TCVM for Dogs: Four Paws, Five Directions—The Theory Behind The Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine

What the heck is Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (TCVM) and isn’t it obsolete?

Modern veterinary medicine is making daily strides and breakthroughs. But sometimes scientists are limited by the way they know to look at things. A different point of view might offer solutions scientists didn’t dream up. An alternative approach can offer answers where they didn’t seem to be any.


My point of view

When making any decisions regarding Jasmine’s health, the experience taught me to always consider a worst-case scenario. What is the worst thing that can happen, and does the benefit outweigh the risk? After my research, I came to the conclusion that TCVM is substantially safer than anything else we could try.

The second reason I was attracted to the idea was the TCVM’s holistic approach. Jasmine had so many things wrong with her, I had a hard time believing they could all be separate issues without a common thread.


An unfamiliar modality

The theory behind the Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine is going to sound alien to anybody brought up in western culture. It is completely different from what we are used to. But being around for over 3,500 years it has clearly withstood the test of time. Just because the terminology sounds odd, it doesn’t mean that the reasoning behind it isn’t sound.


Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine views the body as an intricate system, where an imbalance in one area affects corresponding organs. Identifying and correcting the imbalance is the key to your dog’s health. It is really quite fascinating.

Four Paws, Five Directions


It explains what the theory behind the Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine is and how it translates to diagnostics and treatment.



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