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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!

Gentleness… On This Day
Hi Dianne, Just a short note from my heart to yours today… It’s Father’s Day, and I find myself feeling a little tender—like my heart’s been cracked open just enough to let more light in. So I did what I always do when I need grounding... I sat down, took a deep...

Pet Health Mystery? 🕵️♂️
Hey Dianne, If your pet’s been dealing with health issues that no one’s been able to explain and you’ve tried everything but still haven’t found answers, you need to hear Mia’s story 🐶 When Mia first came to see me, she was struggling with lots of coughing and...

Toxins Our Pets Are Exposed To 😳
Here's something kinda wild I had to share with you Dianne! I recently picked up traces of gold… in a pup. Yep, actual gold. How this little cutie got exposed to it? I have no clue! 🤔 Were they sneaking some licks off someone’s ring? 💍😂 Now, I’m not too worried about...

5 Spots Left for Cancer Screening Ultrasound
I wanted to send a quick note to follow up on my last newsletter—because a few of you reached out, and I realized I probably didn’t explain things as clearly or as early as I should have. So let me say this, from the heart: I’m not going anywhere. I’m still here,...

We’re making some big changes at IPWC
I’ve got some really exciting news to share! I’m now officially certified as an Integrative Veterinary Cancer Care Practitioner (IVCCP). That means I’m now stepping fully into the role of an integrative veterinary oncologist. This means we’ll be focusing more deeply...

Would you travel across the world for your microbiome?
Can you imagine hopping on a plane and flying across the world… all to live with a tribe in Tanzania in the name of healing your gut? Well, that’s exactly what one adventurous microbiome researcher, Jeff Leach, did. He ate what they ate, everything, which included an...

Centenarians can help your pet live longer
So on my recent trip to rural parts of Japan, I saw this man who must have been in his 80s riding a bike. He wasn’t struggling—he looked so fit and nimble. Effortless, really. It made me pause and think about how Japan is considered a blue zone (these are regions...

Personal Update: Upgrading to Lily 2.0 🚀
Take a pause and a few deep breaths with me. 🩷 Today, I’m writing to you with a full heart and a deep sense of gratitude. These past few months have felt like a whirlwind — from Dr. Joe Dispenza’s retreat, to traveling through Japan and Taiwan, to attending veterinary...

Calling all puppy and kitten pet parents 🐶🐈
If you’ve got a puppy or kitten, read all the way to the end because we’ve put together something seriously special just for you 💖 So the other day I was chatting with my practice manager and right-hand gal, Dianne (our head vet tech), and we had a bit of a moment....

Will your pet beat the record?
Let me ask you a quick question: are you secretly (or, let’s be real, not so secretly) trying to get your dog or cat to live forever? Or at least break a record for being the oldest living pet? If you’re on this email list, the answer is probably a big YES. Then...