If you believe your pet deserves nothing less than the very best of both traditional and alternative veterinary medicine, then you’ll feel right at home at the Animal Wellness Center. We offer an integrated approach to animal health because we believe that no single school of thought holds all the answers.
Every animal is an individual, and we treat each of them that way!
Our approach to animal health is unique in the greater Sacramento area – no other veterinary clinic or hospital elevates alternative care to an equal standing with the practices of traditional Western medicine.
Welcome to our website. We’ve put lots of information in here for your education and enjoyment. Don’t stop here, though: We offer you a most sincere invitation to visit us in person soon. Your pet will thank you, we promise!
What is "alternative care"?
The practice of alternative (sometimes called “holistic”) veterinary care can take many forms. In our links area we’ve put together some information to guide you to the best sources for information on the Internet, including the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association’s detailed explanation of what’s included under the “alternative care” umbrella.
At the Animal Wellness Center, we offer a wide range of alternative-care offerings in addition to traditional ones. Our veterinarians are trained in acupuncture, chiropractic, and in the use of both Western and Eastern herbs. In addition, they offer counseling in nutrition. We also sell alternative-care products, such as holistic, preservative-free dog and cat food and our own AWC-labeled herbs and nutritional supplements.
Our little miracle!
This is Molly's story. Molly is a standard poodle who works with her owner as a therapy dog is a hospital for humans. She is known by all the docs and nurses as The Angel of Hope. For several years her sweet demeanor has brought joy to many patients. But Molly is getting on in years. Her recent 13th birthday was not a happy one.
Molly was diagnosed with severe liver cancer, shown on ultrasound, and was sent to the University of California, Davis for surgery to remove a softball-sized tumor from her liver. The surgeons saw that the cancer had already spread to all the lobes of her liver, an inoperable condition with no cure. They decided to suture the initial surgial wound -- without removing the tumor -- and sent her home.
I first saw Molly a few days later. She had lost 20 pounds from her illness and was very weak and listless. She was not eating. Her stools were black and tarry. We changed her diet and started bioresonance therapy. After three weekly treatments with the Bicom 2000 computer, Molly was active with a good appetite, and had gained back 15 pounds. After six treatments she was back to her normal, happy self.
We sent her to the radiologist who had originally diagnosed the cancer to have an ultrasound recheck. Molly's owner stood by as the radiologist searched the liver for signs of cancer. After an extensive search he stopped and declared, "I don't know what you did, but I can't find any sign of the tumors." Good news for Molly!
We don't know if the cancer will return, but nine weeks from the day of Molly's sad prognosis she is still a healthy, happy dog
Although most of our patients are cats or dogs, we also welcome small mammals, reptiles, and exotic pets.
