calliecritturs
Posted : 3/30/2010 10:06:26 PM
I jumped on the TCVM website and I think you have 11 TCVM vets within 30 miles of you and honestly I'd do that before you do testing. Most of the testing -- unless you get REALLY lucky and stumble on something unique that you *can* do something about (like a particular thing like feathers or wool or some *thing* you can remove easily from his environment, mostly you're going to get stuff like pollen and oak and stuff that you just can't do a thing about. But the TCVM will help you *maintain* it FAR more easily without heavy drugs that damage the system. It will also likely help you figure out -- between his own unique system and where his particular weaknesses are (which traditional medicine won't do) how to deal with it a whole LOT easiler.
But short of calling and interviewing all 11, talk to me before you dive in. You've only got one who is a completely "certified" acupuncturist (and that's NOT typical certification -- the one who is "certified" according to the Chi INstitute literally is good enough at it to *teach* it -- it means they've gone way way beyond the norm into the realm of specialization -- that's what that little symbol means).
But let me share with you what I've learned about picking one ... should make it easier. http://www.tcvm.com -- but I've found TCVM works WAY better than anything else because it approaches it so differently. It could be food allergies but typically they are secondary anyway -- real, yes -- but often it's what's underlying that's really the problem.
A bath (or at least a spray bottle made up) in Selsun Blue - red cap one (yeah, for real) -- don't make it long, but make it good and warm. And then a final rinse wtih tea tree oil and water (and/or add some lavender essential oil to that -- lavender and tea tree make an incredible pair for yeast & bacterial killing)
How are his ears? The blue power ear stuff still rocks -- cheap and incredibly helpful for itchy yeasty ears -- particularly during high allergy season.