Sarah’s Book Review

Book

The Encyclopedia of Natural Pet Care

Category

Natural Care

Brief Summary

CJ Puotinen focuses on the most helpful, effective and widely practiced therapies in holistic pet care. Based on interviews with leading practitioners, this user-friendly book discusses the particulars of nutrition, supplements, herbs, aromatherapy, homeopathy, flower essences, and hands-on therapies such as acupuncture, massage, and chiropractic. This book makes applying these remedies and concepts very easy. Chapter 10 is devoted to the vaccination controversy, and there is another entire chapter discussing cancer and alternative treatments. From remedies I learned in this book, I avoided a visit to the emergency room and have dramatically improved the health of my immune-compromised puppy. This is a must have/must read!

Highlights

Interview with author, Allen Schoen, DVM, regarding cancer treatment gives a very complete view of the holistic approach. Discussion includes overview of allopathic treatment versus and in combination with holistic, and gives the readers the benefit of Dr. Schoen’s extensive and reassuring experience regarding the most feared diagnosis, cancer.

Constructive Criticism

None! This is my favorite book on alternative health care!

Excerpt

From the Foreward written by Beverly Cappel-King, DVM

“The fundamental driving force behind holistic health care is Mother Nature. The methods we use don’t heal our patients as much as they stimulate our patients to heal themselves. In the wild, animals know what herbs and grasses to eat, what prey to kill, when to rest and when to go without food. If you keep animals in their natural environment and let them live the way nature made them instead of filling them with drugs, they’ll figure out exactly what they need to do to stay healthy.”

“I hope The Encyclopedia of Natural Pet Care will inspire you to become more involved in your pets’ care, to improve their diet, to question and learn about every medical procedure that anyone, including a holistic veterinarian, recommends for them, to become actively involved in their care and to expect a lifetime of good health, glossy coats, bright eyes, strong bones, alert intelligence and calm dispositions in your furred and feathered companions.”

Rating

1-5 paws

5 paws is excellent!

5 paws