Gus Getting his Spinal Adjustment!
Hi Kelly, I have a 7 year old Greyhound, and a 5 year old Greyhound/Borzoi/Irish Wolfhound mix. A year ago, my greyhound slipped in the mud while running in the yard and twisted her back. Our vet prescribed limited activity with steroids for a while which wasn’t seeming to a help a whole lot. I friend recommended a Veterinarian/Reiki Master by the name of Dr. Patrick Tersigni who did reiki and chiro adjustments on both my girls and the results were simply “amazing”. My greys injury healed well, and my mix became a much happier dog overall with the adjustments. While I cannot say enough about Dr. Pat, he is retired and lives way out near Dansville. He comes to Buffalo twice a month to do adjustments, however, because of where I work in Downtown, and live way below the Southtowns, it became too difficult for me to travel the distances to meet up with him for routine adjustments. My question for you, is if you can recommend a chiropractic vet in the Southtowns area I can take my girls to? My mix, Tessie, seems susceptible to a sore back, and I would much rather get her back into regular adjustments, rather than on pharmaceuticals from my vet. My vets are sight hound savvy, and I do not want to stop seeing them, especially as they also work with me on titers, but they absolutely do not recommend chiro treatments. I have seen first hand how well the chiro works for my girls, and go to one myself with amazing results. I hope you can recommend someone who you would have had first hand experience with, or direct me to someone who would know one? Can you help me?
- Belinda Brzezinski (FB ) -
Hey Belinda… I agree with everything you said about Chiropractic care for you and your dogs… very beneficial treatment that should definitely be considered for some dogs (and humans!). I’ve received some of the same negative feedback from conventional doctors (human and veterinary) when it comes to chiropractors, but the proof is in the results, Right?!!!
Well, I’ve asked around and there are only two veterinarians in WNY who do canine spinal manipulations besides Dr. Pat Tersigni (that I know of).
(1) Dr. Richard Payne, Haskell Valley Vet Clinic, located at 2148 Haskell Rd Olean, NY 14760; (716) 372-1759. I got Dr. Paine’s name through another respected veterinarian who practices in Springville, NY.
(2) Dr. Richard Mathes, Pumpkin Hill Vet Clinic, located at 6265 Tower Hill Rd Byron, NY 14422; (585) 548-9097. Many former customers saw Dr. Mathes and I got very positive feedback about him, particularly with regard to his use of both, conventional and holistic medicine.
Honestly, I’ve heard good things about both both vets and also like the fact that they recommend conservative vaccination programs and utilize titer testing in their practices. I have taken Gus to Dr. Pat Tersigni several times and I know of at least a dozen former customers who had incredible results after spinal adjustments with him. The list includes a Maltese, 2 Bassett Hounds, German Shep, Aussie, Dachsund, Black Lab, Lab Mix,Bchon Yorkie, Grt Pyrenes… all had hind end lameness and were “fixed” in some cases after only one or two treatments! Since Dr. Pat probably still drives to East Aurora twice per month, it looks like that is still the closest for your, but at least you have other options. Good Luck.
Hey very interesting blog!
Hi Kelly~Could you please let me know Dr Tersigni’s address/phone number?
If he is still coming to East Aurora a couple times a month this would be a lot more convenient. Thanks!
Hey Lisa… Dr. Pat Tiersigni still comes to East Aurora (South Wales) twice per month. He also sees clients in Cheektowaga on those two days as well. Hence, you can make arrangements to go to either location depending on what’s more convenient for you and his availability. Here is Dr. Pat’s phone number: 585-728-5562. Just call the office to make an appointment and get directions/location.
Hey Kelly, all my Shilohs and dogs have gone to Dr. Pat since 2000. Dr. Alicia Koenig sent me there more than a decade ago. Mine were the first Shilohs he worked on. He worked on Trooper (Lab/Newf) first. The improvement in my dog’s movement and his attitude prompted me to take them 4 times a year, when they hit 6 years of age, for more than a decade. He treated all my Shilohs, the Lab/Newf and many of my clients used his service. Many still do. I THINK he may still do evening appointments twice monthly in Cheektowaga so someone may want to confirm that. Every one of my dogs loved seeing Dr. Pat … especially Trooper, Ty and Bear. They limped in and walked out with a skip in their step.
Dr. Kimberly Dusza, who owns Lancaster Small Animal Hospital, also does chiropractic adjustments. LSAH is located at 5156 Genesee Street Bowmansville, NY 14026
(716) 681-3033. Dr. Dusza has been doing chiropractic on my Cane Corso and it’s made a world of difference for my girl. She has 12 years of experience in holistic veterinary medicine in the fields of traditional Chinese medicine, which includes veterinary acupuncture, herbal medicine, and veterinary chiropractic care.