Dr nielsen donato biography for kids
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Born to be Vets
Sunday mornings are alive with these two veterinarians. Doc Ferds Recio and Doc Nielsen Donato, hosts of the wildlife and environment show Born to be Wild, are often seen searching for wild animals, visiting rescue centers and exploring the most pristine places in the country.
The duo are also busy when the cameras are not rolling, with their clinic practice and personal advocacies. Yet they also find time for some “me” time. Doc Ferds maintains an active lifestyle by regularly going to the gym, playing badminton, and swimming, while Doc Nielsen and his family often visit the beach. He also treks the mountains behind their family rest house to see his favorite waterfall in Laguna, where he spent most of his childhood.
Doc Ferds during his vet student days in UPLB
Both agree that hosting a television program was not something they planned. An alumnus of the University of the Philippine
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Dr. Nielsen Donato: Exotic Pet Vet
Most animal clinics are full of fluffy dogs and slinky cats, maybe a few birds. But throw in a python, a turtle, and several other exotic pets, and that would be an average day for Dr. Nielsen Donato.
Doctor to Wildlife
Donato is no ordinary veterinarian. He is a wildlife veterinarian, and exotic pet owners, hobbyists, and zookeepers seek him out so he can treat their unusual creatures.
As with all things, Donato’s love for creatures of all kinds began in childhood. “My dad was not a vet, but a general surgeon. He was very fond of animals, and he built a mini-zoo in our family resort. This was my introduction to the world of exotic animals. We had deer and porcupines. I took care of rabbits and pigeons.”
Back then, it was difficult to find a veterinarian who would treat his pets. Pet shops were not very popular then. “Just buy a new one,” he was told when any of his pets got sick. “That was my frustration.”
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About Us
After graduating from UP-Los Baños in 2000, Dr. Marga worked at the Westchester djur Hospital in New York and Maryland Pet Hospital in Bethesda. Two years later, she flew back to Manila and became the ledare Veterinarian of the Avilon Zoo in Montalban, Rizal. Since opening VIP in 2003, she became our alternative medicin specialist, incorporating bioenergy therapy, reiki, acupressure, massage and all-natural, holistic treatments in her regular practice, leading her to spear-head VIP Pet Hotel and hälsovård Center in 2010.
Embracing a fondness for the farm life, she divides her time being a doting mother to three growing kids, while fervently pursuing opportunities to combine her other two passions: children with special needs and the use of therapeutic interaction with pets, particularly horses and dogs.