Animal Healing Center

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Mission Statement: “To provide compassionate, holistic veterinary care that integrates the benefits of traditional western veterinary medicine with the powerful healing potential of acupuncture, Chinese herbs, chiropractic care and nutrition.” Biography Keith R. Weingardt DVM Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist (IVAS) Certified in Animal Chiropractic (AVCA) Certified in Chinese Veterinary Herbology Chi Institute Dr. Weingardt grew up in a suburb of New York City. After completing his Bachelor’s degree in Animal Science at Cornell University, Dr. Weingardt attended Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. He graduated with distinction in 1999. Having had enough cold rain and snow for one lifetime he moved to San Diego, California where he lives and practices today. After moving to San Diego, Dr. Weingardt completed an internship in Emergency and Critical Care with rotations in surgery, internal medicine, ophthalmology and exotic animal medicine. After his internship he continued to work as an emergency and critical care veterinarian. During this time, Dr. Weingardt had a very powerful realization. Conventional western veterinary medicine had significant limitations in influencing his patient’s care. There were many times where western diagnostics and treatment had provided all the benefits that they could. In addition, the drugs and treatments utilized often had limiting side effects. This point was driven home when Dr. Weingardt’s dog Max fell ill with a brain tumor. Max was on high doses of steroids and was developing severe complications (gastrointestinal bleeding). At this time Dr. Weingardt began to look for other options. Max saw a holistic veterinarian who counseled Dr. Weingardt regarding diet and nutritional supplementation, in addition to homeopathy. After switching to a raw food diet, Max began eating without hesitation, his GI side effects subsided and his dose of steroids was minimized. Max lived another six months and left Dr. Weingardt with a legacy that would influence the rest of his life. Dr. Weingardt began studying with a holistic veterinarian in San Diego. This exposed him to a variety of gentle yet powerful healing modalities. He also began studying acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine and received his acupuncture certification with the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society in 2003. During the past 3 years Dr. Weingardt saw acupuncture patients at the emergency and specialty hospital where he was employed. Over these years Dr. Weingardt has begun to incorporate more and more complementary modalities into his practice. After completing advanced training in animal chiropractic and attaining certification from the American Veterinary Chiropractic Association, he began incorporating chiropractic adjustments to his treatment regimen with considerable success. He is also receiving advanced training in TCVM (Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine) and Chinese Herbs through the Chi Institute. The advanced training at the Chi Institute is part of a Master’s program in TCVM which includes study abroad at the China Southwest Agricultural University. Dr.

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