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TESTIMONIALS - Dogs

Dr. Ziegler came into our lives when our hearts were broken and our
hands thrown in the air. Every traditional vet we went to had little to no
success in treating Blanco. Dr. Ziegler got us in immediately and she knew
exactly what to do. She stayed in close contact with us and within a couple
of weeks we saw a new dog developing before our eyes – new hair growth,
higher energy and an increased awareness. IT WAS AMAZING! We were
so thankful to have her in our corner and to finally be on the right track to
getting Blanco back to normal. Thank you Dr. Ziegler for saving Blanco!

Dr. Noreen Ziegler has treated three generations of my performance
Shetland Sheepdogs. I first met her when Clint had a potentially career
ending injury. Through chiropractic, acupuncture, and light therapy, Dr.
Ziegler helped him go on to have a career in obedience and tracking. I had
nearly given up hope for Clint’s future and was thrilled with the results of
the treatments. I was so impressed by what she did for Clint that I began
having her treat my older dog, Bart, who is now nearly 17 years old.
Thanks to a program of regular chiropractic and acupuncture treatments
Bart was able to compete in obedience, tracking and agility until the age of
12. After his retirement from showing, Dr. Ziegler was able to help Bart with
some of the discomforts of old age through regular treatments of
chiropractic and acupuncture. Today, Dr. Ziegler treats my current
competition dog, Luke, with a wellness program of chiropractic, Standard
Process dietary supplements, and nutritional advice. Dr. Ziegler
understands the special needs of performance dogs both physically and
nutritionally; she has been a great help to me for many years. --Judy

Hi Dr. Ziegler, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for saving
Maggie, my Jack Russell Terrier's life. Last September she was diagnosed
with cancerous pancreatic tumors by a local vet and was sent home to die.
I was given your name by mutual friends and the rest is history. The
program that you put Maggie on with the Immunocal has literally caused
most of the tumors to shrink and disappear. As you know, her last test
confirmed this. I have no doubt that she will be cancer free when the next
tests are taken. She was given a death sentence last September and
today she is a very happy, healthy dog. The acupuncture and light
therapy treatments have also helped her back a lot. Maggie and I are so
thankful that we found you and will see you again soon. You know how
much Maggie loves to come see you. Best Wishes, Linda and Maggie

I could tell there was something “off” in Carmen’s back the way it made an
"S" curve as she walked and she could not jump into the car. When we
tried to help her with a lift, she would howl in pain. Dr. Z found that her
back was out of alignment in three places. Now she readily jumps in to the
car and also onto beds. – Billie P

It was recommend that I take my Irish Setter, RedDog to Dr. Ziegler after
she had been diagnosed with severe hip dysplasia and possible spinal
irregularities and the prescribed treatment wasn't working...in fact RedDog
did not tolerate the medication well at all and seemed to grow worse as the
days progressed. My husband and I had already decided that we couldn't
allow Red to live with the debilitating pain she was in for much longer when
I took her to see Dr. Ziegler (a 2 hour drive) for a last ditch effort. When
Dr. Ziegler saw RedDog she was barely able to stay still for trying to
'outrun' the pain and she shook uncontrollably. She was no longer able to
run, jump, play, or do anything a healthy 8 year old Irish setter should be
doing. All she really did was lay under our bed and make pitiful whining
noises in her sleep! After running her hands down RedDog's spine Dr.
Ziegler, immediately felt vertebrae that were out of place and started gently
moving them back where they belonged. She also adjusted her head and
then did an acupuncture treatment...RedDog didn't move a muscle as she
inserted the needles, much to my amazement, and as she continued with
the light treatment over the needles I saw my dog that had been in such
horrendous pain laid her head on the floor and release such a large sigh
of relief it was truly awe inspiring! That night RedDog jumped on our bed to
sleep for the first time in 2 and a half months! She has returned to see
Noreen twice more in 6 months and she doesn't look like the same dog...
she has a shiny new coat and her muzzle which had been turning gray is
now more red than gray. RedDog is back to our happy go lucky squirrel
chasing girl of old! We can't thank Noreen enough for performing a
'miracle' and returning our baby back to us! --Judy S.

Dear Dr. Ziegler – I want to sincerely thank you for all of the treatment I
have received from you. When I first came to you, my vet had given up on
me. I could no longer walk my person everyday. We could not play
together. But you believed and treated my hips and shoulders and put my
health back on the right track. Now at 12 years old, I can be my person’s
best friend again. For this I am completely grateful and wish everyone
knew of you. All my love, Bandit Franklin – Lafayette, Indiana

When I adopted Jake as a 5-month-old rescued dog, I was told that I'd be
lucky if he lived to be 10 years old, because of the terrible damage that
had been done to his hips when he was hit by a car as a puppy. The
arthritis, according to the veterinarian, would become debilitating in his
older years. Around the age of 11, Jake did, in fact, begin to show serious
effects of the arthritis. Eventually, he couldn't even go up two or three
steps without obvious pain, and we thought we'd probably need to have
him put down within a few months. But thanks to Dr. Ziegler, who came
highly recommended by a friend, Jake started a regular regimen of
acupuncture and light therapy, to complement his arthritis meds.
Amazingly, within three months he could easily go up and down an entire
flight of stairs, with no obvious pain! Thanks in large part to Dr. Ziegler, we
had Jake with us for 3 more years – 4½ years more than he was
"supposed" to live - and, more important, his quality of life was wonderful
during those 3 years. --Barbara Stedman, Ph.D., Honors College, Ball
State University

Dear Dr. Ziegler, I wanted to thank you for the wonderful care you gave to
a Newfoundland in our rescue program. We picked up Quigley from a
shelter in southern Indiana the week before Christmas. At only 124
pounds, Quigley was starving and near death. He was the worst case of
abuse and neglect I have ever seen. However, it was apparent that
Quigley wanted to live. He was making amazing progress until he suffered
a severe set-back due to a back injury that was not immediately apparent.
Our club decided to call you to see if you could help, and I am so thankful
we did! Your acupuncture treatments have worked wonders on him.
Although we know he will never be "normal," you were able to return
enough function to him that Quigley can continue his goal - to be a happy,
loved Newfoundland who has much to give. Our sincere thanks. --Leslie
Martin Dotson, President, South Central Newfoundland Club

In October, 2006, Hoss started having "head tremors." They started out
being every time he laid his head down to go to sleep, it would be every 5
minutes for about 30 seconds each. We immediately called our traditional
vet who got us in and put Hoss on phenobarb. We did the bloodwork and
other tests all to end up with the diagnosis of "Idiopathic Epilepsy." The
phenobarb didn't stop these "seizures", so we had to keep raising the level
of medicine until he was at 6 pills a day. That is when someone
recommended that we make an appointment with Dr. Ziegler. My husband
and I drove over that Saturday with doubts that any of this would do any
good. We had never heard of a chiropractor/acupuncturist/holistic vet.
The first thing that Dr. Ziegler did was tell us that Hoss seemed to be out of
alignment, which she fixed and told us that we most likely will have to come
back. Then she starts the acupuncture. We assumed that Hoss would not
enjoy this part of the appointment. We couldn't have been more wrong.
He laid down and as she was running the light over the pins, he is pretty
much asleep. Afterwards, as we are getting all the other stuff that she
recommends, Hoss is following her around and doesn't seem to want to
leave her. From that point on, we decided that we would give this a shot.
We went about 3 weeks with no "seizures", of course still on the
phenobarb, and then they started up again. Once more we drove over to
Dr. Ziegler and she did what she does best. She also had us back Hoss
off of his phenobarb just a little bit and we got him down to 3 pills a day.
From that point on, no more "seizures" ever. In October of 2007, I decided
to slowly wean Hoss off of the phenobarb. I went very slowly as I didn't
want to throw him into "seizures" again. So I would take away 1/2 a pill
every month. It is now March, 2008, and Hoss has been "seizure" free for
16 months. Thank you Dr. Ziegler for helping us get Hoss away from the
phenobarb and "seizure" free. Had we not found you, I hate to think about
what could have been going on right now! --Erica P

My precious Pug, Maddy, was losing control of her hind quarters and could
not walk without dragging her back legs. I took her to Dr. Ziegler, who
recommended that I use "Light Therapy" on her 2 or 3 times a day. It has
worked wonders on her. I am so thankful for using this treatment. --Betty

ESSENTIAL PROCESS, INC.
Noreen Ziegler, DVM, CNC

Carmen

Hoss

Maddy