Poor wee Prissy. Yes, I prefer Holistic Vets and take my dogs to them. Here in Australia and the U.K. they do the normal traditional vet training and then further training on the Holistic care. Which means they are FULLY qualified in all areas and at times use a combination of both traditional and holistic.
My late German Shepherd Jacques, had myalopathy (sorry nor sure how to spell it) and despite that being an incurable dis-ease, with no known cure at that time, he had holistic treatment and gained a longer. better quality of life than he would have had with just the traditional treatment.
I also use DOGtorX Formula for Zeus, (recommended by a holistic vet) who has Cushings (an incurable dis-ease) which is a holistic treatment and he's doing so well, no shakes in the back legs, normal urination/eating (both were excessive) coat is 100% (it also cleared up his allergies which he also had prior to Cushings plus Cushings in itself causes major coat problems) very little bloating, in fact all the nasty symptoms have gone and people don't think there's a thing wrong with him even takeing him for younger than what he is!. But with the traditional treatment, not only VERY expensive and harmful in other ways to the dog, he was fine for a week or two then went backwards at a very fast rate. He couldn't stand up and kinda 'bunny hopped' along the floor in an attempt to stand and walk. His coat was terrible, he had a sway back (symptom of Cushings) legs shaking when he did, with help, manage to stand and he was also urinating excessively, drinking excessively and thieving everything in sight food wise.
That was three years ago and the outlook was VERY bleak! An "older dog', 10 years old, with so much wrong in so many areas, not a good prospect at all. Traditional vets warned me Cushings considerable shortened a dog's life, in preparation for the final curtain call.
The first day I gave him DOGtorX I saw a little improvement he didn't bunny hop' as much, by the second day he could get up and walk without effort which was a HUGE improvement Third day, he was up walking without any problems. He can never stop taking it but the fantastic thing is, it's NOT something which builds in the system, or causes 'side effects' as did the conventional treatment for Cushings. And it worked!!!!!!!!
He's never looked back and now approaching 13 is fit, healthy and can walk for miles again at his normal fast pace, learn new tricks (easy ones LOL he's always been 'lazy' with tricks) and enjoys his life to the full.
So yes, go for it, holistic vets are fantastic, but be prepared for a lengthy first visit as they really go into every detail of the dog's life style. Well at least the ones I've been to did.
Please let us know how it all works for you. Get well soon little Prissy
