Pain Management Benefits Pets
Dr Truli can teach you how pain management can benefit your pet
Massage Therapy & E-stim acupuncture for a Yorkie
The International Academy of Veterinary Pain Management is an organization of health care practitioners including, veterinarians, medical doctors, veterinary technicians, and other licensed health care practitioners who have committed to practice, study and research non-human (animals’) pain management from an allopathic, rehabilitation and/or acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine basis.
How Does Excellent Pain Management Help My Pet?
You would think this answer was obvious, wouldn’t you? We do not want any of our family members to be in pain- especially our animal family. We design and manage our pets’ lifestyles, including their food, exercise and entertainment. We could argue we have a special responsibility to be mindful and considerate when planning for our pets’ comfort and enjoyment.
Creative and forward-thinking pain management can help in ways we cannot intuit. For example, can we help our pets digest better and enjoy their food if they are not in pain? Can we help them live longer, need less surgeries, feel less itchy? Absolutely. If our pets are happy and energetic and relaxed, are we healthier and more relaxed? Absolutely. Attention to your pets’ happiness and health makes your whole family- pets and people- healthier.
What is New or Interesting About Pain Management?
Doc Truli perform Tui-na massage on Senior Boston Terrier
We can prescribe allopathic medications – like non-steroidal anti-inflammatory painkillers. We can prescribe herbal formulas. We can use electromagnetic devices like the Assisi Loop. We can perform hands on therapies like massage, laser treatment, acupuncture, osteopathy, medical manipulation (like chiropractic adjustments in humans.) We can ensure modern anesthetic protocols that minimize pain.
But what is new and interesting is the new specialty of palliative care medicine and the relatively new study of rehabilitation and physical therapy techniques for pets. The application of functional neurology, nutritional response testing and tui-na (pronounced twee-nah) medical massage for the benefit of our animal friends and companions is exciting and meaningful work. Your pet can benefit from these sciences and technologies, whether they are new or ancient.
Does My Pet Have to Be in Pain to Benefit from Pain Management?
This Olde English Bulldogge is a prime candidate for pain recognition training because she is rambunctious.
No! They do not.
You can learn pain management concepts and techniques to identify when and if your pet is in pain. You can learn how to manage small injuries and oops! to prevent chronic pain or weakening of knees, shoulders, hips and back. You can learn healthy lifestyle choices to keep your pet out of pain like what to feed, what to supplement and how to train for maximum fun and minimum injury. Your trusted neighborhood veterinary team should be available to help teach you and check in with you so you can manage your pets’ lifestyle for optimum pain avoidance.
Text (813) 714-7863 and share your name, number, email, address, pet’s name, and urgency of situation to request to become a client or for more information.
