I'm not sure what in the pet voodoo this is, but I'm convinced Dr. Koenig is some kind of wizard. How else could she stick acupuncture needles into my pitbull/pteradactyl mix Bailey? Bailey is not one of those chill pitties you see on Instagram. She's feral and obsessive and exhausting, kind of like a guy I once dated in college.
My most recent visit to Veterinary Alternatives was our second visit. Our very first visit about a month ago was extremely impressive. We had been seeing another vet with no real results. At our first visit to the other vet, Bailey was put on a long course of antibiotics and a steroid. I'm pretty sure those meds interrupted her gut health because we had to go back a second time when she started throwing up and showing signs of pika. During that visit, she was injected with some kind of peptide, and then not long after that, her nose started peeling. It was just one thing after another and at least $300 per visit. That's when I finally turned to Dr. Koenig.
Our first visit was about 90 minutes and was extremely thorough (as you'd expect in an hour-and-a-half-long visit). She told us some things about Bailey that we hadn't realized - like that she had a leg that she didn't want touched and that she had a heart murmur. She did some chiropractic type adjustments with her and cold laser therapy. We went home with a couple of herbs and didn't cost as much as my 15-minute visit with the other vet.
The second visit was a follow-up to see how the herbs were helping with Bailey's leg and with her ... let's call it neuroses. I was struggling to get Bailey to take the one pellet because it couldn't be taken with food, so I couldn't report back on that one. But I believe her nose is almost completely healed. She is still a bit neurotic. As I stated above, somehow Dr. Alisa was able to get those needles in Bailey without any objections. She laid still on an infrared mat, and we went home with a refill of the one herb that we were able to feed Bailey with food.
Having a vet whose treatments align with my own beliefs is so reassuring. We use holistic at home for ourselves and I believe we are seeing some results with Bailey as well. I believe in preventive care as much as possible, and that's where we are right now - getting some healthy habits and herbs to get Bailey back to where she was and to continue on a path of good health.
Even if you never go for a follow-up visit, I encourage you to take your pet in for a consultation and see if it's a good fit. read more