Holistic Health Care For Your Pet

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We are currently accepting new clients who are seeking holistic veterinary care throughout the greater Traverse City area of Michigan. This page contains information on services, pricing, and travel radius.

Holistic Veterinary Services:
  • Comprehensive evaluations of the health, diet, and lifestyle of the patient, followed by individualized recommendations for holistic veterinary care.
  • Veterinary Spinal Manipulative Therapy is chiropractic care for your dog, cat, and horse. Chiropractic care not only helps animals recover from injuries, but also improves performance in your companion athlete.
  • Homeopathic treatment for a variety of conditions including injuries and infectious illnesses, as well as allergies, ear infections, seizures, arthritis, immune-mediated diseases, and cancer.
  • Nutritional consultations emphasizing home prepared diets using whole foods for small animals, and individualized diet recommendations for the specific needs of your equine friend, whether she is an athlete or pasture pet.
  • Titer testing to avoid unnecessary vaccination.
  • Full laboratory diagnostics including blood screening, urinalysis, heartworm testing, and fecal flotation for small animals. Coggins and fecal egg counts are available for horses.
  • Support and education for owners who choose not to vaccinate or are unable to do so because of the patient’s chronic illness.
  • In-home euthanasia service for dogs and cats, supporting the close bond between the patient and their family, allowing them to pass away in the comfort and serenity of their home.


Service Fees and Travel Radius
  • Veterinary services: Exams and consultations are billed at an hourly rate of $135, charged in 15 minute increments. This includes phone consultations and case analysis when a homeopathic prescription is selected for a patient's treatment. Estimates for services can be provided upon request at the time an appointment is scheduled.
  • Veterinary Spinal Manipulative Therapy (Animal Chiropractic): This valuable service is part of every consultation and is automatically provided in well and sick pet consultations. If you are looking to specifically book this service for your small animal or equine companion, the fees below are in addition to the barn fee:
    • ​​Chiropractic Adjustments for Small Animals: $45
    • Chiropractic Adjustments for Horses: $90
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  • Location options: Consultations are regularly available at Dr. Melling's office north of Cedar by appointment only for small animals. Pet guardians within our travel radius are encouraged to have Dr. Melling come directly to their home or barn.
 
  • Travel fees for in-home/barn consultations: This is the cost associated with the mileage and time incurred driving to your home and is based on location. There is only one house/barn call fee per trip no matter how many pets are seen at the visit. This fee is in addition to the hourly consultation rate/chiropractic fee. If multiple horses receive chiropractic adjustments during the same barn call, the travel fee will be divided accordingly among the owners.
    • Zone 1: Cedar, Lake Leelanau, Leland, Maple City, Suttons Bay = $35.00
    • Zone 2: Empire, Glen Arbor, Grawn, Interlochen, Lake Ann, Northport, Omena, Peshawbestown, Traverse City = $45.00
    • Zone 3: Acme, Beulah, Benzonia, Buckley, Honor, Kingsley, Mesick, Thompsonville = $55.00
    • Travel outside these areas is available for barns requesting equine chiropractic services. For small animals, appointments are available in Dr. Lisa's consult room in Cedar, located 20 miles north of Traverse City.

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Nutrition & Diet

If your pet has a chronic health problem such as allergies or ear infections, changing the diet is often the first step to improving health. In most cases, improving the diet greatly reduces their symptoms of illness. We will guide you in determining which type of food is best for your pet's health and your lifestyle. Dietary review and recommendations are part of every pet's health consultation.

Professional Care

Dr. Melling uses a holistic approach to health care with homeopathic treatment  of injuries, illnesses, chronic disease,  and vaccinosis (adverse vaccine reactions). Instead of suppressing the symptoms of illness with frequent repetition of drugs, homeopathy uses small doses of remedies to stimulate a healing reaction in your pet to restore them to health.

In-Home Care

We understand that most pets feel more comfortable in their own home than in a veterinary clinic. Especially cats! Observing your pet's natural behavior in the comfort of their home allows us to better understand their lifestyle and create a wellness program that best meets their needs. 
"It is far more important to know what person the disease has than what disease the person has."
-Hippocrates