Vital Equine Holistic Veterinary Medicine Calabasas, California

As a business owner/Veterinarian one would expect kindness and integrity but Dr. Rhiannon Fenton clearly exhibits the exact opposite. I am very dissatisfied with her professionalism and lack of competence. Will not recommend her services to others.

Dr.Fenton is so amazing! We have taken my dog to so many vets in hopes of getting her vision back. Dr. Fenton had her feeling and seeing better within hours! She is so kind and professional and so thorough! I highly recommend her!????????

Dr. Fenton is simply the best! The proof is in the results. Dr. Fenton is a medical detective of sorts. She works tirelessly to find the root of the problem and treats the entire horse. I recently discovered a horse in peril that needed help and asked Dr.Fenton to step in. I was hoping to find an answer to the horses consistent daily seizures. Dr. Fenton looked at the entire horse. She did a blood panel, muscle tests and other tests. Dr Fenton noticed her teeth had not been floated in many years. It was so bad that the teeth issues had caused such severe pain causing nerve interference. I appreciated the way Dr. Fenton patiently, lovingly and pain free floated the teeth. She has a power free technique that is important for overall horse health. Almost immediately thé horse was looking and feeling so much better. It’s been many months and our sweet girl is officially feeling great and seizure free! If it were not for Dr. Fenton figuring out exactly what was needed we don’t think our dear girl would have survived much longer. We are forever grateful that she took the time necessary to look and think beyond the usual scope. Dr. Fenton’s approach to the whole horse is very important and necessary. She is extremely educated as a medical vet and so much more. Dr. Fenton has brilliantly applied many functional medical techniques successfully to animals. She has an important connection with each animal she treats and has all the necessary tools, talents and education to discover the root of the problem along with the proper treatment based on the best interests of the animal. I am forever thankful for Dr. Fenton. She is a gifted, loving and caring vet- truly one of a kind.

I have a 10 year old Great Dane who was diagnosed with Wobblers Syndrome at 1 year old. I was told that surgery would likely be his only option to live a full life. Dr. Fenton has been treating him holistically for the past 7 years and his results have been nothing short of miraculous. His quality of life has been much improved with regular acupuncture, laser therapy, chiropractic, and nutrition. Dr. Fenton is amazing. She is highly trained, extremely knowledgeable as well as a true intuitive healer. Her professionalism and calm warm disposition make her a pleasure to work with. I am so grateful for all of the care she’s given to my big baby Cassius.

Dr. Fenton is TRULY THE BEST. She is not only a great vet, but she also incorporates holistic treatment and approaches. When my little one's health took a turn (heart murmur, luxating patella, back disc/nerve), a friend had referred me. Dr. Fenton treated my little one, Spencer, for about 3 years where she changed his diet, put him on supplements, and regular acupuncture and therapy treatments. All of Spencer's other vets (cardiologist, dentist, primary/pediatrician, emergency pet clinic) were all astonished on how well he was doing without meds and surgery and would ask what we're doing. In the 3 years most people thought Spencer was fine and in good health. It is because of Dr. Fenton that Spencer did so well and was able to maintain quality of life. Dr. Fenton helped ensure my promise to Spencer, to be happy and not suffer. I was truly fortunate to have Dr. Fenton and blessed to have been Spencer's momma.

Dr. Rhiannon Fenton is an outstanding holistic veterinarian. She is very professional, spot on with her treatment plans, and follows up with you to see how her patient is doing. She actually takes the time to thoroughly explain what is physically or mentally going on with your animal and the course of treatment she recommends to heal them. She is very knowledgeable and practices with a loving kind heart. She has been nothing short of amazing with my animals. and I would highly recommend her !!!

Dr. Fenton had been my vet for 6+ years. She’s A+, 5 stars, 10 out of 10! She is a gifted equine vet, true lover of horses and deeply committed to their well-being. If your horse has been struggling with chronic conditions or you are just looking to level up on their health, wellness and/or performance then she’s the vet for you. She’s different than most traditional vets and, to me, different in a WAY better way. Each visit I receive such an education on everything from physical issues, symptoms and root causes, to different treatment modalities, dietary needs, dental issues (she’s a dentist too, does the non power-floating way which has made a huge difference with my horses), mental/emotional and environmental factors too. Super knowledgeable. Communication-wise, I have always found her quick to respond, easy to communicate with (that includes her patiently and thoroughly answering my questions) and easy to schedule with. If you are looking for a comprehensive, whole horse approach to their health and vitality, then she’s the vet for you!

Dr Fenton saved my horses life. My 15 year old Arabian mare was diagnosed with Cushings. I was devastated. My traditional vet said the only thing I could do was put her on Prescend and hope for the best. I asked them if there was something holistic I could try to fix the cause of the disease. He said no. Intuitively I felt there was. I was referred to Dr Fenton by a colleague of mine who highly recommended her. Dr Fenton took her time to explain to me the process of how this the disease worked and how was affecting Nova. She took a traditional blood panel to refer her holistic findings to so she had a overview of what to treat in Nova. That balanced with the muscle testing which test to see where the body is weak worked to treat Nova. Over the course of a few months Dr Fenton gave Nova a mix of herbs and minerals (nutrition) to heal her from her inside. I saw a positive change immediately in the coat and personality of my horse. She was brighter in every way. We took it step by step to heal the imbalances in Nova that were caused by strong rounds of vaccines and antibiotics along with how her body was processing the hay and supplements I was giving her. Less than a year later Dr Fenton tested Novas blood levels that test for Cushing and all of her numbers had come down to normal. Her body was back in balance. I am beyond grateful. Our animals are our children and when they hurt we feel helpless. With Dr Fenton I felt hopeful. The proof is in the outcome!

I first contacted Dr. Fenton when I was looking for a new dentist for my senior horse. My horse had a very long, hard career before she landed with me, and unfortunately it seems that most of it did not include regular dental care! On top …

Dr. Fenton gives her all to the animals she works with. I won't be able to make this short because this woman has done more for me and my animals than I can ever repay her for. I have been seeing her as a client since having worked with her at a small animal holistic clinic and she has never lost her passion to learn so that she can help animals to the best that she can. She would spend so much time looking for answers if she could not find it, contacting specialists and universities for help. Her ego does not get in the way like some doctor's do. This is why the animals she works with thrive. When doctors told me that it was time to put my cat Sophie down, she gave us another two months of quality life. I realized then, how effective whole food nutritional therapy could be even in a case that most vets thought was hopeless. Sophie's internist, emergency vet and staff were always surprised at how much energy and life Sophie had. The best thing about the whole process was that I was active in her journey and I did not feel completely helpless and that allowed me to enjoy my time with my precious girl. Dr. Fenton first worked on my dog, Patty <3, when she was 10 years old and spent so much time massaging and just giving her so much TLC for her back that was compensating for when her arm broke from a dog fight 5 years prior. She helped us switch her food and gave us herbs. These herbs were like magic because Patty was very defensive and anxious about her walks. She would walk in the parking lot of our apartment complex to avoid dogs and after a month on those herbs, she wanted to go up to a dog and was friendly, my whole family who were skeptics were shocked! We were able to slowly introduce her to other dogs after that. Then, when she was diagnosed with malignant melanoma about 5 years later... oh the things that she fixed! During the two year process she has helped Patty with her arthritis, allergic dermatitis, night vision, corneal stromal ulcer on one eye(no surgery for something that her ophthalmologist was sure she would need emergency surgery for if we did not do), pancreatitis, hind end weakness, dementia, reversing her kidney disease (YES, SERIOUSLY!), brachycardia, and there are probably other things that I cannot think of and with all that you are probably thinking poor girl! But Patty was like a puppy. She had amazing energy and she loved her life. She had an integrative oncologist that did surgery on her mouth and after a year her oncologist was always introducing us to all her clients to show how well Patty was doing and we knew it was all the work that Dr. Fenton was doing. Thank you Dr. Fenton!!! My whole family thanks you for all that you have done for us! (This picture is of Patty after Dr. Fenton finished working with her)

Abigail and I first met Dr. Fenton several years ago when Abigail was about 3 or 4 years old. She jumped over a 6' wall, over my car and landed on the street below so she could say hello to Tyson, her blue Pit boyfriend, and in so doing …

I originally met Dr. Fenton over three years ago when I was searching for an alternative to traditional equine dentistry. Since then, Dr. Fenton has treated both our horses for a variety of issues besides dental care ranging from injury treatment to rehabilitation to mental/emotional health concerns. She has effectively used a wide modality of treatments such as laser, rapid release, acupuncture, chiropractic, NET and nutrition to maximize healing and promote overall balance. For example, her interventions were incredibly helpful in resolving traumatic bonding that developed between our mare and gelding after experiencing a difficult evacuation due to fire. She has been instrumental not only in facilitating my gelding to heal from a collateral ligament tear but in resolving behavioral problems that emerged after his long layup. I have found Dr. Fenton to be well-informed, proactive, and able to employ a range of strategies from a variety of disciplines, all rooted with the horses' best interest as a focus. She is intuitive, insightful, skillful, empathetic, compassionate and achieves that rare balance of professionalism with warmth. Dr. Fenton readily shares her insights and knowledge to inform me, as a horse owner, about how to best provide for our horses' needs from a whole-horse perspective. I have found Dr. Fenton to be open to working collaboratively with traditional vets and practitioners. I consider Dr. Fenton to be an invaluable member of our equine treatment team.

Dr. Fenton has been so knowledgeable and wonderful in giving me all the facts about my elderly cat. She helped me in every way possible! She read her MRI and blood tests charts and explained everything to me in “normal “ terms so I was able …