Wells Pet Nutrition- Certified Pet Nutrition Counselor - Nationwide
Hi, I'm Lori Wells‑Bauer, Certified Pet Nutrition Counselor with 15+ years of experience guiding pet parents in crafting custom home‑cooked and balanced diet plans for dogs and cats for both disease management or for a specific life stage. As a mother and animal lover, I'm dedicated to supporting what truly matters—your pet's long-term health and vitality."
As a Certified Pet Nutrition Counselor (CIVT), I’ve had the honor of working with hundreds of dog and cat guardians—from playful puppies and kittens to seniors, managing chronic conditions. My mission is to help you find the right diet for your pet, no matter their age, activity level, or veterinary diagnosis.
I specialize in:
1) Disease management through nutrition and herbal therapies
2) Balanced home-cooked diets (puppy/kitten, adult, senior)
3) Tailored support for raw, freeze-dried, dehydrated, and premium commercial diets, based on your budget, schedule, and lifestyle
I believe your pet already holds the blueprint for optimal health. Together, we’ll create a personalized plan that fills nutritional gaps, reduces inflammation, and activates your pet’s natural healing processes. Each client receives a custom diet and supplement protocol—no one-size-fits-all advice here.
But it doesn’t stop at food. I also provide:
1) Healthy treat and chew suggestions
2) Puzzle toy and enrichment ideas
3) Recommendations for integrative therapies like acupuncture, chiropractic, or herbal support
4) Real-world advice tailored to you and your pet’s routine
For home-cooked diets, I don’t just offer one or two recipes. My clients receive a comprehensive home-cooking guide—with variations to keep mealtime exciting and adaptable based on seasonal ingredients or preferences—while keeping their pet’s diet balanced long term.
When you choose to work with me, you’re not just getting a one-time consultation. You’re gaining a trusted partner for the life of your pet—and beyond. I’m here to walk this journey with you, through all the changes, challenges, and celebrations.
Our pets are our family. They deserve the best. I'm here to support you in giving it to them—so they can thrive and share many vibrant years by your side.
- Licensed
- Certified
- Online Sessions
Pricing Packages
Do you have questions on what is the best diet and supplement route to take with your dog or cat? Not sure where to start with the healing process?
When you work with me (a certified pet nutrition counselor) you get over 15 years of experience working with holistic veterinarians as well as with independent pet food brands and products.
This package includes:
1) A review of your pet's (emailed) veterinarian diagnosis and medical records, along with any bloodwork and diagnostics you have received (allergy testing, microbiome testing, etc.).
2) Assessment of your pet's current diet, supplement and treat plan in relationship to their medical records.
3) A review of any nutrition goals or concerns you may have for your pet.
After your consultation, I will send you an email summary with personalized recommendations, including: your pet's caloric needs, nutritional therapies to consider, basic supplement recommendations, as well as integrative options or further recommended testing.
Please note: If you choose to home cook for your pet, there is an additional recipe/home cooking guide that can be purchased upon request. I would love to work with you and your pet!
Are you interesting in home cooking for your dog or cat? Let's get started today. If your dog or cat has been deemed "healthy" from their vet, I can move forward creating a personalized home cooking plan for your pet today (adult/senior only).
With this package, you will get a personalized home cooking guide that includes a a fully balanced recipe created for your pet's health and life-stage. The guide that I create for your pet will also allowing you ingredient flexibility in order to create a varied diet based on your pet's preferences and your local sourcing options!
Together we will balance and optimize your pet's unique health needs with a health promoting diet, while giving you the tools to move forward successfully!
Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have additional questions! **If your pet has been diagnosed with a disease you will want to purchase my disease management package.
Has your pet been recently diagnosed with a disease? Or have then been diagnosed with multiple health concerns? If so, this consultation is for you!
**Note: you will need to email me your pet's medical records a few days prior to our consultations.
With this package, clients will receive:
1) A 1 hour phone consultation
2) A personalized home cooking plan for disease management (emailed)
3) Supplement recommendations for healing
4) Treat & chew review/recommendations
5) Environmental recommendations for health including an exercise plan
6) Integrative Veterinarian Therapy options that could help bring your pet's health back into balance.
7) A transition guide from your your pet's current diet to the new diet
8) 2 weeks of email/text support to make sure the plan is working for your pet!
Let's get started on your pet's healing journey today! Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any additional questions.
How do you serve precious pets?
- Animal Nutritionist
- Puppy Nutrition
- Pet Nutritionist
- Senior Dog Diet
- Dog Nutritionist
- Cat Nutritionist
What types of consultations do you offer?
- Wellness support
- Medical condition support (diagnosed)
- Post-surgical dietary care
- Cancer-supportive nutrition
- GI/IBD-focused care
- Allergy elimination plans
- Recipe validation (using published sources)
- Ongoing coaching
- Educational sessions (e.g., food label decoding)
What type of nutrition support do you offer?
- Homemade recipe guidance
- Raw feeding support
- Commercial food guidance (e.g., brand comparison)
- Commercial prescription diet guidance
- Supplemental planning (vitamins, herbs, etc.)
- Nutritional coaching
- Weight management
- Elimination diets
- Transition support (e.g. kibble to raw)
- Senior pet nutritional support
- Puppy/kitten growth support
What is your approach to care?
- Alternative / Complementary Health
- Eastern Medicine-Informed
- Functional Nutrition
- Natural / Organic
- Scientific / Evidence-Based
What part of the animal kingdom do you serve?
- Cats
- Dogs
What licensing do you have?
- Business License
On a scale of snail to elephant, what size animals do you work with?
- 20-39 lbs
- 40-79 lbs
- 80+ lbs
- under 20 lbs
Pet Certifications
- American Red Cross Pet First Aid and CPR Certified
- Certified Canine Herbalist
- Certified Professional Canine Nutritionist
- Pet Tech Pet CPR & First Aid Certificate
- Tellington TTouch® Companion Animal Practitioner
Cat-astrophes happen! What is your cancellation policy?
- 72 hours notice required
Education
College of Integrative Veterinary Therapies: Natural Animal Therapies Consultant- Certified (2 year program) Portland Community College: Nutritional Therapy (2 year program) Pet Partners: Pet Therapy Team-Certified: 4 years
What year did you begin serving pets?
2010
How did you hone your craft?
After certification I spent 3 years as an employee with a Holistic Vet Hospital. These three years were invaluable to my knowledge and training. It has allowed me to work hand in hand with many other holistic vets throughout the US!
What tip would you give pet parents for working with animals that you've learned as a pro?
Always listen to your pet and your intuition! These are invaluable tools to help get your pet on the path of health.
What is one thing you want pet parents to know about you? It can be whatev-fur you'd like!
I like a challenge. Recently I worked with a client who's dog had stage for lymphoma. The Bernese Mountain Dog is now in remission! I work with the animal's body to activate it's natural healing capabilities with great success!
Distinction
Customer Reviews
It was informative and we developed a course of action to help my puppy with the digestive issues.
- Hanna SPet Pro's Response:
I really enjoyed talking to Hanna and helping her with her puppy! We have a great plan moving forward.
- Lori BauerI booked with Lori because I felt confident after reading her bio that she was the perfect professional to help me with my boston terrior. My instincts were so right. Lori is very knowledgeable about nutrition, natural healing, supplements, proper nutrition for our fur babies. My dog has so many issues & she is guiding me step by step to get him to a more healthier state then I could ever do by myself. You are in great hands whatever issues your pets have. I highly recommend her, so grateful I found her on this site.I
- Patricia VPet Pro's Response:
Thanks Patricia for your lovely review! I really appreciate working with you!
- Lori BauerVery well. Lori was very helpful, knowledgeable, and responsive.
- Claire DPet Pro's Response:
Thanks Claire! I'm really glad I could help you and your pup!
- Lori BauerLori was great! She worked through all my concerns and validated my raw food journey for my little man! I feel much more confident with the recipes for my kitten!
- Morgan LPet Pro's Response:
Thank you so much for working with me! You are doing such a great job!
- Lori BauerLori is amazing!! I had been spinning for months about my cat getting hotspots and loose stools- with no answers from the vets. I was so stressed cutting out foods and trying to test for allergies (none of which were accurate). I finally decided to seek out a pet nutritionist, and im so glad I found Lori. Before we even met for the appointment, she pretty much knew what was wrong, so my stress diminished within minutes of our consultation. Sure enough her assessment of the problem and the prescription diet she provided, was the solution my cat needed to recover! Lori is so warm, kind, supportive of my desire to go raw and encourages I trust my own instinct. If you care about a nutritional / holistic approach to caring for your pet, Lori is very knowledgeable and gives excellent guidance no matter what diet or budget you want to work with. I’ll be keeping her in my arsenal for the long haul. I’m so grateful to no longer feel alone when treating my cat’s issues.
- Natasha KPet Pro's Response:
Hi Natasha! I have loved working with you and your cat. Thank you so much for letting me a part of your journey and I look forward to working with you again. I will always be here when you need me! Sincerely, Lori
- Lori BauerHow do you serve precious pets?
- Animal Nutritionist
- Puppy Nutrition
- Pet Nutritionist
- Senior Dog Diet
- Dog Nutritionist
- Cat Nutritionist
What types of consultations do you offer?
- Wellness support
- Medical condition support (diagnosed)
- Post-surgical dietary care
- Cancer-supportive nutrition
- GI/IBD-focused care
- Allergy elimination plans
- Recipe validation (using published sources)
- Ongoing coaching
- Educational sessions (e.g., food label decoding)
What type of nutrition support do you offer?
- Homemade recipe guidance
- Raw feeding support
- Commercial food guidance (e.g., brand comparison)
- Commercial prescription diet guidance
- Supplemental planning (vitamins, herbs, etc.)
- Nutritional coaching
- Weight management
- Elimination diets
- Transition support (e.g. kibble to raw)
- Senior pet nutritional support
- Puppy/kitten growth support
What is your approach to care?
- Alternative / Complementary Health
- Eastern Medicine-Informed
- Functional Nutrition
- Natural / Organic
- Scientific / Evidence-Based
What part of the animal kingdom do you serve?
- Cats
- Dogs
What licensing do you have?
- Business License
On a scale of snail to elephant, what size animals do you work with?
- 20-39 lbs
- 40-79 lbs
- 80+ lbs
- under 20 lbs
Pet Certifications
- American Red Cross Pet First Aid and CPR Certified
- Certified Canine Herbalist
- Certified Professional Canine Nutritionist
- Pet Tech Pet CPR & First Aid Certificate
- Tellington TTouch® Companion Animal Practitioner
Cat-astrophes happen! What is your cancellation policy?
- 72 hours notice required
Education
College of Integrative Veterinary Therapies: Natural Animal Therapies Consultant- Certified (2 year program) Portland Community College: Nutritional Therapy (2 year program) Pet Partners: Pet Therapy Team-Certified: 4 years
What year did you begin serving pets?
2010
How did you hone your craft?
After certification I spent 3 years as an employee with a Holistic Vet Hospital. These three years were invaluable to my knowledge and training. It has allowed me to work hand in hand with many other holistic vets throughout the US!
What tip would you give pet parents for working with animals that you've learned as a pro?
Always listen to your pet and your intuition! These are invaluable tools to help get your pet on the path of health.
What is one thing you want pet parents to know about you? It can be whatev-fur you'd like!
I like a challenge. Recently I worked with a client who's dog had stage for lymphoma. The Bernese Mountain Dog is now in remission! I work with the animal's body to activate it's natural healing capabilities with great success!
Customer Reviews
It was informative and we developed a course of action to help my puppy with the digestive issues.
- Hanna SPet Pro Response:
I really enjoyed talking to Hanna and helping her with her puppy! We have a great plan moving forward.
- Lori BauerI booked with Lori because I felt confident after reading her bio that she was the perfect professional to help me with my boston terrior. My instincts were so right. Lori is very knowledgeable about nutrition, natural healing, supplements, proper nutrition for our fur babies. My dog has so many issues & she is guiding me step by step to get him to a more healthier state then I could ever do by myself. You are in great hands whatever issues your pets have. I highly recommend her, so grateful I found her on this site.I
- Patricia VPet Pro Response:
Thanks Patricia for your lovely review! I really appreciate working with you!
- Lori BauerVery well. Lori was very helpful, knowledgeable, and responsive.
- Claire DPet Pro Response:
Thanks Claire! I'm really glad I could help you and your pup!
- Lori BauerLori was great! She worked through all my concerns and validated my raw food journey for my little man! I feel much more confident with the recipes for my kitten!
- Morgan LPet Pro Response:
Thank you so much for working with me! You are doing such a great job!
- Lori BauerLori is amazing!! I had been spinning for months about my cat getting hotspots and loose stools- with no answers from the vets. I was so stressed cutting out foods and trying to test for allergies (none of which were accurate). I finally decided to seek out a pet nutritionist, and im so glad I found Lori. Before we even met for the appointment, she pretty much knew what was wrong, so my stress diminished within minutes of our consultation. Sure enough her assessment of the problem and the prescription diet she provided, was the solution my cat needed to recover! Lori is so warm, kind, supportive of my desire to go raw and encourages I trust my own instinct. If you care about a nutritional / holistic approach to caring for your pet, Lori is very knowledgeable and gives excellent guidance no matter what diet or budget you want to work with. I’ll be keeping her in my arsenal for the long haul. I’m so grateful to no longer feel alone when treating my cat’s issues.
- Natasha KPet Pro Response:
Hi Natasha! I have loved working with you and your cat. Thank you so much for letting me a part of your journey and I look forward to working with you again. I will always be here when you need me! Sincerely, Lori
- Lori Bauer
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