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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 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...

Pet Health Mystery? 🕵️♂️
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 wheezing. Every...

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...

IPWC is a specialty center, but we are still here for you
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...