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Article: PET OWNERS LIKELY TO USE ALTERNATIVE, COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE ON THEIR PETS, ACCORDING TO COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- October 17, 2006
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Colorado State University issued the following press release:
More than half of pet owners surveyed by Colorado State University veterinarians use complementary and alternative medical approaches to help their cats and dogs.
Complementary therapies such as herbs, nutritional supplements, chiropractic care and acupuncture were used by 65 percent of pet owners whose dogs and cats were being treated for cancer at the university's Animal Cancer Center, which attracts patients from around the world. The pet owners were part of a survey of 254 clients at the center.
While the survey showed that a high number of animals receive complementary and alternative treatments from their owners, the study ...