Veterinarians Guide to Natural Remedies for Dogs: Safe and Effective Alternative Treatments and Healing Techniques from the Nations Top Holistic Veterinarians
Veterinarians Guide to Natural Remedies for Dogs: Safe and Effective Alternative Treatments and Healing Techniques from the Nations Top Holistic Veterinarians
By Martin Zucker
Veterinarians Guide to Natural Remedies for Dogs: Safe and Effective Alternative Treatments and Healing Techniques from the Nations Top Holistic Veterinarians PDF. The world of veterinary medicine is changing. People are realizing that if alternative medicine is better for them, it’s better for their pets, too. Dogs are visiting acupuncturists, chiropractic doctors, and homeopaths. Still, many dog owners are unaware that such simple measures as changing their pet’s diet and using vitamins, herbs, and other natural cures can help prevent or heal ailments ranging from excessive scratching to depression to a host of serious diseases.
The Veterinarians’ Guide to Natural Remedies for Dogs is both an introduction and a guide to the vast world of natural healing methods, treatments, and foods now available for dogs. Author Martin Zucker offers advice from dozens of holistic practitioners and licensed veterinarians, who share their recipes, insights, and “prescriptions.” Here dog owners will find information on everything from nutritional supplements to massage therapy, as well as how these treatments can be used alone or in conjunction with traditional medications and surgical techniques.
Table of Contents
Foreword
Introduction
How to Use This Book Part One — Natural Healing for Healthier Dogs
1. Why Alternative Veterinary Medicine?
2. The Ill-Health Epidemic
3. The Problem with Pet Food
4. Making the Switch to a Better Diet
5. Feeding Option #1—You want your dog to eat a better diet, but you are just too
busy … all you can do is fill the bowl with kibble
6. Feeding Option #2—You’re busy, but you can share table scraps and add meat
and vegetables to your dog’s diet
7. Feeding Option #3—The deluxe treatment: homemade meals
8. Nutritional Supplements
9. Herbs
10. Homeopathic Remedies
11. Flower Essences—Healing the Emotions
12. Veterinary Acupuncture
13. Veterinary Chiropractic
14. Massage Techniques
15. The Vaccination Question—How Often, How Much?
16. What to Do When Nothing Seems to Work
Part Two — An A to Z of Canine Problems
Introduction to Part Two
How to Give Your Dog Natural Remedies
Giving the Proper Dosage to Your Dog
Arthritis
Asthma
Back Problems
Bad Breath
Behavioral Problems
Cancer
Dental Health
Digestive Disorders (including constipation, diarrhea, vomiting, digestive enzyme deficiency, malabsorption, gas, irritable bowel, stool eating)
Ear Problems
Epilepsy (Seizures)
Eye Problems
First Aid
Fleas, Ticks, and Insect Pests
Food Allergies
Heart Problems
Heat Stroke and Hot Weather
Hip Dysplasia
Incontinence
Infectious Illnesses (Colds, Virases, Bacterial Infections)
Kidney and Urinary Tract Conditions
Liver Disease
Motion Sickness
Neuromuscular Collapse or Paralysis
Obesity
Old Age
Parasites
Pregnancy, Nursing, and Beyond
Prostate
Skin Disorders and Allergies
Stress
Surgery
Toxicity and Drug Side Effects
Yeast Infections
Appendixes
A. List of Contributing Veterinarians
B. Resources: Holistic Veterinary Organizations and Natural Pet Product Manufacturers/Distributors
C. Recommended Reading
