The Complete Holistic Dog Book: Home Health Care for Our Canine Companions (The Holistic Animal Health Series)
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Naturally, you want the best for your canine companion…a lifetime of tail wags and dogged good health. In The Complete Holistic Dog Book, animal healer Jan Allegretti shows you how to create an environment and lifestyle that will nurture your friend at every level, to help you care for body, mind, and spirit. You’ll discover keys to supporting and enhancing innate healing abilities, while you gain a deeper understanding of how body systems work—and what to look for if something goes awry.
The Complete Holistic Dog Book lends a warm and caring voice when you need it most, when your beloved dog is sick or injured, or when you simply need advice for keeping your friend healthy and happy. It’s also a comprehensive reference manual packed with holistic therapies drawing on a range of modalities, including homeopathy, herbs, bodywork, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and the use of food as medicine. You’ll find easy-to-follow recommendations for natural, preventive care, including early socialization, environmental safety, and nutrition, as well as practical techniques for treating illnesses and injuries using gentle, natural medicines that are easy to administer and painless—or delicious!—for your dog.For all animal guardians, caregivers, and practitioners, at home or in a clinical setting, this book offers:A unique, holistic approach that sustains your dog’s physical and emotional health, from puppyhood through the senior years.The Fresh & Flexible™ meal plan—the easiest, most effective way to feed your dog a nutritious, delicious diet.A guide to creating a Holistic Medicine Chest to treat the most common illnesses and injuries—all with just 15 remedies.A sensitive exploration of how you can address your companion’s special needs as s/he ages, and ease the transition when it’s time to let go.An easy-to-use, 80-page Materia Medica covering nutritional supplements, homeopathic remedies, and herbs.A comprehensive listing of more than 150 illnesses, injuries, and behavioral issues, with a variety of treatment options to choose from.Answers to your questions about how you can use Cannabis safely—and legally—to support your dog through a range of difficulties, from pain and inflammation to anxiety, neurological disorders, and cancer.
Publisher : Tenacity Press
Publication date : February 22, 2018
Language : English
Print length : 435 pages
ISBN-10 : 1892193175
ISBN-13 : 978-1892193179
Item Weight : 1.89 pounds
Dimensions : 8 x 0.98 x 10 inches
Part of series : The Holistic Animal Health Series
Best Sellers Rank: #1,257,901 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #363 in Small Animal Veterinary Medicine (Books) #702 in Dog Care & Health (Books)
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Customers find the book packed with practical information, detailing everything into sections, and appreciate its easy-to-read and understand format. They value its holistic approach to dog health, with one customer noting it provides concrete suggestions for treating health problems. The book includes good illustrations, and one customer mentions it lists many different herbs and homeopathic medicines, while another notes it offers alternatives to traditional medications. Customers have mixed opinions about the value for money.
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Star Tulip –
The one book I reference consistently
I have a variety of books on health for dogs, which I reference often. I noticed lately, however, that I’ve gone to this book first over and over and often I don’t need to look at any of my other books. I usually cross reference material, but I’ve found valididated information from several other sources in this book so often that I save myself the trouble and just reference this book now.Rarely do I find a “the only book you’ll need” in any book, but this one definitely has it all, and the information is not extreme. The authors recognize balance, recognize that there are a variety of methods to attack a problem, and they present each method thoroughly and non-judgmentally.For example, if a dog is vomiting and has nausea, they first differentiate between acute and chronic. If acute, they first give information on nutritional support, then homeopathy, then herbs, then accupressure and finally other methods including flower essences and considering addressing the dog’s emotional state. If chronic, they are just as thorough but give other paths to follow in trying to treat the dog’s vomiting.In addition to concrete suggestions for treating many health problems, very clear and professionally drawn illustrations abound throughout the book. In the section for vomiting, one drawing shows the dog’s digestive tract and another the accupressure points for the digestive tract. When referring to the illustration in the text, the authors also reference corresponding charts and additional illustrations in another part of the book (and give page numbers!) that will further explain information regarding that particular illustration, such as finding the exact meridian point on the dog.The treatments the authors focus on in the book include diet, homeopathy, herbs, accupressure, acupuncture, TCM, bodywork, and energy medicine. The authors touch on a few other areas of therapy but they focus primarily on the topics just mentioned.I found the illustrations to be extremely valuable. They are peppered throughout the book showing parts of the dog that are relevant to the corresponding text. The illustrations aren’t too detailed; they have just enough to explain. They’re clear, concise, and easy to understand.Overall, this is the best comprehensive book on holistic dog care on my shelf. I’m gradually getting rid of the others because they don’t compare at all to the accurately named, “The Complete Holistic Dog Book.”
RA –
A fabulous guide to helping your dog become healthier & happier
I came across Janâs book by way of a recommendation for a homeopathic vet from a dear friend. I was so impressed by the breadth and depth of this encyclopedic guide that I hired Jan to advise me on getting Ocean, my golden retriever, off of Rimadyl for pain relief, as it was damaging his kidneys. I was nervous about doing this as Rimadyl has provided some great relief for my osteoarthritic 12-year old. But now he is solely on homeopathic remedies from this book; Iâm delighted!This guide covers a lot of ground, including massage and acupressure, and the section I found most immediately useful was the section on diet. Jan turns most conventional wisdom on its head about the need to feed dogs a diet of sameness. Iâm now home-preparing most of Oceanâs meals except breakfast, where he just will not give up his kibble; and on that, Jan recommended some excellent choices. I have actually been able to get him onto a nearly total vegan diet. I get an additional source of pleasure feeding my dog this way, and he spends much time licking his paws after supper.Janâs book communicates in a beautiful way the joys that come your way the more you listen to your dog. Ocean is my fourth, and each one has offered (so far, at least) a deeper relationship than the previous friend. A planet without dogs would be a sorry place for humansâso give them the respect and love that they deserve.
OwnedBySibes –
Very nice book and well presented!
I am very impressed with the layout of this book and with how well the authors present each area of interest. The style is much like that of a very easy to follow text book…one that even an average 5th grade student should have no struggles with understanding. Everything is well organized and beautifully presented. Even the illustrated sketches are very well drawn out and educational. –absolutely spectacular!If you desire to know more about holistic care for your dog, then this book will be a wonderful start. The Complete Holistic Dog Book is one of those books that will be an easy and entertaining read for both adults and even children (with a good reading level); yet without pulling away the educational and informative resource this book is. It can easily be read from front to back, by going through each chapter as a “lesson” (or daily/weekly reading goal) or it can be easily used as a guide, for looking up areas of interest.Nothing about this book is intimidating or boring. At the very worst, you’ll most likely enjoy this book as a very good reference guide, that you can refer to for different aspects of your dog’s care. As with any broad range book, I would not recommend this as the only book you’ll ever need on holistic concerns. This is a perfect first book, and it’s very easy to read and understand. This outstanding resource will give you enough information, to help decide if you’d like to learn more on a narrowed interest.
Stan Herman –
Very worthwhile
The book provides comprehensive lists and categories. I would prefer more specific instructions and how to. A good reference resource. I prefer Dr. Pitcairn’s Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs & Cats.
Carlos Enrique Ãlvarez Martinez –
Excelente libro
Heather Moon –
Great book for anyone who wants to raise and feed their dog in a healthy well balanced manner. This book has wonderful information for people who love their 4 legged family members.
Jane Bennett –
This is an excellent, thorough, helpful, easy to use book for treating your dog holistically
happy customer –
having dealt with cancers in dogs previously,this book is a addition to my shelf of knowledge and go to’s for information.
jamie –
My wife and I saw this book first in America and bought it for my daughter, who is very interested in holistic dog therapy. After reading the book she was able to treat a dog successfully for a number of ailments. She is very often called upon to give advice to dog owners regarding their own dogs, and consults the book on a regular basis.She says she would not be without this book and calls it ‘Essential Reading for Holistic Dog Treatments’ and well worth the money….Glad we bought it for her.