The heat is super crazy today. It is the fourth day of over 40 degrees Celsius and commuting by bike in this weather is not much fun. Still, the animals have coped so far. A possum collapsed under my neighbour’s tree two days ago and although I was not around…
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Ancient and Awesome
I am grabbing quick moment to write my president’s report for the Australian Veterinary Acupuncture Group (AVAG) newsletter. It is dribbling rain in the middle of the Gellibrand oval on Day 6 of the Great Victorian Bike Ride. We spun our treadilies for 20 km up the Otways today…
A good goodbye
I have had philosophical moments throughout my life (but my dad told me you couldn’t earn a living from being a philosopher) and the concept of death has evolved over the years. While away in Cairns recently I had some discussions about what it means to ‘say goodbye’ and an…
what I learnt in Adelaide and Cairns
I didn’t realize that it has been so long between blogs. The last few months have been slightly hectic to say the least. I was able to squeeze a week away in South Australia in April to attend a tuina workshop. Tuina is Chinese massage and like other forms of…
Reflections 1: Pets in our community
I had a moment of epiphany today. it was Good Friday and I didn’t have any appointments, commitments or consultations that I needed to hurry on to. Nevertheless, there were still a couple of starving cats, starving chickens, starving guinea pigs and last but not least the pet rats to…
Patella luxations
Hi again, It has probably been a while since my last blog. I did have a really good idea to talk about last week but I have now forgotten what it was. Anyway patellas are always worth a few words. I see a lot of little dogs with medially luxating…
Interesting case
Hello everyone, Schools back and while the kids are busy getting into their routine, I have also got back into juggling mode and am in the process of helping to organize three different functions/ seminars for the animal chiropractic practitioners and the veterinary acupuncturist. The veterinary conference in Cairns will…
Introducing the piezo stimulator
I hope Santa has been kind to one and all for the festive season. Just before Christmas, I bought a piezo stimulator to use on acupuncture points. During my trip to Sri Lanka last year, Dr Elaine introduced me to the stimulator as I developed a sore neck from sleeping…
Recent Successes
Hi again, I was very excited recently to receive two referrals from an orthopaedic specialist who thought that his patients might benefit from some acupuncture and chiropractic work instead of surgery! Both dogs came in with sore necks and responded very quickly to treatment. A common finding with dogs with…
Teaching in Sri Lanka
Well, it’s been two weeks since I landed back in Australia from my whirlwind trip to Sri Lanka. Back in May, I had presented some lectures on rehabilitation at the Australian Veterinary Association Conference. A colleague of mine based in Singapore, then signed me up to present some rehabilitation lectures…
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