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This is Basil. He first came to us for acupuncture, biomechanical medicine, laser, rehabilitation and chinese herbal supplements back in August 2025 following back surgery for Intervertebral disc disease. He was back yesterday for a maintenance treatment. We schedule our Dachshunds and other dogs with back issues for autumn and…
Totally guilty of forgetting to write anything recently. We would like to welcome Dr Natalka from Natural Stride Veterinary Services to the team. Dr Natalka has been working with Dr Kim since November at the Bellarine Vet Practice in Newcomb on Wednesdays. Dr Natalka has a Graduate Diploma in Animal…
The number one son is back from the wilderness and has fixed my website so I can post again. Many people complain that Melbourne can have four seasons in one day. When the weather changes in autumn and Spring in colder climates, we tend to see more intervertebral disease and…
Hopefully this will encourage me to post more frequently.
I meant to write this blog back in January when our local dog park reopened after the floods. There was plenty of excitement and I saw many carks parked in front of the gate and lots of dogs running around. This got me thinking about the general advise I give…
It was lovely learn from the news tonight that today is the Day of the Dogs. This is the second day of the five day Nepalese Hindu celebrations Deepawali. It is analogous to the festival of lights, the Indian Diwali. Dogs are honoured for their importance to humans in Hindu…
The jet lag is finally disappearing and I have had a week to put in place some of the new ideas that have been shared at the International Veterinary Acupuncture Group Congress in Wroclaw, Poland. The sharing of knowledge by my many colleagues was well worth the jet lag. Keynote…
I was recently invited to speak to a group of veterinary students about acupuncture and integrative medicine. So I talked about the wonders of fascia (the glad wrap of the body) and how acupuncture meridians travelled along these super highways and their close relationship with osteopathic and chiropractic techniques. Along…
Meet Cowboy and Little Roy. I first saw them as tiny six week old puppies. Two of a litter of Chihuahuas brought in for a routine checkout to make sure they were growing well. What’s the point of treating puppies? They’re too young to have hurt themselves yet right. Actually…
It’s been two months since the annual Australian Veterinary Conference in Brisbane was held. The conference was a good time to touch base with the latest ideas and research. On the one hand was a lecture on the possible association of feed raw chicken with polyradiculoneuritis (coonhound paralysis) and across…