DrCroom.ArmyVet

DrCroom.ArmyVet Veterinary entrepreneur and Army veteran, specializing in holistic pet care, senior pets, and divine self love.

Dr Croom enjoyed serving her country as an Army Veterinarian, and continues to serve with her Virtual Pre-Veterinary Triage Internship for college students. here is the link to apply for our free internship: https://bit.ly/4aPoHqb

Comfort animals need boundaries, breaks, and real rest. Burnout shows up as irritability, avoidance, shutdown, or health...
03/09/2026

Comfort animals need boundaries, breaks, and real rest.
Burnout shows up as irritability, avoidance, shutdown, or health decline.
If an animal is supporting humans, the humans must protect the animal’s recovery time.

Happy International Women’s Day to the incredible women who lead, support, create, and inspire every day. Your strength,...
03/08/2026

Happy International Women’s Day to the incredible women who lead, support, create, and inspire every day. Your strength, compassion, and dedication make communities stronger and the world better. 💜

02/26/2026

The Black Student Union at Western Michigan had a great event and the students absolutely LOVED my two Cherry Head Tortoises, Roota and Toota 🐢

Enjoying the students at Black Student Union celebration.
02/26/2026

Enjoying the students at Black Student Union celebration.

We’ve overfed emotional regulation.Treats have a place—but touch, rhythm, and calm hands can shift the nervous system fa...
02/23/2026

We’ve overfed emotional regulation.
Treats have a place—but touch, rhythm, and calm hands can shift the nervous system faster and more sustainably.
Comfort animals deserve regulation tools that don’t rely on food alone.

02/19/2026

Do you vaccinate your kids? I mean the furry, four-legged kids?

People ask me all the time -- is there a correlation between vaccines and autism? Can dogs and cats get it? Loaded questions -- but this is called Controversial Animal Topics for a reason. Let's get you some clarity.

In the newest episode of my podcast, Controversial Animal Topics, we look at this subject with care and respect. Loving our pets means making decisions that are not driven by fear and with an understanding that holistic medicine can work side-by-side or as a standalone solution for pets. This episode isn’t about telling you what to think. It’s about helping you understand your choices.

Hadasha Cortez, one of the students from my Future Vets virtual internship, joins me in this episode to discuss what tomorrow’s veterinarians are learning about balancing compassion, evidence, and responsibility when it comes to vaccines.

If you work with animals or simply love them like we do, we invite you into the conversation.

🎧 You can find Controversial Animal Topics on your favorite podcast platform or on my website, drcroom.com. Listen to Vaccinating Your Pet: Facts, Fear & Holistic Truths today.

Comfort isn’t species-specific.Rabbits can be powerful regulation partners—when handled ethically and gently. Calm rhyth...
02/18/2026

Comfort isn’t species-specific.
Rabbits can be powerful regulation partners—when handled ethically and gently. Calm rhythm + calm touch can settle both human and animal.

If your comfort animal is going into public spaces, the goal isn’t to drug them into silence.The goal is preparation: sa...
02/18/2026

If your comfort animal is going into public spaces, the goal isn’t to drug them into silence.
The goal is preparation: safe transport, breaks, predictable routines, and body comfort.
Ethical support is planned support.

Quiet isn’t always calm.Sometimes it’s suppression. Regulation looks different: steady breathing, soft eyes, relaxed pos...
02/16/2026

Quiet isn’t always calm.
Sometimes it’s suppression. Regulation looks different: steady breathing, soft eyes, relaxed posture, and the ability to respond normally.
We want comfort animals alert, present, and well—not numbed out.

In horses, pain often shows up as attitude: pinned ears, resistance, sudden spooks, “nasty” behavior.But pain changes th...
02/11/2026

In horses, pain often shows up as attitude: pinned ears, resistance, sudden spooks, “nasty” behavior.
But pain changes the nervous system.
A guarded body creates a guarded mind.
If we want calm, we have to address comfort.

Not every “moody” cat is being difficult.Sometimes behavior is the only way pain speaks. Hunching, tail flicking, hiding...
02/09/2026

Not every “moody” cat is being difficult.
Sometimes behavior is the only way pain speaks. Hunching, tail flicking, hiding, sudden swats—those can be discomfort, not attitude.
When we treat the body, behavior often softens on its own.

Sometimes the biggest behavior change starts in the spine.When a dog moves from stiff and guarded to fluid and relaxed, ...
02/04/2026

Sometimes the biggest behavior change starts in the spine.
When a dog moves from stiff and guarded to fluid and relaxed, you often see a “personality change” too—less reactivity, more patience, more play. That’s not magic. That’s pain relief.
Comfort animals deserve the same level of body care we expect them to help us achieve.

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Kalamazoo, MI

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+12698731311

Website

https://fetchandheal.myshopify.com/, https://tinyurl.com/DRCROOMVIRTUAL

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