Our Rates
Our goal is to share information, resources and pioneering thinking as knowledge is empowering advocacy for your animal.
Uniquely, we also offer coaching as an option to help implement the treatment/support plan including supporting emotional process, conscious dying and spiritual gifts.
Wellness consultations and other simple professional services can be discussed prior to the appointment on a case by case basis.
1. INITIAL EVALUATION AND CONSULTATION: Holistic and Traditional medicine
An initial evaluation/consultation with face to face TIME with Dr. Backus establishes your animal as a patient. All pertinent medical records including diagnostics AND MOST IMPORTANT: THE DOCTOR MEDICAL NOTES are obtained before the initial consultation. (Dr. Backus's time to review this medical record is included as part of the billed time.) A thorough evaluation including a hands on examination provides additional and unique information about the animal as well as clarifies the family relationships and overall goal. An action plan is created as well as an estimate of costs to implement the suggested action plan. Follow up phone calls or chat conversations are LIMITED TO CLARIFY WHAT WAS GONE OVER IN THE INITIAL CONSULTATION and are brief. WE highly suggest and invite you to consider bringing a notebook, an advocate (second set of ears) and/or record the consultation so you can keep track of your thoughts, questions and make the best use of your time.
Starting Value at: $185 per half hour, $300 per hour. (Expect 1-2 hours depending upon how extensive the medical records are and the additional time to review, create a timeline and prepare for the consultation.) For simple traditional medical appointments, with the model of only 7-10 minutes of time, $85.
2. MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW SERVICE
Many people value our service to find out how a holistic approach may benefit their animals’ medical issue. Dr. Backus can review the medical records and formulate an opinion on the options and value of a holistic approach for your animal. This can be done over the phone and/or by recorded video; keeping in mind that she can not diagnose, nor prescribe treatments without establishing a patient relationship which is the hands on examination of the animal.
Valued at: $15o. Expect 15-30 min total time, for a simple medical records consisting of 10 pages or less.
Valued at: $250. Expect 45 min -1 hour total time, for extensive medical records consisting over 10 pages.
3. PHONE CONSULTATION SERVICE as a second opinion medical record review (above) or to follow up after the initial consultation and valid client-patient relationship is established:
Complex medical issues are not a ‘one and done’ cure. As the healing journey unfolds, the treatment plan will adjust accordingly. This specifically means all follow up consultation are paid ‘visits’ just as it would be if physically coming back into the clinic. The level of support needed will vary from person to person and even the urgency or immediacy will change. This is where our telemedicine packages come into play. You pre-purchase blocks of time and set up the follow up consultation time.
The packages start at 3 hours of time cost $600 ($150 savings)
5 hours cost $750 ($500 savings)
7 hours cost $1100 ($650.00 savings)
Please be honest about your needs, if you feel like you will require extensive communication/support on any level, we do offer an option for private ongoing access to a veterinarian.(Dr. Backus) This is similar to a membership model on the human side, a private doctor access, where the value is $5000/month, $2800/2 weeks paid in advance. This would allow 5 hours of contact time per week, set by appointment as well as a limited on demand access in special circumstances for each week.
4. Average Cost for a Titer Test:
A Canine OR Feline Core Vaccine Titer Test starts at $100 shipping included in the fee. It does NOT include the blood draw fee and biohazard fee. We use Kansas State University Veterinary Lab to get a quantitative number to then make informed decisions about immunization status. We do offer an immunization certificate for an additional fee.
A Canine OR Feline Rabies Titer Test ONLY starts at $132.00 shipping included in the fee. It does NOT include the blood draw and biohazard fee. Please Note: Not all districts accept rabies titers. If you happen to live in a district that does accept rabies titers then they are typically only good for 1 year then retesting is recommended.
If both tests are run concurrently, fees start at $182.00 shipping included in the fee. It does NOT include the blood draw and biohazard fee.
A Equine Titer Panel is $374.00, shipping included in the fee. It does NOT include the blood draw and biohazard fee.
A Equine Rabies Titer Test is $211.00, plus shipping costs shipping included in the fee. It does NOT include the blood draw and biohazard fee.
Please Note: These prices are subject to change.
Animal Communication
Cost is $200/hour. We love working with Susan Ackerman who not only does animal communication, but also energy work including cutting cords so the animal can transition at home. Her best contact is sackerman@me.com. We also love to work with Tracy Delp as a medium and animal communicator.
Payment in full is required at the time of your appointment. We do require a $50 deposit upon booking the appointment. We do accept CareCredit and scratch pay as cash advance options. Please use one of the links below to pay now or to apply for CareCredit. You will be redirected to the CareCredit website. (see home page button for scratch pay) Please understand that we add in a processing fee on these cash advance transactions that incur such for their use.