FREDERICK — Donna Pearman of Ijamsville noticed two years ago that her husband’s excruciating back pain had continued to worsen, with few treatments available. So she turned to an acupuncturist to help him — and the couple’s four-legged companions.

Linda Gray, who treated Pearman’s husband and three dogs, is a licensed human and animal acupuncturist, as well as a doctor of veterinary medicine.

At the Frederick County Humane Society on Sunday, she described natural and holistic medicine for pets, including natural nutrition, herbal therapy, acupuncture, homeopathic medicine and color therapy.

Gray, a veterinarian for 21 years and an acupuncturist for 17, specializes in treating dogs, cats and horses. She spells the practice “wholistic.”

“To me, leaving off the ‘w’ doesn’t spell it right,” she said.

Practicing “wholistically” means using both conventional veterinary medicine and treatment based in ancient Eastern tradition, said Gray, who lives in Woodbine but makes house calls around the state.

“A lot of people who do holistic medicine throw conventional medicine out the window, but there’s a place for everything,” she said. Gray refers clients to traditional veterinarians or specialists for necessary surgeries, procedures or medications.

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Jeanie Marie Kraft, Lic.Ac. is keeping tails wagging on the North Shore of MA with K9 acupuncture house-calls. Jeanie is also treating dogs with acupuncture at the DoggieDay Play Center in Boston.Visit FourPawsAcupuncture.com for more information.

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