Dr Jane Hunter has had an unusual career treating both animals and people with acupuncture. Twelve years after qualifying as a vet from Glasgow University, and with a PhD in antibiotic resistance, opportunity took her to the other side of the world to New Zealand. There her eyes were opened to less conventional treatments that challenged some aspects of standard veterinary and medical practice. Back in Scotland, Jane began treating dogs and cats in pain with acupuncture, and was then encouraged to treat their owners too!
In this book, she shares her twenty-one years of training and experience, along with stories of the many animals, owners and other human patients she has met along the way, and describes how transformative acupuncture can be - not just for pain, but for a range of conditions, from common skin complaints to the loss of smell and taste.
"These real-life stories of Jane's patients, both two-legged and four-legged, are an absorbing, interesting and fun read for everyone. They are also educational and informative for anyone in the veterinary and medical fields. Even with all my years of experience using acupuncture to treat both animals and humans, I was able to glean some new and helpful tips from this book." Dr Ann Hutchison BVMS MRCVS CCRT MBACC Veterinary & human acupuncturist
For every copy sold, a contribution is made to
the charity Mission Rabies.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jane qualified as a vet from Glasgow University in 1983 and practised in the UK and Australia. After obtaining a PhD in antibiotic resistance in 1992, she worked in Scotland on the diagnosis of disease in farm animals, then went in 1995 to lecture in veterinary bacteriology in New Zealand. She was introduced to acupuncture in 1999 at a veterinary conference in Tasmania, Australia. Initially very sceptical, she was intrigued and undertook training with the British Medical Acupuncture Society (BMAS) which led to her treating dogs, cats and people with acupuncture in Scotland for the next 21 years! She was awarded the BMAS Diploma in 2006 and a Postgraduate Certificate from University of Hertfordshire in 2012. She is also trained in the use of electro acupuncture and laser acupuncture.