Preventive Care

• Vaccination
  At Natural Vet for Pets, vaccinations are only given to cats and dogs when absolutely necessary. Dr. Hershman studied with [Read More]

Illness Treatment

• Parasites Treatment and Control
  Sadly, I had to euthanize two other dogs in the junkyard who were too ill to recover but was able to save one other puppy. The puppy was emaciated from terrible diarrhea from intestinal parasites from the filthy environment and human neglect for medical care. I nursed the puppy back to health for one month then found her a loving, forever home.
• Diarrhea Treatment
  My second, Pitbull, Pearl, I rescued from a junkyard where she was starved and beaten for years by a mentally ill man. She was attached to a heavy gauge chain staked to the ground with no food, water or shelter. It was 30 degrees and I crawled on frozen ice with chick peas and diarrhea frozen inside to get to her to set her free. She licked my hand and looked at me with frightened, pathetic eyes since the man was standing next to her so she rolled on her back in submission. She was filthy, skin and bones, half her normal body weight with heartworm disease, intestinal parasites, dehydration and horrific bloody, diarrhea. Her severe malnutrition caused intestinal damage with watery diarrhea taking 7 months to cure.

Chronic Condition Treatment

• Kidney Disease Treatment
  Have a companion. Jazzie who was Pearl’s first friend was sadly euthanized at the young age of 8 years old from kidney failure. Pearl and Gumby bonded well and we happily went on long hikes through the park. Pearl & Gumby would come to work with me daily at my vet hospital and loved having people around to pet them all day in between naps. Unfortunately, Gumby developed severe arthritis in his back causing paralysis which is a boxer genetic trait so sadly, I had to euthanize him when he was only 11 years old.

Lab and X-Rays

• X-Ray

General Pet Care

• Grooming
  When I was 14, I volunteered at the Hi-Tor Animal Care Center in Rockland County cleaning, feeding, walking bathing and grooming homeless animals for adoption. When I graduated vet school, I volunteered at Hi-Tor shelter 3-4 days a week for 17 years while working full-time as an emergency medicine vet. I have always wanted to help save the lives of as many animals as possible and educate people that homeless animals “desperately” needed to find forever homes or they would be euthanized.