That's why we chose a doctor that practices both and our doctor is certified in Veterinary Herbal Medicine so we trust him not to use herbs that are dangerous to animals.
We don't give our girls any medication until we research the side effects wether its conventional medicine or herbal. If the side effects are questionable, we do more research for other options. Then call the doctor and discuss it with him. He doens't mind at all that we question his suggestions and told us he wishes more pet parents would do so since we know our babies the best.
Had it not been for our choice to use herbal medicine, Jewel would be going through chemo therapy right now and going through the terrible side effects instead of getting better - pain free as she is now.
As far as her going into remission, we don't know. Will she live longer because we chose herbs over chemo? We don't know that either.
Everyone has different views on what is better medicine practice wether its for veterinary or people. I'm not saying our way is better or that one is better than the other. The choice is yours to make.
I just wanted to tell our story. |