Christopher Day MA VetMB CertIAVH VetFFHom MRCVS
Short biography
Christopher Day, the son of two veterinary surgeons,
qualified in Veterinary Medicine from Cambridge University
in 1972, at the age of 25. During his studies, he won the Allen & Hanbury's Parasitology Prize, in 1970. He also studied
Agricultural Sciences while at Cambridge (invaluable
for his current work on health programmes for organic farms).
He never wanted to be anything other than a vet
and kept his own small flock of breeding sheep, milking cow, milking goats, pigs, chickens, ducks, geese etc., on his parents'
smallholding, from an early age. This was extremely informative and provided invaluable animal handling and management experience.
He spent his first year out of college gaining
veterinary experience in Burnley, Lancashire, before joining his parents’ mixed practice
in Oxfordshire. He began studying homeopathy when 13, treating himself for injuries and illnesses throughout his subsequent
school and university days. He bought books on the subject and studied them, during his time at University.
His use of homeopathy on animals started when he
qualified and steadily increased until, by 1982, he rarely needed to use any conventional drugs. He now runs the Alternative Veterinary Medicine Centre in rural S. Oxfordshire, which he founded in 1987.
He is a founder member of the British Association for Homoeopathic Veterinary Surgeons, of which he was Hon. Sec.
for more than twenty-five years. This organisation is a focus for veterinary homeopathy in the UK. He gained Membership of the Faculty of Homeopathy (VetMFHom) in 1987,
(the world’s first holder of a veterinary homeopathic qualification) and established courses for veterinarians, later
becoming Veterinary Dean of the Faculty. In 1991, he was elected Fellow (VetFFHom), for his services to homeopathy.
From 1980, he studied acupuncture, which
is now also a major part of his practice. He travelled widely, in Europe and the USA, to study both homeopathy and acupuncture. He has also studied herbal medicine
and other alternatives. These extra modalities have served to remove the need for drugs, except in very few cases.
He was External Assessor for the IVAS/ABVA
Veterinary Acupuncture courses, which were held at Exeter
University. He has served as External Examiner for the McTimoney
Animal Chiropractic examinations.
He was the first President of the International
Association for Veterinary Homoeopathy and has served a second term of office. Veterinarians from around the world join
this society, which furthers education and development in veterinary homeopathy worldwide. He has the Certificate of the IAVH,
at examiner level. He was a Vice-President of Doctors & Lawyers for Responsible Medicine. He is acknowledged as
a leading expert on veterinary homeopathy, giving lectures and holding courses around the world.
He has held three-day courses in USA, Denmark, Ireland,
Sweden and the UK.
In 2008, he co-hosted a three-day course for a delegation of Japanese vets, held in Dorset,
UK. He has lectured and taught in many countries. He has also
twice lectured on the integrated use of homeopathy and acupuncture, in the USA
(for IVAS) and has lectured there in holistic medicine (for AHVMA). He has lectured in dairy cattle nutrition and on healthy horse pasture management in the UK and has debated on animal experimentation.
He has a strong interest in animal welfare, lecturing
on this and related topics and serving both on national and on international committees.
He has written 8 books on various aspects of natural
medicine and diet and is co-author or contributor to more than 20 other books on natural and holistic medicine
topics. Several more titles are in preparation. In 2009, he celebrates the 25th anniversary of his first book.
His greatest passion is still the medical treatment
of animals. He treats all species of animals in the UK and, occasionally,
elsewhere in Europe and the world. He travels widely in the UK, visiting horses for holistic assessment and treatment, having long experience
in dietary management, comfortable saddling and chiropractic work, in addition to his natural medicine
expertise. He advises farms on holistic health programmes (with a special interest in organic farming methods), industry on
natural medicine topics and individuals on management of their animals.
Working address: Alternative Veterinary Medicine
Centre: Chinham House, Stanford-in-the- Vale, Nr. Faringdon, Oxfordshire SN7 8NQ UK - Tel: #44 (0)1367 710324;
Fax: #44 (0)1367 718243
