Dr. Patrick Mahaney, a Los Angeles-based holistic veterinarian and practitioner of acupuncture for animals, knows what it’s like to have a pet with a life-threatening illness. His Welsh terrier, Cardiff, suffers from Immune Mediated Hemolytic Anemia (IMHA), a condition where an animal’s immune system attacks the body’s red blood cells. Although Cardiff’s illness has been difficult […]
Syringomyelia: The Spinal Cord Disorder Exposed
The pain is immense. Your hands feel numb. You’re scared. You don’t know what is happening to your body. You feel something is wrong but don’t know what. You or your dog might have Syringomyelia. Syringomyelia (SM) is a disorder that affects the spinal cord. A formation, caused by cerebro-spinal fluid entering the spinal cord, […]