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Frequently Asked Questions

Understanding Our Approach to Pet Care

We focus on the function and functionality of your pet. We use our holistic approach to find what works best for your pet and use whatever tools are necessary to help them feel better and become healthier.

 

We do house calls so that we can be more thorough! That way, we can spend more time with you and your pet in their home environment, where we may find clues about why they are sick. We focus on you and your pet during the exam, rather than being distracted by other appointments and patients.

 
 

We provide phone consultations for clients outside of our house-call area. We can often help you find what is missing by thoroughly reviewing and discussing your pet’s medical & life history, test results, and prior treatments, and then recommending different options via a phone consultation.

 
 
 
Yes! We love the opportunity to see ‘healthy’ pets for whom we can ‘adjust’ minor, unnoticed imbalances before those imbalances become a significant problem! These visually healthy pets often benefit from nutrition & lifestyle review & education, acupuncture, and chiropractic care.
 

No. Instead, we take a holistic-minded approach to health & wellness & prevention.

 

Yes. We use a thorough questionnaire, a detailed discussion with you, and a comprehensive exam of every patient to determine the underlying core problem. Then we choose a treatment modality based on our findings. Sometimes it’s acupuncture, chiropractic, laser therapy, or rehab exercises. Other times, it’s all about herbs and nutrition. However, it’s usually some combination of these.

 
 
written by dr matt parker​

Why Our Pets Are Unhealthy (It's Not Just the Food...)​

Unlike traditional veterinary books or wellness guides, Why Our Pets Are Unhealthy – It’s Not Just the Food is not a step-by-step treatment manual, nor does it focus on a single health philosophy. Instead, it raises critical awareness about the obstacles to true wellness, questioning the systems that dictate modern pet care while offering a perspective rooted in real-world experience.