Welcome to Vital Equine Holistic Veterinary Medicine!

Our focus is to awaken the body, mind and spirit so it can heal itself as safely and gently as possible. By uniquely blending Traditional, Holistic and Ancient forms of medicine and acknowledging health on every level, a greater approach and overall outcome is typically achieved. While understanding that everything in the body is connected, we seek to unravel the "picture" of the patient and bring true healing into his or her space.This paradigm of medicine helps uncover the root of the problem and heal it, rather than detrimentally masking it the way modern medicine does today.
We embrace working very closely with other veterinarian specialists, barefoot trimmers, saddle fitters and other animal experts in their field. We know it takes a great team to successfully guide a patient's recovery and provide excellent quality of life care. We hope you take time to look around this site and decide to join our growing family!

Dr. Fenton is also a Small Animal Holistic Veterinarian at Centinela Animal Hospital in Inglewood on Fridays.

If you have any questions, we are here to answer them! Thank you and we look forward to sharing this journey with you. 

Yours in Animal Health and Healing, 
Dr. Rhiannon Fenton, DVM, CAC, CVA, CVFT
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How do I make an appointment with Dr. Fenton?
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Two ways-- You can either do a ranch/house call or phone consult through her mobile practice, Vital Equine.
​Or you can take your dog or cat to the small animal clinic listed below. 


Vital Equine Mobile Appointments

Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 
​10-5 pm

Horses, livestock, dogs, & cats

**Travel Fees Apply**

Vital Equine  Holistic Vet Medicine
P.O. Box 9281
Calabasas, CA 91372
Phone: 310.800.1495 
Texting available during business hours


​Small Animal Clinic Appointments

​Friday 8-2pm

We do not schedule appointments or answer emails regarding any patients for Centinela Animal Hospital (CAH). Please contact CAH for appointments and questions regarding your pet if you have been seen there or would like to be seen there.  Thank you for understanding!​

​Centinela Animal Hospital
721 Centinela Avenue
Inglewood, CA 90302
Phone: 310.673.1910


Dr. Fenton is distinguished as one of LA's TOP 10 VETS by the LA & NY Film and Motion Picture Television Industry!
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​Below is an introductory example of  how an Initial Holistic Consult with Dr. Rhiannon Fenton, DVM
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What's the difference between a Traditional & Holistic Vet?

Traditional Vet

  • DVM - Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine
  • Bachelors Degree from Four Year University
  • General medicine: routine physical exams, vaccines, dewormers, pharmaceutical drugs, spay/neuters/castrations, other minor surgeries and various kinds of Western diagnostics (blood work, fecal exams, X-ray, ultrasound, biopsy....). 
  • Completes continuing education for traditional medicine practice. 
  • Some Traditional Veterinarians decide to become Board-Certified in many different specialties such as surgery, opthalmology, dermatology, oncology etc. This Board Certification requires another four years of schooling on top of the eight years it took to earn the DVM.

Holistic Vet

  • DVM - Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine
  • Bachelors Degree from Four Year University
  • Can practice general medicine if interested in doing so just as the traditional vet does
  • Can be board-certified in any field he/she chooses just like the traditional vet
  • Is certified/trained in a combo of any of the following:
  • Acupuncture
  • Chiropractic
  • Chinese Herbal Medicine
  • Homeopathy
  • Nutritional Response Testing/Applied Kinesiology
  • Neuro Emotional Technique
  • Food Therapy (Food as Medicine)
  • Ozone Therapy
  • Reiki
  • Aromatherapy
  • Massage Therapy
  • Natural Balance Dentistry 
  • Chakra Balancing 
  • Intuitive Healing
  • And the list goes on...
  • Completes continuing education for traditional medicine AND all the other modalities listed above. 
The goal in holistic/integrative medicine is to understand the entire animal and what may be causing underlying imbalance even if the imbalance is not showing up yet in the physical form (for example lack of abnormalities in blood work but known kidney issues). In contrast, traditional allopathic medicine waits for a disease pattern to appear (such as increased kidney values on blood work or the appearance of a tumor) then attempts to correct, remove, or suppress the symptoms of the disease usually without investigating or addressing the underlying imbalance, which led to the disease in the first place. 



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Explore our blog to discover great topics such as:

  • Watch Dr. Fenton's Online Web Series with Equine Addiction Inc as she  introduces the topic of wellness.
  • The Truth about Pet Food Every Owner Should Know by Dr. Jean Hofve
  • Neuro Emotional Technique (NET) for pets that have experienced trauma, abuse or have maladaptive behaviors.
  • What is so great about Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine?
  • What is "Qi"? I hear it all the time with Chinese Medicine but what does it mean?!
  • To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate? ...That is the Question
  • The Dreaded "Cancer" Word. It doesn't have to be all bad!
  • Spring has Sprung! Do you know what this means for your pets??
  • Medical Marijuana for Animals