Ancient Arts Holistic Services

I would highly recommend Dr. Darla Rewers. She is amazing and her staff is great as well. I don’t live nearby so I used her services in conjunction with the services of my traditional vet closer to home. I would have used her exclusively if I lived closer. She was recommended to me by a co-​worker who used her acupuncture services for one of her dogs that does agility. I sought her help with my dog who had Cushings and dementia and my cat who has heart disease. It has been a wonderful experience and she has helped us so much.

I have to admit, I initially was skeptical (despite the fact I’ve had holistic treatments/​preventative measures done on myself). That completely went away as soon as Dr Rewes entered the room. She is as professional as she is intuitive, & my very sensitive, older cat instantly picked up on her calming & healing energy. I mean, I did too! She worked quickly & expertly to get the needles in my ailing babe, & the change I saw was fairly quick. (My cat has kidney disease, & is just getting over a very awful UTI, not to mention separation anxiety from missing the people who gave her to me not that long ago). Dr Rewes left no stone unturned during her exam, was very present & gave me excellent advice on how to treat my kitty at home. I’m so grateful & happy with the visit.

Today is April 7, 2014. I called for an appt. The first NEW appt they had was on August 1^st. My dog is not eating, loosing weight. At this rate, if I took that appt she would be dead by that date. We’ve already seen her regular vet, who after 3 visits, still doesn’t know what is wrong with her. I thought I might try a holistic vet. Didn’t matter about her not eating. August 1^st was the first appt they had. Just on this interaction, I wouldn’t recommend this vet. She might be a good vet… if you can get an appointment.

Fantastic team of vets offering holistic animal care; so happy to have found them.

My dog Chloe has been seeing Dr. Rewers for almost 6 months. She does Agility and as a pup popped a growth plate in her knee. I thought acupuncture would help because after practice I could tell she was stiff and uncomfortable. I’m sold on Accupuncture and Dr. Rewers!

I was thoroughly impressed with the difference in my cat’s mood, appetite & energy after just one initial checkup and acupuncture appointment. I will be bringing him back again for acupuncture and would recommend this place to anyone with a sick pet!

Dr. Rewers made a huge difference in my cat’s health in just one visit. He had been limping for 2 years. and multiple xrays, a CT scan, and physical exams by various vets hadn’t found the reason why. Options left were exploratory surgery, or acupuncture. so I opted to try acupuncture.
The first difference is the exam rooms. Darla has replaced tall, metal exam tables with floor pillows and towels. She sat on the floor and just talked for 20 minutes, letting my cat calm down from the car ride and waiting until he was willing to sit still while she examined him. That extra time and care for his comfort made all the difference.
Because he was calm, and because she knows her stuff. she was able to tell from just the physical exam that he was favoring his shoulder — not his paw or elbow, which is what the previous vets had suggested. Everyone had done these physical exams, but my cat is very good at hiding symptoms when he is scared… but Darla’s knowledge of musculature made it unnecessary.
She went ahead and put the needles in, cat stayed calm, and the visit ended very smoothly. I didn’t notice any immediate results other than a surprisingly calm cat in the car on the way home, but acupuncture usually takes more than one visit.
What did happen though, was that due to her advice, I had xrays taken of my cat’s shoulder and two very large bone chips were found in there. Those have been removed, and now my cat will definitely be getting acupuncture for the remaining arthritis. I’m a convert. Dr. Darla Rewers is fantastic.

I finally brought my 12 year old Shih Tzu after recommended by my acupuncturist and I wish I had brought in Mac sooner. Darla was calming to both me and my dog. She didn’t mind that I brought my other shih tzu, Mabel and she interacted with her as well. I love that she got on the floor with my Mac and examined him there while my Mabel played around her. The rooms are nothing like the typical vet office. There’s a big overstuffed pillow for my dog where she did the acupuncture and I just sat next to him and she on the other side of him. I imagined that I had to restrain my dog completely, but not at all. I had to just hold the collar and she the rest. He calmed after several minutes and for awhile I didn’t have to hold his collar. Darla told me everything that she was doing and the explanations were not over my head, but very understandable.
I was so focused on Western medicine for my dog, but I love the combination of both Eastern and Western medicine and Darla understood what I wanted for my Mac.

I am a breeder of Standard Poodles, have spent years educating myself to health issues, pedigrees, all types of traditional and alternative medicine for dogs. Dr Rewers is the first professional that not only knows alternative medicine but was very well versed in giving advice in a life or death situation with a puppy that was nearly killed by poor choice of a mainstream vet.
She thinks of the pet, stress of coming into a vet, spent a complete hour with us. She even has an alternative to the cold metal table which is especially nice when your pet is older, very ill or traumatized by the metal table.
The office is clean, comfortable and the staff is compassionate and professional.
I now put Dr Rewers in my puppy contract as main vet to be used in the Seattle area.
I have looke a long time for a vet like this!
Oh and she saved my pups life!!!

My boyfriend and I brought our 18 week old puppy in yesterday after she developed some skin issues from most likely vaccine reactions and we wanted to try some alternative therapies. Dr. Rewers was just fantastic. She spent a good hour with us and our puppy didn’t seem to notice once that there were needles poking out of her. She was very thorough and noticed stuff about our dog that even we hadn’t. Her energy was very welcoming. The office was clean and really had character, sporting artwork done by Dr. Rewers herself. I would highly, highly recommend this office for anyone dealing with chronic or elusive health problems in their pets or if you’re just looking for a different approach to modern medicine.

I just had the most terrific experience with this vet. My cat, who is VERY skittish, and difficult to handle was suffering from a «likely» liver infection, which antibiotics were not helping. My regular vet recommended getting a $ 600 ultrasound, and then maybe they would tell me he had cancer or else validate what the blood work said. My gut told me that he didn’t have cancer or anything really serious like that, so I decided to pursue some alternative medicine. I called the clinic to find out about costs and learned that the initial visit would be around $ 220 — less than half the cost of JUST the ultrasound. I figured it was worth trying at least — I’ve had good results with acupuncture, so why not my cat, right?
First, I liked that it was easy to park. I was coming in rush hour traffic from West Seattle, so while I love Fremont, hunting for parking in that mess with a sick cat would have just been too much. Second, the vet agreed to take my appointment at 6pm, so I could get him in before the weekend — as it was my only time that would work all week.
The space was darling — not clinical, but very clean, which I consider perfect. The vet was very warm and welcoming — I was instantly at ease with her working on my animal.
Phoenix, my kitty, sat relatively calmly for and entire ½ hour with needles in him. We talked at length — she gave me an entire list of things I could treat him with — herbs and other supplements to help aid in his healing and improve his appetite, hydration, etc. I felt like I learned more about how to care for my cat than I’d even learned about how to care for myself. Now he has been moving around more and actually eating some. He even napped in the car on the way home! Unheard of!!!
I feel like I got the most attentive care for my pet that I’ve ever gotten before. It was also nice to see what the vet was actually DOING and participate in his care, versus everything being all secretive and behind closed… doors.
Super knowledgeable vet and great bedside manner. I will definitely be back to her!

My dog loves the time he spends with Dr. Darla Rewers at Ancient Arts, even though he has needles stuck in him. Through a whole series of ups and downs, the barely mobile pug can now walk and wag his tail again, and Dr. Rewers was one of the vets that made that possible through acupuncture. She has also treated the other dogs for ear infections, vomiting, itchy skin and other puppy stuff. None of them mind seeing this vet ever!