David McCluggage has been practicing veterinary medicine since 1981, when he graduated from Colorado State University. He has emphasized complementary medicine since 1991. David's practice now includes a variety of different companion animals, mostly dogs, cats, and birds, with the occasional large animal.
The American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association named him the Holistic Veterinarian for the year 2000. Before moving in the direction of holistic medicine, he was a nationally recognized expert in avian medicine. He is a past President of the Association of Avian Veterinarians (A.A.V.), and past chairman of the Editorial Committee of A.A.V. David was an Alternate Delegate to the American Veterinary Medical Association's House of Delegates, and has been on the Colorado Veterinary Medical Association's Presidential Advisory Panel. He was on the Board of Directors for the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association (A.H.V.M.A.), and was the chairman of the Publications Committee of the A.H.V.M.A.
He has written a book on the holistic care of birds. David has taken advanced training in homeopathy from the Animal Natural Health Center, acupuncture from the International Veterinary Medical Society (I.V.A.S.), and Chinese Herbal Medicine from I.V.A.S (the IVAS course included 6 sessions, each four days in length). He is an I.V.A.S. Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist, and has been one of the teachers for the I.V.A.S. Basic Certification Course. He was a columnist for Natural Pet Magazine until it stopped publishing, and was on the Board of Directors of the Veterinary Institute for Integrative Medicine. He has most recently completed the Colorado State University Basic Course in Chiropractic and Manual Manipulative Therapy and trained in Low Level Laser Therapy. His primary areas of interest are in botanical medicine, nutrition, and nutraceutical medicines, and he has written and lectured extensively on these subjects [citation][5].