Did you know that lifestyle and environmental factors can influence the health of your dog or cat? Today on the blog we will explain everything you need to know about natural therapies and integrative veterinary medicine.
The information that makes up the analysis of integrative veterinary medicine has been gaining more and more ground, as its focus is on treating your pet’s health as a whole and not just correcting symptoms. The integrative approach allows treatment through natural therapies, which improve the animal’s health, increasing well-being and quality of life, on the physical, mental and emotional levels.
In integrative veterinary medicine, the interactions between genetics, environmental factors and lifestyle that influence your furry friend’s health in the long term are analyzed.
Discover natural therapies and start changing your pet’s habits so that they have an even better quality of life:
Natural feeding
A balanced, properly prepared homemade diet meets the nutritional requirements of dogs and cats.
According to the Cachorro Verde website, natural food is a diet with excellent levels of high-quality animal protein, healthy fats, and low to moderate glycemic index carbohydrates. It is also enriched with vegetables, greens, and greens.
Cooked “AN” is a balanced and complete diet, suitable for animals of any age (as long as they have already been weaned) and any breed. Pets with chronic conditions require special diets, with restrictions and additions that help control the disease.
Benefits: adjuvant treatment for several chronic diseases such as skin, kidney, and heart problems, obesity, and diabetes, and a lot of well-being for healthy pets.
Nutraceuticals
They contain concentrated bioactive compounds from foods that are common in our daily lives. The therapeutic quality of functional food is enhanced when concentrated in supplements, since the doses exceed the capacity that any pet could consume if they ate only the food.
In each supplement, several ingredients are combined so that one helps and complements the benefits of the other. These products are formulated by veterinarians, are safe for pets and are completely natural!
Benefits: improves the digestive tract, skin and coat, increases immunity, gives strength and vigor to the animal, helping to balance the body as a whole, bringing health and well-being to dogs and cats. It is essential for the treatment of chronic diseases such as cancer, kidney disease, obesity, diabetes, cognitive dysfunction and even behavioral problems such as separation anxiety and noise phobia.
Learn about Botica Pets’ nutraceuticals for dogs and cats, in the form of tablets, powder or in the form of snacks (treats) for dogs.
Ozone therapy
It uses a mixture of gases such as oxygen and ozone, which, in low concentrations, induces the production of antioxidant substances by the body itself, i.e., it stimulates the production of a protective response by the body.
The gas can be applied in several ways (orally, intravenously, intramuscularly, intra-articularly and subcutaneously). There is no pain and a session lasts, on average, 30 minutes.
Benefits: treatment of skin wounds, infectious, orthopedic, neurological and immunological diseases, in addition to serving as a complementary treatment for kidney disease and cancer.
Acupuncture
It is part of Traditional Chinese Medicine and has existed for over 3,000 years. For pets, it has been increasingly used for orthopedic problems and other diseases with inflammatory causes and that cause chronic pain. By inserting a needle into a point on the body, stimuli occur that provide analgesia and effects against inflammation.
Benefits: improvement and cure of neurological, orthopedic, muscular problems and complementary for other diseases, bringing balance to the animal.
Phytotherapy
It is a word derived from the Greek “ Phytos therapeia ” and means “healing through plants”, that is, it is the science that uses medicinal plants to treat and prevent various diseases. It is indicated in the form of teas, oils, creams, compresses, extracts and others.
Benefits: digestive, skin and behavioral problems, and as a complement for chronic diseases, such as cancer.
Hydrotherapy
Water therapy is increasingly used in animal rehabilitation. It is a part of physiotherapy. It involves developing exercises in water, according to the pet’s age and physical condition. This can include swimming and water treadmills.
Benefits: treatment of obese pets, with orthopedic or neurological problems.
Stem cell therapies
It is based on the multiplication capacity of stem cells, which can be obtained from various types of tissue: such as fat, bone marrow, dental pulp, and umbilical cord.
Benefits: restorative action, modulating the immune system, with anti-inflammatory effect for the treatment of chronic diseases (kidney and liver). It also serves to repair tissues and injuries to the osteoarticular and nervous systems.