Proudly serving Colorado Springs
and the surrounding areas
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Colorado Springs, CO
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Manitou Springs, CO
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Black Forest, CO
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Peyton, CO
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Woodland Park, CO
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Monument, CO
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Pueblo, CO
A small additional mileage fee may apply for appointments made outside a 20-mile radius from Colorado Springs. If this applies to you and your pet, Dr. Rachel will discuss additional fees with you prior to scheduling a consultation.
Services
Dr. Rachel provides a variety of services to address your pet's needs on a whole-body level. Why treat each of your pet's symptoms separately when therapies exist that can treat the body as a whole?
Traditional Chinese Acupuncture
Acupuncture involves inserting small needles into the skin and muscle to stimulate blood flow and promote healing. A single treatment can address multiple concerns; for example, carefully selected acupoints may target pain, gastrointestinal distress, appetite, and anxiety all within the same session.
Conventional Western Medicines and Therapies
An integrative approach that combines the use of traditional Chinese medicine with conventional Western diagnostics and therapies is often appropriate to treat patients with pre-existing conditions or those experiencing pain that requires daily support.
Traditional Chinese Herbal Therapy
Herbal therapy is available to treat a wide range of conditions to promote healing in a variety of ways. Herbal therapy may be used in conjunction with acupuncture or conventional Western medicines/therapies to achieve the goals that have been established for a given patient.
What we all want for our pets:
A long, happy life
Dr. Rachel's childhood dog, Roscoe, suffered from a degenerative spinal cord condition in his last years of life known as degenerative myelopathy (DM). This disease is characterized by spontaneous, progressive degeneration of the spinal cord, which starts at the tail and progresses toward the head over a matter of weeks, months, or years. Early symptoms include rear leg weakness and possible loss of tail tone. Later symptoms include fecal/urinary incontinence and complete rear leg paralysis. Degenerative myelopathy is a difficult disease for owners and veterinarians alike to manage, and it is heart wrenching to watch. Roscoe first experienced symptoms of DM at age 12, and he was humanely euthanized at the age of 14. It wasn't until several years after Roscoe's passing that Dr. Rachel learned that acupuncture is the single most beneficial therapy for this condition, which has been shown to slow the progression of disease, sometimes sparing the patient from experiencing rapid loss of function, and ultimately buying back precious time. While conventional Western medicine lacks appropriate therapies to treat this disease and others, Dr. Rachel is inspired by the hope that acupuncture and other alternative therapies can offer to pets and their owners.
Contact Dr. Rachel today!
To get started, Dr. Rachel will need some basic information about your pet. To inquire about scheduling, please fill out this pet information form.
Dr. Rachel will reach out to you directly via email after receiving your completed form.
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