Background
Dr. Maggie Camilleri is a Long Island native who has been practicing small animal medicine since graduating from Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine in 2013. Tired of not being able to spend as much time with each patient as she'd like, she decided to start her own house call practice in 2025. Now she can give each of her patients the personalized and compassionate care they deserve, in the low stress environment of their own home! She loves working as a team with owners to ensure that their pets are receiving the best care possible. She also has a soft spot for improving the quality of life of senior pets.
Approach
Cozy Care Mobile Veterinary Services offers integrative medicine. This is the blending of western (conventional) medicine and holistic approaches, to create the best treatment plan for each individual patient. Holistic medicine is the focus on treating the 'whole' patient, not just the disease or problem that patient is dealing with. Dr. Maggie's specialty is Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (TCVM), which include acupucture, herbal medicine, food therapy, and medical massage (Tui-Na). She loves being able to bring these extra tools into practice to help provide a wider variety of care for pets.
Acupuncture in an ancient Chinese medical treatment that has been used successfully for thousands of years to treat a wide variety of health issues. It works by placing tiny, sterile needles at certain points along the body’s "meridians" or "channels." It stimulates and moves the body’s "Qi" (pronounced "chee"), or life force. From a modern medical perspective, it stimulates nerves, muscles, and blood flow to help heal injuries, increase mobility, and decrease inflammation. It also helps with pain relief and relaxation by releasing natural endorphins and serotonin.
The most common uses for acupuncture in dogs and cats include injuries, arthritis, and neck and back issues. But it can also be used for pets who have chronic digestive problems, kidney or liver problems, cancer, general weakness, heart disease, and many other issues.
For animals that have trouble sitting still for traditional acupuncture, Dr. Maggie also offers aqua-acupuncture - tiny injections of vitamin B12 to stimulate the acupuncture points instead of the needles. Also, Tui-Na medical massage (similar to acu-pressure or trigger point therapy) is a great alternative or add-on to an acupuncture treatment.
Herbal medicines have been used in many cultures all around the world for thousands of years. Chinese herbal medicine is unique in that there are huge numbers of options at our disposal. They've also been well documented and studied over many centuries. Different herbal ingredients are put together to create herbal formulas. These medicines can be used to treat or support pets with almost any condition, including cancer, chronic gastrointestinal issues, hind-end weakness, endocrine (hormonal) diseases, kidney disease, chronic skin disease, liver disease, and many more. They can be used with any western medications and are considered very safe.
If you'd like to learn more about TCVM, visit Chi University's information page: https://chiu.edu/about/what-is-tcvm
Contact
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