(BeWellBuzz) Science is finding support for what many of us have known all along: owning a pet is good for the soul... and body. The CDC (Center for Disease Control) plainly states that pets can lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels, cure loneliness, increase exercise and improve social life. Just last month the AHA released a scientific statement backing these claims ... Continue Reading
Acupuncture offers alternative medicine to pets
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Veterinary assistant Tammy Wagner comforts a female hound mix named Rhone, as veterinarian Dr. Lisa Jutras performs acupuncture. Acupuncture is one of several alternative healing methods used to treat animals with various medical conditions. When a female hound named Rhone underwent acupuncture under the capable hands of Dr. Lisa Jutras at the Humane Society ... Continue Reading