Dr Jacqui Snell graduated from Massey University in 1988. She has practiced as a companion animal veterinarian for over 30 years and for a large part of her career has owned her own practice in Taradale, New Zealand. Following her interest in holistic veterinary medicine, Jacqui attained a diploma in Western Veterinary Herbal Medicine through the College of Integrative Veterinary Therapies. Jacqui currently practices in Rotorua providing both conventional and holistic veterinary services at Barrowman Goodman Vets in conjunction with the NZ nationwide holistic service via telemedicine which she established in 2018.

Topics discussed include:

• Dr Jacqui shares how she decided to become a veterinarian.
• The power integration - Jacqui talks about how the opportunity to write her case study came about.
• Dr Snell talks about her case involving a West Highland White Terrier with GME.
• The different conditions that needed to be addressed in this case.
• How Dr Snell approached this case and what the main treatment goal was.
• Dietary changes made and supplements added to improve the pet's outcome.
• What herbs Jacqui incorporated into her multimodal approach.
• The importance of informing pet owners about the use of herbal medicine and possible interactions and contrary indications.
• The final outcome of integrating conventional and complementary medicine in Jacqui's case.

You can reach Dr Jacqui Snell on https://www.vethhc.co.nz/

You can read  'The Power of Integration' case study on https://www.vethhc.co.nz/uploads/6/4/1/8/64185289/vetscript_article.pdf