Leslie Ors, RN-BSN, CPCN
Certified Canine Nutritionist / Holistic Clinician
It’s building the strongest foundation possible—and even though genetics, environment, aging and life itself are factors that we can’t fully control, there are many factors that we CAN control.
What holistic care gave me wasn’t a guarantee that my dogs would never get sick — it gave me the knowledge, options, confidence and the ability to support the body through one of life’s most difficult seasons.
Using the tools I spent years learning, I was able to help Chuck and Charlie maintain their quality of life and live well beyond their prognosis even after a cancer diagnosis.
Those extra months weren’t just time—they were morning walks, adventures, quiet moments, tail wags and memories that I will carry with me forever. Their journey changed the course of my life. They spent 14 years on this earth teaching me more than I could have ever imagined.
They deepened my understand of health, healing and the emotional weight that comes along with caring for a dog facing chronic disease or cancer. It taught me that supporting families through these diagnoses requires compassion, perspective and someone who understand what they are experiencing.
Today, I combine my background as a Registered Nurse with my education as a Certified Canine Nutritionist and Holistic Clinician to help pet parents better understand their dogs’ health and become confident advocates.
Holistic health is about recognizing that food matters. Environment matters. Emotional well-being matters. Prevention matters. When I look at a dog, I don’t just see symptoms. I look at the entire picture and ask how can we create the strongest possible foundation for health, vitality, resilience and longevity.
And for families navigating chronic disease, cancer or end-of-life care, my goal is to provide education, guidance, support and the reassurance that you don’t have to walk this path along.
So yes, I’m still a nurse—I just have a different kind of patient now.
From a Registered Nurse of 20 years to a Canine Nutritionist & Holistic Clinician, it’s been a natural evolution. As a RN, I’ve spent years understanding how the body works, how healing happens and how the whole person — mind, body, and environment — impacts health. The same principle applies to our dogs.
I’ve helped patients and dog parents navigate complex health challenges and worked to understand how the body heals. Throughout my nursing career, I learned that true health isn’t found in a bottle and is rarely determined by a single diagnosis or symptom. It’s shaped by the whole picture—nutrition, environment, stress, lifestyle, and giving the body the ability to adapt and heal.
14 years ago, I began applying these same principles to my own dogs, Chuck and Charlie. Not only did I come home with one rescue puppy — I came home with two sibling puppies. And from day one, my focus was applying holistic principles even as puppies. Back then, I was fighting against an industry where holistic care wasn’t accepted and was generally met with constant pushback and resistance — and it taught me how to be a fierce advocate and rely on my own research and anecdotal evidence that spans back a decade.
What started as a desire to feed my dogs better naturally evolved into a deeper passion for holistic canine health. Over the years, I immersed myself in nutrition, fresh food feeding, herbal medicine, environmental health, nervous system regulation, toxin reduction and the many factors that influence long-term wellness and resilience.
But I think the key most holistic clinicians miss is that holistic wellness isn’t about perfection — it’s about building resilience.
