breed specific wellness plans

by Dr. Aimee on August 23, 2010

Recently I was thinking about how I could offer a better service to my clients and my patients.  The answer that came to me was offering wellness programs individualized to my patients: based on their size, gender and most important their breed.

All breeds were developed for a specific purpose. IE: Labrador retrievers for hunting and retrieving birds, border collies to herd sheep, and dauchsund to to down holes after small rodents or rabbits. 

Through years of careful breeding while selecting for very specific  traits, humans were able to produce dogs who were very good at their jobs.  In fact, their bodies and instincts were well designed for the jobs they were being asked to perform.  With these designs also comes very specific health risk.  I believe it is my duty to help you know more about what your particular breed, be it a kitty or dog, needs to have the best and longest life we can provide.

So if this is something you would find of interest, please give us a call at 970-263-8882 or come by and visit. we are not large but we are fantastic, this I can promise.

My own dog, Nevar, is a 15 year old border collie who still hikes with me, get rehab daily, just had his spleen removed and is fighting cancer.  But he is 3 months out and never looked better.  we are not persuing chemo, but simply good nutrition, physical activity, mental stimulation, herbal remedies and pain modulation.  He is fabulous and I expect him to be with me for several more years.  I can help your companion maintain a fantastic quality of life for years to come.

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