Whole Heart Veterinary Wellness was founded to provide our beloved animal companions, both great and small, with balanced and complete, exceptional veterinary care in the comfort of their own home environments.  We aim to provide a calm, fear free experience for both pets and their guardians alike and approach each patient in a holistic way.  We investigate the whole animal in their natural environment in a whole-hearted way, as if they were our own! 

 

The heart of our practice is based on Integrative Veterinary Medicine, which incorporates the best forms of medicine from all over the world.  Eastern medicine, also known as Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (TCVM), although relatively new to the Western world, is a medical system that has been used in China to treat animals for thousands of years.  It is an adaptation and extension of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) used to treat humans. 

 

The four pillars of TCVM are acupuncture, Chinese herbal therapy, tui na, and nutritional therapy and they can be used very effectively along with Western Veterinary Medicine.  Western medicine refers to the use of modern medications or technically advanced surgery to treat animal diseases.  Although Western medicine can very effectively treat acute, traumatic illness, it is often limited in its approach to chronic problems.  Since both forms of medicine have their own strengths and weaknesses, some of the best treatment outcomes are achieved by using these two modalities together, which is known as Integrative Veterinary Medicine.

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Read more to find out what to expect

at your integrative veterinary appointment

with Dr. Cody!

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