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Alternative Veterinary Medicine Centre - Acupuncture
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About Us
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Acupuncture Vet The
Alternative Veterinary Medicine Centre and acupuncture vet Chris Day offer a referral or second opinion service in vet acupuncture
and other therapies, for any species of animal and for any problem.
We concentrate on stimulating and assisting
the body's own healing capability, removing obstacles to healing and enhancing welfare. We treat all species, i.e. we
do not specialise in any particular species, disease or organ system and we use a wide range of natural holistic therapies,
including veterinary acupuncture, in a carefully integrated and holistic methodology.
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The AVMC is actively involved in research (clinical research and trial work,
NOT laboratory animal experimentation), teaching, education in general, authorship and in animal welfare projects.
Christopher Day, acupuncture vet, founded the AVMC in
1987, possibly the first dedicated alternative medicine veterinary practice in the UK. However, he had been using homeopathy
in practice, since 1972 and on himself for many years before that. Chinham House was his family home, a country
veterinary practice run by his parents, both of whom were vets. However, as contemporary veterinary medicine developed along
less traditional lines, with differing values and diverging philosophies, Mr Day found that he was unable to continue to run
the business, which had grown to a thriving five-man practice with four centres. He therefore sold the practice and specialised
in what had already been occupying most of his time, the specialist alternative and holistic route. The premises
is a tradtional farm house and smallholding, on which no pesticides, agro-chemicals etc. are used. It is run on organic management
principles and accommodates 2 acres of wildlife reserve.
Chiropractic Manipulation
In support of vet acupuncture, Chris Day uses animal chiropractic manipulation. If the spine is misaligned,
and if that spinal misalignment is not resolved, this leads to muscle spasm and 'blockage' and wastes the potential
beneficial effect of any acupuncture treatment. The Ancient Chinese performed manipulation in conjunction with acupuncture,
which is often forgotten in modern western practice of veterinary acupuncture. This technique is especially useful in equine
acupuncture and canine acupuncture, in which species back problems and back pain are very common.
He also advises on natural feeding.
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Our Philosophy
We strongly believe in the need for deep respect for
Nature, for animals and for animal life. We strive to maintain activities which do not adversely affect animal life or their
environment and to avoid those that might. We have a positive environmental policy and have done so from the outset. We do
not support vivisection or animal experimentation. We do not market products, rendering our advice free of vested interest.
We use a carefully integrated holistic methodology in our treatments, which are aimed at stimulating the body's own internal
healing mechanisms.
Therapies offered: Veterinary Acupuncture Veterinary
Homeopathy (Homoeopathy) Veterinary Herbal Medicine (Herbalism) Tissue Salts Aromatherapy (Essential
Oils) Bach Flowers (Flower Essences) Chiropractic Manipulation LASER Therapy Natural
Diet/Nutrition/Feeding Back treatment Holistic treatment
Site relates to: veterinary acupuncture - acupuncture
for animals - acupuncture horse - acupuncture pony - acupuncture dog - acupuncture cat - acupuncture horses - acupuncture
ponies - acupuncture dogs - acupuncture cats - cat acupuncture - horse acupuncture - pony acupuncture - dog acupuncture -
horses acupuncture - ponies acupuncture - dogs acupuncture - cats acupuncture - equine acupuncture - acupuncture treatment
- acupuncture - vet - vet acupuncture - acupuncture vet - vet acupuncturist - veterinary acupuncturist - equine acupuncture Christopher Day, holistic vet and vet acupuncturist for over 28 years, has been involved
in the academic side of the training of acupuncture vets (veterinary acupuncturists - vet acupuncturists).
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