Happy Tails
From the first day home to old age and all the things that happen in between, Dr. Kassell has helped her patients live healthy lives and recover from all sorts of conditions. Here are a few tales from patients that have benefited from her holistic care!
We are so grateful to have found Dr. Kassell! We first found her when our cat Milo was experiencing severe allergies to mosquitoes bites. She helped us identify what the issue was and treat him through the summer. He improved a lot with the topical cream she gave him.
We love that she comes to our house because it is very traumatic for our cat to go into a vet office. He is so much more relaxed being cared for in our house.
Dr. Kassell also cares for our puppy, Cinnamon, since we brought him home at 8 weeks. She gave him all his vaccines and required care in his first 6 months and we will continue to go to her as he grows.
Dr. Kassell so accessible and always gets back to our emails for quick questions between visits. We couldn’t be happier!
—Rachel & Tim
Dr. Kassell has been our vet for five years. She is caring, gentle, and extremely knowledgeable. She was able to help us resolve our little dog Jizo’s food and seasonal allergies by changing his diet and adding healthy supplements. No use of any chemicals or potentially harmful medications that other vets had prescribed for our previously allergy-prone dog! She is always responsive to any phone calls or emails, answering any questions or concerns no matter how big or how little.
Last year or so she added a technician to her services, enabling at-home blood draws, injections, and needle biopsies. Providing care in our home eliminates the stress and anxiety produced by these procedures.
We can’t recommend Natasha highly enough. In fact, we refer all of our friends with dogs to her. There’s just something about her warm personality, sincere affection for our dog, and phenomenal care that truly endears her to us.
—Beth
Dr.Kassell has helped my family so much with our cat Snooki’s seasonal allergies and abscesses. Snooki kept losing her fur on her stomach from scratching. Dr. Kassell told us that Snooki most likely had allergies. Snooki was given medication to help with her allergies. Fortunately, it did!
Later that summer, we found an abscess the size of a golf ball deep in Snooki’s fur. It was deep and infected. Dr. Kassell agreed with us that Snooki was probably attacked by an animal. Dr. Kassell cleaned out the abscess and gave Snooki a shot. She gave Snooki daily check ups to insure that she was feeling better. The abscess healed and her fur grew back.
Dr. Kassell has helped Snooki so much in the past year and even to this day she checks up on her. I, along with my family, am grateful to know such a great and caring vet.
—Anthony W.
Dr. Kassell is incredible! I adopted a dog with intense year round allergies and just didn’t know what to do. He was on Benadryl twice as day, but that really wasn’t cutting it. He had to wear a cone 24/7 because he’d just rip out his hair with all the scratching. He had constant ear infections due to his allergies and was bald in places from rubbing on my carpet.
After seeing Dr. Kassell for the first time, she recommend that Frank go on allergy shots, and they’ve changed his life! No more ear infections, no more scratching, and he’s officially cone-free! I honestly thought he’d be an itchy boy his whole life, but he’s thriving now!
She also helped me figure out the correct dosage for his hypothyroidism and the correct nutrition for his (formerly) chunky little body.
I absolutely recommend Dr. Kassell. she’s incredibly kind and has helped my dog more than I ever could have imagined!
—Jewel M.
A few months ago, I ate something yummy and disgusting. I started throwing up and got really restless and anxious. My guardian noticed blood in my poop and in my urine, so she called Dr. Kassell. Whew!
Natasha listened and gave us two options: go to the (dreaded) veterinary hospital or try a naturopathic approach. Instead of a round of antibiotics, we followed her recommendation: I gulped down a low dose of Vitamin C and cranberry plus a homeopathic to help calm me. Within a day, I was on the mend, and was peeing and pooping happily as usual. Thank you Dr. Kassell for tuning into what was going on AND for being my favorite vet ever!!
—Esther F. (and Monty)
Dr. Kassell is a treasure to our community. She is a resource to myself for my own pets; my staff, who care for hundreds of cats and dogs; and my clients whose pets need an additional perspective to their Western veterinary care. We would be lost with out her thoughtful, intelligent and incredibly helpful input.
Dr. Kassell has helped me to help my own pets in their battles with chronic diarrhea, arthritis, and even coming through chemotherapy after lymphoma. She has also helped me to be an additional, holistic resource for my clients, who are often so frustrated and upset that their pets’ health conditions aren’t being resolved through traditional Western medicine. I love that she is willing to work in conjunction with my Western vet, as a true care team, to help my babies through all of their wellness needs. An appointment with Dr. K is an investment in your pet’s long life!
—Adina Silberstein, Owner, Queenie’s Pets dog walking & pet sitting
Dr. Kassell has helped me so much with my dog Kyla’s allergies. I was looking for an alternative to steroids to help my dog with seasonal allergies and decided to search for a holistic vet. I came across Dr. Kassell’s information and decided to give her a call. She spent a lot of time with us on her first visit to my home, getting to know Kyla’s history and observing her, as well as giving her a medical exam. She put Kyla on a raw diet along with natural supplements that have worked wonders! We made it through this past fall with no steroids, which I am thrilled about. I cannot say enough good things about Dr. Kassell’s bedside manner with my pup and the fact that she is always a phone call or email away for any questions or concerns. I am so happy I found her!
—Laura T.
Dr. Kassell is absolutely wonderful! It is so refreshing to have a holistic perspective and a vet whose priority is the health and best interests of your pets. She’s so down to earth and easy to talk to and works with you to formulate a plan to help your pets live a healthier life.
She came up with a plan to treat my new pup’s bladder infection so we didn’t have to go the traditional “antibiotic” route. Within a few days I saw marked improvement. No antibiotics needed!
Oh, and the home visits are the icing on the cake! I’m so happy for my dogs to have found her and look forward to a long, healthy relationship with Dr Kassell.
—Michelle M.
Dr. Kassell has helped our standard poodle with so many things: injuries, ear infections, broken teeth, upset stomach, worms, flea and tick control, wound care…you name it, she’s been there! Because of her, we now know how to bandage a paw and how to treat garden variety ailments with gentle herbs and other alternative treatments.
But most importantly, when Mingus developed a sore that wouldn’t heal she correctly diagnosed it as a type of cancer. She got us in to see a great surgeon right away and checked constantly in throughout the whole process of surgery and recovery. Her attention really reduced our stress (and Mingus’s!). He is 100% healthy now and we are so grateful. Her manner with animals is calm and reassuring. Mingus LOVES to see her! She is our go-to vet and we love the convenience of a house call.
—Tommy and Daria