If you have a question about your pet's problem and wish to see if Dr. Deva feels she can indeed offer some assistance, you may want to click below and fill out the form with your information and questions.

Today's cyberspace world provides all the technology needed to make a phone consult as easy to do as if you lived in the same neighborhood. You can make an appointment with Dr. Deva by sending an e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or, call either 727-674-0127 or toll free 888-446-9134. Leave a message if you get the recording, speaking slowly. Medical records can be scanned onto an e-mail attachment, typed into the body of the e-mail, explained over the phone during the consult or simply faxed to 727-441-1846.

Once your message is received you will be contacted and an appointment will be scheduled. Dr. Deva will call you at the scheduled time.

Dr. Deva will review your pet's history and diagnosis. If necessary, she will advise on any further diagnostic testing. She will also prescribe homeopathic remedies, Chinese Herbs, and any other supplements; along with nutritional guidance. Dr. Deva can test for allergies and also do N.A.E.T and J.M.T. treatments for your dog or cat. She will make sure that all your pet's requirements are taken care of. She is very helpful in making difficult decisions about your pet's care.

See the Phone Consult Appointment below if you need more information.

Many of Dr. Deva's old clients are delighted and surprised at how effortless it is to obtain her expert advice and guidance, while new clients are impressed with her knowledge and level of care.

Phone Consult Appointment

Whether you e-mail your request, call or fax, if possible please place your full name, address, telephone number, and your pet's name, age, species, breed, sex, (spayed or neutered) on the e-mail or the fax. Dr. Deva can also get that information directly from you but doing this will save time on the phone.

A consult includes reviewing case history and any laboratory work and, as needed, homeopathic prescribing, herbal prescribing, nutraceutical prescribing and nutritional advice in addition to referencing where to order remedies, herbs and medications. An initial consult would need to be scheduled for a half hour as the doctor is gathering much information from you during the first visit and also will have much to explain.

During the consult, Dr. Deva will prepare for you written data about her recommendations and advice. This is usually delivered right after the consult via e-mail or it can be faxed to you if you do not have access to e-mail.

You will be advised as to what to administer to improve your pet's health and where to obtain the products suggested. Oftentimes, you will be able to shop directly through the links on the site. Allergy testing and other services, if deemed necessary, will be discussed with each owner individually. Please see Allergy section in Holistic Health if your dog has allergies.

Please, do not give your credit card over the e-mail. It will be taken upon commencement of the consultation over the phone.

In between consults, short e-mails with timely questions relating to the information given in the consults are usually not charged for, but very frequent or long e-mails and consults via e-mail are charged for.

Follow up consultations are important when using the holistic approach. With each treatment, your pet's health moves more and more to an optimum level. Remedies are to be given for prescribed time only.

Testimonials

Bob the Bobcat

To the right sits Bob the Bobcat with Felicia.  As a youngster he was destined for Busch Gardens but he developed epilepsy along with some neurological problems.  He needed a home and he was taken in and loved and cared for by Felicia. She knew he needed supplements to round out his raw food diet, but he was so smart that he would take his meat over to his water bowl and drop his food in so he could wash off the bad tasting supplements.  He needed to be on daily medication for his seizures and his front legs would tremble most of the time.

Felicia wanted to know if Deserving Pets Vitamins were adequate to balance a raw meat diet.  She was also concerned that he would not eat the product and would just wash it off inhis water bowl.   When Bob discovered the Deserving Pets Vitamins on his meat he ate it with gusto. She found him sliding his feeding bowl around in order to lick up every last morsel.  I also put Bob on Double Helix Water for his seizures as I was working with the product on a study.

Since being on Deserving Pets Vitamins and the Double Helix water, Bob's seizures have reduced by 95% and he's being weaned off of the medication for his seizures.  His coat has become absolutely beautiful.  Felicia also said that the trembling in his front paws is 90% improved.  She also loves the fact that he has much more energy and is a lot more playful.   It's obvious to her that he feels better and is so much happier.
Bob the Bobcat may not have made it to Busch Gardens in Tampa but he has a loving home and a much better life to look forward to.

A Skeptic's Tale

I was more than skeptical when my friend Liz told me she was consulting Dr. Khalsa. Liz's dog Buddy, following a number of bouts with chronic illness, had been most recently diagnosed with cancer. Liz had the chemotherapy treatments in her refrigerator, but as a last ditch effort wanted to try this holistic vet located on the other side of the globe. My end of the conversation, eyebrow raised, went something like this: "So the vet is never going to see Buddy? Talk over the phone? Send a hair sample?" I like to think I'm pretty open-minded, but the most I could muster was, "Well, you need to do what you think is right."

Weeks passed. Liz would mention Buddy's "treatments" and sweet potato diet. There was also something about Native American water. "This," I thought to myself, "is how desperate these animals can make a bright, educated, articulate woman." Liz thought Buddy was definitely getting better; he was more active, playful, the bouts of explosive diarrhea had subsided (Liz is known for her over-sharing). Psych 101: It all sounded like the placebo effect to me. While I never said it, I thought a number of times, "Liz, your dog has CANCER; that does not go away with the wave of a magic wand and some sweet potatoes." 

I vividly remember my tipping point. Liz had a follow-up appointment with her regular vet, you know, the one that actually touches Buddy. They were going to take follow-up x-rays of Buddy's lungs where they had initially seen the cancer. Total moment of truth time. When I asked how it went, Liz announced: "The cancer is gone."

Me: "What?"
Liz: "Gone."
Me: "On the x-rays?"
Liz: "Nothing."
Me: "Same vet?"
Liz: "Yep."
Me: "That… Really…? How could...? Gone? What's that voodoo doctor's website?"

I have Goose because I needed cat food on the weekend. The local Petco has cat adoptions every weekend, and I know I'm weak so I try to time my visits during the week. That Saturday I tried not to look in the direction of the kittens, but there he was, all solid grey with gold-green eyes.  I had always wanted a grey cat, and before I knew it, I was signing adoption papers. Careful what you wish for…

Goose, now four, around age one started plucking tufts of hair from his back. At first, it was occasional, hardly even noticeable. As the problem escalated, I would come home from work and find piles of hair in all of his usual hangouts. To watch him do it was painful. He would attack his back and rip the hair in frenetic waves. My cat was self-mutilating like an angsty teenage girl. Good thing he couldn't open the knife drawer. I made an appointment with my regular vet. She did blood tests, fungus tests, bacteria tests, parasite tests, even IQ tests (just kidding)… all were inconclusive. My vet's best guess was food allergies. We started trying different prescription limited ingredient diets. We had three cats at the time, and there was always somebody who didn't like the food. Separate feedings were impossible and nightmarish. Weeks would pass, and it seemed like the plucking was subsiding, maybe the food was working, some hair would start to grow back, and then suddenly, the telltale piles would appear, oftentimes accompanied with bouts of diarrhea and near daily vomiting. Goose was scrawny, usually weighing around seven pounds, and the 2x4 bald patch on his back was beyond unsightly. This ebb and flow cycle continued for over two years. We concluded that Goose's allergies were partly food and partly seasonal. We would control what we could with diet, and then medicate through the bad stretches. I knew he didn't feel well, but I was helpless, and certain we had exhausted our options. 

Then, along came Liz and this amazing story of Buddy's recovery. Really, it sounded ridiculous, but what did I have to lose? I read about N.A.E.T. on doctordeva.com and emailed Dr. Khalsa with Goose's tale of woe. The following Saturday I was standing on line at the post office to mail a sample of Goose's hair to New Zealand. I wasn't prepared for the contents-of-envelope question and flushed with embarrassment as I whispered, "my cat's hair." I could no longer deny my husband's "cat lady" accusations. And this was only the beginning.

Dr. Khalsa emailed following the hair sample analysis to set up the phone consultation. Goose needed what had to be an unprecedented nine treatment vials. The list of what Goose was allergic to was absurd. I think the only thing he was not allergic to was himself. My husband had a field day with my journey into the world of holistic veterinary medicine. He delighted in telling friends and family that I had invented new and unusual ways to spend money on this cat. 

The mockery reached new levels when the vials arrived in the little brown envelope from New Zealand. The customs form read "scented water." Liz stopped by to show me the "technique." Worst of all was the fact that the vials were never to be opened, only placed by Goose's head while I "tapped" on his spine for three minutes every day. With the nine vials, it added up to a 45-day commitment. Goose was a wiggler so I couldn't do the treatments alone. I needed my husband's help to hold him. My husband adopted the same look each night, part resignation and part disgust. I liked to joke that his negative energy was a detriment to the aura of healing. Our friends were literally in stitches over the story of the magic potions in sealed bottles. We had the comedy routine down, and I played along, figuring at the very least, I had bought a great story to entertain others. But then…

Suddenly months had passed without Goose plucking a one hair. I thought maybe it was just an unusually long stretch of him feeling good. Surely it was only a matter of time before I happened upon a nest of plucked hair and felt the wave of dread wash over me (I can be pretty dramatic.) But there was no denying it, this was out of the ordinary. Not only had his hair grown in; he was filling out, had stopped vomiting, and was playing like a kitten. I was so afraid of a relapse that I said nothing, figuratively holding my breath with hope. Goose had his regular check-up at the vet, and he had gained over a pound. Really? My mother, who affectionately referred to Goose as Rat because of his pathetic appearance, came to visit, and she said, "That's not the same cat." I literally welled up when a friend, fishing for the latest comedic update, inquired:  "How's kitty's vapor treatment going?"

My husband: "I think it worked."

We are about six months from the last day of N.A.E.T. treatment. The skeptic in me is still a little afraid to breathe, but I too think it worked.

-- Candace Brobst

I can't thank you enough

"Hi Doc -

I had to write to tell you how wonderful you were the other evening regarding my dog Frank. I can't thank you enough for the time and immediate attention you gave us during our time of need.

When Frank had his 'attack' on Saturday night I didn't know what to do, so I waited to see if he got better and things passed and he was episode free. Then on Monday while I was sitting at the computer working, I noticed out of the corner of my eye Franks body start to tense and spasm. My first reaction was to record the incident so I could show someone in addition to explaining what I was seeing. Then I calmed Frank down and started to think about what I needed to do. I knew I needed you Doc -but how? You are on the other side of the world - a world away from me and my dog that needed you desperately.

So I sat and thought I decided to send you an e-mail and tell you what was going on and ask you for help. I must admit I was a little apprehensive when I started to write my first e-mail to you. After all, what was I to expect from around the world? Could an e-mail actually help? Well surprisingly it did.

Your immediate response to my initial e-mail was heartwarming and amazing. Once again you were there for me. In less than 4 hours after I sent you my e-mail - I had my first contact response from you. You read my story and immediately knew we needed a teleconference. You took the time from your busy schedule to make time for me and Frank in MY time zone when it was convenient for me here in New York. You told me in your initial e-mail what I needed to have ready for you, I sent you the video and the background info so that we did not waste any time when we spoke. I cannot believe how effective phone consults can be.

Through speaking with you, hearing your calming and assuring voice again, getting one on one attention, you were able to lead Frank down the right path. Once again you were able to prescribe just what he needed. Speaking with you on the phone was almost as good as having you here with us. You are the most receptive, responsive, and intuitive veterinarian I have had the pleasure of having care for my fur-babies. I have had the honor of having you treat and help me with many of my fur-babies, both feline and canine. From my FIP kitty Fred, to my seizuring and dysplastic dog Frank, you have always been there with conventional and holistic expertise and caring. I was afraid that when you moved that we had lost you forever, but thankfully I was wrong. While you are not a car ride away right now - you are a call or e-mail away and that is almost like having you here. I am comforted to know that I did not lose you and that you are still here for us. I would recommend teleconferencing to anyone in need -it's almost like being there.

Thanks again for always being there for me and mine" - Mariann

Tabatha's Story (Translated by her mom from Cantonese)

"I met Dr. Khalsa when I was 3 years old (I'll be 12 soon). My Mom took me to see her when all the other doctors gave up on me. I was really sick, and Mom was really sad. Fortunately, Doc had a plan. She weaned me off of all the harmful drugs and she worked really hard to strengthen not only my liver but all my other organs, In time I started to feel better and stronger, and if I did get sick, Doc knew just what to do. So you can imagine how nervous my Mom was when she found out Dr. Khalsa was moving far, far away to some New Land

Dr. Khalsa told my Mom she would still be able to treat me and for her not to worry. But she worried anyway. A year before Doc moved far away, her and my Mom started doing phone consultations, all in preparation for Doc's really big move. I only saw Doc in person once-in-a-while. Then the day came when Doc moved to the New Land . Mom was scared again. But in time she saw it wasn't so bad. She was able to chat with Doc via emails and setup phone consultations and Doc would prescribe remedies and nothing really changed. Mom likes that, and I like that I don't have to go in a cage and drive to the hospital and I like that I get Doc's full attention. That's important for cats you know!

A few weeks ago I started to get sick and Mom knew it could be serious. She worried what would happen if I got really sick and Doc was so far away. So Mom contacted Dr. Khalsa and they discussed what to do. I needed a medical procedure which for me is very risky. . Dr. Khalsa advised my Mom on what to do and when. She consulted with my primary vet who was doing the procedure, to make sure I wasn't given anything that could harm my liver. She prescribed remedies to be used before and after surgery and she reviewed my pre-op blood test results. I'm happy to say that all went well and Doc is working now on helping me recover and get stronger. Mom feels better knowing for sure that Dr. Khalsa is available if I do get sick. And Mom says it's easier to get in touch with Dr. Khalsa now then before she moved away. They exchange e-mails and Doc can call from the new land and she and she can phone-in remedies to be picked up or mailed. It's pretty convenient. Mom likes that and I like that. Mom is happy." - Tabatha Alexis

No More Allergies, Mom!

"What can I say about Dr. Deva Khalsa? PLENTY!!! I was so disappointed when she relocated to New Zealand....but no worries....her medical and holistic expertise is changing my four babies'- Buca, Hannah, Neeko and Nora's- lives. She accomplishes this through phone consultations! My local veterinarian diagnosed my Nora as pre-Cushing's and after one phone consult and answering Dr. Khalsa's questions about Nora, she did not think Nora had Cushing's at all and told me what urinalysis to have done that would help us to find the truth and she was totally right!! No Cushing's!!!

She also made sure that I began feeding my dogs a healthy diet, which up until now consisted of prescription, crummy, non-nutritious foods that actually were hurting their health instead of helping it. Dr. Khalsa is direct and is so knowledgeable it makes me feel at ease to entrust my dogs to her...even though she is in New Zealand. I tend to have a lot of questions in general and even more especially when it comes to my dog's care and my own understanding of the medical treatments and diagnosis on my 4 dogs. Dr. Khalsa responds to my concerns and fully answers all my questions.

The homeopathic remedies and herbs she prescribes are so much less expensive and easier to administer to my dogs than the expensive medications I had to buy from my local veterinarian and pharmacy. Additionally, it is totally easy to order with a toll free phone call or on the web. I am anxiously awaiting the release of her new book this spring!" - Wendy--New Jersey--USA

Our Journey of Healing

"I am truly grateful to Dr. Khalsa for insisting that my cat Chatty follow the treatment regime she prescribed. I hated giving Chatty the fluids, but after she suggested I warm the bag of fluids up in the sink, Chatty did not protest as much, Dr. Khalsa held out the possibility of giving Chatty continued life. If she had not insisted on giving him the fluids, along with her other therapies, I do not think that he would be lying next to me right now, looking sleepy and content, with a pretty full belly. The other vets were almost ready to let him go, because they considered 17years to be old for a cat, but Dr. Khalsa did not take that point of view.
Chatty had blood drawn at the end of that week, and we got the results back. The results were wonderful! The BUN and Creatinine levels had dropped to pretty close to the upper end of acceptable ranges. They were wonderfully improved. His thyroid level was almost normal. There was great rejoicing from all of us!

Dr. Khalsa did not consider his age. She took a positive approach, and said this is what must be done to help him. She did not talk about death, she recommended what could give life. Thank you, Deva. Thank you for helping our dear Chatty, and thank you for helping me to learn an essential lesson. For me the lesson goes something like this: You may have to do things that are painful or uncomfortable, but follow the path that you are on to the end. Do not relinquish the possibility of life.

PS - Orion knows that Chatty is feeling better, because he's back to pestering Chatty again, and generally being a brat.

Thank God for that!" - Madeline

Brutus the Pug

"I was desperate, my pug Brutus had been seeing a dermatologist for two years for allergies, but not responding to treatments. Brutus' stomach looked like elephant skin. He had frequent ear problems and infections and he shed like crazy. Dr. Khalsa had treated Brutus when we lived in PA, so I called her office to find she had moved to New Zealand. I contacted her by email to see if she could help Brutus or refer me to some one who could.

Through "Skype" a telephone and web cam program (free at skype.com) she was able to see his stomach and we went over his symptoms. I sent her a hair sample via mail. Now I know this sounds strange and I don't understand it, but Dr. Khalsa diagnosed his problem and started treating him immediately. Dr K requested blood sample to be sent to a lab in CA and found his thyroid was way off . Dr. Khalsa diagnosed a massive yeast infection also. Both are now being treated and his response is unbelievable. Brutus is like a new dog.

I kept a calendar with what and when to give each treatment. I knew it was a shot in the dark but I had to do something. Brutus was dragging his belly on the floor and it would get very raw. He was not playing and he shredded by the handfuls. It has been only a few weeks since we started treatment -and we already see a wonderful positive change in Brutus. Dr. Khalsa changed his diet, taught us how to treat him for allergies, prescribed some homeopathic remedies and corrected his thyroid problem. What a new dog! He is happy and playful again. He acts like a much younger dog. I can't thank Dr K enough as she has given Brutus his life back. His stomach is turning pink again and the crusty nose is clearing up. Dr K you are the greatest.

Thank you" - Hope & Bob and Brutus Dougherty