The Beverly Animal Natural Health Center was founded in 1998 to offer holistic care for dogs and cats in a veterinary hospital setting. We are located at 409 Cabot Street in Beverly, MA.
Our approach to treatment plans is holistic. We draw from various methods that are available and select with our clients the one that is the best for the patient not only in the short term but long term as well.
Many alternative treatments such as homeopathy and nutritional supplements take longer to achieve effect but offer better results than traditional medications. Our blend of cutting edge technology and resources combined with compassionate, patient driven care makes our work very rewarding. By promoting client education and participation in the medical process, we are able to nurture the human-animal bond and achieve rewarding outcomes.
 |  |
Check out our monthly newsletters for interesting news and events, disease highlights, memorials and our new section, Pet of the Month.
Happy Spring! Sure was a snowless winter so we are going to pay the price with parasites. Without snow pack and frozen topsoil, parasites had it pretty easy this winter. Normally, New England Winters lead to some attrition of the numbers of parasites but not this year. Please be aware that ticks and mosquitos are already out. We do recommend K9Advantix II for our dog patients and Frontline for our feline patients. This not only protects our pets from tick borne diseases but also decreases the likelihood that they will bring ticks into our homes.
Ideally, one should use tweezers but you can also use your thumb and forefinger. Grab the tick as close to the mouth of the tick. Gently pull the tick straight out. The mouth parts of the tick should release but sometimes they do break off from the body of the tick. They SHOULD work themselves out like a small foreign body. Clean the area with soap and water. Do not use alcohol, matches or Vaseline. It is not uncommon for pets to have a small red irritation secondary to the tick bite. Dogs and cats do not get the bull's eye lesions that people can get. Any concerns, please call the office.
Please check out this article on Lyme Disease from our resource section of the BANHC site.
Buy 4 pack of any size K9Advantix II and receive one tube free! Please stop by the office to pick up.
The veterinary community lost a beloved veterinarian and animal lover when Dr. Frank Zak of Lynn passed away March 12, 2012. Dr. Zak retired just 3 years ago at the age of 91 after practicing for more than 60 years. He was one of my mentors with the Veterinary Association of the North Shore when I first came to the area twenty years ago. Dr. Zak had such zeal for his patients as well as their owners. If you wanted it sugar coated, you had to go elsewhere. I remember meetings about the rabies clinics and our responsibility to our own communities that would go late into the night. Dr. Zak was always the advocate for the patient. Here is an excerpt from a letter he wrote to his fellow veterinarians in December of 2011:
We must not lose sight that we are there for the animals and not get bogged down with running test after test to find a complex diagnosis. Sometimes the simplest way to diagnose is to look at the patient and listen to the client. There is no such thing as asking too many questions. Furthermore, our clients need us just as much as their animals do. The benefit of running a practice for so long are the friendships I have developed with most of my clients. I have seen their children grow up and have children of their own. I have attended their baptisms, their weddings, and unfortunately their funerals. These relationships are sometimes the best part of being a veterinarian. Sometimes we are not just veterinarians; we are life coaches, therapists, and an impartial third party to our clients. It is their trust in us that has allowed our profession to succeed and to flourish.
Therefore, we must remember that the people we interact with are just as important as the animals we care for, and supporting each other in our endeavors as veterinarians will allow for a long life, a long career, and a flourishing profession.
Wise words for me to practice and live by….for the next fifty plus years…. Thanks Dr. Zak!
Our very own Bailey and Sambucca as well as several other Labradors that I have been working with over the last year started their contribution to research this March. We are now working with Children's Hospital and Harvard University to research the genetics of this disease and work towards a cure of this debilitating disease. More information on Muscular Dystrophy in Labrador Retrievers.
BANHC is now on Facebook! Click here to visit our page and "Like" us to see timely news and information important to your pet's health and well being.
Check out this fun indestructible dog toy..the Goughnuts dog toy! Check out the website at
http://www.goughnuts.com/.
Thank you to all my clients that clip BoxTops for my kid's school, North Shore Christian School of Lynn. With many people doing small little acts of kindness, we have collected over $1400 worth of BoxTops this year alone. When my kids first started at the school, five years ago, they collected $137 worth. With this year's funds, we were able to purchase computers as well as classroom bean bag chairs for the students. I am known around the school community for my passion for turning "trash" like BoxTops into cash! Thanks and please continue to clip the little pink BoxTops!