Our Services

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Here you can see one of our happy patients in Kansas City enjoying a little relief thanks to Dr. Rowe and a few acupuncture needles.

Acupuncture is one of the oldest healing practices in the world. Thousands of years ago, the Chinese civilization established a system of medicine that used diet, herbs, massage, exercise and a  treatment technique known as acupuncture to maintain or restore a balance between mind, body and spirit. 

Acupuncture involves the use of fine needles to stimulate the body to good health. It is based on the principle that the life energy that flows from the body organs can be disturbed by injury or disease. Known as QI or Chi, this energy stream can be restored by the insertion of thin needles at certain points along the meridian or energy path. Acupuncture helps strengthen the animal's immune system, relieve pain, and improve the function of various organs. It can help such fundamental problems as acute and chronic pain, paresis, arthritis, back pain,respiratory disease, gastrointestinal problems, neurological disease, as well as compliment the treatment of any disease process ailing the body. Treatment stimulates nerves, increases blood circulation, relieves muscle spasms, and causes the release of endorphins. Western medicine has been very slow to embrace acupuncture as a legitimate treatment for disease as well as preventative medicine, but after 30 years of exhaustive studies, it has been proven to have profound healing effects. Insertion of the needles is virtually painless. Most animals relax during treatment and remain calm for a day or two. Some ailments or injuries can be treated once, but more serious or complex problems may take more treatments to resolve. Once inserted in the appropriate points, the needles can be manually stimulated or micro electric currents can be used to provide more lasting effects. An examination is important with each treatment to determine the proper meridian and treatment protocol. For more information about acupuncture, contact Dr. John Rowe, veterinarian in Kansas City!

We are a full service surgical facility.  From spay and neuters to intricate cruciate ligament repair, to dental cleanings and extractions, our clinic provides your pet with the best care possible.  “Routine” procedures such as spays and neuters are not treated as routine.  Surgery, regardless of how many times it’s performed, is still surgery.  Anesthesia risks, pain and recovery are not just your concern, it is ours as well. After all, we have pets too. Pain management is high priority with the doctors and staff at Aid Animal Hospital.  Pets heal faster when pain is controlled.  We use many tools to assist in pain relief.  NSAIDS (non steroid anti-inflammatory drugs), acupuncture, laser therapy treatment, prescribed pain patches, local anesthesia, as well as other medications proven to help relieve pain are commonly used. Sometimes a combination of several of these treatments is recommended.  All of our surgical patients receive a pain injection prior to coming out of anesthesia.  We wouldn’t want our own pets to be uncomfortable and we don’t want yours to be either.   Your pet will receive a physical exam prior to anesthesia; will be monitored by our technicians during the procedure and while in recovery.  We strive to make the surgical experience as comfortable as possible for both you and your pet.

Our new facility has an extensive boarding area divided into several separate rooms to increase our furry guest's pleasure and reduce any anxiety.  For larger breeds, we have spacious runs to stretch out and lounge comfortably.  Each day our canine guests receive several escorted romps outside. Each of our canine guests will get a relaxing bath in our walk in tub before going home.  Our other patrons get plenty of VIP treatment too.  Call us crazy, but we find our boarders to be quite the intriguing conversationalists.