Anybody interested in alternative veterinary treatment should read the website of British laboratory owner, Dr. Morag Kerr. She runs the British Veterinary Voodoo Society. She thinks that alternative treatments are unproven and that they can be dangerous.
http://www.vetpath.co.uk/voodoo/
In the US herbal and homeopathic medicines fly under the radar of regulations and evade scrutiny. Their efficacy does not have to be proved in the way that regular medications have to prove that they are of value. No peer reviewed research is necessary. The Food and Drug Administration does not test any of them.
If any of your readers has a shred of SCIENTIFIC evidence to prove the efficacy of animal chiropracty, acupuncture, or homeopathy, I would be interested in hearing about it.
It seems that some veterinarians, despite their scientific training, are getting involved in the current headlong rush to medieval superstition and the supposed benefits of magical healing.
There's lots of money to be made from alternative treatments. Mark-ups are very high. When people are desperate and willing to do anything to try to save their animals, however unproven the products or services, there will be a person ready to provide.
Dr. David Ramey, a distinguished equine veterinarian, is a another strong voice in favour of evidence-based veterinary medicine.
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