Dr. Dev Gunput-Rao grew-up in rural Robin Hood County, Nottinghamshire, England. As a youngster, he supplemented his pocket money walking neighbour’s dogs, feeding elderly senior’s cats, working at a veterinary clinic on Saturdays and on a local farm during school vacations. His early twenties saw him working with donkeys in Ethiopia, then as a wrangler “ropin’ cattle from the saddle” in northern Montana. He completed his formal veterinary education at the University of Liverpool, UK, in 2005.
In 2006 he completed his training in Modern Western Veterinary Acupuncture and began blending natural complementary medicines and techniques with prescription therapeutics to help improve the quality of life for pets in their senior years. As a veterinarian with many professional interests, he enjoys performing soft tissue surgery, dentistry and solving life’s more challenging medical cases. However, Dr. Dev’s real passion is relieving discomfort in animals that are suffering day-to-day with chronic pain.
Dr. Dev also enjoys working with rabbits, pocket-pets, chickens and ducks. He is disappointed to hear there are no pet rats in Alberta! As a veterinarian, he has been on television and radio, written magazine articles and judged dog shows.
He lives with his wife, two sons and two rescue kitties in south Calgary. Dr. Dev is a Scouter with Scouts Canada. In the summer, he enjoys hiking, camping and kayaking with friends and family. In the winter, it’s downhill skiing, skating and snowshoeing. Still young at heart, he believes Christmas lasts five months a year!
Dr. Dev is excited to be working in such an amazing part of Canada and is very much looking forward to building a long-term relationship with you and your much beloved pets.
