Will Falconer, DVM Moderator
This is brilliant, Lizzy, and I'll hazard a guess, knowing of your recent move: this was a rural, mixed animal practitioner, who's decidedly not high tech and serves a broad base of people and animals in his community. He's also over 50, maybe even over 60, like me.
Folks like this have a natural, non-judgemental respect for things they do not necessarily understand. They believe what they see in front of them, without the "proof" of a double blind study, so popular among the so-called skeptic crowd that is all too common in this age of scientism. (If they only knew how few of the modern drugs or procedures has passed their perceived gold standard!)
Bravo for him and for you for identifying someone who deserves your business and referral. These folks are a rare and probably dying breed, and deserve our respect and business. He did what you asked, complimented you on what you've accomplished with your animals, and didn't live in fear of what was undoubtedly out of his practice scope.