Kalo was an awesome friend and companion, so when he was diagnosed with cancer of the spleen, I left no stone unturned when I was researching for his care and treatment.  I found very helpful people, and yet, each only had their narrow area of expertise and that was not enough for me.

I wanted someone who could put ALL the pieces together to heal and cure my ailing friend.  Conventional medicine offers some good resources AND holistic medicine offers some good resources, so I knew if I could find someone who knew it too, and could put both disciplines together, then we would have the BEST medicine.

While he was healing from immediate surgery to remove his spleen, I reached out to acquaintances, friends and even strangers, and from a friend of a friend, who practices veterinary medicine in another state, I got a referral to a well respected integrative veterinarian about 1.25 hours away (no traffic).  Really, I thought, we live in Southern California…why is integrative medicine so hard to find?

Neither wind nor sleet nor snow nor Los Angeles traffic was going to stop me from doing what’s right.  And what’s right is to use ALL of the available resources to their best advantages.  That means applying holistic medicine to allow the body’s natural innate abilities to support the healing process while applying conventional medicine to intervene with science’s wisdom to support curative outcomes.

And so we drove hours and hours day after day, and even though Kalo was not too fond of the car ride by the way, he knew we were going to a nice man who was helping him.  He was always so happy to see that nice man who was helping him heal and who had taken the time to learn how to use ALL the resources available.  My amazing Kalo showed me his gratitude in so many ways, and I knew we were giving him the BEST medicine.

It was a windy road of care filled with several steps forward and a few back and so on.  The nice man and I utilized true integrative medicine, including homeopathy, homotoxicology, nutrition and other resources, and the education I got was well worth all those hours (and there were many) in the car.  It even changed how I use healthcare for myself!

Humans have to be taught that the first rule of medicine is to do no harm, but animals, like my Kalo, know that as part of their instinctive intelligence.  To use conventional medicine without supporting the body’s natural innate abilities with holistic medicine OR to use holistic medicine without intervening with science’s wisdom would certainly do harm.  Kalo endured long car rides (wow, how amazing it would be if an integrative practitioner was closer!) so he could have the BEST medicine and so we could do no harm.
Even my local veterinarian made the trek across Southern California freeways to have her dog receive the BEST medicine through this integrative care!
Well, in the end, Kalo’s beautiful body was healed but not cured.  We restored a level of balance and wholeness, but the dis-ease had done too much damage to his body. It was a peaceful and honorable conclusion to life well lived.

And the effects of this BEST medicine care have been profound and long reaching.  I began using this integrative medicine on my beloved furry companion Amber (Kalo’s cherished friend) as a preventative, and it would prove life saving, literally, as we were able to catch and successfully treat her cancer shortly after Kalo’s diagnosis.  Amber is happy, healthy, balanced and a true blessing in my life these days, and she is now certified as a therapy dog, giving her extraordinary healing energy to humans experiencing dis-ease.

Thank you to the pioneers in this field of integrative veterinary medicine for truly providing the BEST medicine and doing no harm.  May your work be blessed with many angels as you continue down your path, and may it be filled with both healing and curing.

With Much Gratitude, Karen, Kalo & Amber-wuf!