As a Veterinarian* I strive to get back to the basics. What is the underlying cause of your animal's disease process?
My areas of specialties are in
Animal ChiropracticandAnimal Homeopathy
as well as Saddle Fitting and Reiki.
*licensed in Illinois, Michigan, South Carolina
As a Horse Owner and Trainer I am passionate aboutParelli Natural Horsemanship®.
I believe in the system because it understands and teaches horse psychology. My strength, as a former Parelli instructor, lies in helping new riders and unconfident horses.
I graduated Mississippi State College of Veterinary Medicine in May 1994. My first job was with a mixed animal practitioner in the Berkshires, MA. It was a great job but I was in search of the perfect job.
My next career choice brought me to a small animal practice in southeastern Michigan. This fast paced family owned practice was a wonderful learning experience. It taught me not to rely on fancy machines but to listen to the clients, the animals and my instincts. I learned about practice management and client communication; about late night c-sections and early morning euthenasias; about open heart surgery and limb amputations; about chronic skin problems and emergency medicine. If it was unusual and complicated we probably saw it. We kept our costs down and our morale up.
But something was missing....I was seeking balance with nature. I was seeking healing from within. I wanted to cure the disease, not suppress its symptoms. I wanted to look at the whole animal, not just the symptoms associated with different body parts.
I became certified in animal chiropractic by the American Veterinary Chiropractic Association. I studied Homeopathy under Dr. Glen Dupree and the British Institute of Homeopathy. I became passionate about horses again.
As my professional work with horses expanded so did my personal growth with my own equine companions. In seeking more knowledge, better communication and a relationship with my horses, I started the Parelli Natural Horsemanship® home study course in 2005. It has been a very successful journey to the point of becoming a Parelli Professional Instructor in April 2010.
With my knowledge of allopathic veterinary medicine, an education in holistic medicine, including animal chiopractic, homeopathy and reiki, as well as an understanding of Horse Psychology, I am seeking to help you find optimal health for your four legged partner.
Chiropractic
Chiropractic philosophy is based on the relationship between the nervous system and the spinal column. This does not mean that chiropractic care deals only with back problems. As a matter of fact, chiropractic care affects all organ systems because the spinal cord carries all the nerves that go to every organ in the body. These nerves exit the spinal column through small joint spaces between adjacent vertebrae. Small misalignments between the vertebral bones cause changes in the joint spaces and impinge on the nerves exiting from the spinal column to the muscles and all the organs. This interference in the nerve supply can have various negative effects on the body and its performance. By adjusting these vertebral subluxations (misalignments) the proper function of the nervous system and the entire body is restored.
What causes misalignments (vertebral subluxations)? Life! Life can be tough on the body. Jumping, twisting, falling, pulling, tugging, racing, birthing, confinement, and more can lead to misalignments of the vertebrae and sent the integrated nervous system into a tail-spin.
Can chiropractic care help your four legged companion? Often chiopratctic care can decrease pain and add quality to your pet's well being and increase his/her perfomance. I have been able to help horses that are "off", dogs with hip dysplasia, horses unable to bend around barrels, dogs with neck pain, horses with bitting issues, dogs with partial paralysis, llamas with head tilts, etc. All animals can benefit from adjustments but those involved in competitive sports seem to need it more often.
Do realize that chiropractic care takes time since it allows the body to help in the healing process. Wellness takes Time and Patience.
Homeopathy
Homeopathy, like chiropractic, seeks to reestablish the body's internal balance.
Homeopathy treats the patient as a whole. It does not treat the signs or symptoms, as is done in conventional medicine, but looks at those as puzzle pieces to the overall picture of illness or wellness. Homeopathy seeks to treat the whole patient; the mental, emotional, and physical imbalances which can lead to Dis ease. Unlike traditional medicine, which only treats the animal's symptoms or specific diagnoses, homeopathy seeks to CURE the patient's disease and leaves him more balanced and able to resist future illness.
Homeopathy works on the principle of "like cures like". In other words if something caused the illness, that something, in exponentially small doses, will also cure the disease. For example, a burn is treated with warm water, instead of cold; a bee sting is treated with Apis (honey bee poison); pink eye is treated with Euphrasia (eye-bright). More extensive illnesses require more complex remedies. Sometimes layers of symptoms are treated to reveal the underlying cause of the complex illness. Once that has been found, one specific remedy will cure the patient and leave him/her in balance with his/her vital life force.
As with Chiropractic care, Homeopathy takes time. Nature has its seasons. Our bodies and those of our four legged companions have an innate rhythm that cannot be hurried.
Wellness takes Time and Patience.
Parelli Natural Horsemanship® is a horse training program with a vast social network. It is designed to help you develop a true partnership with your horse. As your relationship grows you will gain insight into communication, solving horse behavioral problems, becoming a better rider and ultimately a natural horse person.
Parelli Natural Horsemanship® is simple but not easy. You do need dedication. You need to put your relationship with your horse first. You need to promise yourself never-ending self improvement. You do need to work on the foundation, the nitty-gritty stuff, before you work on your specialization.
Parelli Natural Horsemanship is not about the blue ribbon. It is about understanding, building trust, learning to communicate, solving puzzles and turning frustrations into fascinations.
Once you have that, you have your horse's heart. Once you have your horse's heart, the possibilities are endless.
Excellence takes Time and Patience. Let me help you with your Parelli Journey.
For more information please visit www.parelli.com
Links:
Here are a few links where you can find me.
I work part-time at the Batesburg-Leesville Animal Hospital. Check them out....
www.blanimal.com
You can also find me at the Aiken Pet Fitness and Rehabilitation Center. Look at their website at....
www.petfitnessandrehab.com
Heike Jung's care has been a life saver for my Pappillon "Sadie". Sadie thinks she is part cat yet lacks some of their balancing abilities and has hurt herself from falling off furniture, until we figured out the cause. After a fall, Sadie sought out a place to hide and then refused to eat or drink and didn't want to be handled. I was given information about Dr. Jung from my own Chiropractor. I had never heard of animals being adjusted but I thought how wonderful so I called. Dr. Jung saw Sadie right away and with her gentle touch and healing hands I watched her adjust Sadie. Dr. Jung told me little tid bits of information about how Sadie would react after being adjusted. Everything Dr. Jung had told me would happen with Sadie, did. We follow up with Dr. Jung for "wellness adjustments" from time to time to keep Sadie in the best health we can. I believe Dr. Jung is an Angel amongst us and she saved Sadie's life. Dr. Jung works with calmness in her voice and the actions from her healing hands are gentle yet very effective. Your animals will sense her goodness just as we do. Thanks Dr. Jung you are "THE BEST".
Patricia Merriman
I first met Heike Jung in 2007 when we volunteered to be Ambassadors for the Parelli Tour in Detroit, Michigan. Our casual acquaintence grew into friendship over the next few years as we would see each other at Parelli Clinics around Michigan. I had always known that Heike was a vet and that she did equine chiropratic care, though I had never had reason to ask for her skilled professionalism. That is, until March 2010. Heike was in 12 week externship program at the Parelli ISC Ranch in Ocala, Florida the same time I was in a different 2 week course there. It was great to be able to immerse myself in the intense learning situation, and it was even better to know that Heike was there the same time as me! We weren't in the same classes, though we did see each other in passing from time to time, and we often saw each other at lunch. Upon arriving early one morning I was frantic to learn that my horse, Zhante, had escaped his pen sometime in the evening and was nowhere to be found.... at first! A short time later I found him in a nearby pen with a fellow student from my class that had seen his whole escape! Zhante had gotten cast in his pen and while trying to get up somehow got the whole pen panel up onto his withers - and repeatedly banged himself against it - as he tried to stand. Needless to say I was very worried about him and I immediately called Heike! She came to our pen right away and looked Zhante over from head to toe! I have to tell you that just having her there, then, was absolutely calming for me........ I was so incredibly worried that Zhante had hurt himself in ways that I didn't know - though I knew that Heike WOULD know, and would know how to handle his situation! And she did! In her quiet calm, she totally gave both of us confidence 'in the moment' and helped us through a difficult time. Her gentleness and total observance and concern for Zhante's thresholds helped us evaluate the extent of his injuries. She was our 'rock' when we needed stability.........and I will never be able to thank her enough for that!! Over the next few days she would drop by to see how Zhante was, and would adjust him to where he would allow it. She was so incredibly in-tune with him and politely and respectfully allowed him to show her his soreness. Heike and I had been friends for a long time but I had never really seen her 'work' on a horse until she helped me with my Lifetime Partner.........and I was impressed!!! Zhante's well being is first and foremost to me and I was VERY awed with Heike's professionalism and her knowledge and most of all her gentleness and TOTAL concern for the horse!!!! She put his emotions and physical needs before ANYTHING........and I really appreciated that! And I know Zhante did, too! But it didn't end there! In my opinion, Heike went over and above the call to responsibility and caring........and she came to my home in Michigan once we returned from the ISC. She wanted to make sure Zhante was feeling alright and that he was all adjusted and doing fine!! You may say that "yeah, we were friends" and that's why she came........but it wasn't that - it was WAY more than that! Heike came out because she was truly and intently concerned about Zhante! I could have been a stranger at that point........ because her driving force to see him was to make sure he was well and moving fine. You could see it in the way they related to each other. She has a gift....... and I'm so very glad that I have seen it, and that Zhante's seen it. She's an incredibly wonderful, talented, intuitive human that is SO making a difference in the equine world!! If you're ever lucky enough to meet her and to have her touch your horse and you.......you'll know what I mean! She's amazing! And I'm so glad to call her 'friend'!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WE LOVE HEIKE!!!
My dogs are in excellent health due to her chiropractic and naturopathic advice and care.
We are lost here in MI without her, she is irreplaceable.
Any animal that has her as their attending veterinarian is VERY lucky!
Simply cannot recommend her enough!
Debbie Harrison
Dr. Jung is more than an awesome chiropractor, she's a saddle fitter and a wonderful resource for help with horse/rider issues. If it was not for her, I wouldn't still have my guy. She not only helped to make him healthy again, she worked with me to find equipment that fit him and to find ways to make us a better team. She is always there with an encouraging word and a positive attitude. She is gentle and patient with the horses, and equally gentle and patient with the owners.
Pat Whitworth
Belleville, MI
There was never a doubt about Dr. Heike Jung's abilities, especially regarding her chiropractic skills. About six years back our dog Quila was in her usual spot on the front porch watching anything that moved. When she stood up her entire right side looked off, as if she had a stroke. I rushed her to the vet's office where she was tested, had x-rays, palpated, etc. The vet could not find anything wrong with Quila.
I was so worried and I felt helpless. We went home and she moped around the rest of the day and night. The next morning Quila had a scheduled adjustment with Dr. Jung, who adjusted her on the front porch before coming inside. When Dr. Jung came inside to adjust our other dogs I asked her how Quila was doing. It turned out that Quila was out of alignment on her entire right side...neck, mid-section and lower spine! Dr. Jung had never seen Quila in such bad shape. She started running and jumping around like a puppy. It was absolutely remarkable. Quila loved Heike so much that she would push her way through the other dogs to be first.
There are many more stories like this one. Dr. Jung was responsible for postponing hip-dysplasia surgery for Lakota, our Golden Retriever. Our twenty year old cat jumped off the counter, hurt herself and with one adjustment by Heike she was fine. The testimonies go on and on.
Dr. Heike Jung has been so helpful to our dogs and cats through the years. She is bright, compassionate and a great veterinarian.
- Georgeann Galante, Brooklyn, Michigan.
Celebrating 3 accelerated perfect Parelli play days with Heike. My homework: mount and "emergency" dismount 5x from each side ~ Bareback. I DID IT!! YEA!! Thank you Heike! You were an invaluable help to me.
--Alana Burkowski and Sunrise
Hi to all who read Dr. Jung's website. I have a 19 year old Paso Fino Gelding that I trail ride with. He is usually very energetic and one of those little guys who just keeps on going (like the Energizer Bunny),but every now and then he gets a glitch and Dr Jung has been able to adjust him. He responds very well. I have used other Chiropractors for him and he did OK but Dr, Jung has a soothing touch and he responds better for her. She also has given a more thorough adjustment than what he has had in the past and the adjustment lasted longer for him.
Dr Jung has left Michigan,but I will seek her out when I go south for the winter.
She can rest assured that any time she comes to Michigan I will have her give my guy an adjustment just to make sure he keeps his motor fine tuned... Happy Trails and many Thanks to Dr. Jung!
--Helen and Excellencio
