Recent E-Mails from England…….
Acupressure is such amazing work and the animals are so much in need of it. We are so lucky; we receive the best emails from all over the world. Thank you to all of you who have sent emails to the Tallgrass yahoo chat room, too, your participation contributes to everyone learning how best to care for animals. Here are a few of the E-mails we have received recently from two, soon-to-be, Certified Tallgrass Animal Acupressure Practitioners in England. |
Gloria Ayers writes: 
Last weekend Chyna (one of my dogs) had a major problem. She has had a small wart on the lower eyelid for months and months with no change whatsoever. Last weekend it had grown to about twice the size, the top of it was pink and a bit jagged, and when you pulled the eyelid forward a little there were two whitish nodules. After a trip to the vet it was agreed that it had to be cut out. She had this done yesterday. Last night I remembered you had given me a photocopy of an article you and Nancy wrote.
I worked the following points last night and again this evening: Bl 17, Bl 18, Bl 60, LI4, St 36, Sp 6 and Liv 3. She is very bright and despite the fact that the vet told me there would be quite a bit of swelling, there actually is very, very little.
Chyna is also inhaling diluted oils - her choice, not mine:
Lavender - promotes rapid healing and prevents scar tissue. It is probably the most powerful oil for stimulating the growth of new cells.
Yarrow - Improves blood supply and circulation to peripheral blood vessels and helps to tone the skin.
Grapefruit - This oil is emotionally uplifting, especially after surgery. It also tones the skin and tissue and promotes hair growth. (They had to shave around the eye).
I think this is a real indication that acupressure and oils work so well together - the oils should support the acupressure in promoting blood and chi circulation. |
Week later, Gloria writes….
I am so pleased with her. I did acupressure (the points I told you before), on Friday night (the day she had her op), then again on Saturday and Sunday. I have just repeated it tonight (Thursday). She has also been taking her oils, but they have dropped off to Lavender and Grapefruit.
She has a good growth of hair now (although it is not yet as long and thick as the rest of her) and her eyelashes are growing back very well. The vet insisted there would be considerable swelling around her eye, but thanks to the acupressure there has been none at all. Even better, although she is still wearing a collar for a few more days, the wound does not seem to be irritating her at all.
For your records, Chyna is a nine year old Golden Retriever. Her only visit to the vet since she was spayed 5 years ago, is this week. She has a really bad hip score of 42 (the closer to 1 the better). I have been expecting her to have really bad arthritis or impaired movement, but have so far only witnessed occasional stiffness on getting up after exercise. Having said that, for the last 6 months I have given her a maintenance acupressure treatment once a week. |
Vicki Sharp writes:
I have recently started working on several horses, all which are very different, and some very extreme. One turned out to be deficient in Yin and Yang, with many association and alarm point being deep, cold and sensitive. He already is a different horse - with nice settled exterior warmth, without any spontaneous sweating. His eyes have cleared and his coat has changed quite dramatically. His movement is more fluid, and he is now drinking normally. I know this is a slow process with the condition being so chronic, but it is great that he has responded so well.
My latest is a 6 year old Show jumper, he qualified for Horse of the Year Show, but his owner felt that he was not quite right behind and in his shoulder. He has been seen by a physio and Chiropractor, but there has been no change. His temperament could be extreme, with him always being stand offish, but sometime aggressive and over the top - within 10 mins of him coming in, he started presenting signs of colic - which I felt was a stress factor, due to been battered by the jockey the day before and then thrown out in the field. During the assessment I found his HT, PE, SP, ST & KI all very reactive and hard. He was very hot on the exterior, though not sweating and agitated. During the treatment, he calmed down and relaxed, his system started to work and he began to pass stools. By the time I had finished, his temperature had dropped significantly, and the pain in his stifle, hock and back had obviously eased. He was salivating, and his head was low and totally happy. When I went back to check him 2 days later, the red tongue, was back to a healthy pink, and the thick white coating had gone. On the Sunday, he went to a show, and jumped the best round ever. All were thrilled. Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) went equally well, with him coping with the bright lights and noise of a big international show, and he was place jumping his first 1m50 class.
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