Arthur DeVitalis, Nederland. Dr. Meg Bacon recently began as an associate at the Nederland Veterinary Hospital. As a veterinarian, she’s served the Peak to Peak region and greater Colorado for more than 10 years.
“I’m really excited to be coming here to Ned Vet because I get to do all the parts of general practice that I like to do,” she said. “On the side, I’m doing my ambulatory chiropractic for both large and small animals. Definitely here and able to provide services here in Nederland.”
She lives in Boulder County, in the Gunbarrel area. Bacon travels to different parts of the state still, to provide animal chiropractic care like adjustments, and other procedures that benefit muscular and skeletal systems. She checks in with other clinics and provides maintenance care, having recently headed to Fraser Colorado to see a horse case that needed chiropractic adjustment for medical reasons.
“I’ve been in Colorado for over a decade for school and also for practicing,” Bacon said. “I worked as a certified veterinary technician for about six years prior to doing my veterinary medicine and advanced degrees. I have a Bachelor of Science in Equine Science as well as a Masters of Science in Biomedical Science focused in reproductive physiology, Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine, and then additional certificates doing Fear-Free practices [and] animal chiropractic in large and small animals.”
Her experience and education separates her from others in the veterinary crowd. She’s worked in rural mixed practice on the western slope. She practiced ambulatory, mixed animal and equine-exclusive medicine on the front range. Bacon also spent time doing small animal emergency medicine in school. As a vet, she’s worked with horses, cows, sheep, and other large animals with both ambulatory and in-house work.
“I also did relief as a general practitioner in a small animal practice using Fear-Free veterinary medicine methods,” she mentioned.
Originally, Bacon is from Michigan, but moved to Connecticut for high school. She came out to Colorado after.
“I just never left the state. I’ve traveled to multiple areas to live and work. I’ve been in the state since 2005,” she laughed. She says that she has good relationships in the Ned area, as her family lives in Boulder County and her husband’s relations in Gilpin County. Prior to starting work in the area, she traveled through and frequented the town many times.
She mentioned some stories about working on exotics while attending Colorado State. She talked about clients with pot-bellied pigs, noting the specific care and medications required for the animals.
“In practice, they need regular care every couple weeks to have their feet and teeth trimmed. They’re loud, some are very social, and they’re very smart. A lot of times there’s nutrition management [in plans] as well, because they’re a little overweight,” said Bacon. “They’re some of the most interesting. Some owners bring them in a harness with them following a trail of Cheerios. Other people are ushering in because they’re so big. Over 200 pounds sometimes.”
Currently, Nederland Veterinary Hospital doesn’t provide care for pot-bellied pigs. Bacon is certified in animal chiropractic by the International Veterinary Chiropractic Association (IVCA). She’s in the office Wednesday through Friday at Ned Vet. She can do chiropractic care outside of regular veterinary work at the hospital as well.
For more information, email medicineinmotionvet@gmail.com, visit http://www.nedvet.com/, or call the hospital for animal care at 303-258-7355.
(Originally published in the May 27, 2021, edition of The Mountain-Ear. We always have a lot more photos in the print edition!)
