Introduction to the Holistic Approach

The holistic approach to pet care is a natural and organic treatment that promotes not only physical health, but also mental and emotional health.

Holistic pet care involves determining a treatment and how to implement that treatment based on examining your pet as a whole and not only by individual body parts. The focus is restoring your pet's health by getting to the root of the problem, rather than medicating the symptoms.

Improving your pet's well-being, wholeness and balance, is the goal. Fortunately, with holistic veterinary care, we can strategize a productive plan to optimize our pet’s health.

To achieve this, everything that is interconnected in your pet's life is considered, such as exercise, hygiene, supplements, human relationships, medical history, stresses, environment and other factors. These important factors can help determine the best complementary therapy, such as massage, herbal supplements, homeopathy or acupuncture that will be the most beneficial for your pet.

The holistic approach in medicine avoids the overly prescribed drugs, vaccinations, chemicals and other treatments; however, there are times when conventional medicine is needed. For example, your pet may have a traumatic emergency that requires surgery, in which case, a complementary therapy can be used after surgery. Blending conventional medicine with holistic remedies is not unusual and may help heal your pet faster and stay healthy.

There are endless benefits from natural pet care, but just to list a few:

• Safer than prescribed medicine
• Minimized side effects
• Increased energy
• Strengthened immune system
• Reduced various health problems
• Promotes faster healing
• Improves overall health and well-being
• Higher quality and quantity of life
• Lowers stress level
• Costs less than continuous use of conventional medicine