In this powerful and emotional conversation, I sit down with Kelly, founder of the 170,000+ member community Saving Pets One Pet @ a Time (The Original), to explore how heartbreak, advocacy, and education can change the future of animal health.

Kelly shares the story of losing her beloved dog Duncan to contaminated commercial dog food—an experience that sparked her mission to educate pet parents and hold major pet food companies accountable. Together, Kelly and I unpack the crucial differences between conventional, holistic, and integrative care, both for pets and for people.

From navigating online pet “experts” to understanding what functional medicine really means, this episode is full of hard-won wisdom, practical tips, and empowering takeaways for anyone seeking trustworthy, root-cause-based care.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

🩺 For People:

• What Functional Medicine is and how my own functional medicine training changed my perspective on healing
• Why conventional medicine often manages symptoms instead of solving root causes
• The importance of interviewing and vetting your practitioner before committing

🐕 For Pets:

• Kelly’s story of Duncan’s tragic loss due to contaminated Science Diet food — and the class-action lawsuit that followed
• The rise of non-vet pet professionals (nutritionists, coaches, etc.), how to vet them properly, and red flags to watch out for
• Information about a professional scammer in our community who has been stealing from pet parents and aspiring pet professionals & what to do about it

🧭 Resources Mentioned

• Institute for Functional Medicine: www.ifm.org
• Feed Real Institute: feedreal.com/?ref=kara
• American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association (AHVMA): www.ahvma.org
• Report Pet Scams: justiceforpetparents@gmail.com
  
  

Connect with Kelly

• Website: savingpetsonepetatatime.com
• Facebook Group: Saving Pets One Pet @ a Time (The Original)
• Instagram: @savingpetsonepetatatime
• YouTube, TikTok, Pinterest: Saving Pets One Pet at a Time

Connect with Kara

• Website: rawremedieshealth.com
• Facebook: Raw Remedies Health
• Instagram: @rawremedieshealth
• TikTok: @rawremedieshealth

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