It’s no secret that many pets become nervous, stressed, and afraid when visiting their veterinarian. While we love taking care of pets, working with cats and dogs outside their home turf can unsettle them. Cats in particular are most comfortable at home in familiar surroundings, and being stuffed in a carrier, bounced around in the [...]

A balanced diet is a critical building block of your pet’s overall health and wellbeing. Without a proper diet that contains the appropriate amounts of vitamins, minerals, protein, fat, carbohydrates, and other nutrients, your furry pal can fall victim to a plethora of diet-induced health issues, including obesity, diabetes, osteoarthritis, liver disease, heart disease, and [...]

Pain medications and surgery can only do so much to help your pet get back up on their paws after suffering a musculoskeletal injury, or falling victim to a degenerative disease. However, regenerative veterinary medicine can provide that extra boost, and enable your pet to feel like their old selves. In addition to stem cell [...]

Your pet's dental health may determine their longevity. Dental disease is the most commonly diagnosed condition in pets—by age 3, 85 percent have periodontal disease. The chronic bacterial load caused by periodontal disease puts enormous strain on a pet’s organs, and may lead to liver, kidney, and heart failure. Pet owners may not realize the [...]

Stem cell therapy has been available for years to treat joint issues in horses, dogs, and cats, but additional advancements now make faster pain relief and tissue healing possible. By eliminating the need for outside laboratory processing, and performing the process from start to finish in-house, your pet can experience stem cell therapy’s positive effects [...]

Ancient Chinese medicine introduced the world to acupuncture several thousand years ago. This practice can effectively complement many traditional techniques to decrease pain and inflammation in your pet, and improve their overall well-being. Our team at Marina Village Veterinary and Integrative Care wants to educate you on this safe alternative to manage pain and many [...]

Stem cells are the body’s basic building blocks. These versatile cells can generate multiple cell types, and are a natural internal repair system. Stem cell therapy is the process of placing stem cells into diseased or damaged tissues, to generate new, healthy cell growth. The Marina Village Veterinary and Integrative  Care team is excited to [...]

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), which dates back thousands of years, is designed to promote health and treat disease. The term “disease” can be defined as “lack of ease,”meaning discomfort, distress, or illness affecting your pet. At Marina Village Veterinary and Holistic Care, we provide integrative medicine to evaluate your pet’s health with conventional medical diagnostics [...]

When your pet is sick or injured, you want them healed as soon as possible. In many cases, a balanced treatment protocol based on integrative veterinary medicine, which combines holistic therapies with traditional medicine, provides the best outcome, the quickest results, and the fewest side effects. Pets greatly benefit from integrative medicine and its complementary [...]