Dr. Tami Shearer and Dr. Mat Vail specialize in Integrative Veterinary Services for your dogs and cats in the North Carolina Smoky Mountains.
Dr. Shearer and Dr. Vail often work as a highly skilled team with the support of their staff. This is possible because of Dr. Vail’s up-to-date knowledge and Dr. Shearer’s decades of experience and training. Together, they have created a healing environment to help maintain the quality of life of your pets. Both are good listeners and place importance in trying to meet your goals.
Integrative Veterinary Services include Acupuncture and Herbal Therapies, Palliative and Hospice Care, and Rehabilitation and Pain Management. Dr. Vail brings his up-to-date knowledge and Dr. Shearer brings her decades of experience and training as a highly skilled pair Veterinarian and Veterinary Instructor to her compassionate care for your pet.
Confusion often exists between what “integrative medicine ” is compared to what “holistic care” is. There is a distinct difference between the two disciplines. Dr. Tami practices Integrative Medicine at her vet clinic.
What Is Integrative Medicine?
Integrative medicine reaffirms the importance of the relationship between the practitioner and patient, focuses on the whole patient, is informed by evidence, and makes use of all appropriate therapeutic and lifestyle approaches, healthcare and disciplines to achieve optimal health and healing.
Treatment of the whole person, taking into account mental and social factors, rather than just the physical symptoms of a disease.
What Is Holistic Care?
Holistic care is characterized by the treatment of the whole person, taking into account mental and social factors, rather than just the physical symptoms of a disease. The principles of holism in a system of therapeutics are often considered outside the mainstream of scientific medicine.
Acupuncture and Herbals
Acupuncture and herbal therapies are two branches of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine. The other three branches include food therapy, Tui-na and Qi-Gong. They are often used in combination to achieve better health.
Palliative and Hospice Care
Dr. Shearer and Dr. Vail’s passion to care for older patients and patients that need palliative or hospice care is very clear the moment you arrive at her clinic with your pet. passion to care for older patients and patients that need palliative or hospice care is very clear the moment you arrive at her clinic with your pet.
Rehabilitation & Pain Management
Many patients need a combination of rehabilitation and pain management tools in order to maintain, improve or slow the progression of disease. Most pets have an improved quality of life by adopting suggestions proposed by both Dr. Shearer and Dr. Vail.