TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Office Update
• Chiropractic for Animals
• We’re from the government and we’re here to help
• Words of wisdom
• Don’t microwaves vegetables
• References

Office Update

Chiropractic for Animals

Chiropractic for dogs and cats?  Absolutely! How about chiropractic for cows, sheep, tigers, birds, lizards, snakes and race horses?  Why not?  Just like humans, animals with spinal columns can develop spinal (vertebral) subluxations – misalignments of the spinal bones, and sometimes other parts of the skeleton, that damage or irritate the nervous system causing body malfunction. 

The patients that hop, jump, lope, slither, fly or trot have a lot of the same problems that bring many walking patients to their chiropractor: spinal pain, muscle spasms, nerve problems, disc problems, limping, injuries from falls and accidents, jaw (TMJ) problems, difficulty chewing, vomiting, respiratory or urinary infections, diarrhea, constipation, incontinence, seizures, neurological problems, lameness, leg weakness, paralysis and others.

Yep that's me adjusting a Rotweiller named Gracy.

What about exotic animals?

Birds that fly into windows, dropped guinea pigs, stepped on snakes, limping lizards and even tigers need chiropractic care.  Michigan chiropractor Corey Rodnick, DC, Ph.D. attracted media attention when Layla, a baby white Bengal tiger cub with torticollis (“wryneck”) from a traumatic birth was flown from a zoo in Texas to his office for care (pictured here) (1).

How about a really big cat? Good Housekeeping magazine highlighted Dr. Michael Gleason adjusting Rakhan, a 450-pound Bengal tiger. He also cares for a 58-year-old retired circus elephant named Ginny. (2) Life magazine showed a two-year-old monitor lizard Athena, that “hadn’t been herself since a fall,” (3) getting an adjustment.

Try chiropractic first

Want your pet to live a healthier, more natural, drug-free life?  A spinal checkup may make the difference between sickness and health and even between life and death.  (While you’re at it, don’t forget your kids.  Humans need chiropractic too!)

In the state of Oregon, Chiropractors need a referral from a Veterinary doctor for Chiropractic care.  I have treated many dogs and cats, also rats and birds.  Mostly dogs and cats.  I'm very comfortable with adjusting dogs and cats.  If you have a dog or cat you would like me to take a look at, just ask.  So far no one has had a problem getting a referral from their vet for care.  For those who have been bringing in their dogs and cats please remember not to bring your pet into the reception.  All pet care is in the front hallway and preferably after regular office hours.  I need to keep dander to a minimum as I do treat many patients with allergies.

We’re from the government and we’re here to help

Bureaucrats at the US government’s FDA are trying (again) to limit your access to supplements and herbs. Why are they picking on herbs when 2.2 million people a year are hospitalized by prescription drugs, there are 7.5 million unnecessary surgeries and 8.9 million unnecessary hospitalizations? Deaths caused by conventional medicine (drug reactions, malpractice, mistakes) total 783,936 each year – more than heart disease (699,697 in 2001) and cancer (553,251 in 2001) making modern medicine the #1 cause of death in the US. So what are the bureaucrats at the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) doing to protect us?  They took Ephedra off the market.  How unfortunate.

I used ephedra for my son's bronchial constriction he had several years ago. It cleared him right up.  He was wheezing and sounded horrible.  In a half hour his lungs were clear and he was sound asleep.  I still have some in my cabinet at home.  I urge you to contact your state senator and tell them you do not want your access to supplements limited by the FDA.