Veterinarians

There are so many wonderful vets that work with alternative therapies. Surely they take a beating from the traditional community, but I admire their dedication and their strength to carry on the face of adversity. Certainly to cling to unpopular opinions must be quite hard on them at times. Several vets have visited Wellpet through the years, but they generally can stay for only a short bit as our chattiness is more than they can handle!

More and more vets are becoming away of the alternatives. When they see the same problems, day in and day out, the vets who have the time, the inclination and the curiosity begin to wonder 'why'. And I am sure that their road is not necessarily an easy one. But, we have some fabulous vets throughout the nation. While Wellpet has been in existence, several members have written to tell of their vet's open-mindedness, not only toward diet, but toward herbal preparations. Homeopathy and flower essences still get the patient smile. <g>

When visiting your vet, see if he or she will take the time to answer some of your less than conventional questions. You might be very surprised at the reaction that you get. So many vets have also become disenchanted with their profession, that they will welcome your input. And if you are fortunate to find an open-minded vet to work with you, consider yourself very lucky. They are out there, but they are the exception, not the rule. That is one thing we are hoping to change. If you cannot find a vet who will work with you, the telephone works quite well for homeopaths.

The AHVMA has a lot of members. And those number are always growing. They have a convention each year and I am sure that they are happy to se their membership grow. Search their web-site for a member near you. But, remember that homeopaths do not necessarily need to see your animal, so feel free to use someone who you trust, even though that vet may live 1,000 miles away.

The American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association
2214 Old Emmorton Road
Bel Air, MD 21015
410-569-0795

Just a few names and numbers to keep handy:

Christine Chambreau, DVM (410) 771-4968 MD.
W. Jean Dodds, DVM runs Hemopet, a national non-profit bloodbank for dogs in Santa Monica, CA. 310-828-4804
Martin Goldstein, DVM Smith Ridge Veterinary Center, NY. 914-533-6066 "The Nature of Animal Healing"
Randy Kidd, DVM (816) 561-9011 MO.
Charles Loops, DVM (919) 542-0442 NC.
http://www.charlesloopsdvm.com
C. Edgar Shaeffer, VMD (717) 838-9563 PA.
Allen M. Schoen, DVM, MS (860) 354-2287 CT. and 914-878-4833 NY.
Russell Swift, DVM Wellness, Naturally, FL. 877-BE-WELL2
Susan G. Wynn, DVM, Greater Atlanta Veterinary Medical Group, Mariette, GA. (770) 424-6303.
Dr. Larry Bernstein's 'Natural Holistic Pet Care.' http://www.naturalholistic.com/index.html ( 305) 652-5372
Dr. Ian Billinghurst: http://www.drianbillinghurst.com'Give Your Dog a Bone', 'Grow Your Pups with Bones'
Dr. Jeff Feinman. http://www.homevet.com
Dr. Gloria Dodd. http://www.holisticvetpetcare.com

BNA's are now a routine test that you can request from most veterinarians. They must use Antech Laboratories and request a BNA profile. If your veterinarian is not familiar with the test they can call Antech and get the information as well as a BNA book to explain the whole thing. This book is available only to veterinarians and is called the BNA Veterinary Handbook. Even an allopathic vet can have this test done. I feel this may not be in
the best interest of the test as allopathic veterinarians do not believe in alot of the holistic approaches. The BNA also with formulate the supplement requirement in to one pill to give your pet. We all know that one pill will not cure the pet if other holistic means are not also incorporated (such as diet), there is also no way of knowing if the ingredients in this pill are synthetic, so I use the test for my own personal knowledge and supplement
accordingly on my own using the quality of supplements I am comfortable with. The allopathic vet will recommend you use this miracle pill and when you do nothing else but the pill, I doubt that the results will be quite as good as if in the hands of a holistic veterinarian who will guide you more wisely. I think the future of the BNA and it's miracle pill will be short lived in an allopathic environment. Only the holistic veterinarian will appreciate its
value and use it wisely. This is a general statement and not to be interpreted that all allopathic vets won't use it well. This is only my opinion, take it for what it is worth.

Naturally,
Judi Esola