Today, more vets
than ever are answering
public demand for
alternative care for all
types of pets, including
birds and exotic animals.
tearful good-bye to Tiffany just before
her 14th birthday, Mullaney says, “I
don’t have any scientifi c proof, but I
believe the holistic approach bought
us another two-and-a-half wonderful
years with Tiffany—and that’s a lot
better than two months.”
Complementary Avenues
for Healing
Over the last decade, the U.S.
medical community has slowly
begun to recognize the importance
of alternative and complementary
therapies. Now, the same process is
under way in veterinary healthcare,
explains Allen Schoen, a doctor of
veterinary medicine and pioneer in
integrative veterinary medicine, who
has authored Kindred Spirits: How the
Remarkable Bond Between Humans
and Animals Can Change the Way We
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Live. Veterinary medicine looks very
different than it did in 1982, when
Carvel Tiekert, a doctor of veterinary
medicine, founded the American
Holistic Veterinary Medical Association
celebrates
(AHVMA). Today, more vets than ever
are answering public demand for
alternative care for all types of pets,
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including birds and exotic animals.
“Membership in AHVMA has
increased 35 percent in the last
10 years,” says Tiekert, now the
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adds that AHVMA has spawned a
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