Our corgi was slowly losing the use of his back legs, which was absolutely heartbreaking, our vet recommended we try Dr. Finn. We were so impressed with her compassion and caring for our pet, and her holistic approach to helping your pet is such a welcome relief! Dr. Finn helped us make changes to our pets diet to relieve the pressure on his joints, applied acupuncture and laser therapy, which our pet really seemed to enjoy. She has truly been an important part of our pets long journey to healing. read more

Christin Finn DVM - Canine acupuncture - Veterinarians Near Me - Kingston, Washington

I'm going to be more than a little verbose here, so please bear with me. My wife and I met "Winnie" while on a trip to Death Valley and southern Nevada. Having left our two dogs with a house sitter, we looked forward to fewer complications while camping, etc. Then we stopped at a gas station on the Oregon and Nevada border. There sat what appeared to be a miniature, mostly black German Shephard with a badly injured leg and paw, starving and very thirsty. Nobody at the gas station had any idea who the dog's owner might be; no name tag, etc. We could not leave this dog there to die a miserable death, so she joined us for two more weeks on our journey. We stopped at the nearest vet in Winnemucca, NV, and got her bandaged up for the short term. This vet indicated significant neurological damage to the leg and paw. Our next stop was an emergency vet in Las Vegas for further assessment. Same overall assessment, the leg would probably need to be amputated. Over the next two weeks, we learned that Winnie had never been on a leash before, loved people, and could travel for hours at a time in our vehicle without a complaint. Upon arrival home, we had Winnie assessed again by our local vet. Same story, severe leg, paw, muscle, tendon and neurological damage. Amputation was suggested. I resisted all those assessments and decided to look for a vet who might be able to help Winnie keep her leg. This is where Dr. Finn comes in. When we explained Winnie's situation and condition, her office indicated, "No! Don't amputate her leg! Dr. Finn can help her!" THAT was what I was hoping to hear! This is precisely the type of treatment Dr. Finn is dedicated to; for dogs and their owners. Winnie began undergoing a series of weekly laser treatments to allow her "frozen" elbow to gain flexibility, use stem cells to heal two toes that were mostly missing, a raw open wound in their place, and begin work for fitting a brace. Over several months, Winnie's progress continued, and her brace is currently being readjusted. Unfortunately, the story does not have the ending we hoped for. While Winnie was very submissive with our older, larger male dog, she desperately wanted our younger, smaller dog to play, and was quite "in our little's dog's face", nipping, barking, etc., insisting on play. This resulted in endless growling and snapping from our other small dog, creating ongoing anxiety and tension in the house. We worked on this for several months without success. Then came a couple of aggressive attacks by Winnie on our smaller female dog. My wife contacted Dr. Finn who commented that the "female on female" aggression, and the fact that both come from a background of being "streetdogs" as pups, this can be very dangerous for the smaller dog. My wife's reading indicated the same. Now we had owner depression. Earlier in Winnie's treatment, Dr. Finn and her husband said they loved Winnie and indicated that if we were ever unable to keep her, they would to take her. That time had arrived. With the saddest of hearts, buckets of tears, and way too much guilt, we came to the conclusion that the best outcome for Winnie was to live with Dr. Finn and her husband. She'll have a built in pack of male dogs where she will surely peacefully submit, horses to check out, a large rabbit who Winnie loves, acres of land to explore, an office staff who loves her, and endless sniffing opportunities. Logic dictates that this was a better "Winnie ending" than we had any right to expect. Winnie will require ongoing vet treatment which Dr. Finn can provide. Wow! This is a one in a ten million possibilitiy! So... Winnie is no doubt the big winner here. We will try to focus on Winnie's gain and less on our loss; though that will be a challenge for me. We cannot adequately thank Dr. Finn, her husband, and her staff, for what they are doing for "our girl." May the force be with you, Winnie... With endless love and memories, Doug and Harriet LeClair Anacortes, WA read more

Dr. Finn is amazing!! My 7 year old pittie mix tore her acl in 2016. After conducting a lot of research, I decided not to go the surgery route because I did not want to take any chances of my girl having any complications/side affects. So we went the conservative route and now my Wanagi has a wonderful Orthopets brace. She immediately was able to walk well with it from the moment she first started wearing it, I heard no grinding or pops in her back knee at all. It has now been several months since she started wearing her brace, and we've have great success with it. Her muscle tone on her hurt leg (which had atrophied quite significantly after her injury) has improved greatly. Wanagi has been going to her swimming sessions with Dr. Finn, and she absolutely loves it! I've seen great improvement with the swimming. Thank you Dr. Finn!! read more

Dr. Finn and staff really care about my dog and have worked hard to help her get back on her feet after knee injuries. My dog has had laser therapy, massage and spinal manipulation, has gotten custom braces and is acting like her old self. The best evidence is that my dog enjoys going to Equisport Medicine. Thank you for caring so much! read more

My Basset Hound couldn't lift his head after boarding at a farm for three weeks. My regular vet recommended Dr. Finn. She fixed him up with a combination of laser, acupuncture and chiropractic therapies. This eight year old now runs and jumps like a pup. As you might imagine, Basset Hounds are prone to back problems so I'm glad to have Dr. Finn keeping him in good condition. She gives each client a full hour, examining gait, posture, attitude at each visit and has discussed treatments with my traditional vet. Her treatments have been so good for my dog that I decided to seek chiropractic and laser treatment for myself. read more

Working and/or elderly dogs - this clinic is a MUST. You will be happy you found them! Dr Finn gave mobility, a better coat and nose, brighter eyes and a smile to my 14 year old Samoyed "Ellie". Ellie now "moves" when she walks instead of being a stiff block of fur. The simple, easy diet changes Dr Finn recommended moistened Ellie's dry nose, made her tongue red, softened her skin, and her eyes bright. Ellie is much more engaged and involved in everything around her. It really is heart warming to see my dear girl look and act years younger. I first visited Dr Finn with my 3 year old male Samoyed's mysterious resistance to right turns and slightly off gait. Dr Finn quickly found the problem. After just 1 treatment, my Sammy was back to happily herding sheep, hiking, and running the ring! I HIGHLY recommended Dr Finn and her wonderful assistant, Chelsea. I don't ever want my dogs to be without them. read more

Dr. Finn and staff have gone over and above with their care and attention to my dog . Can't wait for her to have a leg brace and get her back to walking on all fours . read more

Talk about amazing progress. Right after River turned 3 years old, she started having difficulty walking without assistance due to cruciate ligament issues along with tucked hips and a tight spine. We were told she needed surgery immediately. I am so thankful for the suggestion and recommendations of friends to seek out Dr. Christin Finn as her personal vet said there were no other options. Here she is 6 months later and has avoided surgery. Our girl River is back to longer walks, doubles braces for stifle support, a straighter spine and hip flexion from osteapothy (chiropractic/hands on manipulation). We recently opted for a stem cell injection, administered by Dr. Finn which really kicked this healing process into high gear. Nothing better than seeing her pain free, tongue hanging out and a big wonderful happy smile playing like a puppy again. Help spread the word. Just like the human world, people need to know there are alternative therapies available to manage diseases, injuries and pain for our four legged furry friends. read more

After 2 1/2 years of trying to lessen my yellow lab's mysterious limp with visits to multiple specialists from WSU teaching hospital (elbow surgery) to Kirkland (steroid injections) to Lynnwood (shock therapy) and lots of others in-between, we were still at square one. My normally wonderful friendly dog was stressed and cranky with others and I felt like I didn't know where else to turn. I'd almost maxed out my "Luna Get Better" credit card and really, finances aside, I couldn't figure out where else to go. We'd do our frequent massages that would help for short periods but we always ended up with a limp and a less than sparkly eyed pup in pain. One late night Google search looking for yet another avenue to travel I ran across Dr. Finn just down the road. Our first visit was long and involved with Luna looking a bit confused with all the hands on physical attention that didn't involve belly rubs and kisses. By our second visit, she was very into the therapy even falling asleep at times. Best though, is she is happy, limp free and getting better every day. She plays and runs around like a pup again. I can't be more satisfied with the results. Dr. Finn and her assistant, Chelsea are amazing. Dr. Finn not only provided a therapy program that is working, they both have created and environment of caring and compassion. You walk out truly feeling that your pet's best interests are a priority. I highly recommend Equisport! read more

This review is long overdue. I brought my 12 year old Labradoodle, Buttercup to see Dr. Finn in April 2015, hoping the doctor could do prolotherapy on my dog hips. Dr. Finn impressed me the moment she spoke. She is a very professional, caring, knowledgeable & confident doctor. She told me my dog had serious hip dysplasia and that the dog was in a lot of pain and the pain would only get worse. She recommended a couple Veterinarian facilities in the Seattle area that she felt confident that they could perform a Femoral Head Ostectomy (FHO) on my dog Buttercup. She was very confident that the surgery could be done on my dog even at the age of 12 years old. I did take my dog to a couple vets that suggested that I should just keep her on meds the rest of her life, but I could tell this was not going to work for my dog because my dog's pain was getting worse & the pain meds were not giving her relief... We did have surgery the last week in May. We followed the surgeon's recommended recovery - rehab list that was given us to a T. Today my dog is enjoying life again. I can't thank Dr. Finn and her staff for the advise and follow-up calls they made to us, to find out how Buttercup was doing.... I highly recommend Dr. Finn & her staff. read more

I couldn't be happier with Dr. Finn & her amazing assistant, Chelsea! Helping me with my pug, Bugs, who has rear end (legs/hip) issues. First class operation all the way! Bugs is happily zooming around in his cart from handicappedpets.com. I highly recommend Equisports Medicine! read more

We are very pleased to give Dr Finn, her Clinic and her assistant Chelsea, Equisport Integrative Veterinary Medicine a A+ rating. From the first contact with the clinic, from the office appointments, to the treatments, our experiences have been positive and productive. Dr Finn came highly recommended by another Vet for bracing and treatment of my husbands Service Dog's knee. I give high praise for Dr. Finn's overall treatment of him, the quality of the appointments, the time spent in her office, her staff person Chelsea for all her help and the information we received to help us understand the treatment and processes. We look forward to our future appointments with confidence. read more

I have been working with Dr. Finn for about 4 years. She does routine maintenance on my Dutch Warmblood and has provided great insight to some of his training hurdles in dressage. She has also been incredibly helpful with my younger GSD who has had severe intestinal issues which were finally identified by Dr. Finn and we are finally making good headway in resolving them. Her ability to combine Western and Eastern techniques in her treatments give clients a great resource. She has always gone above and beyond any of my expectations. She is truly invested emotionally and professionally in the well being of her clients. Could not be happier. read more