Since I integrate Western veterinary medicine and Eastern veterinary medicine into my practice, many clients and friends have asked about how and where I studied Eastern Veterinary Medicine. So I’ll explain it here. And I’ll pass on links to websites that explain more about what and where I have studied.
I began to learn about Eastern Veterinary Medicine back in the late 90s and on from classmates and veterinary colleague. During this time, patients began asking me about it as well, and I felt like I really needed to begin studying it.
So, for the last two years, I have been privileged to study Eastern Veterinary Medicine at The Chi Institute in Reddick, Florida. Eastern veterinary medicine is also called Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (TCVM). Eastern Veterinary Medicine is holistic and emphasizes the five branches of TCVM, which include food therapy, herbal therapy, acupuncture, chiropractic/massage (also called Tui-na) and Qi-gong.
The Chi Institute is widely considered the leading Continuing Education provider of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine study and training. Veterinarians and animal science workers from all over the world attend school there. Most of the teachers at Chi are related in some form or fashion to the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, which is also a top school. Here is a link to The Chi Institute: www.tcvm.com.
The Chief Instructor at The Chi Institute is Dr. Shen Huisheng Xie (his last name is pronounced “Shay”). Dr. Xie, from China, is an excellent teacher and veterinarian and is greatly respected around the world as one of the foremost Eastern Veterinary Medicine and Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine practitioners.
I and my fellow classmates at The Chi Institute have been fortunate to learn and study TCVM and its powerful, proven animal care theories and disciplines. My training in Eastern medicine has greatly enhanced my ability to diagnose, treat and provide optimal care for my patients, and my fellow classmates have said the same thing about their practices.
You can learn more about TCVM on The Chi Institute website as well as on the web. A good place to learn more is on the TCVm wikipedia page here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_Veterinary_Medicine
I was trained in veterinary school at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Science in Knoxville, Tennessee. It was a great experience, one that changed my life for sure. I am fortunate to have attended school there, where there are so many gifted and outstanding professors and teachers. Here is a link to the school’s website: vet.utk.edu.
Back to my training in TCVM. My friend and colleague Dr. Casey Damron and I studied at The Chi Institute together. Casey and I knew each other for years because we had both practiced veterinary medicine for large and small animals here in middle Tennessee.
We both learned a tremendous amount at The Chi Institute. It was during our time at Chi that we began to explore the idea of creating an integrated pet food combining Western and Eastern veterinary medicine.
Specifically, the class we took on Food Therapy taught by Dr. Xie was one of the classes that really motivated us to begin the journey of creating what later became Pet-Tao Pet Food.
At some point I will post a more detailed history and background of Pet-Tao. To summarize, we spent two years formulating and developing the Pet-Tao pet food formulas. Pet-Tao is the only all-natural, integrated pet food combining the science of Western nutrition with Eastern Food Therapy principles.
From our facility here in Tennessee, Pet-Tao is being shipped to pet-owners and pets all over the nation. It is available directly or through our nationwide network of veterinarians. One of the primary ways we are offering Pet-Tao is through veterinarians who can become part of our Preferred Partner Program, which we launched last month.
You can learn more about Pet-Tao and order pet food at www.pettao.com.
Well, thank you for reading! I am hoping the best for you and pets!
