Michael Stanford, DVM

12/01/2023

Integrative Veterinary Care for dogs, cats, and horses. Veterinary acupuncture, herbal medicine, Tui-na, food therapy, and veterinary chiropractic care.

12/01/2023

New Years Special, 20% off.

Winter and a New Year are here and Balance Integrative Veterinary Care is having a New Year special. So, if you've ever wondered about integrative care for your pet (acupuncture, chiropractic, food and herbal therapy), now is a great time to check us out.

Until February 1, 2023, mention this ad and we'll take 20% off the price of an initial, in-home, examination and treatment for your pet.

For our existing clients, refer a friend and we'll take 20% off your next exam and treatment.

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Integrative Veterinary Care for dogs, cats, and horses. Veterinary acupuncture, herbal medicine, Tui-na, food therapy, and veterinary chiropractic care.

07/01/2023

Having trouble getting your pet to the vet? Have questions or wonder if what's going on is an emergency?

Dr. Mike is now seeing telemedicine cases. If you live in Arkansas or California and would like a telemedicine consult, don't hesitate to reach out at

Book an online appointment with Dr. Michael Stanford, a licensed Veterinarian. Vetster has vets and veterinary professionals available 24/7.

01/01/2023

Happy New Year from Balance Integrative Veterinary Care!

14/12/2022

Herbal medications can be baffling to those of us with a solid foundation in western medicine. TCVM diagnosis and treatment relies on a Pattern diagnosis, an identification and listing of a disharmony in the body. Herbal medications are used to treat the opposite. If our patient is warm (Yin Deficient) we treat with cooling (Yin tonifying) herbs and so on.

Balance Integrative Veterinary Care uses Jing Tang herbal Inc. as it's exclusive supplier for herbal medications. Not only is there an assurance of quality ingredients that have been responsibly sources and manufactured with strict quality control procedures, Jing Tang provides a resource for veterinarians to speak with an herbalist that will ensure that there will be no serious interactions between the patient's current medications and the herbal formula being prescribed.

10/12/2022

A great article from the folks at UC Davis College of Veterinary Medicine on aging and our pets. Exercise, diet, mental engagement, and preventative care. All the things that we know we need for a long and healthier life.

Questions? Feel free to reach out to Dr. Mike
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07/12/2022

Chi University, founded by Dr. Huisheng Xie, has been providing Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (TCVM) education to veterinarians and veterinary students since 1998. Click here (chiu.edu) to learn more about the programs that Dr. Mike is involved in as he pursues his masters degree in TCVM.

23/04/2022

Back at it. Another long weekend in Florida! I’m really looking forward to being able to apply this to my patients.

19/02/2022

As time has marched forward I found myself falling to ruts as to how I approached and treated cases. Acupuncture training has opened so many new doors for both me and my patients. There still seemed to be room in the toolbox though to fill with more techniques though.

This week I’ve been in Florida studying at the Chi University. The topic? Veterinary Medical Manipulation (animal chiropractic, if you will).

So excited to get my hands on my patients again and add this modality I’ll be learning at home and here in Florida over the next several months.

19/02/2022

This one is a bit late in updating but life has gotten busy on me. Piper returned for a 4th visit a week later. So, 3 acupuncture treatments and 3 weeks on herbals. This is a video of her just before treatment. Still pacing at the walk but much stronger and very happy.

We treated for a 4th time and will see her as needed moving forward!

04/02/2022

After another week Piper returned to the clinic. You can see she’s a lot more coordinated in her hind end and stronger. She’s moving in a pacing motion where front and hind limbs move in tandem.

We treated with acupuncture again and left her on the herbs with a recheck scheduled for one more week.