We are celebrating our sixth year with the opening of our new Holistic Health Center. Your new waiting room is graced with cathedral ceilings, skylights and an expanded office. We have tried to make it as environmentally healthy and energy balanced by using green products and having a Feng Shui design. There is a new exam room for your convenience, a new updated surgery suite, and new inventory and office space. Click here to learn more about the Holistic Health Center.
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Dr. Margo Roman started MASH in 1983 initially as Mobile Animal Services of Hopkinton. In 1988, MASH moved into 72 West Main St Hopkinton and became Main St Animal Services of Hopkinton. In 2001 the New Holistic Center opened with an energy-balanced environmentally sustainable green building that was Feng Shui. Dr Roman has been very busy taking additional courses, training and doing lecturing in the United States and internationally. She has attended the Acupuncture, chiropractic and advanced herbal courses at Tufts University. She has studied 8 years with Luc DeSchepper in the Renaissance Institute of Classical Homeopathy. She has studied with Teleosis School of Homepathy and has taken advanced meetings in Veterinary Homeopathy 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2006, with Dr. Richard Pitcairn and attended the National Center for Homeopathy Meetings. She has been a board member of the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association and has been lecturing at their annual conferences. She has attended the AHVMA conference each year since 1996. She has also lectured at the American Veterinary Medical Association AVMA conferences in Nashville 2002, Denver 2003, and Philadelphia 2004, where she is lectured on Acupuncture and Homeopathy. She also was lecturing at the "Ask the Expert" desk at the TUFTS Animal Expo in 2001 on Bioterrorism. She lectured at the Wild West Veterinary Conference 2005, International lecturing in China and Japan at Nippon Veterinary School. Dr. Roman will be lecturing at the North American Veterinary Conference 2008 on Ozone Therapy-Beyond Oxygen.
Dr. Roman has lectured on:
1. Designing a Green and Balanced Holistic Veterinary Clinic. Looking into the building of environmentally correct medical structures that are energy efficient and that use natural building products.
2. Raising Holistic Pups. How can we bring a healthier pup into this world? Evaluation of three generation of raw fed standard poodles and the limited use of vaccinations: Following all stages of introduction of a raw diet and other alternative medical support.
3. Ozone Therapy. The Benefits of Extra Oxygen to help the body heal. Utilizing ozone in the treatment of cancer, lymes, wounds, kidney failure, toxin exposure, and ear and other infections as a way to boost the immune system.
4. The Elusive Dog and Cat Ear Problem. Alternative Therapies that make a difference. Looking at many different natural therapies that support good ear health and treatment. Including herbs, homeopathy, acupuncture, nutrition and ozone.
5. Irritable Bowel. Solving it naturally Who Needs Drugs? Using nutrition, herbs , homeopathy and other support can reverse the chronic gastrointestinal issues safely and successfully.
6. Western Herbs that can integrate into a conventional veterinary practice Herbs should be one of the most common and first treatment plans for all veterinarians especially the conventionally trained. Even though they are natural they are still medicinal and can give one more tools to help our patients.
Presented Bovine Leukemia Virus BLV and its link to human and animal cancer
www.emilyproject.org at the 2006 NOFA conference at Hampshire College Aug 2006.
She lectured At the Beijing International TCVM conference in May 2006 on Ozone Therapy and acupuncture and at the Nippon Veterinary College in Tokyo Japan May 2006 on the above topics and on Holistic Veterinary in the United States. In Aug 2006 she presented the documentary trailer Dr DoMore at the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society Congress in Natick.
She has traveled around the world with Simone Hnilicka to get interviews of veterinarians for the documentary series Dr.DoMore www.drdomore.com . This documentary series will bring holistic and integrative veterinary medicine to both the internet and television, and empower the consumer to have integrative veterinary medicine as part of their pets’ health care and healing options.
She has written many articles in local magazines. She wrote chapter in Lou Gotthelf’s Small Animal Ear Diseases Elsevir.
She is a co-author of the Western Herbal Chapter in "Integrating Complementary Medicine into Veterinary Practice" by Bob Goldstein, published January 2008.
Dr. Roman lost her 27 year old horse Champ in late July 2006 after 8 years of living with cancer; he taught her so much about holistic care with his amazing survival.
Ronna Kabler D.V.M. joined Mash in November of 2005. She is a 1986 graduate from Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine. She completed an internship in exotic and small animal medicine, and surgery at Colorado State University of Veterinary Medicine in 1988. Though Doctor Kabler worked in conventional clinics for many years, she was never satisfied that conventional medicine offered the best options for optimizing health in her patients.
Through personal experiences with her own dog that was struck with a serious illness, she came out on the other side realizing she needed to embrace holistic medicine. Dr. Kabler became particularly intrigued with homeopathy. After a year of self study she enrolled in Dr. Pitcairn’s professional homeopathy course for veterinarians. Dr. Kabler finished the course in February 2007.
Dr. Kabler is now taking Dr. Pitcairn’s advance course in veterinary homeopathy which will continue through 2008. Dr. Kabler attended the annual Academy of Veterinary Homeopathy conference in 2006 and 2007. She is currently in the process of obtaining her certification in Veterinary Homeopathy.
In addition to homeopathy, Dr. Kabler offers basic holistic care to patients, which includes minimal use of vaccinations, avoiding the use of pesticides, chemicals and drugs. Also covering nutrition and feeding a wholesome raw diet. She also educates the owners of the importance of integrative medicine, and how to do basic home care for acute injuries.
Dr.Kabler lives with her mother and her 10 year old daughter Kyra along with there 4 cats and 2 dogs. Although not at home, her 32 year old retired dressage horse is an integral member of the family. We are pleased to announce that we have purchased an ozone machine for ozone treatment in the office. Ozone is a very effective treatment in acute and chronic viral diseases, acting as a virucidal agent reversing antibody tests and in improving the general health of animals. It is also effective for acute and chronic bacterial diseases, including those that do not respond well to antibiotics. These bacterial diseases include leptospirosis, Lyme disease, brucellosis, botulism and septicemia. Ozone can effectively relieve acute "asthmatic" attacks, as well as perverse the allergic component from the inhalation of molds, dust and other allergens. Perhaps the most exciting application of ozone is as an effective adjunct to high-PH therapy for leukemias, lymphomas and other malignancies.
Ozone may be administered by body bagging, bagging of the affected limb, inhalation, rectal insufflation, or by direct intravenous or subcutaneous administration of ozonated saline. Treatments are usually done for several consecutive days or weeks and can be done in the office with the owner present.
We have had numerous cases of Lyme disease recover without the use of antibiotics or NSAID anti-inflammatory drugs. Ozone, when used in conjunction with joint support and homeopathy, is offering patients a real alternative for Lyme treatment. The general protocol for Lyme disease treatment is by rectal canula three times a week for three weeks.
We are also providing this super-oxygenation protocol for our chronic renal failure and cancer cases.
We had a cat with a serious degloving injury that literally peeled all skin from the hock to the toes. After some reconstructive surgery, "Ophelia" began ozone treatments with each bandage change. Ophelia has brand new skin, and even all the hair has grown back!
Our holistic care center has become very busy seeing chiropractic appointments. Drs. Crawshaw and Smart schedule 1-2 appointment times per week. Anywhere from 5-15 pets are seen. Chiropractic care aligns the spine, and is a must for lameness, disc disease, fast growing puppies, trauma patients, or patients recovering from any musculoskeletal disease. After a pre-therapeutic exam by one of our doctors, we refer you directly to the chiropractor who will make your appointment. Remember that if you have an appointment with a chiropractor you must contact her directly to confirm or change your appointment. Chiropractic care is a natural adjunct to homeopathy, ozone treatment, and acupuncture.
Massage
Beth Ann Knowles and Katy Nicol have been doing the massages at the Holistic center.
Lynne Flannegan has come out with a video on Massage techniques.
Physical Therapy
Joy Waugh has been having good results with post op rehabilitation and post injury. Cranial sacral therapy is also part of her treatments She also can be seen at the Holistic center.
Reiki
Katy Nicol and Claire Messier have been helping the animals heal with their Reiki hands. It's a wonderful adjunct to getting the energy of the body moving toward healing. Claire has been offering 1/2 hour visits at MASH for a $10 donation to Dr.Domore. To schedule a visit call Claire at 508-278-3459.
Tong Ren
Tong Ren energy healing was developed by Tom Tam as a therapy for internally healing a patient's energy system by using the collective unconscious, as defined by Dr. Carl Jung for internally accessing that energy system. For more information go to www.tongrenhealer.com
The class is held at MASH one Tuesday a month by Marcia Zais.
On Saturday, May 1st, 2004, Radar O'Reilly was struck by a car and killed outside the clinic. Always one to try to escape in the spring, he snuck out and spent the night outside. He was found in front of the clinic where he had been killed. No one called.
Radar spent his 14 years at M.A.S.H. as a true ambassador for cats. He was often featured on the news and in newspaper articles. He was the first to greet you at M.A.S.H., and was best known for his gentle nature with puppies. He was a legend at Greyhound rescue organizations. He was able to detect if a Greyhound would be adoptable into a home with cats. The rescues called it "Radar Testing", and he was responsible for getting many dogs into new and wonderful homes.
With his welcoming and flirtatious ways, he was a true "Masher". We will miss his presence at the desk and the beautiful blue eyes that made him so photogenic. Most of all, we will miss his sense of humor and unfailing devotion to his other furry friends. A fund has been set up in his name to honor him, and to further the advancement of research in Holistic Veterinary Medicine. Donations can be sent to M.A.S.H.Katy Nicol has joined MASH on a full time basis. She has been studying homeopathy and has finished the Bancroft School of Massage Animal Massage program. Katy has also completed Reiki II training and the first cranial sacral animal training course.
Eleanor Nicol has been promoted through the ranks from part-time volunteer to technician. Eleanor has completed the first year homeopathy class offered at M.A.S.H. Eleanor is the cheerful voice that will schedule appointments, take your orders and ship your supplements!