Dr Clare Middle has been a veterinarian for over 40 years. She owned and worked at East Fremantle Vet Clinic, developing it over 12 years into Perth's first vet clinic to integrate conventional and natural therapies, and now practises in Balingup, in the south-west of WA. Clare has postgraduate certificates in veterinary acupuncture, homeopathy, veterinary Chinese herbal medicine and veterinary Chinese food therapy. She is also the author of the books Natural Prescription Diets for Dogs and Cats, featuring real food recipes to heal diseases, and Real Cat Food, which contains more detail on balanced natural diets for healthy and unwell cats.