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My dear Dr. Kimberly,

This is a huge deal for us and I wanted to share it with you. This past Friday our Chili celebrated a year of health and happiness, drug and disease free. And you know better than us that one year is an awful long time in a cat's life. Fate brought him into your magical loving hands. He might not be completely cured, but he is certainly on the right path, and this is a journey we enjoy every minute of.

I want to take the opportunity to thank you for becoming part of our life, I feel like, in a way, you are my doctor as well :). And, needless to say, I want to thank our sweet Chili Billy Willy for being such a patient teacher and for sticking with us. Sweet little soul, he is.

You have a wonderful rest of the summer. I hope that you might get inspired by the attached picture showing our boys' favorite summer activity :). We will see you sometime in September.

Love,
daniela, octavian, chili and pepper.

Isabella and Phoebe

Our two kitties, Isabella and Phoebe, have been patients of Dr. Kimberly’s for several years now and we have seen such an amazing upswing in their health due to Dr. Kimberly’s expert care. Starting with the raw food diet that they have been on for several years, and more recently with osteopathy treatments, both kitties are experiencing optimal health. We couldn’t be happier.

Our 12-year old, Isabella, responded really well to the raw food diet. She lost excess weight and regained energy and spunkiness. She now regularly plays with Phoebe, our 3-year old calico.

Before osteopathy, Phoebe was having a lot of skin issues. She had an itch on the back of her neck that she could not reach and had started scratching a lot of fur off around her neck. If I had taken her to a traditional vet, they probably would have prescribed a topical anti-itch ointment. Instead, in just one treatment, Dr. Kimberly discovered that one of Phoebe’s ribs was out of place, putting pressure on a nerve in her neck causing Phoebe to react by scratching. Dr. Kimberly reset the rib and a few other bones and the itching stopped immediately. We noticed right away that Phoebe was much calmer, and she started doing something that she had never really liked doing before—snuggling with her older sister, Isabella. Isabella LOVES to snuggle, and all winter the two of them have been constant companions in the evenings, curled up together, alternating cleaning each other and snoozing together. They are both incredibly happy and health cats thanks to Dr. Kimberly.

Julie and Bryan Stuart
Isabella and Phoebe

I am so excited about Dr. Kimberly that I felt I needed to share the miracles I have experienced since becoming a client. I have always dreaded going to the vet’s office in the past as I do not enjoy seeing my “babies” poked, prodded, scared and injected with medicines that produce terrible side effects. I can truly say that when I have an appointment to go to the Wellness Center, I actually look forward to it because the atmosphere is so calm and different than most offices and there are so many wonderful things to learn.

I rescued a Rottweiler puppy, “Kirby” who was 9 weeks old at the time. Even at that young age, I saw an aggressive streak in him. He would growl quite fiercely at times and snap occasionally. I had read every book on how to rear puppies and I put several methods into place. Nothing really worked and I was becoming quite concerned. I also knew he was teething but this knowledge did not help the pain when he chewed constantly on our hands, feet, clothing, furniture, etc. He could not calm down or focus and I thought that perhaps he was just being a puppy. As much as I love animals, I thought that maybe I had made a mistake getting this puppy. I made an appointment with Dr. Stagmeier and I knew she was a raw food advocate but I had stubbornly decided that I was not going to go that route before I got there. I felt that it was too messy, too complicated and just plain “gross”. Dr. Stagmeier took one look at this out of control puppy and calmly explained the attributes of the raw food diet. She said that he would teethe less as chewing on the bones would help the teething process, his coat would become shiny, and his hyperness would disappear as we would be eliminating the sugar that is in most processed foods. She took a chicken leg out of the refrigerator and we watched him devour it for 45 minutes. He loved the raw chicken and that very same day I truly saw a change in him. Dr. Stagmeier also gave him a remedy for the aggression. Within a few weeks, his whole demeanor had changed. Kirby is now 6 months old and is a true joy to be around. He is well behaved, loving, and is able to focus. The change is truly a miracle.

Secondly, my mom adopted a two year old golden lab “Cali”. Cali developed an ear infection when Dr. Stagmeier was out of town. We were forced to take him to a conventional vet and they prescribed Ottomax for his ears. This seemed to help the pain, however, the dog became totally deaf. We were devastated because this dog was so well trained and he could no longer hear commands to obey. When Dr. Stagmeier returned, I took Cali to see her. She explained that she had seen this many times and that Ottomax was very toxic to dogs. She said that she felt like she could help and I was astonished to think that Cali might get his hearing back. She gently looked at Cali’s ears and gave him a homeopathic remedy by mouth. Cali not only had a wonderful time playing with Dr. Stagmeier and her puppy, but a miraculous thing happened as I was checking out at the front desk. Dr. Stagmeier commented that he could hear better in his right ear and I looked at her in amazement. I called Cali’s name and he looked at me and ran to me. Cali was already hearing by the time I left her office. There are not enough words to describe the joy I felt to know he was not going to be permanently deaf. I get emotional every visit as everything about the Wellness Center truly touches my soul and I know that I have the absolute best care for my treasured gifts from God.

Jill Moore
Roswell

Nick
"... I would say ABSOLUTELY homeopathy will help. I have a 4 year old Maine Coon who developed an autoimmune hemolytic anemia at about 2 1/2 years of age. His body destroyed his red blood cells and made him extremely anemic. I nearly lost him and he had to be transfused. The only thing that would save his life was to be on prednisone and appetite stimulants the rest of his life. About a year later he took another nose dive and we had to increase the pred dosage, still a fairly low dose. I was in California at the time and planning to move so I just wanted him stabilized with the Pred, etc. A few months later, after I moved to Georgia, I consulted Dr. Stagmeier. She gave him homeopathic remedies and I was worried, but we all got through it and NickKitty is DRUG FREE and healthy! We went through a few days of transitioning with a little vomiting and he did not defecate and had to have enemas, but Dr. Kimberly was really there for us, and it was worth it. Although I knew that I needed to get him off Prednisone, I was very worried, since I had almost lost him once, and without homeopathy his very life depended upon the Prednisone to suppress his immune system in order for his red blood cells to not be destroyed. I had one vet even suggest that he should have his spleen out, as they normally do that with autoimmune hemolytic anemia."

"I think the thing that really got me determined to get Nick off the Prednisone was I took it myself in desperation for a tennis elbow, because I was moving and had to lift boxes. It is awful stuff. Really messes up one's blood sugar, etc."

Best,
Gail S.

I have implemented alternative methods, particularly homeopathy, with my animals for nearly 20 years and have fed a raw diet for over six years, yet finding a veterinarian who was confidently skilled in homeopathy and who supported my decision to naturally rear my animals, was proving virtually impossible, that is until I met and became a client of Dr. Kimberly Stagmeier. Not only does she enthusiastically encourage me to continue along the path I've chosen for my animals; she has patiently guided me and re-taught me the proper use of homeopathy.

Dr. Kimberly practices the true meaning of holistic care in that, unlike conventional veterinary medicine, the approach is per individual, not by symptom or disease, which is why this type of alternative medicine is so successful. Indeed, seeing was believing following my kitten's spay surgery. Sydney awoke from anesthesia cradled in my arms but was understandably in a good amount of pain. The average conventional veterinarian would have dulled the pain using a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug loaded with dangerous side effects. Dr. Kimberly gave the kitten one dose of a specific homeopathic remedy that fit Sydney's exact need. In just a matter of seconds, the kitten was pain free, content and alert. That is the beauty of homeopathy in the hands of a skilled practitioner.

Through her knowledge of homeopathy, her support of a raw diet, and her experience as a veterinarian, Dr. Kimberly has successfully redirected my animals back on the journey to a healthy balance, all while caring for each one with utmost respect and compassion. It is an exciting adventure that takes shape in a warm, inviting, peaceful environment, not in a stark hospital setting. Animals are drawn in by the feeling that the clinic is very much like home, which allows them to relax and feel more at ease. This type of serene setting helps to eliminate anxiety and stress, both of which are known to be an obstacle in healing, allowing Dr. Kimberly to obtain a true assessment of how the animal is feeling.

I drive quite a distance to bring my animals to Animal Wellness Center because it is important to me that I have a like-minded vet who believes that good health is attained by giving the body the tools it needs to heal itself. The whole incredible experience is life changing, for both the pet and the pet lover.

Jane Fink
Greyfaire Westies
Anderson, South Carolina