This list was created to assist dog owners who wish to raise their dogs
on a raw diet with minimal vaccines and chemicals. This is NOT the list
for people who want a regular allopathic vet that pushes kibble and yearly
vaccinations.
We have asked our discussion forum members for their input and experiences
with holistic vets, practitioners or conventional vets that support raw
feeding and a minimal or no vaccine protocol. We have no experience with
the vets on this list unless otherwise noted and are not recommending one
over another.
We can’t be held responsible or liable for
your experiences, good or bad, with any of the veterinarians on this
list.
We are providing this list as a service; please do your own research into
any health care provider you choose for your dogs.
If you have a vet that meets our criteria that you would like to recommend
to others, please send contact information and any comments to Cindy at
cindyr@leerburg.com and we will add them to our list.
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| Arkansas |
Dr. Pat Bradley, DVM, LPC
2501 Dave Ward Drive, Suite A5
Conway, Arkansas 72034
501.329.7801
http://drpatbradley.com/
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| California |
Larry Bruk, DVM (homeopath)
Mill Valley, CA
415.381.0723
*Very supportive of feeding raw
Coastal Holistic
Molly Rice DVM, CVA
Pacifica, CA 94044
650.355.2810
She also practices in SF at:
San Francisco Veterinary Specialists
*Very supportive of feeding raw
Deborah Mathis, DVM
Saratoga, CA
408.499.3647
*Somewhat raw-diet tolerant
*Modalities: Acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine
Patricia
Vershines (homeopath).... not DVM
Santa Cruz, CA
831.426.0555
*Very supportive of feeding raw
Next Level Animal Chiropractic
Deb Sell, BS, DC
Various veterinary offices throughout the South Bay/Peninsula area
including Adobe Animal Hospital.
San Jose, CA
408.779.2233
Cell: 408.460.9960
*Supportive of feeding raw and home-cooked diets
Laura Ryle, DVM
815 Mission Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
831.427.3345
*Raw: Tolerates only with very careful attention to safety;
not an advocate, but no scare tactics
*Home-cooked: Supportive
Sarah Skiwski, DVM
San Jose, CA
408.265.4503
http://www.thewesterndragon.com
*Supportive of raw
Karen Rettig, BVSc
Alternatives for Animals
1411 Treat Blvd.
Walnut Creek, CA 94597
925.934.8042
Fax: 925.947.1285
*Fees are very reasonable, she is in a well staffed, full service clinic, and besides nutrition also practices acupuncture, Chinese herbs, Bach flower, and others.
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| Connecticut |
SOUTH WILTON Veterinary Group
Dr. Stacy Robertson, VMD
51 Danbury Road
Wilton, CT 06897
203.762.2002
Fax: 203.834.9999
www.southwiltonvet.com
*Conventional vet that approves raw diet in the hands of a well educated
owner
Animal Natural Healing Center
248 Alden Street
Fairfield, CT 06824
203.254.8642
Fax: 203.255.0703
http://www.holisticvet.us/
Dr. Jeff Feinman
Homevet
Weston, CT
203.222.7979
*Homeopathic Vertinary Practice
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| Florida |
P.C. "Skip" Hightman, DVM
Brentwood Animal Clinic
4605 Brentwood Ave.
Jacksonville, FL 32206
904.354.0547
*Strong supporter of natural/raw diet
*Also does Veterinary Acupuncture and Homeopathy. He's a great vet and a wonderful human being.
Dr. Boston
Country Chase Veterinarians
Tampa, FL
813.814.1814
Douglas Shearer
Live Oak Animal Clinic
13670 SE Hwy 475
Summerfield, FL 34491
352.347.8030
*General Practice
*Doug is an almost perfect diagnostic, supports feeding raw food, very reasonable in price
Dr Gene Stine
Countryside Animal Hospital
1555 NW US Hwy 441
Alachua, FL 32616
386.462.7225
*Traditional, small animal - open to alternative
*Open to new ideas and willing to learn, Great with repro work and a wonderful surgeon. He and his wife are breeders, so he understands our needs.
Dr Johnson
Country Chase Vet
Tampa, FL 34695
813.814.1814
*Good with the animals, patient, wonderful surgeon
Dr. Billy Austin
Austin's House Calls
Longwood, FL 32779
407.805.0172
*Traditional Vet
*I LOVE him, he's my Vet for my puppies and he's wonderful!
Dr. Bredehoeft
Switzerland Animal Hospital
1430 State Road 13
Jacksonville, FL 32259
904.287.2527
*Small animal, traditional
*Excellent care, very meticulous, ok with letting YOU make decision about how to raise your dog.
Dr. Jan Weiher
Cedar Bay Vet Clinic
210 S. Dillard St
Winter Garden, FL 34787
407.656.8004
http://www.cedarbayvet.com
*Semi Holistic, great office staff
*Dr. Jan understands the raw diet!
Dr. Lindsey Jackson
Mayo Town & Country
974 E. Main St. (Rt. 27)
Mayo, FL 32066
386.294.5000
*Traditional, but very knowledgable, reasonable
*He personally deals with emergencies, he will send home meds. for home nursing, he is not familiar with raw but openminded. Happier w/him than any vet I've had in years
Dr. Martha Kehoe
Suntree Animal Clinic
305 Pineda Ct
Melbourne, FL
*Traditional
*Very supportive of raw feeding and a very conservative vet as far as vaccines and other treatments. Also one of the most caring and nicest ladies you'll meet
Dr. Rimar
Tarpon Animal Hospital
53695 US 19 North
Tarpon Springs, FL 34698
727.934.0884
http://www.tarponanimalhospital.com
*They call themselves a "Center for accupuncture and integrative medicine" includes chinese medicine.
*Dr Rimar is the World's First AVMA Approved Veterinary Acupuncture Intern
Dr. Robert Spiegel
Earth Vets
500 NW 60 St
Gainesville, FL 32607
352.332.9991
*Traditional & Chinese small animal medicine
*Progressive re: diet, conservative re: vaccinations and has 2 types of medicine to help your pet
George A. Malnati, D.V.M., M.S.
Sunset Veterinary Sugery
1969 Sunset Point Road, Suite 8
Clearwater, FL 33765
727.447.0256
*Surgery, Some General Practice
*He is very open minded and feeds his greyhound (a rescued racer who comes to the office with him daily) a partial raw diet. He is very "holistic-minded" and tries to cure the root of the problem instead of simply treating symptoms. He takes lots of time and really listens to your concerns and he is very patient and kind to my overly sensitive greyhounds!
Gerold Wessner VMD
Holistic Animal Clinic
SE rt 475
Summerfield, FL 34491
352.245.2025
*Holistic
*I just like him
Nicole Trakas
12501 W. Linebaugh Avenue
Tampa, FL 33626
*General Vet
*Dr. Trakas works with Dr. Boston mentioned in this list as well. She is great and was smart, quick and all for raw feeding! See her if you can't see Dr. Boston.
Laura Eslinger, DVM (Holistic)
Braden River Animal Hospital
5012 State Rd. 64 E.
Bradenton, FL 34208
Tel: 941.745.1513
Fax: 941.746.0515
Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-6pm, Sat 8am-12pm
*Dr Laura supports the RAW diet and holistic treatment however utilizes conventional medicine when the circumstances call for it also.
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| Georgia |
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| Hawaii |
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| Idaho |
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| Illinois |
Dr. Karen Becker
Bourbonnais, IL
http://www.drkarenbecker.com
Knollwood Hospital for Pets
2237 W. Schaumburg Road
Schaumburg, IL
http://www.knollwoodhospitalforpets.com
Dr. Debora Rykoff
Barrington Hills IL
847.381.8458
Dr. Sig Hansen ~ Chiropractor
Huntley, IL
Skokie, IL
Grayslake, IL
Lincoln Park, IL
Glendale Heights, IL
Villa Park, IL
847.551.1283
*Dr. Hansen works in several different Chicago area clinics on different days of the week. We took our dogs to Villa Park, IL.
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| Indiana |
Daniel Beatty, DVM
D&S Beatty Enterprises, LLP
10318 Snead St
Crown Point, IN 46307, USA
219.663.7515
http://www.evetclinic.com
drdan@evetclinic.com
*Chiropractic
McAfee
651 Eastporte Centre Drive
Valparaiso, IN 46383
219.462.5901
*The veterinarians to see are Dr. Jenny Shebesh or Dr. Stacey Triscik. they are NOT a holistic clinic but two of the vets there would be open to feeding your pet a raw diet. They do not know much about it but are interested in learning and are supportive of alternative medicine.
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| Kansas |
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| Kentucky |
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| Louisiana |
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| Maine |
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| Maryland |
Animal Medical Center of Watkins Park
60 Watkins Park Dr.
Upper Marlboro, MD
(In the Washington DC Metropolitan Area)
301.249.3030
Christina Chambreau
www.ChristinaChambreau.com
www.HealthyAnimalsJournal.com
908 Cold Bottom Road
Sparks, MD 21152
410.771.4968
*Raw supportive
*Phone consults-not state limited
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| Massachusetts |
Hawthorne Animal Hospital
120 Canal Street
Salem, MA 01970
978.741.2300
*They promote raw feeding (even sell prepackaged frozen raw), homeopathy,
and minimal vaccination.
Alternative Verterinary Services, LLC
Dr. Martha Lindsay
N. Andover, MA
978.683.5775
Woburn Animal Hospital - Ledgebrook Kennel
Dr. A. Ghilaine Schless
373 Russell St.
Woburn, MA 01801
781.933.0170
http://www.woburnanimalhospital.com
Silver Lake Veterinary Hospital
Dr. Evelyn Bailey
2600 Main St.
Tewksbury, MA 01876
978.658.6400
MASH
Dr. Margo Roman
Hopkington, MA
508.435.6274
Integrative Animal Health Center
Dr. Randy Caviness
Bolton, MA
978.779.2955
Middlesex County Animal Hospital
Dr. Scott Heckerling
Billerica, MA 978.779.2955
Sager Animal Hospital
Dr. William Sager
Acton, MA
978.263.3535
Carlisle Animal Hospital
Dr. Melissa Sargent
Carlisle, MA
978.369.9364
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| Minnesota |
Holistic Veterinary Care, Inc.
Dr. Jessica Levy
8535 Central Avenue NE
Suite 104
Blaine, MN 55434
612.275.2904
www.holistic-vet-care.com
*Cindy uses Dr. Levy for her Malinois
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| Mississippi |
Dr. Bob Cunningham
Veterinay Associates of Hattiesburg
1907 Broadway Dr.
Hattiesburg, MS 39402
601.261.0973
*Does not oppose raw, very open minded.
He is also the vet for several law enforcement agencies, so he has
an understanding of working dogs.
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| Missouri |
Veterinary Group of Chesterfield
Dr. Kenneth Thornberry
Chesterfield, MO
314.537.3915
*This vet does not push raw feeding but if you want to feed raw he
will not try and convince you not to.
*He also has no problem with minimal vaccinations
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| Nebraska |
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| Nevada |
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| New Hampshire |
Integrative Pet Hospital
Dr. Dans
*He even has seperate entrences for dogs and cats.
http://drdandvm.com/
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| New Jersey |
Holistic Pet Care
Dr. Gerald Buchoff DVM
125 Paterson Ave
Little Falls, NJ 07424
973.256.3899
*Great guy, all about the raw diet
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| New Mexico |
Dr. Don Hamilton, DVM
New Mexico
505.666.2091
*Dr. Hamilton wrote a book called "Homeopathic Care for Cats & Dogs" and has been a featured guest on Dr. Andrew Weil's radio show. I've also dealt with him when Will was away and he was GREAT!
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| New York |
SMITH RIDGE Veterinary Center
Dr. Martin Goldstein & Associates
230 Oakridge Commons Plaza
South Salem, NY 10590
914.533.6066
Fax: 914.533.6405
Ritzy Canine Carriage House
148 East 40th Street
New York, N.Y. 10016
212.216.9177
Fax: 203.255.0703
http://www.holisticvet.us/
The Vet at the Barn
790 Chestnut Ridge Road
Chestnut Ridge, NY 10977
845.356.3838
Fax: 845.356.4307
*Wonderful place, every practicing vet has a holistic background
and encourages raw feeding
Dr. Alberto Gil
Comprehensive Animal Health Care Center
46 Bacon Road
Old Westbury, NY 11568
516.997.3632
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| North Carolina |
Dr. Charles Loops, DVM
38 Waddell Hollow Rd
Pittsboro NC, 27312
919.542.0442
Fax: 919.542.0535
http://www.charlesloopsdvm.com/index.htm
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| Ohio |
Dr Robert Gaston
Veterinary Wellness Center
9970 Harrison Av
Harrison OH 45030
(west side of Cincinnati)
513.367.4111
http://www.vetwellness.com/
*Strongly promotes titer testing and minimal vaccines and sells raw food in his office! Also does acupuncture and chiropractic.
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| Oregon |
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| Pennsylvania |
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| Rhode Island |
Sharon R. Doolittle DVM. Inc
Dr. Sharon R. Doolittle
Smithfield, RI
401.349.2668
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| South Carolina |
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| South Dakota |
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| Tennessee |
Will Roberts DVM
Animal Hospital of Anderson County
Clinton, TN 37716
865.457.5626
*Conventional vet that likes clients
that are knowledgable about their dog's health and are involved. Approves
of the raw diet in situations
where he believes the owner did their homework. He is about the only
vet in the area that is comfortable with large dogs with an attitude.
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| Texas |
Patricia A Cooper,DVM
1136 Heights Blvd.
Houston,Tx 77008
713.861.1155
*She is a holistic vet who agrees with raw feeding and minimal vaccinations
Shawn Messonnier DVM
2145 W. Park Blvd.
Plano, Texas 75075
972.867.8800
Fax: 972.985.9216
www.petcarenaturally.com
*Holistic vet
*Completely supportive of raw feeding and minimal vaccines.
*Author of a couple books you carry at Leerburg, "The Allergy Solution for Dogs" and "The Health Bible for Dogs and Cats" to name a few.
Dr. Lynn Shiner
Padre Animal Hospital
Corpus Christi, TX
361.442.9066
*Holistic vet, Only there Mondays, takes new patients on a limited basis
Dr. Will Falconer
Alternatives for Animal Health
Austin, TX
512.288.5400
http://www.alt4animals.com/
Dr. Reeves
Reeves Veterinarian Clinic
2101 S Southeast Loop 323
Tyler, TX 75701
903.595.1088
*Supports raw diets and limited vaccines
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| Vermont |
Bear Swamp Veterinary Service
107 East Bear Swamp Rd.
Middlesex, VT 05602
802.223.4171
http://www.bearswampvet.com/index.html
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| Virginia |
Amy Budzyn, DVM
Lake Forest Animal Hospital
18510 Forest Road
Forest, VA 24551
434.385.6468
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| Washington |
Dr. Tejinder Sodhi
Bellevue, WA
425.455.9946
*DVM and also does acupuncture, chiropractic, rehab and P.T., Ayurvedic
medicine, homeopathy herbs
*Twice voted “best holistic vet in Seattle”
Brown's Point Clinic
6720 Eastside Dr. NE #4
North East Tacoma, WA
253.927.1323
http://www.bpvet.org/bpvcabout.htm
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| West Virginia |
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| Wisconsin |
Jodi Bohl, DVM
Eau Claire Animal Hospital
Eau Claire, WI 54703
715.835.5011
*Supportive of raw feeding
*Ed and Cindy use Jodi for the care of Leerburg & Kaiserhaus dogs
PawsAbilities Veterinary Rehabilitation
Vet: Dr. Rebecca McCracken
Therapist: Marie Ashbaugh, CVT, CCRA
3011 90th St
Sturtevant, WI 53177
Phone: 262.939.5668
*Hydrotherapy capabilities
Dr.
Pedro Luis Rivera
The Healing Oasis
2555 Wisconsin St.
Sturtevant, WI 53177-1825
262.886.1100
http://www.thehealingoasis.com/html/hospital_.html
Mark Baetke, DVM
Wolf River Vet Clinic
216 W. Wolf River Ave.
New London, WI 54961
920.982.2733
Fax: 920.982.3112 Lisa Clark, DVM BS
Northwoods Veterinary Center LTD.
9920 Hwy 22 E
Gillett, WI 54124
920.855.2229
Fax: 920.855.1800
*Small animal, equine
Marta Engel, DVM
Rising Sun Animal Wellness Center
315 East Decker St.
Viroqua, WI 54665
608.637.2227
Fax: 608.637.2648
http://www.risingsunvet.com
Martha Greco, DVM MPH
722 Rosemary Lane
Baraboo, WI 53913
608.516.8176
*Practice Preferences: small animal house calls
Jodie Gruenstern, DVM, CVA
Animal Doctor
S 73 W16790 Janesville Rd.
Muskego, WI 53150
414.422.1300
Fax: 414.422.1977
http://AnimalDoctorMuskego.com
*Certified veterinary acupuncturist, food therapist and special focus on essential oils
Jan Harkins, DVM
Reedsburg Small Animal Clinic
222 North Walnut St.
Reedsburg, WI 53959
608.524.6545
Fax: 608.524.8182
Mary Hess, DVM
M & M Family Practice
5211 Kittycrest Drive
Madison, WI 53711
608.271.6494
http://drmary.younglivingworld.com
Mike Kohn, DVM
The Petinary
1014 Williamson Street
Madison, WI 53703
608.255.1239
Christine McCarthy, DVM
Rockwood Hospital for Pets
900 South Center Ave.
Merrill, WI 54452
715.539.8811
Fax: 715.536.4484
Ann Margret Morgan, DVM
Silver Spring Animal Wellsness
Center
1405 West Silver Spring Dr.
Glendale, WI 53209
414.228.7655
Fax: 414.228.1072
Theresa Salee, DVM
Care Animal Clinic
14350 West Capitol Drive
Brookefield, WI 53005
262.781.5993
Jan Schilling, DVM
Vet-Energy
East- 13572 Jug Creek Road
La Farge, WI 54639
608.625,4024
Deborah Schroeder, DVM
Citywide Pet Clinic
6009 Monona Dr.
Monona, WI 53716
608.222.8387
Fax: 608.222.3307
Karen Strickfaden, DVM BS
Country Care Animal Complex
4235 Elmview Road
Green Bay, WI 54311
920.863.3220
Fax: 920.863.2044
http://www.countrycareac.com
Kim Utech, DVM
Schmidt Veterinary Clinic
2120 Granville Rd.
West Bend, WI 53095
262.675.6020
Fax: 262.675.6415
http://www.glendalevet.com
Carrie Donahue, DVM
Acupaws Companion Animal Acupuncture, LLC
1822 Spaight St.
Madison, WI 53704
608.620.4729
http://www.acupaws.com
*I do acupuncture, and I also offer chinese herbs, western herbs, essential oils and nutritional recommendations. VERY supportive of raw foods!! Another part of my practice is in-home hospice care and euthanasia.
Lynne Dennis, DVM, CVA
Harmony Veterinary Services
658 Pickford St
Madison, WI 53711
608.469.3823
Drlynne.harmonyvet@gmail.com
www.harmonyvet.com
*Acupuncture, Chinese Medicine, supports raw feeding
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