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For those who may remember Atlas first not so great trip to rehab, I just wanted to share an update. (So glad I have you guys to talk to)
We reached out to our local neighborhood and found a friend with a tripawd from an accident not cancer and she told us about a wonderful local vet who does acupuncture. What a great vet Dr. Williams is..... He is trained in western medicine but also believes in eastern medicine and is certified in many areas. The man is brilliant and every time we meet and talk to him we are more and more impressed. He has made 5 house calls now and performed acupuncture and message therapy on Atlas. And Atlas loves it. He gets so excited when Dr. Williams arrives and jumps and wags like crazy every time. We love it too because we dont have to drive forever to get to him, he comes to us which means Atlas can really relax in his own home environment and really allow the therapy to work. Although we haven't seen a major change in the ataxia from his wobblers, we have certainly seen a big improvement in his energy level and who knows what will change as we continue on this journey. It's quite inspiring to work with a vet who is so diverse in his knowledge and takes his patient's care to such great lengths that he has done tons of research and determined that Atlas is Yin deficient and Yang strong and gave Marc and I so much valuable information and is now researching which holistic herbs will best benefit Atlas after he completes chemotherapy next month. He also hooked us up with a closer certified rehab vet where we have an appointment after Atlas last chemo to look into hydrotherapy and core strengthening exercises
. You might think all this personal home care costs a fortune, but you'd be wrong.... only $200 for six house calls including acupuncture and message. Best vet ever and totally down to earth kinda guy!
Moral of the story....keep reaching out, keep looking. For every vet you may have a bad experience with, there is another terrific one just around the corner.
Thanks for letting me express.
Patricia & Mighty Atlas
Patricia, you are in the Atlanta area, right? Would you mind sharing Dr. Williams' contact info? He sounds great!
HA! I was UST gonna a ask where you live too! Cuz Happy Hannah and I are packing up and ovi g down from Virginia! That is so wonderful to hear how. much Atlas enjoys his visits! That really does say t all' doesn't it? And the "investment" s unbelievable lay inexpensive.....compared to what thought it would be anyway!
After having g such an u p.peasant experience, I k ow you are soooo relieved to find ally be I. great hands! And house visits too! That's who derful Pat, UST wonderful!
You and Marc are lvin g up to the Viking Warrior banner from your early days on this jour eg!
So happy for you. Li,e you said, who k kw what good results are in the works....and clearly Atlas is better because of this!
Thanks for the great update"
Love to all of you!
Salt and Happy Hannah
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
Dr. James Williams is in Madison Georgia at Main Street Vet Hospital. Shout out to the Brits as he is British. Could listen to him talk for hours! LOL!
That is great to hear about Atlas. Wonderful about the vet too. That is really reasonable. Keep going Atlas & showing improvement.
Hugs
Michelle & Sassy
Sassy is a proud member of the Winter Warriors. Live long, & strong Winter Warriors.
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07/26/2006 - Sassy earned her wings 08/20/2013
05/04/2006 - Bosch, Sassy's pal, earned his wings 03/29/19 fought cancer for 4 months.
"You aren't doing it TO her, you are doing it FOR her. Give her a chance at life."
I am so glad you guys had a good experience. <3 I love our acupuncture vet and clinic, and think the therapydoes wonders for Sam, as well.
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