08/07/2025
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I've spent 25 years in conventional veterinary medicine and another 15 diving deep into holistic modalities, and let me tell you: Western veterinary medicine is failing our pets. Donât get me wrongâitâs a godsend for emergencies, diagnostics, and surgical interventions. But when it comes to true healing? Itâs a broken system. The obsession with preventatives, modern pharmaceuticals, and slicing the body into âspecialtiesâ has led to its downfall. Iâve worked alongside hundreds of vets and technicians, and we didnât get into this field for the moneyâitâs always been about love for animals. But now, with crystal-clear hindsight, I see how deeply flawed the system is.
Take itchy dogs, for exampleâthe number one reason people bring their pets to the vet. It often starts a month or so after puppy shots. Maybe itâs mild at first, but then the next yearâs vaccines hit, and it spirals. Feed them dry kibble loaded with corn, carbs, and low-quality proteinsâcooked to death, sprayed with oils and lab-made supplements that their bodies canât even properly utilizeâand youâve got a recipe for inflammation. The tragedy unfolds when vets prescribe pills that suppress the immune system, which weâve already overstimulated with vaccines.
If your dog is itchy, miserable, or hairless, steer clear of conventional vet clinics peddling pills that mask the problem.
A pill that seems like a quick fix, but itâs a ticking time bomb. Those drugs? Theyâre a short-term âmiracleâ that comes at a devastating cost: immune-mediated diseases, hormonal imbalances, and cancer. Weâre seeing these in younger and younger dogsâcancer rates in pets have risen sharply over the past few decades, with some studies suggesting up to 50% of dogs over 10 now face this disease, and 1 in 4 will develop cancer in their lifetimes. Itâs heartbreaking.
The worst part? Vets are trained to deny the connection. Weâre relentlessly taught that vaccines and preventatives are safe and effective and they arent the problemâitâs propaganda, plain and simple. Big Pharma has infiltrated veterinary colleges and continuing education, convincing us their drugs are safe while gaslighting clients who dare suggest their pets were harmed. I was there, immersed in that system, and somehow broke through to connect the dots. But most vets are still trapped in this indoctrination, not because theyâre cruel, or greedy, but because the system is designed to keep them there.
It gets worse. Early spaying and neutering strip away vital hormones. Flea, tick, and heartworm preventatives flood pets with neurotoxins. Overuse of antibiotics obliterates gut health, critical for immunity. And the vilification of raw dietsâliterally what dogs and cats evolved to eatâis absurd. Some vets act downright offended by raw feeders, as if theyâre defying science itself.
15 years ago veterinary staff were trained to steer clients away from grocery store diets, ie... Purina. Now Purina is one of the most highly recommended diets by veterinarians. What happened here? The formulation didn't change. đ¤
Then thereâs the insanity of denying critical care to sick pets because theyâre not âup to dateâ on rabies vaccines, claiming it âputs staff at risk.â Fifteen years ago, we treated sick animals regardless of vaccine statusâvaccinating a sick pet was considered reckless! And letâs be clear: a rabies shot doesnât instantly protect anyone, so the excuse is nonsense. Itâs just another way the system prioritizes protocol over compassion.
Iâm deeply disappointed in the veterinary profession today. But thereâs hope. Pet owners, you have powerâstart by questioning the status quo. Explore raw, homemade, or minimally processed diets, research titer testing to avoid over-vaccination, and look into natural flea and tick prevention. Seek out integrative or holistic vets who prioritize whole-body health over quick fixes. The system wonât change overnight, but every pet owner who demands better forces it to evolve. Vets, too, can break freeâembrace continuing education outside pharmaâs grip, learn about nutrition, and listen to your clients. Our pets deserve a future where healing, not symptom suppression, is the goal.
