Many in the veterinary community are becoming more supportive of a plant-based diet, for general health or to address specific health concerns like allergies and obesity. If your veterinarian isn’t immediately supportive, try educating them. A quality vet will be open to learning something new! You can recommend that your vet read the 4th edition of Dr. Pitcairn’s Complete Guide to Natural Heath for Dogs and Cats. You can also recommend they listen to the interviews from The Plant-Powered Dog Food Summit to hear what other veterinarians with experience feeding plant-based have to say on the subject. Let your vet know you are willing to assess your animal’s health with blood tests a few months into the new diet, and be sure to feed a nutritionally-complete commercial food or properly supplemented home-prepared diet. The Compassion Circle Team is happy to communicate with your vet if they have questions.
If your vet simply does not support your decision to feed a home-prepared, plant-based diet, you’ll likely want to find a new vet. Below are some veterinarians who are supportive of plant-based feeding. Not all of the vets below support a plant-based diet for cats, but it is our understanding that they will all support feeding a cruelty-free diet to dogs.
If you have a positive experience with your veterinarian supporting your vegan diet plan, let us know and we can share that information with others looking for the same.
United States
Arizona
Marybeth Minter, DVM
Mariposa Veterinary Service
Sedona, AZ
1-928-554-4840
Phone or email consultations available.
drmarybethminter.com
Karen Lyons, DVM
Desert Mobile Veterinary Services
Gilbert, AZ
1-480-497-6362
California
Armaiti May, DVM
Dr. May’s Veterinary House Calls
1-310-614-3530
Phone or email consultations available.
veganvet.net
W. Jean Dodds, DVM
Hemopet Holistic Care
1-714-494-1175
hemopet.org
Idaho
Loreli Wakefield, VMD
Jackson, WY
Phone consultations available.
wakefieldvet.com
Kentucky
Leslie Brown, DVM
1-502-454-3838
lovelivs.com
Maine
Ruth Dalto, DVM
Holistic Healing for Animals
251 Main St.
Yarmouth, ME 04096
207-846-6634
Massachusetts
Margo Roman, DVM
1-508-435-4077
mashvet.com
Michigan
Lisa Melling, DVM, CVH, CVSMT
Good Harbor Holistic Veterinary Care
Traverse City and surrounding North Michigan communities
1-231-633-9692
goodharborvet.com
Montana
Linda Dworak, DVM, PhD
Hamilton, MT
1-406-218-9510
bitterrootanimalhealth.com
New Jersey
Rosemary Manziano, DVM
Colts Neck, NJ
1-732-780-4211
homeovet.com
New Mexico
Dee Blanco, DVM
Santa Fe, NM
Phone or email consultations available.
drdeeblanco.com
Virginia
Dr. Paul Rowan DVM
The Center for Animal Healing
Virginia Beach, VA
1-757-417-7730
thecenterforanimalhealing.com
Washington
Tanya Holonko, DVM
Olympia, Washington
1-360-259-7576
naturalpathhealingforanimals.com
Canada
Ontario
Carolyn Benson, DVM
Toronto, Ontario
chartwellvet.com
United Kingdom
England
Sarah Stieg DVM, MRCVS
Veterinary Surgeon & Homeopath
Tunstall, North Yorkshire
44 + (0) 7865-646129
Email Dr. Sarah HERE
For more information about homeopathy visit:
For more possibilities, please check Dr. Pitcairn’s referral list at https://www.drpitcairn.com/referrals/anhc-referrals/. The veterinarians listed on Dr. Pitcairn’s website may or may not support vegan feeding, but they are holistic-minded and likely more open-minded than many.
Animal Nutritionists
Jan Allegretti, D.Veterinary Homeopathy
Ukiah, CA
Phone consultations available.
janallegretti.com
Diana Laverdure-Dunetz, MS
Founder of Plant-Powered Dog
https://www.plantpowereddog.com/
Senae Suzuki
Santa Monica, CA
Phone or email consultations available.
www.sanaesuzuki.com
