field and enhance their physical body’s
natural ability to heal.
Evaluation, analysis and treatment are all done from a distance so neither you, your pet nor the
therapist needs to travel.
What can it help?
There is evidence based research and/or anecdotal evidence that Reiki for animals has helped pets
with:
• Alleviate or prevent emotional “dis‐ease”
• Alleviate or prevent physical “dis‐ease”
• Anxiety
• Emotional upset/ imbalance
• Pain relief
• Relaxation
• Stress
• Tension

Animal Reiki for Pets

What is it?
Reiki means ‘universal life energy’. During a Reiki for animal’s treatment, this energy is channelled
through the practitioner to and within your pet.
This balances your pet’s energy flow, providing them with drugless pain relief and promotes healing
and good health.
Treatments can be given by the practitioner actually touching your pet or from a distance.

How does it work?
The practitioner channels universal life energy to and within your pet to harmonise their energy
flow. By removing energetic blockages, balance is restored, which promotes the body’s natural
healing ability and general good health.
Treatments are relaxing, inducing a sense of well being and pets often fall asleep.

What can it help?
There is evidence based research and/or anecdotal evidence that Reiki for animals has helped pets
with:
• Anxiety
• Emotional upset (helps with shock/loss of a friend, life transitions)
• Pain relief
• Physically (helps decrease physical pain and illness)
• Relaxation
• Spiritually (helps your pet feel more spiritually connected)
• Stress
• Tension

Animal Rolfing for Pets

What is it?
Rolfing for animals is a holistic treatment which helps ease pain from imbalances within the soft
tissues and structures of your pet’s body.
Practitioners palpate pets to determine tissue imbalances. Through soft tissue manipulation and
movement pattern education, they release restrictions and re‐balance the body so its movements
work with, not against, gravity.

How does it work?
Rolfing practitioners align and balance all of your pet’s body parts, so the body works better as a
whole and movement patterns are harmonised. This decreases stress on body structures and
reduces the likelihood of premature degeneration.
Mild and direct pressure is applied to the body’s soft tissues which stimulates the nervous system to
reset the muscle contraction intensity to a healthy level.
This decreases pain and allows muscles to be used more efficiently so energy can be conserved.

What can it help?
There is evidence based research and/or anecdotal evidence that Rolfing for animals has helped pets
with:
• Detoxification of their body
• Loosening tight tissue
• Relaxation
• Sense of well‐being
• Stress reduction
• Tension reduction

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