[nagdu] Hollistic Vet?

[Tracy Carcione]

I'd be interested to hear how others have located a holistic vet.  I put
"holistic vet" and my zip code into Google, but the results were not very
satisfactory.
Tracy



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Holistic vets typically charge more because they spend more time with you.
>From what I've researched and heard from other natural-rearers, holistic
vets usually spend 1 to 3 hours with you for the first consult or 2, whereas
conventional vets only give you about a half hour. Just say, if a
conventional vet's fee for an office call is $60 for half hour, multiply
that if you wanted to see them for 2 or 3 hours.

Holistic vets could really mean anything. Some people actually implement
holistic practices, and other vets adopt some holistic therapies while
running a practice that is 90% conventional. I would ask what percentage of
the practice is conventional or holistic. Many of the holistic vets around
here disclose how holistic they are.

I would ask some key questions to see whether or not a vet's values align
with mine. What kind of diet do you recommend? What kind of vaccine schedule
do you recommend? What approach do you recommend for pest prevention?
If you don't have firm beliefs either way, those questions may not be
helpful in making a decision. And in that case, you could ask about whether
they offer holistic therapies and what kinds, and what is their approach to
resolving a chronic health problem. If you're a truly holistic practitioner,
there is only one right answer to that last question. Holistic practitioners
don't look to pills for resolutions because pills only address symptoms and
do not address the underlying cause of the problem..


I think this is a great step toward healing your dog, and I wish you a
positive and empowering experience with this practitioner.
--
Raven
Founder of 1AM Editing & Research
www.1am-editing.com

You are valuable because of your potential, not because of what you have or
what you do.

Naturally-reared guide dogs
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On 11/3/15, Tracy Carcione via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> I've tried a vet who was listed as "holistic", but recommended 
> conventional flea preventives, vaccines, etc, and didn't seem to know 
> any more about dogfood than any other vet.  I wasn't impressed.
> I also took another dog to a holistic vet a long time ago, who did 
> actually seem to be what I'd call holistic, but recommended thyroid 
> meds without doing any tests, which didn't impress me, either.
> I hope your experience is better than mine.  Just, as always, don't 
> discount what you know about your dog and accept whatever the vet says 
> without discussion.  To me, that would be key in a holistic vet, and 
> really any vet--a willingness to discuss the problem and possible 
> solutions with me, respecting my opinions, but offering alternatives.
> Tracy
>
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> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Daryl Marie 
> via nagdu
> Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2015 8:20 AM
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> Cc: Daryl Marie
> Subject: [nagdu] Hollistic Vet?
>
> Hi! Has anyone taken their guides to a holistic vet? I have made an 
> appointment for Jenny next week, as conventional medicine only seems 
> to mask her allergy symptoms, and everything that I've read says that 
> it is not uncommon for allergies to progress or worsen over time.
> This holistic vet also does use conventional medicine, so I'm not 
> concerned about qualifications or anything... It just seems like a LOT 
> of money for an initial consult, but am curious as to anyone else's 
> experiences?
>
> Daryl
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