General Well-Being and Prevention Success Stories
FINNEGAN AND WILLOW
Finnegan is a 9.5-year-young Brittany, and Willow is a 9-year-young Long-Haired Weimaraner. Finnegan started seeing Dr. Sheppard when he was a little nugget at only a few months old. He was having constant ear infections that traditional vets couldn't seem to clear up. On top of that, we could not find dog food that agreed with his little tummy. We struggled for several months with Finnegan's ears and food. At the time, he was going to daycare at Bark-A-Bout, so that's how we found out about Dr. Sheppard and have been seeing him ever since. Almost 10-years! We adopted Willow when she was 10-months old, and she immediately took a liking to trying to eat the sporadic lava rocks in the backyard. (Yes, she was stopped every time.) The first time Willow tried to eat a lava rock, we hoped it was just a one-off. The second time it was off to see Dr. Sheppard for her first visit anyway, and we were confident he'd have a solution. Sure enough, Willow was craving a certain mineral, and she took that supplement like candy and never touched the lava rocks again! I've always been very open to alternative and unconventional methods, so Nutrition Response Testing was never really weird to me. Currently, Finnegan & Willow are doing great! We're thrilled to be in the boring club most of the time now. We know seeing Dr. Sheppard has worked for both because we've seen the results for over 10-years. From ear infections, food allergies, eating rocks, bumps... you name it, there's always been a way to address everything, and I don't think it's ever taken longer than a week to see results... most of the time within a day or two! Finnegan & Willow have grown up into their best selves and we're happy we can give them the healthiest lives possible with their doctor, supplements, food, and exercise. After their initial problems, we never stopped seeing Dr. Sheppard for routine maintenance and any other little issue that has popped up... including sebaceous cysts that have literally popped! Our experience seeing Dr. Sheppard has been awesome! Not only do I trust him, but Finnegan & Willow do, too, and that's a big deal for them to feel comfortable. Finnegan & Willow are their own persons, but it's impossible to think of one without the other, so here they are together.
Thank you Dr. Sheppard, Melissa, and your entire staff for always being there to guide these two along their journey.
DAKOTA AND LUNA
Dakota is a 10-year-old Siberian husky. As a puppy, she had a leaking problem and needed to have surgery to correct her unattached ureter. She has been going to Dr. Sheppard since she was 6 months old. She is doing well but recently has been leaking some so Dr. Sheppard has increased her supplements to support her problem. She is doing very well for her age and started her life with functional issues. I also have a 7-year-old husky named Luna. I started taking her to Dr. Sheppard at 6 months, and she is also doing well. Dr. Sheppard has been so helpful with what food and supplements they both need. I also look to him for guidance on titer testing and dosage for heartworm and flea and tick prevention. I would certainly attribute both my dog’s good health because of the care they receive from Sheppard Animal Care.
NELLIE
When we brought Nellie home as a puppy, our conventional vet asked us why we would get such an unhealthy breed of dog. White boxers are known to have multiple health issues.We’ve had boxers in the family for over 45 years and know what comes with this breed. We assumed we’d only have her for 5-6 years and she would endure multiple medications, allergies and surgeries. After our last boxers went through all of this, we wanted better. That’s when we found Dr Sheppard. Nellie has been his patient for many years now. She is 9.5 years old, and is the healthiest of all of our previous fawn colored boxers. We are very thankful for the entire staff at Sheppard animal care.
FINNLEY
We’ve had three goldens in our family now, and Finnley has been the most energetic and happy golden we’ve ever had! We discovered Sheppard Animal Care from a family friend when our last golden, Merfy, was not doing well in 2015. We took Merfy into Dr. Sheppard, the entire office gave us such amazing advice and really took the time to educate us on everything we need to know about pet health. Unfortunately, it was too late for Merfy, but when we got out new pup Finnley, we knew we had to start him off on a better foot. Thanks to Dr. Sheppard and his team, Finnley has the greatest chance for lifelong health! All we want is our pup to have a long and happy life. Thanks to SAAC, we believe Finnley is doing just that!