Large or Small the VibraVM does them all. I stole that line from a TV commercial, but it really fits the VibraVM. The original design was completed a while ago and we continue to discover new capabilities of the device. As we developed the protocols for horses, we were constantly asked about the application to the smaller animals. Goats, dairy calves, foals, all reacted to the VibraVM in the same way—they all relaxed and if they had any respiratory issues they got better.
We were really surprised at the reaction of the cats. We thought they would take off our heads during the treatment. But put a little towel around the cat and you could do just about anything. The Pro Model of the VibraVM goes up to 3000 HZ (very high pitch) and the cats just laid there and took the treatments. A little physics: The smaller the bronchial tubes, the higher the frequency required to get the sound to the lowest level of lung. The Pro Model is the device that we recommend for the smaller animals simply because of the choices in the frequency ranges. I actually covered my dog's ears during a typical treatment. It minimized stress and allowed for a very smooth treatment.
You can see the blue membrane cover in the cat picture. When you push the membrane tight against the face, it seems to relax the cat. The little high strung dog in the upper picture did not like the membrane so much, but did tolerate the treatment.
The VibraVM is just a new way to provide a very old treatment. For the past fifty years, the only method of airway clearance was simply to pound on the back of a patient. Not many small animals would stand for the “abuse” that would be required to break up any congestion. Try pounding on a 1,200 lb horse to break up congestion! Now the VibraVM can do this internally and much more gently, with the application of sound waves.
The VibraVM is the first battery operated device that can address airway blockage and congestion without drugs for both large and small animals. The operation is very simple, put in or on the nose—and turn it on. The vibrations and subsequent frequency match causes a unique separation of the mucus from the bronchial tubes. Once the mucus is broken up and is free, out it will come. We have a Massage Mode that acts like a bronchodilator. The massage mode creates a high frequency oscillation that relaxes the airways and addresses the restricted airways of asthma and COPD patients.
Pneumonia, sinusitis, COPD, asthma and many other lung conditions respond well to the VibraVM.
CUTTING AND THE VIBRAVM
The VibraVM is an airway clearance device for both large and small animals. This short article is about one of the many uses “besides” airway clearance. There is a setting on the VibraVM called “Massage”. This setting causes the airways to “open up” to the maximum extent possible.
The regular VibraVM treatment “calms” the horse to such a degree that it can actually slow the horse's reaction time in competition. The massage mode opens the airways without the calming effect.
Competitors using the device have reported requiring less time to get their horse ready for the ring. The horse is not as fresh and appears to be more focused on the tasks at hand. Looping time is also reduced.
The current protocol is to give the horse a full treatment the night before the event so it can relax and sleep. The morning of the event only requires a 2 minute Massage to get the max performance. If the event lasts
several days you have only to treat with the massage mode for the remainder of the competition.
Once you get the horse back home, a full treatment will help minimize shipping fever. The calming effect has also helped farriers, without using drugs.
