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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!

What every pet parent needs to know about cancer 💔
I saw a post online recently that truly made my heart sink.A shelter dog who got adopted and became a beloved pup-fluencer on Instagram, was diagnosed with cancer. Her mom was told there were only two choices: chemo and radiation, or palliative care (basically keeping...

Pure Pet Luxury 🐶💅
Lately, I've been marveling at how much the pet world is changing — not just in the clinic but in the most delightfully surprising ways. It's like everywhere I look, there's something new that makes me think, "Wow, we're really doing this for our pets now!" Just look...

Could microbiome therapy have saved her life?
There’s a story I saw recently that I haven’t been able to forget. It was shared by a foster parent, the kind of person who opens their home again and again, no matter how hard the cases are 🫶🐶 She’d been fostering a beautiful dog who was unfortunately prone to...

Dental first aid 🦷
Have you ever had one of those moments, maybe scrolling through social media or chatting with a friend, where you hear something about pet health that just stops you in your tracks? 💁♀️ Like, “Wait… how did I not know this before?” Whether it’s a post about dog...

Why Every Pet Needs a Seasonal Detox (Plus That Time I Had to Detox Arsenic From My Own System 😳)
I recently did something I’ve been wanting to do for a long time—I hired a functional nutritionist to run a set of functional medicine tests on me 🧪 And while I’m relieved there were no glaring red flags (thank goodness), one result stopped me in my tracks: elevated...

Bach Flower Remedies for Pets With Anxiety, Grief, or Trauma 🌸
Let me tell you a story… So in the 1930s, a British physician named Dr. Edward Bach did something radical. He left behind a prestigious Harley Street medical practice, not to chase fame or fortune, but to wander through the English countryside, following his...

What if pet care could start a revolution?
If you’ve been in our unicorn space lately, maybe you’ve seen the plant on the coffee table in its big round glass bowl. This one 👇Once upon a time, it was a delicate fairy garden with tiny leaves nestled gently at the bottom, quiet and contained. Now? The plants are...

His Constant Itching Is Finally Gone 🐶
Did you know Starbucks didn’t actually start in America? ☕ Howard Schultz, the founder, traveled to Italy and was completely captivated by their coffee culture. It wasn’t rushed or transactional. It was a ritual. A way to slow down, savor, and connect. Tiny little...

Spay and Neuter Risks
The other day in Pilates, our teacher asked us to grab either the 1kg or the 2kg weights. I went for the 1kgs. We start squatting and, mid-squat, she casually drops: “As women age, we really need to be mindful of our bone density. Strength training becomes essential...

Gentleness… On This Day
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 breath, and...