Holistic Vet Mission Viejo Animal Hospital

Susan Blake Davis, CCN
Ask Ariel Pet Nutritionist


Susan Blake Davis, Pet Nutritionist, on staff at VCA Arroyo Animal Hospital and VCA Mission Viejo in Orange County, offers holistic veterinary services, providing advice about pet nutrition and supplements. If you reside in Southern California and would like to schedule an appointment, please call the VCA hospital directly or email us at [email protected]

With her wealth of knowledge and compassion for animals, Pet Nutritionist Susan Blake Davis, (CCN) will help you discover new insights into holistic pet care. Susan can provide you with a unique and new perspective that will complement the veterinary care you are receiving from your veterinarian. Susan will address your pet's entire overall health condition and offer holistic alternatives that have successfully helped other animals. As a pet nutritionist, she will provide you with a comprehensive holistic plan with detailed information about how nutrition, diet, supplements and other holistic services can assist in the healing of an animal's health condition. Many clients who schedule holistic consultations already have their pet on a prescription pet food and since Susan is a pet nutritionist, she can help you develop a natural, balanced alternative. Susan will teach you how to prepare a homemade diet or use commercially prepared foods in combination with some homemade options specifically tailored to your pet's health condition and food preferences.


About Susan Davis

Prior to becoming a pet nutritionist, Susan gained valuable experience volunteering her time in animal rescue. She is the founder of Ariel Rescue a 501(c)(3) public charity dedicated to saving the lives of shelter dogs in impoverished communities. Many of these animals were severely malnourished and sick but Susan saw their potential, and working with local veterinarians, restored them to good health. She saw the power of nutritious foods, holistic pet care and the benefit of natural supplements in their healing. Ariel Rescue saved over 1500 pets that would have otherwise perished.

Susan Davis, Pet Nutritionist, graduated with highest honors from the University of California at Davis and attained a Master’s Degree in Social Psychology and an MBA from UCLA. She also earned a Clinical Nutritionist Certification (CCN) from the Natural Healing Institute of Naturopathy. Susan is proud of her indoctrination into the Phi Beta Kappa Society, the Nation’s Oldest Academic Honor Society (pictured below).

About Susan Davis

As a Pet Nutritionist, Susan believes in using an integrative approach to health care—combining both conventional and holistic care in addressing a pet’s health concerns. Susan’s accomplishments have been featured on CBS News, Dog Fancy Magazine, CNN, in the Orange County Register and Women’s World Magazine. In 2001, Susan was asked to address the importance of holistic pet care to pet food industry experts at the 2011 Pet Food & Supplements Industry Advisory Conference.