AKC Veterinary Ltd - Acupuncture and Chiropractic

15/07/2025

15/06/2025

After a shock family bereavement this weekend, there may be a few changes to up coming appointments whilst things are sorted out over the next couple weeks.
Please bear with I need time to process things. I will be in touch with everyone I need to contact.

Thanks

13/06/2025

Please bear with me if I have had to cancel your appointment or I am slow to reply to you over the next few days. I currently have a very poorly family member that is taking priority currently.

I will be in touch with any that I need to change asap.

20/05/2025

⭐⭐ Available appointments ⭐⭐

May is full. (Thanks everyone)

June I have:

10th and 12th
13th pm dog only at mine
17th pm dog only at mine
19th
24th am
26th
27th pm dog only at mine

Please get routine and repeat appointments booked in asap, so there is space for you.

🐕🐕‍🦺🐩 Also coming soon, K9 conditioning, workshops, classes and 121 sessions. 🐕🐕‍🦺🐩

Please get in touch.

07734462281 / [email protected]

To book in or to register interest or discuss conditioning work.

10/05/2025

I am pleased to say that I am now a Certified Canine Conditioning Coach. With thanks to Emma Overend and Canine Conditioning Academy . Harper and my other case studies definitely deserve a thank you as well. So excited to introduce this to my clients.

27/04/2025

Hot Forecast Due 🌅

Is it true that if we use cold water on heat stroke pets they will go into shock?

One of the most common things we still hear is that we can only use tepid water on a pet with heat stroke, incase they get some complications like hypothermic overshoot, peripheral vasoconstriction hindering a cooling response, and cardiogenic shock...

We have heard not to use cold water in case it causes shock... this rarely happens!

But guess what? In a recent study over 26% of dogs presented with heat stroke died, with flat faced breeds making up nearly half of heat stroke cases seen in the study.

You should:

💧Get someone to call the local veterinary practice and tell them you're going to travel down with a heat stroke patient
💧Pour, hose or if possible immerse the pet in very cold water (this should obviously be done under constant supervision, ensuring the head is fully above water and immersion should not be attempted if the animal is too large, or you are unable to do so without hurting yourself)
💧NB: If using a hose pipe, make sure it has run through until cold, as they can often contain water that is extremely hot in the tubing initially
💧Do not drape in towels and leave them in situ. Keep the cold water flowing.
💧Move to a cool, shaded area
💧Prepare to transport to vets in a cold, air conditioned car

In studies they found that:

🌅International consensus from sports medicine organisations supports treating EHS with early rapid cooling by immersing the casualty in cold water.
🌅Ice-water immersion has been shown to be highly effective in exertional heat stroke, with a zero fatality rate in large case series of younger, fit patients.
🌅Hyperthermic individuals were cooled twice as fast by Cold Water Immersion as by passive recovery.
🌅No complications occurred during the treatment of three older patients with severe heat stroke were treated with cold‐water immersion.
🌅Cold water immersion (CWI) is the preferred cooling modality in EHS guidelines and the optimal method applicable to UK Service Personnel
🌅Studies suggest using either ice-water or cold-water immersion

The best intervention is PREVENTION, but if you find yourself with an animal with heat stroke, using cold water either by pouring, hosing or ideally (if safe) immersion then this may help reduce their temperature to safe levels while you transport to a veterinary practice.

Read more below:

https://www.vetvoices.co.uk/post/cool-icy-cold-or-tepid

26/04/2025

15/04/2025

I have changed phones today and seemed to have lost some what's app messages so if you have messaged me in the last couple of days please send them again.

14/04/2025

Last week was a lovely reminder in why I do my treatments the way I do, with the Dogs comfort and happiness coming first. I use positive reward based sessions.

Last week the lovely Poppy in the picture below decided that she wanted to be my friend and we got laser therapy done on her back and shoulder. Poppy is really anxious of new people and will bark and run. We have met a couple of times. The first visit we went for a walk in the garden and had a chat about poppy and her issues and I fed her treats but no touching, the 2nd session she barked once and came to say hello and we managed to laser her shoulder but she remained suspicious but with the aid of a liki mat and timeouts she did great.
And last week on her 3rd visit, Poppy didn't bark at me and as you can see was comfortable coming and lugging me for treats and even had scratches and gave me a kiss. This is huge progress for Poppy and it's lovely to see her settling in so we can give her the best treatments.

I truly love seeing these breakthroughs and treating a relaxed dog is much more effective than a stressed and tense dog.

Well done Poppy and her mum for allowing us to take the time to get her comfortable with my presence.

11/03/2025

One more Crufts shout out. Handsome Harry and his owner did a great agility display in the main arena.

10/03/2025

Well done to Team Hovawart at Crufts. Lovely photo of Hudson, Shiraz and Rioja my lovely patients. They were busy showing and on Discover dogs showing off this fabulous breed.

09/03/2025

I am back from my holiday. Please bear with me whilst I try and catch up with messages and get back to you all. If you are waiting to hear from me and haven't by weds please message me again. March is pretty much full but I am working hard to fit everyone in.