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...coat? Indeed, and why not? If being treated for a medical ailment by out-of-the-mainstream means is good enough for a human being, why shouldn't it be good enough for a golden retriever--or for any of our animal companions? Alternative medicine for pets may not be as widespread or well publicized as the human variety, but it's growing faster than a sprig of St. John's wort. The options for pet owners range from the surprising to the sublime, depending on how far you're willing to stretch your faith--which is, after...
Like cancer patients who fly to Mexico for the latest miracle cure, many pet owners take the alternative route because they have nowhere else to turn. "By the time they come to me, the choices are pretty much either try alternative medicine or put the animal to sleep," says Susan Wynn, a veterinarian in Atlanta. Wynn, like all other licensed vets, was thoroughly grounded in Western medicine before she turned to unconventional treatments. Some owners seek alternative pet care because they use it for themselves. Other humans have even started taking their pets' medicine. Glucosamine and chondroiton sulfate, two compounds...
Although most artful applications are relatively harmless, there are risks. Some antimedicine pet owners talk about refusing to have their pets vaccinated--which in many states would be a violation of the law. The danger is that by relying on homeopathic remedies instead of vaccines to protect against, say, rabies or feline leukemia, these true believers could contribute to a larger outbreak that all the healing auras in the alternative universe could not combat...
With what she terms the University's "open arms attitude" and "red car pet invitation" towards Jiang, she says, the Coalition feels even more justified in sending a strong message...
...like puppies in a pet store window, the Streeters below were on their best capitalism-is-good-clean-fun behavior: the Dow closed up 60 after a particularly unexciting session. Try it, Jiang. Maybe you'll like...