Essential Tools That Help Holistic Vets Scale and Grow Their Practice

Veterinarians and veterinary clinics are of paramount importance for animal health and wellness. In recent times, the demand for holistic veterinary care is rising, with people opting for natural remedies for their pets. If you’re a budding holistic veterinarian or an established one, you need the right tools to scale and make the entire system efficient. From portable diagnostic devices to holistic vet software, like AcuroVet, the heart of this article lies in letting you know all the essential tools that’ll help your business grow exponentially.

A holistic veterinarian’s work focuses on the following principles:

• Preventive care: The veterinarian focuses on the long-term well-being of the pet by providing proper nutrition and conducting regular checkups. This principle of prevention over cure helps keep parameters such as nutrition, sleep habits, stress, diet, etc., normal and diseases at bay.
• Natural treatment: Instead of prescribing conventional drugs, the holistic practitioner advises more natural therapies such as physiotherapy, acupuncture, and more. The principle here is to heal the body making sure that the pet doesn’t suffer from any side effects.
• Comprehensive pet care: Holistic veterinarians approach whole-body treatments, which aren’t considered mainstream.

AcuroVet is designed to support holistic veterinarians by streamlining daily operations and providing personalized and attentive care to each pet. You can scale your practice by:

• Saving time through automated appointment scheduling, invoicing, and maintaining records.
• Tracking multi-modality treatments, whether it's acupuncture, laser treatments, or flower essence therapy, in one centralized system.
• Increasing revenue and client satisfaction with many features like image-based forms, special holistic modules, inventory management, workflow optimization tools, client communication channels, and so much more. Be it on-field visits or clinic checkups, AcuroVet keeps your practice running smoothly.

Holistic veterinary care blends natural therapies with conventional medicines to boost a pet’s overall wellness. Each treatment needs the right tools for holistic veterinarians to carry out their job successfully. The following are some holistic treatments and the equipment they need so that you can deliver the best pet care:

1. Acupuncture
   Acupuncture is a holistic treatment where fine and sterile needles are inserted into specific points to relieve pain. It’s beneficial for pets with arthritis, back pain, and other aches.
   Equipment needed: Acupuncture needles, acupuncture chart, needle sterilizer, and disposal container.
2. Aromatherapy
   Aromatherapy uses essential oils derived from plants to support the emotional and physical well-being of the pet. The aromas work powerfully to relax the entire body system, ease skin irritation, and alleviate pain and stress of any sort.
   Equipment needed: Essential oils, carrier oils, diffusers, and storage containers.
3. Chiropractic care
   Chiropractic treatments are much needed for aging and injured pets. Certain adjustments are made to the musculoskeletal system, focusing on the spine, to improve mobility in the joints.
   Equipment needed: Chiropractic table, movement assessment modules, and positioning aids.
4. Flower essence therapy
   Holistic vets can use this remedy to ease issues such as anxiety, fear, or aggression among their pet patients. This treatment deals with the behavioral and emotional imbalances in animals.
   Equipment needed: Custom flower essence blends, droppers, mixing bottles, and storage containers.
5. Herbal medicine
   This type of holistic treatment uses plant-based blends to naturally heal different ailments in pets. Products like tinctures, powders, teas, and capsules are custom-made to support overall pet health.
   Equipment needed: Botanical inventory, bottles, labels, and logbooks of dosages given and patient reactions to treatments.
6. Homeopathy
   This treatment uses alternative medicine to trigger the body’s self-healing response to a range of medical conditions. Highly diluted forms of natural substances are given to the pets in the form of pills, sprays, and liquids.
   Equipment needed: Homeopathy medicinal kits, liquid bottles, syringes, etc.
7. Laser therapy & cold laser
   Laser therapy is a non-invasive process using light energy as therapy to reduce pain and accelerate healing. This treatment is particularly beneficial for pets recovering from surgery and/or an injury.
   Equipment needed: Laser therapy devices and protective eyewear for pets and holistic practitioners.
8. Massage and spinal manipulation
   This holistic treatment is a hands-on treatment that tactfully uses bodywork techniques to improve blood circulation, release muscle tension and soreness, and improve movement. This treatment is helpful for post-op recovery and age-related issues.
   Equipment needed: Massage table/mat, massaging oils, towels, etc.
9. Rehabilitation and sports medicine
   This treatment delivers specialized care by using exercise as therapy. Injured pets and chronically ill pets gain an advantage from this treatment as it focuses on improving physical capabilities and overall performance.
   Equipment needed: Resistance bands, underwater treadmills, physiotherapy balls, balance board, and cold/heat packs.
10. Supplements and nutraceuticals
    This treatment focuses beyond the basic nutrition and health of the pet. Dietary supplements are given to improve the immunity, digestion, and joint movements of the pet.
    Equipment needed: Pill organizers, measuring spoons, syringes for liquids, and storage containers.

To scale a holistic veterinary practice, balancing personalized care with the right tools is crucial. AcuroVet helps achieve that. Image-based forms, real-time record keeping, inventory management, appointment automation, and so much more keep your pets in the good hands of AcuroVet.

Holistic veterinary care emphasizes providing quality and personalized care. However, managing everything from appointment scheduling to placing inventory orders can get overwhelming. Enter AcuroVet, a holistic veterinary practice management software that provides the following features:

• Essential features like telemedicine, smart appointment scheduling, patient medical records, image-based forms, integrative-holistic modules, inventory management, cloud compatibility, billing and invoicing, etc.
• Automated reminders, prescription management, client communication records, calendar sync, analytical and financial dashboards, wellness and preventive care management, and integration with financial services for efficiency.
• Inventory/prescription restock refill reminders, multi-user/multi-clinic controls, keyword autofill, and more to save time.

Furthermore, with all the holistic treatments you’d be offering, here’s how AcuroVet equips your business and helps make all processes flawless:

1. Veterinary acupuncture
   AcuroVet comes with image-based forms to pinpoint areas for acupuncture through forms and modules. With AcuroVet, you can plan sessions, track target areas, and monitor the pet’s reaction to the treatment and accordingly adjust parameters.
2. Orthopedic treatments
   Aging and injured pets must undergo ortho sessions at regular intervals to heal faster. Whether it’s laser therapy or chiropractic sessions, AcuroVet has image-based forms that visually record the location of tumors, injuries, deformities, and more. It also helps you schedule treatments, set follow-up reminders, and maintain records of each pet patient.
3. Herbal medicine
   Holistic practitioners custom-make herbal medicines as per the pet’s needs at any particular point in time. To achieve that, you must have an adequate stock of powders, tinctures, etc., to create special blends. Thankfully, AcuroVet Inventory management feature helps you keep a tab on the stock levels, set alerts for low inventory, and organize products based on their use and/or shelf life.
4. Chiropractic and rehabilitation treatments
   AcuroVet helps you customize treatments and track the progress of the pet. You can record pain levels, increased/decreased range of motion, and therapy outcomes after each chiropractic or rehab session. This will help you regulate and change care plans as and when required.
5. Homeopathy, flower essence therapy, and aromatherapy
   It’s imperative to record pet reactions after each session in such treatments. The pet’s physical and emotional response helps you adjust the dosage with the real-time inputs. AcuroVet helps maintain records of all sessions, manage inventory regarding ingredients, and schedule next appointments.

With AcuroVet, holistic veterinarians can focus more on patient care and treatments and worry less about paperwork and other logistics.

Whether you’re operating in a clinic or providing in-house consultations, you need to have the right diagnostic tools before recommending any treatment. As a holistic veterinarian providing a wide range of services, you need equipment that is portable, efficient, and easy to set up. Discussed below are some important diagnostic equipment and support systems that every holistic vet must consider.

1. For Holistic Mobile vets

   For holistic mobile veterinarians treating pets on the go, the following are some must-have tools:

   1. An otoscope for the ear, an ophthalmoscope for the eyes, and a stethoscope for assessing movement in the heart, lungs, and gastrointestinal regions
   2. A digital thermometer for accurate temperature readings
   3. A weighing scale to check the pet’s physical health, and a more precise weighing scale to measure medications
   4. Blood pressure monitor and urine testing strips
   5. Grooming and surgical tools
   6. Medicinal waste bins
   7. Microscope, endoscope, and other imaging tools, only when necessary
2. For power supply and data connections

   Holistic Mobile veterinarians are challenged with limited power sources and data connectivity when working in remote areas. Here are some tools that will help you stay connected and have an adequate power supply:

   1. Rechargeable and/or solar-powered batteries and power banks that will charge your equipment when required
   2. A mobile WiFi/hotspot device for internet access.
   3. Holistic mobile veterinary software, like Acurovet, comes with an Offline mode where you can store data safely and sync it once online.
3. For invoicing options
   1. Integrate your smartphone/tablet with a mobile POS system for instant card payments
   2. Carry a compact printer or use holistic veterinary practice management apps like AcuroVet, which comes with record-keeping and invoicing features that allow you to share invoices with pet owners via email or the AcuroPet app

For holistic veterinarians, time management and the right resources drive business growth and client satisfaction. AcuroVet proves to be a valuable source in the following ways:

• Visual diagnoses with image-based forms
• Faster SOAP notes with templates
• Real-time scheduling and follow-ups
• Improved client satisfaction leading to more referrals

The right combination of tools, equipment, and good holistic veterinary software is exactly what you need to deliver consistent care and take your practice to greater heights. AcuroVet helps the entire holistic veterinary care ecosystem stay true to its roots, i.e., integrated and patient-centric healthcare. To know why AcuroVet is the go-to preference of holistic vets, book a Personalized Demo Today!