Why Choose a Whole-istic Vet
We all want the best for our beloved pets. So when they fall ill, or get hurt, we want to take them to the vet’s for a diagnosis and treatment.
As pet parents, we know our pets best and want to work with a veterinarian who understands and respects our own intuitive and loving connection with our beloved companion animals. Finding the right person to add to your veterinary team can be confusing and overwhelming.
By choosing an innovative whole-istic vet highly trained in conventional and homeopathic medicine, you can get the best of both worlds.
So what’s the difference between a traditional vet, an integrative holistic vet, and an innovative whole-istic vet?
Traditional vet training and viewpoint
Traditional vets undergo many years of detailed medical training, followed by years of experience. However, the approach we all learn in veterinary school is deeply rooted in eliminating specific symptoms, rather than looking at the whole picture.
So, your traditional/conventional vet will check over your pet, listen to your description of their symptoms, maybe conduct some blood and other tests, and usually prescribe drugs/pharmaceuticals. They may also suggest surgery, and other treatments. Then, essentially, it’s over to you to give your pet its drugs or treatments, care for her as best you can, and come back if your furry companion doesn’t get better.
That approach may often work well. However, more and more health challenges may keep returning and worsening. This conventional approach therefore doesn’t suit many disillusioned pet parents who are distressed by the lack of overall wellness in their pets, and are desperately seeking whole-istic perspectives and guidance
A different approach
Traditional “holistic” vets can be cutting-edge but base their assessments primarily on the physical and physiologic stuff learned in vet school. Whole-istic vets like Dr. Jeff see animals as fundamentally energetic, spiritual and loving beings, which changes their perspective of healing. They go beyond conventional treatments including changes in diet and supplements, with a focus on optimizing energy flow to address root causes of dis-ease and ill health for a happier, healthier pet.
Your consultation with a whole-istic vet
In their initial consultation, a whole-istic vet will take an in-depth view into your pet’s health records from day 1. They will also listen carefully to your observations and concerns over your pet’s health and emotional wellbeing – after all, nobody knows your pet like you do.
This in-depth approach covers factors contributing to your petʼs wellness and provides a comprehensive picture of your petʼs health. It sets the foundation for individualized care, and ensures your vet has a full understanding of their past health, including any chronic conditions and unusual behaviors.
Then they can help you help your pets to lead better, happier and healthier lives full of joyful energy, with their natural immune systems in balance.
A whole-istic veterinarian will also discuss some of the key concerns and medical decisions for today’s pets parents including:
Consult with Dr. Jeff
If that’s an approach you’d like to take, here’s how to work with Dr.Jeff, a holistic vet based in Connecticut, US.
Dr. Jeff works exclusively with members of the Holistic Actions! community to help pet parents with this re-education, empowerment, and communication.
By joining, you and your pets can benefit from expert holistic care advice even if you do not have a holistic veterinary medicine practice near you. Elite concierge clients will have a VIP membership included in their annual fee.
The Holistic Actions! Community
Holistic Actions! (HA!) is a community and movement dedicated to redefining how we care for our pets. As an online community of like-minded pet guardians and veterinary experts, HA! has been empowering pet guardians around the world since 2016. By joining our community, you’ll be embracing a transformative approach that integrates cutting-edge veterinary care with the wisdom of nature-based holistic principles.
Holistic and homeopathic vets
Some holistic and most whole-istic vets take an energetic and homeopathic approach to healing your pet, especially for reoccurring chronic conditions. Purely homeopathic veterinarians aim to resolve the underlying energetic imbalance that leads to the symptoms and the condition.
Hundreds of years of successful homeopathic treatment of animals has shown how helpful homeopathic treatment can be for:
Treatments are always tailored to the individual patient, not the symptom or disease.
Homeopathic treatment is an example of “P4 medicine” Personalized, Preventative, Predictive and Participatory. By definition, homeopathy is a whole-istic discipline, so a homeopathic vet should also help pet parents with advice on diet, exercise, and stress reduction to help restore their pets back to health.
Most holistic vets primarily use food, supplements, and other modalities much like medications, targeting specific symptoms. As a whole-istic vet, Dr. Jeff takes this further, viewing the animal’s entire essence – including soul, spirit, and energy – as signalling an imbalance in mind, body, or spirit.