animal health consulting

Christine King  BVSc, MANZCVS (equine), MVetClinStud

I'm retired from general practice, but there are some things I'm still passionate about and will continue to do. My work is now focused on optimising animal health and well-being in these key areas:

* Food and feeding

* Herbs as food and medicine

* Homeopathy and homotoxicology

* Hands-on healing (manual and movement therapies, energy medicine)

* The emotional bonds we share with our animals

* The spiritual basis of our physical lives

In other words...

Food and friendship. When we get these things right, everything works better. When these things are out of order, nothing works right, no matter what we do.

Here are the consultancy services I currently provide:

Feeding healthy animals

* selecting and refining species-appropriate diets (all domestic animal species)

* feeding for specific needs — life stage, activity, age, breed, etc. (all domestic animal species)

* forage testing of pasture and hay (all livestock species)

* pasture management for optimal nutrition and parasite control (all livestock species)

* supplements — why they're needed, and when they're not (all domestic animal species)

Clinical nutrition (eating our way back to health)

* using food and feeding to better manage medical problems

* how food affects behaviour

* how food affects athletic performance

* how food affects fertility

* how food affects growth and future health & performance

* using herbs as food and medicine

* probiotics — how, when, what, why – and why not

Human-animal connection

* enhancing the emotional bonds we share with our animals, for our mutual benefit

* exploring the spiritual aspects of physical and behaviour disorders (includes medical intuitive evaluation)

* improving communication with our animals (includes animal communication)

* appreciating the (not always obvious) gifts of the 'highly sensitive' animal

Consultations

* all consultations are by appointment only

* in-person small animal consultations are now scheduled through Emerald Veterinary Clinic

* telehealth/telemedicine consultations are conducted by phone or video conference (FaceTime, Skype, Zoom, etc.)

Please note that, while I may request information via email, I do not conduct consultations by email or text.

Fees

* my consultation fee is based on a rate of $250/hour

* first consultations for single animals typically take 60–90 minutes ($250–$375)

* first consultations for herds or multi-species families typically take at least 2 hours ($500+), sometimes longer (although usually by that point we're all spent and need to stop)

* the trip charge for farm/barn visits depends on your location and thus on my travel time; please contact me for an estimate

* follow-up consultations are generally much shorter, and are pro-rated accordingly

* forage testing is additional and based on the current laboratory fees and postage costs

* payment may be made by cash or direct deposit; in-person consultations at Emerald Veterinary Clinic may also be paid by credit card per clinic policy