The Integrative Second Opinion
The second set of eyes your pet deserves. A written analysis of what is actually going on,
followed by a working session with someone who reads trends, not snapshots.
Simie at twenty years of age. One of the oldest living dogs, now living in Switzerland. Once labeled unadoptable at eight.
If we are doing everything right,
why are pets living shorter lives?
Most pet parents leave the vet with more questions than answers.
The labs came back "normal" but something is clearly off. The diagnosis is vague. The plan is a half-sheet of paper. Every question gets a version of "let's watch and see."
That is not because vets do not care. Most of them do. It is because the conventional veterinary system is built for throughput and shaped by corporate and pharmaceutical incentives that were never designed with your individual pet in mind.
Dogs used to live to fifteen, eighteen, even twenty. Thriving. Until they weren't. Today the average Golden Retriever makes it to nine.
Something has to change. It starts with a second set of eyes.
What the Integrative Second Opinion is
It is a structured review of your pet's health, delivered in two parts.
Part one: a written analysis.
You send me what you have on your pet. That might be one set of labs. It might be three years of records, imaging, specialist notes, and a binder full of observations. It might be nothing but your own notes on what has been off. Current diet, medications, supplements, recent issues, the things that have been nagging at you.
Whatever you have is the right starting place.
Within 48 to 72 hours of receiving your intake, I send you a written analysis covering:
Trend analysis across your pet's lab history
Flags the standard reference ranges may have missed
Tests that should be running but likely are not (UPC ratio, SDMA, blood pressure)
A prioritized next-step list, specific to your pet
The exact questions to bring to your next vet appointment
Part two: a working session.
We get on a call. Phone or video. Usually forty-five minutes to an hour. Sometimes longer if we need it.
This is not a sales call. It is the conversation the vet appointment was supposed to be. We walk through what I am seeing. We talk through your pet specifically. We build out what comes next together.
You walk away with clarity, a written record, and a direction.
What you are actually buying
You are not buying a few hours of my time.
You are buying a different trajectory for your pet. A real read on where things are heading, before it becomes the thing nobody caught in time. The second set of eyes the conventional system is not set up to give you.
The offer
The Integrative Second Opinion
Normally $350. $247 for founding clients.
What you get:
A written analysis of your pet's health, delivered within 48 to 72 hours of your intake
A forty-five to sixty-plus minute working session, phone or video
A prioritized next-step list specific to your pet
The exact questions to bring to your next vet appointment
Clarity, a written record, and a direction
What clients are saying
“I went looking for help after my 12-year-old dog, Handsome Guapo Hank, had a medical emergency where I truly thought it might be the end. His bloodwork came back ‘normal’ and X-rays showed no blockage — but his behavior told a completely different story, and I knew something wasn’t right. After stabilizing him, I was still at a loss. Before working with Jenn, I felt helpless and overwhelmed. This experience changed everything. Jenn shares her expertise in a clear, practical way and shows you a path you can actually integrate into daily life, especially when it comes to nutrition and overall wellness. Small, manageable changes grounded in science. I now feel confident and empowered as an advocate for Hank’s health, even alongside his vet.”
Who I am
I am Jennifer Makeeff. My background has been spent in presidential-level advance, communications, and operations. WH, DHS, HHS. Strategic campaigns and projects across five continents.
Then I built a pet services business from scratch to seven-plus figures. No safety net. No investors. And I did it while also fighting for my own life, having had over half of my left lung removed.
Small-town kid with grit to spare. Dyslexic and did not know it until college. Published author. Speaker. Serial entrepreneur. My parents call me the comeback kid. I have spent my whole life proving them right.
My gift is seeing what others miss. The patterns hiding in the data. The cracks forming before they become catastrophes.
The pet work has a specific origin. I lost Keiki, my cat, and Jessie, my dog, within the same season. What started as helping friends became a conversation I kept having. "What are you doing that is different? My dog is calmer. Happier. Their coat looks better."
That conversation built into a mission with one phrase at the center of it. Elevate the care.
For our companions, individually and collectively. Everything I have built since serves that mission. This Second Opinion is one expression of it.
I hold a postgraduate certification in Integrative Pet Health Coaching and have studied alongside leading veterinarians and scientists at the forefront of integrative care.
I am not a veterinarian. I am a translator, a pattern reader, and an advocate for your pet.
That is exactly what this work requires.
The philosophy that guides this work
"Wellness is not just the absence of disease. It is actually recognizing that we can make intentional lifestyle choices on a daily basis that ultimately create abundant health."
— Dr. Karen Becker
This is the north star of Integrative Pet Parent and of every Second Opinion I deliver. Wellness is not a reaction to illness. It is a daily practice of intentional choices. Food. Movement. Supplement strategy. Stress reduction. Environment.
My job is to help you make those choices with clarity and confidence.
Common Questions
What if I do not have recent bloodwork?
Send what you have. If that is observations, diet notes, symptom history, or medications, that is enough to start. Part of what I do is identify which tests should be running that likely are not, so you can request them at your next appointment. A session without labs is still enormously useful.
What if I have years of records?
Send it all. Reading trends across multiple years is where I do my best work. More data means a better analysis.
How does the call get scheduled?
Immediately after you complete your intake, you will receive a link to book your working session. You choose a time that works for you. The call happens after I have delivered the written analysis, so the session is a working conversation based on real material, not an introductory chat.
Are you going to tell me to stop seeing my vet?
No. The goal is not to fight your vet. The goal is to walk into your next appointment with better questions, a clearer plan, and information your vet may not have had time to surface in a fifteen-minute visit. Most of my clients continue with their regular vet and use my input alongside that relationship.
What if I want to keep working with you after the Second Opinion?
We talk about that on the call. There are several paths for ongoing support, from per-session follow-ups to wellness memberships to more intensive case management. You decide what makes sense based on what your pet actually needs.
What if I am not sure this is right for me?
Read my article "Nine Years" on Integrative Pet Parent. If what you read there resonates, this is the next step. If it does not, subscribe for free and start with the weekly writing. There is no wrong entry point.
One more thing
This work does not have to be expensive to be real.
Most of what changes outcomes is about small, consistent choices made with better information. A shift in food. A question asked at the vet that was not asked before. A trend caught a year before it would have been a diagnosis.
The Integrative Second Opinion is one way in. It is not the only way. If it is not the right time, subscribe to Integrative Pet Parent and start with the weekly writing. Most of it is free.
Dogs used to live to fifteen. Eighteen. Twenty plus years of age. They were thriving.
They can again.
Yours can.
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