by Carrie Turner, DVM | Jan 7, 2023 | Acupuncture
What is Acupuncture? The Technique: In acupuncture, tiny needles are used to stimulate points on the body where there are a high density of nerve endings, small blood vessels, and lymph vessels — or acupuncture points. These points run along meridians...
by Carrie Turner, DVM | Jan 2, 2023 | Acupuncture, Nutrition, Rehabilitation
Just as we try to lay a solid foundation for life-long health in our children and ourselves, a high-quality, long life for a dog starts by setting the stage for optimal health in the puppy years. A dog’s natural life span is unfairly short compared to a human’s. It is...
by Carrie Turner, DVM | Jan 2, 2023 | Rehabilitation
Canine Rehabilitation is the veterinary version of human Physical Therapy. To have the best quality of life, all dogs need to have good mobility. Rehab looks at a dog’s current mobility challenges and repairs the structural and functional muscle and tendon...
by Carrie Turner, DVM | Jan 2, 2023 | Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine, Rehabilitation
Many dogs become arthritic as they age, but that doesn’t have to slow them down. We are glad things like Rimadyl and other NSAIDs are available for dogs, but if you don’t want to load your bestie up on pills, there are more natural alternatives to help with arthritis....
by Carrie Turner, DVM | Jan 1, 2023 | Nutrition
So it’s lunchtime here at Heal Headquarters. I’m making the vegetable everyone loves to hate. The hipster cafe fav, yes the four-letter-word of the vegetable world: kale. And to make it even worse, I’m going to feed it to my dogs. Will they eat...
