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Your pet is family, and Integrative Pet Wellness Center exists to help them live a longer, happier life by your side. Get to know us a little more through our blogs, where we talk about various aspects of pet care, practical information, and our stories and updates!
This content is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional veterinary advice. Always consult a qualified veterinarian regarding your pet’s health and treatment options.
Do you know who owns your vet?
Hi friend, I want to talk about something that's been sitting with me. Not because it's scary — I don't want to be one more scary headline in your inbox — but because being informed is one of the quietest, kindest things you can do for your dog. Here's the news,...
She was given six to nine months. That was over fifteen months ago.
To every one of you who has ever sat in a vet's office crying, who has driven an hour each way because your pet deserves better, who has stayed up until midnight researching, who has asked the question that felt too scary to ask — this one is for you. I want to tell...
Dear friends, Happy Mother’s Day
To every one of you who loves an animal like family — this letter is for you. Whether you have human kids or just pet kids or both, whether you became a mom in the traditional way or by quietly choosing to care for a creature who needed you — you are the kind of...
The Question That Changed Everything
"Why is this okay for your patients but not for your son?" I think all of us have had a version of that moment. The appointment where something didn't sit right. The prescription that felt like it was covering something up rather than fixing it. The quiet voice in...
Your pet’s gut is talking to their brain. Are we listening?
The connection between the microbiome and behavior is wilder than you think. Okay, stay with me on this one because it’s going to connect some dots you might not expect. I was recording a podcast episode recently with Claire Forsyth, an animal kinesiologist from...
Before the itch starts — a spring note from Dr. Lily
Allergy season is coming. Let's get ahead of it this year. It happens every spring. The messages start coming in. The appointments fill up. And the question is almost always the same — she's been scratching since last week, what do we do? I get it. I really do. When...
The Thing Nobody Talks About in Veterinary Medicine
Early in my career, I was working at a busy general practice. Back-to-back appointments. Fifteen-minute slots. The kind of pace where you're already thinking about the next patient while you're still in the room with the current one. One afternoon, a couple came in...
The Question I Get Asked the Most (And My Honest Answer)
People ask me this all the time. At the clinic, at dinner parties, in my DMs. "Dr. Lily, what's the most healthy breed of dog to get?" And my answer is always the same. It's not what they expect. From a purely medical perspective — the healthiest dog you can get is...
A Confession From Your Vet
I saw Dr. Judy Morgan at VMX back in January. VMX is the biggest veterinary conference in the world — 20,000 professionals, every major pharmaceutical company, every prescription diet brand. It is, in every way, the epicenter of conventional veterinary medicine. And...
What If It’s Not Actually Anxiety?
The body is always honest—even when the mind says 'I'm fine. I want to tell you something personal before we talk about your pet. I see my acupuncturist regularly. It's part of how I take care of myself — not because something is "wrong," but because I believe in...