Dr. Karen Becker

Hello! I'm Dr. Karen Becker, a proactive and integrative wellness veterinarian. On behalf of myself and Dr. Mercola, I'd like to welcome you to MercolaHealthyPets.com.

My goal is to help you create wellness in order to prevent illness in the lives of your pets. This proactive approach seeks to save you and your pet from unnecessary stress and suffering by identifying and removing health obstacles even before disease occurs. Unfortunately, most veterinarians in the United States are trained to be reactive. They wait for symptoms to occur, and often treat those symptoms without addressing the root cause.

As you read through my articles, you'll learn how to make impactful, consistent lifestyle choices to improve your pet's quality of life. I will also be available to answer your questions on the Healthy Pets discussion forum. I'm looking forward to helping you make positive health changes in the lives of your pets.

Like Dr. Mercola, I am passionate about educating people about natural health. I often speak at public seminars and have appeared on the hit show, the Animal Planet. I am deeply honored to be named one of Chicago's Top Ten Vets, according to Chicago Magazine.

Just to give you a little more background on myself, I was born in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and I began volunteering at a local humane society at the age of thirteen. Through my experiences with working with homeless, abused and unwanted animals, I became an animal advocate. Today, I help thousands of patients achieve wellness at my Natural Pet Animal Hospital in Illinois. Together with my husband, I founded the Covenant Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in 2002, which is dedicated to caring for injured and orphaned wild animals.

My Educational Background and Professional Affiliations include:

Education

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point majoring in Wildlife and International Resource Management, 1989
International Veterinary Acupuncture Society’s certification course in Houston, TX, 1996
Iowa State School of Veterinary Medicine, 1997
Exotic animal internship in California, 1997
Academy of Veterinary Homeopathy’s certification course in Virginia, 1998

Associations

American Veterinary Medical Association
American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association
Association of Avian Veterinarians
Association of Reptile and Amphibian Veterinarians
Association of Wildlife Veterinarians
International Veterinary Acupuncture Society
American Association of Veterinary Acupuncturists
Academy of Veterinary Homeopathy
National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association