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Holistic Veterinary Care
Cheryl Schwartz is one of the foremost doctors in holistic veterinary medicine and an early pioneer in the field. Holistic Veterinary Care is privileged to welcome this world-renowned instructor and lecturer to our team of dedicated practitioners. Dr. Schwartz brings inspired Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) care to cats, dogs and horses and has done so in California for three decades. Dr. Schwartz utilizes acupressure, acupuncture and herbal medicine to lovingly treat animals and integrates homeopathy and bio-energy medicine when appropriate into her holistic care.

Holistic Animal Doctor, Audra MacCorkle
Recommended Reading List Compiled by Dr. Audra MacCorkle
Easy Reading including comprehensive guides:

…“Four Paws Five Directions” by Dr. Cheryl Schwartz, DVM

Center for Integrative Animal Health
…Different herbs may also be helpful for urinary problems in cats. Dr. Cheryl Schwartz in her book "Chinese Medicine for Dogs and Cats" suggests actually a western herbal combination of tinctures of Plantain (6 drops), agrimony (2 drops) and Cleavers (4 drops) dissolved in one ounce of distilled water and given 1 droppers three times daily.

Pet Connection
…From the San Francisco Chronicle, a piece on a new veterinary center for integrative/alternative/holistic care, featuring Dr. Cheryl Schwartz (”Four Paws Five Directions: A Guide to Chinese Medicine for Cats and Dogs“), a superstar in the world of Chinese vetmed…

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Dr. Cheryl Schwartz teaching a class

Veterinary Institute for Integrative Medicine
Dr. Cheryl Schwartz has been a practicing veterinarian for [32] years, specializing in the use of Chinese Medical diagnosis, acupuncture and Chinese herbs for small animals. She was the founder of the East-West Animal Care Center, the first totally holistic animal treatment center of its kind in the San Francisco Bay area, offering clinical training to veterinarians in Chinese medicine. Dr. Schwartz was a pioneer in introducing holistic medicine to the veterinary field and is largely responsible for the rapid growth in the use of traditional Chinese medicine to treat small animals. Dr. Schwartz is the author of Four Paws, Five Directions A Guide to Chinese Medicine for Cats & Dogs, the first in-depth book for lay people and veterinarians on Chinese medicine and acupuncture. She is a contributor to veterinary textbooks on acupuncture and alternative therapies. Dr. Schwartz is an instructor for the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society in the United States and Denmark, and has lectured at conferences for the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association and the North American Veterinary Medical Association. She has written numerous articles on Chinese medicine, homeopathy and acupuncture and has been a guest on television and radio shows. Currently she writes a holistic pet care column for, and is on the advisory board of Healthy Living Magazine, a national Hearst publication.

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Working Dogs Health Magazine
A review of the book, Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine: Principles and Practice
…Chapters cover fundamentals, nutrition, physical medicine (traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture, chiropractic care, massage therapy, and TTouch as its applied to canine, feline, and equine), energetic medicine (magnetic therapy and photon therapy), botanical medicine (Western herbal, Chinese herbal, and Ayurvedic), homeopathy, Bach flower remedies, aromatherapy, vaccinations, and various holistic practices as applied to exotics, equine, and small animal practice. Such noted individuals as Dr. Susan Wynn, Dr. Allen Schoen, Dr. Wendell Belfield, Dr. Jean Dodds, Dr. Peggy Fleming, and Dr. Cheryl Schwartz, to name but a few, lend their expertise to this comprehensive text.

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Dr. Cheryl Schwartz • (510) 523-4498drschwartz@drcherylschwartz.com