Holistic Health Care For Your Pet

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Dr. Lisa is 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.
  • Monovalent (single agent) vaccination available for healthy patients based on age and/or negative titer test:
    • ​Distemper
    • Parvo
    • Rabies (thimerosol-free)
  • 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 - Beginning November 2020, this service has very limited availability. Please call to discuss options.

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.

  • Location options:
    • ​Small Animals: Consultations are regularly available at Dr. Melling's office north of Cedar by appointment for small animals. As of November 2020, Dr. Lisa will not be offering house call appointments for small animals, and is asking that all appointments to be scheduled at her office in Cedar.
    • Horse Chiropractic Services: Barn calls for equine VSMT (chiropractic care) is still available. Travel fees for barns can be provided at the time of scheduling, and may be divided between the number of horses receiving VSMT.
 
Payment Options
  • Cash
  • Personal checks
  • Visa/Mastercard
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