Healing Arts Animal Care

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As a general practitioner in Southern Oregon for 15 years, Dr. Mandi Blackwelder continued to love the science of veterinary medicine, but felt that there was so much more that could be done for our recovering and elderly pets. Even with years of acupuncture under her belt, she felt there was more. Entering they physical therapy and rehabilitation program at the University of Tennessee shone a light that missing link -- it was finishing what we have started. In veterinary medicine we tend to get them through surgery and then tell them to be quiet a few weeks and then BAM back to activity. Or we tend to rest dogs with back injuries and then let them out of crate rest and expect it to never happen again. Or even with our elderly dogs, we’ve watched them run and jump and hike and chase balls for 12-14 years and then when they are achey and sore we only offer medication. There is SO much more!

Once Dr. Mandi was certified, she began looking for a rehab home. A friend told her of a rehab practice in Portland where the practice owner had passed away -- she and her husband drove to Portland and bought it, nearly on the spot. THIS was what she had been waiting for! In 2014 Healing Arts Animal Care opened it’s doors in Raleigh Hills offering rehabilitation, physical therapy, and athletic conditioning to the pets of Portland. The underwater treadmill was installed, the Class IV therapeutic laser was instituted and acupuncture Chi was flowing. From the start, the mission was all about comfort. Comfort for the pet. Comfort for the owner. Comfort for the staff. Our favorite thing to hear is “He just pulls me in the door. He LOVES it here!” or “There she is Sparky, YOUR Dr. Mandi.” We love being “owned” by our patients, where they feel at home, the come in, flop down and be ready to be comforted.

In August 2017 we moved into our new home in Beaverton. We started in 158 square feet, so moving to 1200 sf was like taking a long deep breath! Ah.....more comfort. In addition Healing Arts became a Premier Partner with Orthopets, a company that makes custom orthoses and prosthetics for pets -- we fit supports for stifles (knees), ankles (tarsus) and wrist (carpus) in addition to prosthetics for amputees. We are also a trusted partner with Eddie’s Wheels, a wonderful company making custom carts (wheelchairs) for our dogs with significant mobility dysfunction. We even started a local group called Calling All Carts for our wheelchair bound friends. There is nothing more fulfilling that seeing a park site filled with happy dogs rolling around!

We continue to grow and hope to open a second location on Portland’s East Side sometime in the early 2020’s.