[Dailydrool] Chiropractors

[Cheryl Stafford]

Bev
My vet is a Holistic one as well as a conventional Dr.  She has done 
acupuncture and chiropractic adjustments on every dog I have had owned.  
Whenever anyone limps, gets stiff or has a jammed shoulder they go in 
for an adjustment and walk out 100% again.  I always went for the 
adjustment over any pain meds and have never had a problem.  She just 
deals with the skeletal system when she is doing an adjustment.  It is 
referred to as Musculoskeletal Therapy on the vet records.  We were 
afraid Otter had pano when he was  younger so we took him in and she did 
some adjustments on him and he stopped limping.  Radar jumped off the 
step and jammed his shoulder.  We took him in, she adjusted his shoulder 
and worked down his back, no more limping.
I had a lab that had acupuncture to support her kidney function.  It 
worked wonders for her.  My Malamute has developed a touch of arthritis 
in her hips.  A little manipulation and she is quite the spry 12 year 
old.  Another vet said she was in amazing shape for a "geriatric" dog.  
We won't tell Kita she is "geriatric" for fear of offending her!
I teased my husband for needing a doctor to cure his sore neck, but I 
never once hesitate to have my babies adjusted.
I don't have specifics, but I would never hesitate to try a 
chiropractor.  It won't hurt.

Cheryl
Otter, Radar and Kita (all love getting adjusted)