PUT THE WHOLE BACK INTO HEALING
Health choices for the active dog and horse, and the non-working cat.
ABOUT ANIMAL HEALTH VIPS
We specialize in providing progressive and practical diagnostic and treatment choices to both equine and companion animal caretakers. Instead of using integrative modalities in a Western medical context, we use conventional medicine with integrative therapies in a (w)holistic environment.
OUR SERVICES
Our veterinarians have more than three decades of experience practicing integrative (holistic) and conventional medical therapies in the treatment and care of: performance horses (all disciplines), youngsters just starting life, aging animals facing disease challenges, animals with reproductive problems, performance and working dogs (including patrol and drug/explosives detection, wildland/urban SAR, avalanche, conformation, agility, flyball, obedience, herding, service and sled/skijorring dogs). Our equine patients come from all walks of life, ages and competition types (including but not limited to eventing, dressage, show jumping, equitation, reining, cutting, driving, 4-H, rodeo and Arab/QH/Appaloosa/Paint arena).
Traditional Chinese Acupuncture
Chiropractic
Injury Rehabilitation
Sports Medicine (including for cats)
Chinese & Western Herbal Medicine
Classical Homeopathy
Thermal Imaging
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound & Radiology
Kinesiotaping
Equinosis Q Lameness Locator
Mono/BivalentVaccines and Titers
Nutrition Consulting (Raw, Whole Food, Performance, Healing)
KIMBERLY HENNEMAN
(Practice Owner & Manager)
DVM, DACVSMR (Eq,K9), FAAVA, DABT, CVA (IVAS), CVC (AVCA), CVCH (IVAS)
Dr. Kim Henneman is a native of the Northern Utah mountains. She graduated magna cum laude from Utah State University in 1981 and is a 1986 graduate of Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine. After graduation, she did an internship with a racing and farm practice in Ireland. In 1990 & 1992, Dr. Kim was certified in Veterinary Acupuncture (IVAS) and Veterinary Chiropractic (AVCA) making her one of the first veterinarians to introduce both modalities to animals in the Mountain West. In 2000, she was certified in Veterinary Chinese Medicine, and in 2008 became one of only 12 veterinarians at the time to have advanced certification in Veterinary Acupuncture. Today Dr. Kim is currently the only veterinarian in the US Board-certified in both Equine & Canine Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation specialties. She started Animal Health VIPS (then Animal Health Options) in 1989 when she identified a need for the incorporation of integrative therapies into conventional veterinary practice. Dr. Kim has taught at numerous national & international conferences & veterinary schools, as well as contributed to several textbooks (integrative therapies, sports medicine, rehabilitation). She has worked with elite performance dogs and horses in environments ranging from the deserts of Dubai to just below the Arctic Circle in Alaska. As an expert in thermal imaging, Dr. Kim has performed thermography on all kinds of animals from horses, dogs and cats to zoo giraffes, elephants and rhinos. Besides sports medicine, Animal Health VIPS also focuses on providing nutrition, life-start and chronic disease care to all animals.
Tara Timpson
(Relief Veterinarian)
DVM, CVSMT (HOWC), CVH (AVH), CVA
(Chi)
Dr. Tara Timpson is a native of Utah. She graduated from Utah State University in 1999, then received her Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine in 2003 from Oregon State University. Following graduation Dr. Timpson practiced in a large mixed animal practice in Southern Oregon for several years. She then moved back home to Utah to take a position as a senior staff veterinarian at Best Friends Animal Society in Kanab, Utah where she worked for 16 years until recently joining Animal Health VIPS as a relief veterinarian. During her time there, Dr. Tara became certified in Traditional Chinese Medicine, classical homeopathy and spinal manipulation (chiropractic) to go with her practical, detailed, common sense and compassionate approach to medicine. Dr. Kim refers to Dr. Tara as her “mini-me” and is happier than all get-out that she has joined Animal Health VIPS part-time.