Veterinarian Overview
All Creatures Veterinary Nutrition Consulting was established in 2004 by Dr. Meri Stratton-Phelps. Dr. Stratton-Phelps earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) and Masters of Preventative Veterinary Medidine (MPVM) at the University of California, Davis in 1996, and 1999, respectively. She returned to the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital at U.C. Davis in 1997 where she completed a residency in large animal internal medicine, followed by a residency in comparative nutrition. Dr. Stratton-Phelps is a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, specializing in large animal medicine, and is a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Nutrition, specializing in comparative nutrition. She is also an Adjunct Faculty member in the Department of Large Animal Medicine at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine. In addition to her consulting business, Dr. Stratton-Phelps is a Mark Morris Institute Fellow, and teaches courses in equine clinical nutrition and large animal nutrition at many veterinary schools. She enjoys working with a variety of animals, and is excited about finding nutritional solutions to improve animal health. Our goal is to provide our customers with specialized rations and diet recipes to fill the gap when commercial food products do not meet the nutritional needs of the patient. We also have a strong focus on formulating parenteral nutrition (PN) solutions and enteral diets for critically ill animals.Dr. Stratton-Phelps has a six year old son with type 1 Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). SMA is a degenerative neuromuscular condition that results in progressive weakness of the limbs, swallowing and breathing muscles. Because Dr. Stratton-Phelps works as her son's full time nurse, consults can occasionally be delayed if the medical needs of her son increase, or if he is hospitalized. Dr. Stratton-Phelps will make every effort to return consults within 2 weeks after all paperwork has been received, and will contact clients and referring veterinarians if a longer delay is expected.
