Vets in rural practice face especially difficult illnesses, physical conditions, and emotional trials. Their work environment is not that of dog and cat vets who see their “patients” in sterile urban offices. Dr. Karlene Stange embraced these difficulties because her work led her to spiritual awareness and even bliss, despite the inevitable losses and horrors. She found that her experience was described in Jungian psychology: animals led her to her anima, her true inner self and what in Latin means “soul,” “breath,” and “life itself.” Case examples from her practice illustrate Stange’s journey to understand the spiritual nature of the animal-human bond. This led her to Buddhist, Christian, Sufi, Islamic, Jewish, Hindu, and pagan teachings. Her evolved understanding offers readers a unique interpretation of our love for animals, a compelling tour of spiritual traditions, and, ultimately, a healing and joyful engagement with the creatures with whom we share our planet.
Dr. Stange studied with the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society (IVAS) and became certified as a veterinary acupuncturist in 1997. She traveled to China in 2000 for advanced training and studied Chinese herbal medicine with Dr. Husheng Xie of the Chi-Institute in Reddick, Florida.
Dr. Stange is the author of a text book chapter in Dr. Xie’s Practical Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine and has written articles for the American Journal of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, Llama Life and Alpacas magazine.
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