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10/07/2004: "My Dog's First Chiropractor Visit"
You have to know me pretty well to know that although I love my pets dearly, I am not one to rush them off to the vet unless they are in severe pain. Vet bills are not a part of our monthly budget.
I have a little long-haired chihuahua named Shadow, who is my favorite pet. The last couple of months Shadow has been having some kind of weird back pain, and the pains seemed to come and go. He is an older dog, so I figured it was just a sign of old age. After awhile he could hardly move because of it sometimes, so I broke down and took him to the vet. The doctor said that pinched nerves were common and gave him some kind of cortisone pills ($10) to see how that helped. The pills worked right away and he was fine for about a month. He then started having symptoms again.
So the vet then recommended taking him to a chiropractor! There is a chiropractor in our area who works both on people and animals. I'd never heard of such a thing. When I called to make an appointment, they said it was only $10 to bring him in and that they would donate the money to charity, so I figured it was worth a try. The chiropractor used some kind of tool to apply pressure to Shadow's neck and parts of his spine. She said his neck was really out of whack. That was 2 days ago, and Shadow has never felt better. He is his old self again. I have to take him in one more time just to make sure his back is still all in alignment, but he seems to have really responded to the treatment. Who would have known?
Rachel Paxton
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