Our Story
Rocky Mountain Veterinary Care is a mobile veterinary service that provides chiropractic, acupuncture and alternative therapies to horses, dogs and cats in northern Colorado. Dr. MacDowell strives to improve the lives of animals with noninvasive and integrative therapies that are safe and effective.
Dr. MacDowell became interested in chiropractic therapy after her personal horse was diagnosed with kissing spine, chronic back pain and forelimb lameness. Standard medical care was able to improve his condition substantially, however, adding in chiropractic, kinesiology taping and PEMF has allowed him to go the extra mile to recovery. After seeing the benefits of these modalities, Dr. MacDowell became certified in animal Chiropractic. Chiropractic has been the basis of her treatment plans although she continues to grow in her education to be able to offer additional modalities to approach pain management and rehabilitation from every angle.
About the Dr.
Dr. MacDowell grew up surrounded by animals and gained experience in the field by shadowing veterinarians in high school. Throughout college she worked as a veterinary technician and gained experience in emergency medicine for five years before attending veterinary school.
Dr. MacDowell attended UC Davis where she studied animal sciences and received her Bachelor's degree. Thereafter she traveled to St. Kitts to attend Ross University where she received her Veterinary degree. The first five years of her career she studied small animal emergency and critical care although has always has a passion for pain management and rehabilitation. She gained her acupuncture certification through CuraCore while in veterinary school and attended Options for Animals for her animal chiropractic education. She is certified in animal chiropractic by the International Veterinary Chiropractic Association. She is currently enrolled in the equine rehabilitation program and plans to continue to expand her education to provide more options to pet parents for pain management and rehabilitation.
Dr. MacDowell lives in Timnath with her two dogs and cat. She has two thoroughbreds and is in daily attendance to the barn. She enjoys hiking and the outdoors as well as horseback riding.
Dr. MacDowell’s Credentials
~Doctor of Veterinary Medicine 2017
~Certified medical acupuncturist 2017
~IVCA certified in animal chiropractic 2021
~Enrolled in the CERP(certified equine rehabilitation program)