Liability Limitation, Disclaimers and Copyright Notice................. i
A Message to the Reader................................................................... iii
About the Author............................................................................... iv
Introduction........................................................................................ xii
Section I................................................................................................. 1
1. How to Use This Book.................................................................. 2
2. Healing the Natural Way............................................................. 5
3. Why Your Pet Gets Sick............................................................... 7
Diet.................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Stress................................................................................................................................................................................ 8
Exercise............................................................................................................................................................................ 8
4. How to Care for a Sick Animal................................................. 10
Nursing Care............................................................................................................................................................... 11
Eating............................................................................................................................................................................. 11
Drinking / Dehydration............................................................................................................................................ 12
Bathing and Cleaning............................................................................................................................................... 13
5. The At-Home Pet Health Exam................................................. 15
Vital Statistics: Pulse and Heart Rate................................................................................................................... 15
Checking the pulse.................................................................................................................................................... 16
Temperature................................................................................................................................................................ 16
The Eyes........................................................................................................................................................................ 16
The Ears........................................................................................................................................................................ 17
The Nose....................................................................................................................................................................... 18
The Mouth.................................................................................................................................................................... 18
The Neck....................................................................................................................................................................... 19
The Larynx and Thyroid gland............................................................................................................................. 19
The Skin........................................................................................................................................................................ 20
Evaluation of the Genital and Urinary system................................................................................................. 21
Musculoskeletal.......................................................................................................................................................... 22
Gastrointestinal.......................................................................................................................................................... 22
The Heart...................................................................................................................................................................... 23
The Lungs..................................................................................................................................................................... 23
The Airways................................................................................................................................................................ 24
Checking the pulse and evaluating blood
pressure........................................................................................ 24
Mucous Membrane Color........................................................................................................................................ 25
6. Pet Health Exam Guide and Worksheet.................................. 26
Heart Rate..................................................................................................................................................................... 26
Temperature................................................................................................................................................................ 27
Gum Color.................................................................................................................................................................... 27
Capillary Refill Time................................................................................................................................................. 28
Hydration..................................................................................................................................................................... 28
Weight........................................................................................................................................................................... 28
Assessing Responsiveness...................................................................................................................................... 29
7. Essential First Aid: Pet CPR....................................................... 34
Step 1: Responsiveness............................................................................................................................................. 35
Step 2: Airway............................................................................................................................................................. 36
Step 3: Breathing......................................................................................................................................................... 38
Step 4: Circulation...................................................................................................................................................... 39
8. Essential First Aid: Pet Medicine Chest................................... 40
Section II............................................................................................. 43
9. Healing With Herbs.................................................................... 44
Herb Preparations...................................................................................................................................................... 46
Top 16 Herbs Used in Natural Healing.............................................................................................................. 47
Nutritive Tonics.......................................................................................................................................................... 64
Drug Interactions, Side-Effects, and
Contraindications................................................................................. 64
Herb and Conventional Drug Interactions......................................................................................................... 66
How to Incorporate Herbs in Treating Your
Dog or Cat................................................................................ 68
10. Healing With Homeopathy.................................................... 71
History of Homeopathy........................................................................................................................................... 72
Theory of Homeopathy............................................................................................................................................ 73
Scientific Studies........................................................................................................................................................ 74
Preparation of remedies and Potency Scales..................................................................................................... 75
Homeopathy Applied............................................................................................................................................... 75
Case Analysis and Choosing a Remedy............................................................................................................. 76
Handling and Administering Remedies............................................................................................................ 77
Common Homeopathic Remedies....................................................................................................................... 78
11. Healing With Acupressure...................................................... 83
Step By Step Pet Acupressure Treatment............................................................................................................ 84
Phases of Treatment.................................................................................................................................................. 85
Post Treatment............................................................................................................................................................ 86
Acupressure Points................................................................................................................................................... 86
Acupressure Treatments for Specific
Conditions............................................................................................. 90
12. Healing With Massage............................................................ 92
Types of Massage....................................................................................................................................................... 93
Step By Step Pet Massage Treatment.................................................................................................................... 94
Common Dog and Cat Conditions that benefit
from Massage.................................................................... 96
Section III............................................................................................ 98
13. Pet Food..................................................................................... 99
Dog and Cat Health Problems Related to Pet
Food....................................................................................... 101
The Problem with Commercial Pet Foods........................................................................................................ 102
Reading Pet Food Labels....................................................................................................................................... 104
Toxic Pet Food Ingredients.................................................................................................................................... 107
Pet Food: Options for a Healthier Pet................................................................................................................. 109
Choosing a Commercial Pet Food...................................................................................................................... 109
Advised Commercial Pet Food List.................................................................................................................... 111
Home Diets................................................................................................................................................................ 112
Home Diets For Health Concerns....................................................................................................................... 118
Raw Food Diets........................................................................................................................................................ 121
Supplements............................................................................................................................................................. 126
14. Pet Vaccinations..................................................................... 130
Conventional Approach........................................................................................................................................ 131
Side Effects................................................................................................................................................................. 132
Vaccine Alternatives............................................................................................................................................... 133
Strong Immune System.......................................................................................................................................... 134
Recommended Vaccine Regimen....................................................................................................................... 135
Homeopathic Treatments For After
Vaccination........................................................................................... 136
15. Cancer Prevention in Pets..................................................... 137
Section IV.......................................................................................... 141
ABSCESSES AND BITE WOUNDS.................................................................. 142
ACNE....................................................................................................................... 145
AGGRESSION....................................................................................................... 147
ALLERGIES............................................................................................................ 150
ALOPECIA X.......................................................................................................... 155
ANAL GLAND PROBLEMS............................................................................... 157
ANEMIA.................................................................................................................. 159
ANOREXIA............................................................................................................. 161
ARTHRITIS............................................................................................................ 163
ASTHMA................................................................................................................. 169
AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE.................................................................................. 172
BACK AND DISC PROBLEMS.......................................................................... 176
BARKING................................................................................................................ 179
BLADDER CONTROL PROBLEMS.................................................................. 182
BLADDER STONES............................................................................................. 184
BLOAT..................................................................................................................... 189
CANCER.................................................................................................................. 192
CANCER: HEMANGIOSARCOMA.................................................................. 197
CANCER: LYMPHOMA...................................................................................... 202
CANCER: MAST CELL TUMORS..................................................................... 207
CANCER: OSTEOSARCOMA............................................................................ 211
CAR SICKNESS..................................................................................................... 217
CAT FLU.................................................................................................................. 219
CATARACTS......................................................................................................... 222
CHEWING.............................................................................................................. 224
CHYLOTHORAX................................................................................................... 227
COLITIS.................................................................................................................. 229
CONSTIPATION................................................................................................... 232
COUGHING........................................................................................................... 234
DANDRUFF............................................................................................................ 237
DEGENERATIVE MYELOPATHY.................................................................... 240
DEHYDRATION.................................................................................................... 244
DENTAL PROBLEMS.......................................................................................... 246
DIABETES.............................................................................................................. 249
DIARRHEA............................................................................................................. 253
DIGGING................................................................................................................ 256
DRY EYE.................................................................................................................. 259
DUNG EATING..................................................................................................... 262
EAR INFECTIONS AND EAR MITES.............................................................. 264
EMBOLI (STROKE)............................................................................................. 268
EPILEPSY................................................................................................................ 271
EXOCRINE PANCREATIC INSUFFICIENCY (EPI)...................................... 274
EYE DISORDERS.................................................................................................. 277
FELINE INFECTIOUS VIRUSES....................................................................... 280
FELINE TRIAD DISEASE.................................................................................... 283
FEVER...................................................................................................................... 288
FLATULENCE........................................................................................................ 291
FLEAS...................................................................................................................... 294
FOOD ALLERGIES AND SENSITIVITIES..................................................... 297
FUR LOSS AND SHEDDING............................................................................. 302
HAIRBALLS........................................................................................................... 304
HEART PROBLEMS............................................................................................. 306
HIP DYSPLASIA................................................................................................... 310
HIVES...................................................................................................................... 314
HOT SPOTS........................................................................................................... 317
HYPERADRENOCORTICISM (CUSHING’S DISEASE).............................. 320
HYPERTHYROID.................................................................................................. 323
HYPOADRENOCORTICISM (ADDISON’S DISEASE).............................. 325
HYPOTHYROID DISEASE................................................................................. 329
IDIOPATHIC CYSTITIS: FELINE LOWER URINARY TRACT
DISEASE (FLUTD)................................................................................................ 332
INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE (IBD).................................................. 335
JUMPING UP.......................................................................................................... 339
KIDNEY DISEASE................................................................................................ 341
KNEE DISORDERS (ACL INJURY, PATELLAR LUXATION).................... 345
LARYNGEAL PARALYSIS.................................................................................. 350
LICE.......................................................................................................................... 353
LIVER PROBLEMS............................................................................................... 355
LUMPS AND BUMPS.......................................................................................... 359
MANGE................................................................................................................... 362
NOISE ANXIETY................................................................................................... 365
OILY COAT............................................................................................................ 368
OVERWEIGHT...................................................................................................... 370
PAD CRACKS AND PAW PROBLEMS........................................................... 373
PANCREATITIS.................................................................................................... 377
PANOSTEITIS....................................................................................................... 381
PAPILLOMAS........................................................................................................ 385
PARVOVIRUS........................................................................................................ 387
POISONING........................................................................................................... 390
RINGWORM.......................................................................................................... 393
SENILITY................................................................................................................ 395
SEPARATION ANXIETY..................................................................................... 398
SPRAYING.............................................................................................................. 401
TICKS...................................................................................................................... 404
TRACHEAL COLLAPSE...................................................................................... 406
TRITRICHOMONAS FETUS.............................................................................. 409
URINARY BLOCKAGE........................................................................................ 412
URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS...................................................................... 415
VESTIBULAR DISEASE...................................................................................... 418
VOMITING............................................................................................................. 421
VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE (vWD)............................................................. 424
WORMS................................................................................................................... 427
WOUNDS AND LACERATIONS...................................................................... 429
Natural Pet Health Resource Listings........................................... 432
Index.................................................................................................. 434
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