A veterinary surgeon and certified veterinary herbalist from West Clare, who is now a newly fledged author, is set to launch a range of pet supplements as well as a book at the National Ploughing Championships next week. Dr Sinéad Mellett, who is originally from Carrigaholt has been developing the range of products for the past year and a half. She left general practice last year to start up the Natural Veterinary Company and its range of pet supplements has been formulated by the vet herself, and is manufactured in Ireland. “The supplements are for dogs and cats and have been developed using high dose herbal and marine ingredients, based on clinical research and evidence based medicine,” she said. “In general practice, healthier, alternative options for dogs and cats are few and far between and when I began my studies in herbalism and found the growing research base behind traditional medicine, as well as the repetitive results I was getting …
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