Integrative Animal Wellness Practitioner
Triple-certified in TCVM Food Therapy, Canine Rehabilitation & Palliative Care
Founded in Palm Harbor, FL, Ancient Law Pet Wellness is a boutique integrative consulting practice for pet owners who are ready to go deeper. When conventional medicine reaches its limits — or simply doesn't speak to the whole animal — there is another body of knowledge that has been working for centuries.
The body — human or animal — is not a collection of broken parts. It is a dynamic conversation between organ systems, emotions, environment, and energy.
I came to integrative medicine the way most practitioners do — through a patient who didn't respond to standard treatment. It wasn't that the standard treatment was wrong. It was that it was answering a different question than the one the animal was asking.
Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine asks: what is the pattern? Not just what is the diagnosis, but how did this pattern arise, what is sustaining it, and what is the terrain we're working in? That framework — applied with precision, not with mysticism — produces clinical results that conventional medicine alone cannot.
Food therapy takes this further. Every meal is an intervention. When we understand the thermal nature and organ-system affinities of food, we can begin to reshape the terrain from the inside — every day, twice a day, in the bowl.
Where East and West Meet
Every certification represents a distinct clinical lens — combined, they form the integrative framework that makes this practice different.
FT
TCVM Food Therapy
The Chi University — Reddick, FL
An advanced certification in the application of food as medicine through the TCVM lens. This is not generic pet nutrition — it is a complete system for understanding how each food's thermal nature, flavor, and meridian affinity affects the body's patterns, and how to use that knowledge clinically.
Clinical applications include
- Written food therapy protocols for chronic disease management
- Dietary modification for pattern-specific conditions
- Commercial food evaluation through a TCVM lens
- Home-cooked diet construction with balance and safety
CCRVA
Certified Canine Rehabilitation Veterinary Assistant
Chi University — Reddick, FL
Chi University is recognized globally for integrative veterinary education. The CCRVA program at Chi University bridges Eastern and Western approaches to canine rehabilitation — covering orthopedic and neurologic assessment, therapeutic exercise prescription, manual therapy, and recovery planning within a whole-body framework.
Clinical applications include
- Post-surgical rehabilitation protocols (TPLO, FHO, spinal)
- Movement analysis and gait assessment
- Home exercise program design
- Compensatory pattern identification and correction
PC
Palliative Care Certification
Chi University — Reddick, FL
The Chi University's Palliative Care certification is one of the few programs in veterinary medicine dedicated exclusively to the art and science of quality-of-life care. This training covers pain assessment frameworks, comfort-focused protocols, family communication, and the integration of Eastern and Western approaches for patients navigating serious illness or end-of-life.
Clinical applications include
- Quality-of-life scoring and pain assessment
- Comfort-centered protocol design (Eastern and Western combined)
- Family education and end-of-life communication
- Hospice-at-home planning and coordination with the veterinary team
What You Can Expect
What we do
- ✦ Comprehensive integrative consultations with written protocols
- ✦ TCVM pattern assessment and food therapy recommendations
- ✦ Canine rehabilitation assessment and home exercise protocols
- ✦ Herbal formula recommendations by pattern
- ✦ Palliative care and quality-of-life guidance
- ✦ Collaboration with your primary veterinarian
What we don't do
- – Practice veterinary medicine or provide diagnoses
- – Prescribe medications or controlled substances
- – Replace your primary veterinarian
- – Perform surgical or medical procedures
Integrative consulting is most powerful when it amplifies the work your vet is already doing.
Let's Talk About What Your Pet Needs
Every consultation starts with listening. Tell us about your pet, what's going on, and what you've already tried.