De-Qi. What’s Your Point

23/12/2024

Happy Holidays everyone! Thank you for your support this year, I'm so grateful to everyone who have chosen to get on the holistic health train with me so together we can achieve best outcomes for your pets.

27/03/2024

Big changes coming!
Thank you all for your support so far and I invite you all to continue the journey with me and follow new page for Natural Animal Clinic and explore new website.
New announcements coming shortly along with Opening date.

Integrative Veterinary consultations at the clinic available any day now
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10/02/2024

Happy New Lunar Year!
We leave Rabbit Year behind to welcome the Year of Wood Dragon.
Dragons are a symbol of power, strength, luck, and wisdom they are also notorious for its strong leadership qualities and determination to succeed, which will inspire us to chase our dreams.
This Year it is also flavoured with Wood element which is the element of new beginnings, perseverance, reaching new heights and working towards personal power. The Wood element encourages us to put forth effort to make positive changes and to grow as tall as the trees in the forest.

Wishing you all the best!

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23/12/2023

Wishing everyone a very merry Christmas and an amazing New Year! 🎄✨

*and I'm secretly still hoping for a little bit of snow🤞❄️🌨️☃️

💛 🐶🐱🐴🐰🐲☯️

13/11/2023

We are undeniably heading deeper into the Winter season 🌬️🌨️❄️☃️

Daylight is scarce, long mornings and early dark evenings give us perfect excuse to cozy up under soft blankets with a warm brew and enjoy fairy lights.

Introducing the last of 5 Elements :

Water 💧

Zhi is the spirit of the Water Element. The most usual meaning of zhi is will, though it has also been translated as ambition, purpose, determination, knowledge, mind and memory.
It drives the will to live. Water element main organ are Kidneys that also store the Jing - which is the life essence, the powerful storage of Qi that keeps us alive.

Winter comes with cold and need to seek shelter and warmth, failure to do so will have worse effects on the Yang deficient bodies making them even colder, achy and harder to move. There may be worsening of incontinence, arthritis, mobility, weakness, fertility. It can obviously affect old and debilitated.

Try including warming ingredients like Chicken, Lamb, Goat, Oats, Carrots, Sweet potato, sprinkle of Black pepper, Ginger and Cinnamon. It’s also best to feed warm, gently cooked or steamed food at this time especially if you have a senior animal that struggles with cold and his energy levels are low. Same goes for humans.

And for those that need extra help - get in touch with De-Qi. What’s Your Point for a professional advice and TCVM treatment.

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12/09/2023

Third main use of Acupuncture in Equine TCVM:

3. Performance :

There can be multiple reasons for poor performance as I'm sure all riders and athletes are aware of that.
From muscle or back soreness, joint pain, tendonitis, back pain, hoof issues and the list goes on. Often showing as slight changes in personality, behaviour, handling, reluctance to move in certain ways, to make turns or jump as usual.

TCVM treatment starts with a full body scan that is a direct assessment for overall body health and allows to find sources of discomfort.
Acupuncture decreases the need for joint injections and medication by inducing natural analgesia, decreasing wind-up pain, by releasing endogenous substances to directly affect the central and peripheral nervous systems.
Additionally, acupuncture decreases travel induced stress, aids in digestion and decreases the frequency of associated ileus.

And finally Chinese Herbal formulas individually prescribed for each patient to maximise effects of therapy.

For more information get in touch via messenger, website or email directly De-Qi. What’s Your Point [email protected]

04/09/2023

This months Patient Appreciation post!
An undeniable superstar model, a master napper, ideal new age therapies tester - Misty.
She is a retired therapy dog that committed most of her life to helping humans, holding space for sick and worried ones, she now lives her golden years stress free (besides younger brothers mischiefs) being spoilt by her mom and getting regular Acupuncture and Herbal medicine for her clunky arthritic joints, managing without any other medications thanks to TCVM, reiki, regular exercise and diet. Bouncing like a luny on field fuelled by love and Qi.
Thank you Misty and Pam for being you 💛🩵☯️🩵💛

31/08/2023

Second main use of Acupuncture in Equine TCVM:

2. Digestive issues:
Chronic diarrhea, gastric ulcers, anorexia, indigestion, bloating, constipation, colic.
Acupuncture is a safe modality that regulates bowel movements, secretion of gastric acid, blood flow and reduces pain.

Studies in animals and humans showing it acts in multiple ways of action like :
- release of endo-opioids and oxitocin that are responsible for reliving visceral pain,
- regulation of vagal tone that then regulates autonomic nervous system allowing reseting bowel movements in case of diarrhoea or constipation
- inhibition of gastric acid secretion mediated by B-endorhins, and somatostatin to aid gastric ulcers and nausea/vomiting(non Equine)

And finally Chinese Herbal formulas individually prescribed for each patient to maximise effects of therapy.

For more information get in touch via messenger, website or email directly De-Qi. What’s Your Point [email protected]

14/08/2023

Wondering what is Acupuncture good for?
Here is a first post of the series that will give you an idea whether your Horse would benefit from having a TCVM workup and acupuncture session.
*spoiler alert: any and every Horse can benefit from TCVM treatment. It improves wellness, quality of life and can boosts performance.

1. Musculoskeletal issues - a wildly broad topic. From muscle strains and soreness, tying-up, muscle wasting, specific joint issues, laminitis, navicular disease, back pain, DJD etc.

Pain and inflammation control with use of classical dry needle acupuncture, hemo-acupuncture and/or aqua-acupuncture also stimulation of regenerative tissue and stem cells release with use of electro-acupuncture.
Warming, circulation stimulating effects of moxibustion -Artemisia herb ci**rs is another therapeutic modality used for some conditions.
Tui-na and Gua-sha massage - myofacia release with deep and light touch combined for best results.
And finally Chinese Herbal formulas individually prescribed for each patient to maximise effects of therapy.

For more information get in touch via messenger, website or email directly De-Qi. What’s Your Point [email protected]

11/08/2023

05/08/2023

Who's up for another round of Agro fun? We definitely are!

Come see us this time at Royal Manx Agricultural Show

Me and Hounds Hydro Limited will be there again to answer all your questions , giving live demos and sharing pet care tips.

See you soon!