[nagdu] Hollistic Vet?

Tue Nov 3 20:10:52 UTC 2015

Tracy,
When doing a Google search, Google things like:
"holistic veterinarian + upstate New York"
or
"holistic veterinarian + Southwest Michigan."

There are also a couple databases you can use.

www.ahvma.org
This is the database for the American Holistic Veterinary Medicine
Association. Jump to the link: Find a Vet.
There you can type your state into the search box, and the results are
narrowed to the practitioners in your state, province, or country.
Don't hit enter, just tab after typing in your area to access your
results. Veterinarians are listed in a 4-row table going from left to
right: vet's name and name of center, address and phone number, zip
code and state/province, website and types of therapies used.

As helpful as this database is, it is not comprehensive. For instance,
I typed my state into this database, and there are holistic
veterinarians who are not listed here, probably because they are more
naturopathic and/or homeopathic than simply holistic.

Another database is:
http://viim.org/directory/index.php
This is the database for the Veterinary institute for Integrative
Medicine. Type your state or country's 1st 2 or 3 letters into the
search field, hit tab and a list of states/countries will appear.
Enter on the one you want, then hit submit.
the results are listed in headings. Click on the heading to get more
info on that vet. It doesn't load another page, just expands the
heading to reveal address and phone number for that practitioner.
Hth.
-- 
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.

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On 11/3/15, Tracy Carcione via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 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
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Raven Tolliver
> via nagdu
> Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2015 1:55 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Cc: Raven Tolliver
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Hollistic Vet?
>
> 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
> https://groups.google.com/d/forum/nrguidedogs
>
> 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
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Daryl Marie
>> via nagdu
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2015 8:20 AM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> 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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