About Dr. Robin Soifer, DVM, CVA:
I came into veterinary medicine later in life, but have always had a passion for animals since I was a little girl. My life just took a more circuitous path to get to this point where I can help animals heal themselves. I started off as a competitive boardercross and extreme snowboarder that loved her first dog, Salad so much and craved to learn everything about c
aring for my pet. I eventually started a luxury pet boarding facility in Crested Butte, CO where my interest in holistic medicine increased and where I also became a mother to the most amazing daughter. Fast forward to losing my 2 best friends (1 to cancer and 1 to a tick-borne illness) within a 2-month period as an Army wife in Tennessee. My grief turned into a drive to learn more to help animals heal. Watching a veterinarian on a show called Dog Town (filmed at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary) sparked the idea that it wasn’t too late to fulfill my childhood dream of becoming a veterinarian. After a total 10 years of school (undergraduate and vet school), I finally graduated from Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine in May 2020 right in the middle of a pandemic. Four brutal years of vet school as a single mother, dealing with a serious illness while in vet school, and a global pandemic were reasons why I decided to take a break after graduation to spend time with my daughter and get my veterinary acupuncture certification (CVA) through Chi University before embarking on my veterinary career. I believe our bodies, as well as our pet’s bodies, have the capacity to heal but we just need to help that process along with changes in nutrition, environment, emotions, attitude and adding more natural or holistic modalities of treating dis-ease. I am honored to partner with any pet guardian who wants to help their four-legged beings have a better quality of life.
