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Dale Olm DVM and Shelby Riddle DVM are a husband and wife veterinary team. They have been in practice since graduating from Cornell University in 1986. They opened Southampton Pet Hospital in Benicia in 1992. They see DOGS, CATS, RABBITS and POCKET PETS. - Dr. Riddle completed an internship at the Animal Medical Center in New York City and practiced in Manhattan in general practice, emergency medicine and surgery before relocating to the Bay Area. Dr. Riddle is certified in veterinary acupuncture with the Chi Institute of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine and in veterinary spinal manipulation therapy with Healing Oasis Wellness Center, an American Veterinary Chiropractic Association approved Animal Chiropractic Program. Dr. Riddle is also an affiliate of the Academy of Veterinary Homeopathy and has studied classical homeopathy with Dr. Richard Pitcairn.
- Dr. Olm also practiced general medicine and surgery in Manhattan before relocating to the Bay Area with Dr. Riddle. Dr. Olm is certified in veterinary acupuncture by the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society (IVAS) and is a charter member of the American Academy of Veterinary Acupuncture (AAVA). He has advanced training in Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine and herbology through IVAS, AAVA and the Chi Institute of Chinese Veterinary Medicine.
What we do: - We are general practitioners, following pets from their pediatric years to their geriatric years.
- As part of our conventional practice, we offer regular veterinary services, such as medicine and general surgery, dentistry, radiology/X-rays, immunization/vaccination and other preventive medicine. When a patient’s needs are better handled by a specialist or where specialized services are required, we refer to a variety of surgeons and internists.
- For those who seek an “alternative” or "integrative medical" approach, we offer acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, homeopathic medical treatment, therapeutic spinal manipulation and dietary/nutritional counseling (home prepared food). Much of alternative medicine is actually “complementary” to western medicine. We work with clients and patients who desire a mix of both areas and those that desire a strictly alternative approach. We also consult on cases referred to us by other veterinarians, taking care of the alternative side while the regular, primary care veterinarian takes care of the conventional care.
- Many of our cases involve chronic and degenerative conditions where conventional therapy has been inadequate or ineffective or where the patient cannot tolerate conventional treatments or medications, and situations where we are trying to provide “quality of life” support and comfort to the patient in the final chapters of their life.
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