Veterinary Food Therapy

 

You are what you eat.

This well-known saying holds true for our fluffies as well. They were not designed to eat a diet of dry kibble all the time. Eating kibble can lead to and imbalance of the body energies and can cause blood deficiency which may lead to cancer. There are several different categories of foods including Yin foods (e.g duck, rabbit, oysters, tofu) and Yang food (e.g chicken, kidney, lamb, cinnamon bark, clove, nutmeg, dried and fresh ginger, garlic) which are grouped by their natures and characteristics according to TCVM methodology. Food affects the digestive, metabolic, and physiological processes of the body and therefore have have a large impact on its overall health. TCVM Food Therapy is an integral part of an ancient and well-researched system of health and healing. Food therapy is often utilized alone or (more often) in conjunction with other modalities to treat disease patterns (see Daisy’s case).

 

Preparing a home-made diet can be time consuming and a bit of a challenge, especially for a cat.

 

Most cats and some dogs can be very fussy and don’t like a sudden change of a diet. We have found however that if new foods are gradually introduced (see Daisy’s case) they are generally accepting of the switch. We all know that eating only processed food from cans, boxes and bags is bad for us. None of us could live on McDonald’s hamburgers or breakfast cereal for our entire lives. This is exactly the same for our fluffy friends. It is important to feed them fresh, whole foods and not toxic processed and preserved foods.

The popularity of commercial pet foods is due mainly to convenience factors and a continuous barrage of brain-washing by big corporations in the form of advertising. Pre-made raw frozen foods, as well as freeze-dried and dehydrated varieties available for those who are too busy to make their own fresh foods . Dr. KK will discuss your fluffy’s diet and any special dietary needs she would recommend based on their disease patten during your initial consultation.

  • At 12 years of age, my first dog, “Leonardo”, a welsh pembroke corgi, was diagnosed with DM (Degenerative Myelopathy), an insidious genetic disease which erodes the nerves of the spinal cord. Dr KK was always available to listen, give advice and help whenever we had problems with his condition. She was always positive and always supported us. We are delighted we had the opportunity to meet Dr KK. We highly recommend her to anyone who doesn’t want to give up on their fluffy one’s illness. She will always help you do the best for your fury friend.

    – Leonardo's owners

  • Maggie, my 8.5 year old Moodle, is alive today because Dr Kaori Kanemitsu discovered and treated the unusually complicated underlying conditions triggering her focal seizures. She remains the most challenging canine seizure case that Dr KK has ever treated. I will be forever grateful to her for not giving up on my beautiful little dog. It’s a life-long condition, but with careful management from Dr KK it is under control and she is able to live a happy and normal life.

    – Maggie's owners

  • Dr. KK was wonderful, very sympathetic and promised she would do everything she could to help him. Together, we discussed his problem and decided what Herbal Medicine and Food Therapy would help him the most and get him back on track. Within six weeks of taking the herbal medicine, Buster had improved so much. Thank you Dr KK, I have no doubt that he would not be here if it hadn’t been for you. I love you for giving Buster back to me.

    – Buster's mum

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Interested in trying food therapy?

Dr. KK will discuss your fluffy’s diet and any special dietary needs she would recommend based on their disease pattern during your initial consultation.