Dr. Pitcairn’s Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs & Cats (4th Edition)
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OVER 500,000 COPIES SOLD! • A thoughtfully updated edition of the classic guide for providing holistic care to your beloved pets
“A true gem of a book for all who love animals and the planet.”—Allen Schoen, DVM, author of Kindred Spirits
For more than thirty years, Dr. Pitcairn’s Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs & Cats has been the go-to resource for health-conscious animal lovers. This fourth edition is updated with the latest information in natural pet health, including groundbreaking research on the benefits of vegan diets for pets, as well as nutritionally complete recipes to give your pets optimal health that you can also enjoy, making home prepared diets easier than ever. The Pitcairns also discuss behavior issues, general nutrition, and a more humane approach to caring for pets.
With careful attention to every aspect of healthy, natural lifestyles for animals, the Pitcairns have long been the trusted name in holistic veterinary care and continue to be at the forefront of natural pet health. Written with compassion and conviction, the fourth edition of Dr. Pitcairn’s Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs & Cats will help you give your beloved animals the healthiest, happiest lives.
From the Publisher
Publisher : Rodale Books
Publication date : March 21, 2017
Edition : Updated
Language : English
Print length : 512 pages
ISBN-10 : 1623367557
ISBN-13 : 978-1623367558
Item Weight : 1.9 pounds
Dimensions : 7.45 x 1.36 x 9.12 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #43,727 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #3 in Cat Training #14 in Pet Food & Nutrition #70 in Dog Care
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Customers find this book well-researched and informative, with a focus on diet and nutrition, particularly the raw diet approach. The recipes are simple and easy to follow, and customers appreciate the healing advice provided. The book covers a wide range of subjects, with one customer noting it covers all possible issues, and customers consider it better with each new edition. While customers value the content, some report receiving books with missing pages.
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Georgia Clark –
Great Reference Guide for Caring for Your Fur Babies
I bought this guide for the care of my cats and have never regretted my first purchase. This updated version is just as good as the first one I bought. There ARE alternatives to ghastly high veterinarian bills and this guide can give you alternatives to processed food for your fur babies.
S&V –
Helpful, fantastic book that has positively improved the life our animals
I’ll start by saying this: *read* the book – see what he has to say and the evidence he cites for his recommendations (don’t just skim one page and make a kneejerk judgement), then decide for yourself. In our experience, this book has been nothing short of life-changing for our pets. It is informative, provides information around *why* he suggests what he suggests, and our animals have done a complete 180 in a positive direction since implementing many of his suggestions, INCLUDING the dietary restrictions. They have more energy, get sick so much less often, and bounce back more quickly when they do.Regarding some of the concerns I’ve seen in other reviews, Dr. Pitcairn very clearly offers *both* plant-based and meat-inclusive diet recipes for people uncomfortable weaning their pets off meat. That said, he clearly goes into the reasons he advocates certain diets for pets, not the least of which being the literal junk and poison in meat-based pet food. Would you rather your dog eat fresh, protein- and vitamin-filled plants, or feces/collar shards/and euthanasia leftover in the animals ground up for unregulated pet food? Our dog has eaten a plant-based diet since the day we discovered she had severe allergies to many different meats and has been healthy and happy as we’ve ever seen her since we made the change (over the course of years now). Many dogs are allergic to chicken, which we only found out after she continued to break out in terrible rashes. The rashes have completely disappeared since we put her on a plant-based diet and she’s been thriving for years. We get glowing compliments from our (traditional, non-homeopathic) vet about the state of her health, coat, and energy level. Now – you have to do it carefully, of course! As you do for your own diet. But a plant-based diet, especially for dogs, can be done and if done the right way, is very healthy. For anyone curious about trying this, we rotate her diet between a huge variety of plants, including beans, lentils, tofu, fresh fruits and vegetables of all sorts, and things like hemp seeds, nutritional yeast (which animals LOVE and is so good for them), peanut butter for treats, etc. A sample day is oatmeal, pinto beans, blueberries, and nutritional yeast for breakfast; sweet potato and cucumber for snack with an occasional peanut butter kong; and Wild Earth kibble (fantastic new brand, check out the ingredients for yourself) for dinner. Please read what he has to say and the evidence he cites before discarding it. I don’t know about you, but we’re not trained in animal nutrition so instead of relying on trending MSN articles and Uncle Bob’s Opinions, we prefer to get information from a trained vet who’s chosen to research this as his life’s work (most vets have zero training on nutrition, so we can’t rely on the overwhelming majority of vets for this).In terms of the treatments in the back of the book, they’ve already helped us cure our cat’s respiratory infection within 36 hours after trying a barrage of medication from the vet that didn’t work and made him lethargic.Give the book a chance, read what he has to say, then decide for yourself.
JMarie –
A MUST have!
I have had all 4 editions. It has been my go-to guide on pet care for decades, but edition 5 is, in my opinion, his Magnum Opus. All four of my rescues are thriving on an all organic, homemade plant based diet. I learned how to do it from veterinarians Richard Pitcairn and Armaiti May.When we had too many deadly fire evacuations it was so hard on us all i quit making their food and went to a high quality meat based commercial food for the cats and commercial vegan food for the dogs. Munchie the cat soon started sneezing globs of mucous, got extremely itchy ears and a fat tumor after that. I spent at least $700 i could ill afford on the best allopathic vets care i know of in my very rural area. Good people, they removed the tumor and did a biopsy, it was not malignant. But repeated treatments for his itchy ears did no good and i was told we would just have to live with his sneezing mucous all over my home.About 6 months ago Munchie got a lot worse. His tumor swelled up and his ears were driving him crazy. I searched through volume four of Dr. Pitcairnâs excellent book âDr. Pitcairnâs Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs & Catsâ remembering from a webinar i took with him that meat is one of the primary allergens. So started making Munchie and Muppâs food again. Within days Munchie quit scratching his ears bloody and i was able to remove the collar he hated so much. He quit biting and scratching the tumor bloody and his sneezing diminished greatly, in fact its been awhile now since i have had to clean up big globs of hideous bloody mucus and a few days ago i noticed that new healthy tissue is growing around his tumor which no longer looks inflamed and appeared about to burst! (If i can edit this later will share before and after photos of the tumor.)It has only been a few months. The only other thing i did was greatly increase his TLC and give him Rescue Remedy for Pets. Mupp has vomited almost daily for 10 years, sometimes several times a day (something else i spent enormous amounts of money trying to find a cure for.)Since she is back on her organic plant based diet she has only vomited twice! I get complete essential nutrients in the supplements, VeggieDog and VeggieCat from CompassionCircle.comBy the way we have been evacuated from California wildfires more times than i can remember. I always take two books with me, Dr. Pitcairnâs fourth edition and Beth Terryâs âPlastic-Free: How I Kicked the Plastic Habit and How You Can Too.â
Aileen Gould –
Good book for resources
Helpful book to see how I can help my dog without paying a vet bill. Havenât had it long so far only referenced one issue
jon –
Excelente libro, por ahora solo en ingles, para poder elaborar una dieta vegana, etica y equilibrada, para gates y perres. Asi como terapias naturales para sanarles.
Cliente Amazon –
Well, I was looking forward to buy this book for a while since I’m studying natural food for cats and dogs, but I’m really disappointed with those recipes including Vegecat or Vegedog (and its related products), since I’m not reading it to learn how to make a recipe only with comercial products. I wan to learn how to supply the cats with taurine, arachidonic acid with the natural ingredients directly. I have absolutely no clue where I can buy this product in my country, so it becomes a really pointless information and a cheap marketing all over the book. I needed a recipe for kittens and even with the book I still need it. In this case, specifically, it was a waste of my money and my time.
Christine Fedirchuk –
As a wellness and herbal practitioner, I research all my formulations. The one’s I do for pets, such as a vegetarian canine nutritional supplement, requires I ensure all ingredients are well-suited for dog’s wellness and to support any health claims I make. This book helps me do that. As well, it is a ‘within arms reach’ resource for many pet questions and wellness issue, such as herbal remedies, emergency health care, homeopathic therapies, special situations and common health complaints. A great book in my opinion. I use it in tandem with other resources to formulate and discuss with customers their queries in regards to their pets (and conveniently for me, as well, since I am well surrounded by many animal family members) and be confident that the material in this book is verified, well-researched, and well documented.
Sares –
Fabulous and informative for those wanting to cook healthy food for their fur babies.
Bookworm –
Excellent, well worth reading. Very interesting book. I would recommend it for all dog owners.