Thank you for coming and welcome to my electronic veterinary clinic. In most vet clinics you recieve answers to your problems and usually it is in the form of taking home some type of medication, or herbal supplement, or homeopathic or maybe some exercises or a future surgery appointment. Here at e-vetclinic you recieve information as answers to your problems and as much as I can possibly give to you.

You will find the best of the best in information and if I don't have it I am pointing you to someone who does. It is all here based on my view point of medicine and a "wholistic" approach. I know some of you are now saying he spelled it wrong, well read on to find out why I sometimes spell it with a 'w' and three of the other most common misconceptions of holistic medicine.

All the best to you,
Dr. Dan

P.S. Remember you are DANGEROUS! To find out why click here.

Holistic Medicine Misconceptions

There are many misconceptions about holistic medicine but there are four that top the heap! Lets go through these four....

Holistic or alternative medicine is not based on research, it is all anecdotal or in other words because someone else tried it and it seemed to work then it must work.

Absolutely not true! Research has been going on for centuries and is ongoing today! There are several journals that contain research studies including the "Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine", the "Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine", and several others for human medicine. Looking for a list try this link.

Looking for some research papers in veterinary medicine contact the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association (AHVMA)

Alternative medicine is natural so it can't be harmful.
All I have to say is Hemlock is natural and so are several poisonous mushrooms. A cobra is natural! Just because something is natural does not mean that it is safe! It is important to know if there are any side-effects or complications or contraindications of any treatment or any substance you put in your animals body. Many times combining products can be very harmful even though when each product is taken separately they are safe. Knowledge is your best defense. Know everything you can about the treatments you or a professional are administering to your animal.

It is cheaper. You can do it at home just read a book or go to a website.

This is probably by far the most dangerous and most untrue of the misconceptions. It is vitality important for a professional to be involved in the treatment of your animal, preferably a veterinarian trained in alternative and complementary medicine and second an individual who is trained with credentials from a reputable school in the therapy they are administering. Not your next door neighbor who read something in a book and definitely not a website that is trying to sell you their product (except mine of course).

You absolutely must have a professional identify the exact cause of an animals illness and there is no one more qualified than a veterinarian to do this. Even if your veterinarian is not open minded and is not trained in alternative therapies it is essential for the therapist you use for the alternative choices to have a proper diagnosis from that veterinarian.

Now for the number one misconception held by even some practioners....

Holistic medicine works against or opposite to conventional medicine. Or Holistic medicine is better than conventional medicine.

This is the reason why I write "wholistic" instead of holistic. Because the real definition of holistic is to be inclusive. It means taking into account everything involved in the animals life. So holistic medicine includes everything involved in medicine which would include conventional medicine. I will use alternative in this website to describe what most people feel is holistic, but I am adamate that holistic medicine is an all inclusive just like the word "whole", so you will see me use the term wholistic medicine to describe what I believe.

There are times when conventional medicine is the best treatment of choice. In most emergency cases conventional medicine beats alternative medicine. For example, a broken leg will need to be repaired by conventional medicine. Now in emergency situations there is no reason for a veterinarian not to incorporate alternative therapies because in most cases an animal will respond best by combining the two. That same animal with a broken leg can receive acupuncture to help with pain. They can also receive physical therapy and a homeopathic to help in the healing process. Working together as a team is best!

That is what this website is about; giving you the best information on the therapies available for your animal. It may be conventional, it may be alternative, and many times it will be a combination of the two. I have taken a wholistic approach and you will find a little bit of everything that has to do with your animal and given my professional opinon on it!

Did you know, YOU are Dangerous!!!

That's right you are very dangerous to certain individuals in the veterinary and animal health industry. You are curious, you have a thirst for knowledge. You are a researcher, you want to know! That is why you are here.

You have come to this website in search of something. Most people come here in search of more information on something affecting their horse or their dog. You are not willing to accept just anyone's information you want the best information. You want to be able to go to your veterinarian, your farrier, your therapist and tell them what you know about your pet and what you know about the certain ailment that is currently affecting them, you want to discuss the issue with them. So why does this make you dangerous?

Because you are unwilling to accept on blind faith what ever they tell you! You keep the professional on their toes. When discussing with the professional, you will learn how up to date their information is - even if they disagree with what I say on this website, you will hopefully find out whether or not they do research and keep up on current information. You will know by the way they answer any of your questions. They will either blow you off and ask "why are you bothering with looking stuff up on the internet?" or they will say "I agree (or disagree) with that and here is why!" Or a fantastic answer is ... "I don't know but I will gladly look that up and get back to you." If they do, you have a great professional!

You are very dangerous to the pharmaceutical companies that would rather you stay in the dark and just keep taking the medicine they prescribe. Now after saying that I am here to tell you that the drug companies are not all bad. Their motivation and reasons for doing things are based on profit making, which in todays market with the rules and regulations they must follow is very tough, so tough in fact that many life saving and helpful drugs never make it because it is not profitable (that's a story for another time); however, they are the foundation of much of the research that goes on in medicine today, even research that goes against them - they are a stimulous for further research. They are a stimulous for those of us interested in alternatives; we see what they are doing and try to dispute it thus creating research of our own. They force their own agendas in politics; forcing others to be very proactive in making sure that all areas of medicine are protected not just the drug companies.

You are very dangerous to the charlatans and uncredential practitioners out there. You want them to know what they are doing and just by asking a few simple questions you can uncover their inadequecies. You may find out that you know more than they do!

So I am here to tell you that you are dangerous and I appreciate that because you will do the same for me. You will keep me on my toes, you will demand more information and I will give it to you! Here is to a fantastic relationship of straight talkin' information on your pet's health!

Thanks for reading,

Dr. Dan