THE FOLLOWING ARE A PARTIAL LIST OF SITUATIONS WHERE ALTERNATIVES MIGHT BE CONSIDERED:

• Behavior problems
• Cancer – with chemotherapy to increase energy and decrease side effects from drugs, or
• Instead of chemotherapy to increase energy and appetite and reduce pain to improve quality of life
• Chronic medication cases – to reduce or eliminate the need for conventional drugs
• Elderly pets – to increase energy and appetite to improve quality of life
• Recovering from significant illness or from surgery – to hasten recovery and healing
• Recurring conditions – ranging from allergies to lamenesses to GI problems to infections
• Orthopedic problems – lameness, pain, poor agility performance
• Stressful situations – addition of a child or pet, change in owner’s work routine, death of a loved one (human or animal), moved to a new home, etc.
• Traumatic injuries
• Vaccine reactions or problems following soon after vaccination
• Warts, cysts and some other tumors to treat without surgery

YOU MAY WANT TO SEEK CONVENTIONAL MEDICAL SOLUTIONS WITH SERIOUS INJURY OR TOXICITY INCLUDING, BUT NOT NECESSARILY LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:

• Neck and back injuries if a pet is not getting up on their own
• Chest and abdominal wounds
• Protruding or broken bones
• Burns greater than the area of the palm of the victim
• Increasing cyanosis (turning blue)
• Crushing chest pain
• Unconsciousness
• Severe head injury or with loss of consciousness, seizures, change of pulse, slower breathing, pale skin, increasing shock for more than half an hour.
• Severe bleeding
• Cuts that are gaping open may need surgery

PLEASE NOTE: If you do not know whether you need to call a veterinarian or not, then you SHOULD call your veterinarian or your alternatives practitioner and find out to be sure.