FAQ
What is your veterinary background?
I have been a veterinarian for over twelve years. I began my career at the Seattle Humane Society. Over the years I have worked for Lien Animal Clinic in West Seattle, Allpet Veterinary Clinic in Shoreline and a non-profit called the Feral Cat Spay/Neuter Project. In 2004 I began training in veterinary acupuncture with Dr. Richard Panzer at the American Institute of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine. Today I have a small practice in West Seattle where I practice exclusively acupuncture and herbal medicine. For more information on my practice you can visit www.lenamccullough.com.
Can I bring my animal to see you?
I have a very busy practice in West Seattle and am sometimes not able to take new animal patients, please visit the contact page of my website to find out if I am accepting new clients. I have provided contacts for other veterinary acupuncturists in the Seattle area in my links page. If you are out of the Seattle area please see my article on finding a holistic vet to work with – How to Find a Good Holistic Vet. I do not do phone consultations.
Can I email you with veterinary questions?
I can not legally answer medical questions without a client/patient relationship. Please do not email me your animal’s medical history or write it out in the comments. In addition to not being able to legally treat your animal I just do not have the time to read all the histories I get. Please do email me at lena (at) pathwithpaws (dot) com with suggestions for this website, topics which would be helpful to you, and with any problems with logging into the forums or this site. You can also post questions on the forums for help with medical issues. I try to participate in the forums a couple times a week and hopefully as the community grows there will be others that can also help.
I will no longer answer comments that ask me to repeat what is written in the article, or comments asking if what I have written really works. I would not be investing the time I do on this website if I didn’t think the information I was providing was accurate, good and worked. Everything I write about, I actively use in my practice.
Why did my comment not appear on the website?
Comments are closed 90 days after an article appears. If you are commenting on a recent article and you haven’t commented before I will need to verify that you are not a bot or spammer. After one comment is approved your comments should appear instantly.
Why do you have ads on your website?
The ads on this website help to support the cost of keeping everything running well.
Where do you get your photographs for this website?
The photographs I use come from my clients, my friends, my own camera, and flickr through creative commons licensing. Any photos not from my own camera or from clients can be clicked on to find the photographer.
I have a really great animal story I want to share, how do I do this?
You can always share these stories on the forums. If you want me to use your story in one of the main articles please email me. I also enjoy receiving photos. You can send me a photo in Jpeg format or even better, if you have a flickr account send me a link to the photo. If I use your photo I will link back to your flickr account.
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