July 10, 2012 at 2 pm CST
Dr. Deanna Witte, DVM, CVSMT
- Take a peek inside of Dr. Witte’s animal natural first aid kit
- What is a Holistic Vet & how do you find one?
- What the heck is an Animal Chiropractor & how do you know if they are qualified???
Dr. Witte, DVM CVSMT, shared with us how to find a qualified holistic vet (a vet that looks at the whole picture-not just symptoms) and a qualified animal chiropractor (officially called “certified in veterinary spinal manipulative therapy”). She also gave us some great basic info on a raw food diet and on the use of essential oils! Dr. Witte stressed the importance at looking at the whole picture and how that can help us find other alternatives to surgeries like the ever increasing ACL surgery in dogs.
Dr. Witte graduated from the University of Wisconsin, School of Veterinary Medicine. Immediately after school she began practicing small animal emergency medicine, which she did for over 7 years. After that she changed to small animal primary care. It was during this stage of her career where she became frustrated with all of the “mysterious” lameness issues that she could not find the cause for and therefore could not treat. This lead to her interest in veterinary spinal manipulative therapy (VSMT). Dr. Witte successfully completed the VSMT program at the Healing Oasis, in Sturtevant, Wisconsin, where she is an instructor as well. Once she started adjusting animals and seeing results, then she was attracted to other forms of alternative medicine as well. She has her own practice in Sharon, WI where she practices integrated medicine, using both alternative and traditional treatment options.
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