Natural Cat Care [Hardcover]

Bruce Fogle (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 15, 1999

Best-selling veterinarian Dr. Bruce Fogle discusses the benefits of caring for cats in a holistic, natural way, and how such care serves to improve a cat's life.

Tap into the endless resources of Nature itself with this essential and up-to-the-minute book. In Natural Cat Care, Dr. Bruce Fogle, DVM -- veterinary surgeon, columnist, broadcaster and the world's best-selling practicing vet -- examines and explains new methods of creating a healthier more energetic life for your cat using revolutionary holistic or "complementary" techniques, including acupressure, herbs, hydrotherapy, osteopathy, and manipulation. Illustrated with DK's signature style, bringing each bit of history, information and advice to life with color photographs and drawings, Natural Cat Care takes a simple and accessible approach to pet health. In this book, Dr. Fogle teaches cat owners how to prevent feline obesity with the right nutrients and exercise. Cats should not be given any food or nutrient in excess, and it is important that a cat's diet contain a variety of proteins. In this book, Fogle also teaches cat owners how to assess their cat's body conditions, where you pet's energy comes from, and how to prepare home recipes. He also offers easy-to-follow suggestions for treating ailments using natural remedies. In a chapter on "Natural Training," Fogle encourages cat owners to avoid breeding young females who haven't reached emotional maturity and to try to understand a cat's needs in teaching it how to cope with life in a human household. Though the book focuses on ways to harness evolutionary defenses rather than suppress them with medications, the ever-practical Fogle does make room to explain when conventional care should be sought or combined with holistic health care. The result is an approach to caring for your cat that balances the best of the old and the new for advice you can trust and rely on for years to come.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: DK ADULT (March 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789441233
• ISBN-13: 978-0789441232
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,773,691 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #96 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Animal Care & Pets > Cats > Care & Health

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An intelligent and fun book, April 3, 2001

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juliette lanvers (salt lake city, UT United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Natural Cat Care (Hardcover)

Coming from someone who owns many books on cats, and cat behavior, let me say that this book is excellent. I own a cat that is quite sick (gum desease), and this book had many remedies and ideas for a variety of medical problems. This book is a very good introduction to holistic medicine, but potential purchasers need to keep in mind, that this is just an introduction. Those of you who are familier with cat treatments may find this book a little bit rudimentary. This book covers Ttouch, acupressure, acupuncture, shiatsu, theraputic massage, and a variety homeopathic and medicinal treatments. There are quite a few pictures and scientific drawings, which make this book a fun read. So in conclusion, I'm very happy to have this book. This book is a great value, because it should be worth at least 30 dollars.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Lots of pretty pictures, little information, December 4, 2002

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MYOB (Radford, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Natural Cat Care (Hardcover)

A pretty book with lots of full-color illustrations throughout, but not nearly as much information as The New Natural Cat: A Complete Guide for Finicky Owners, Cat Care, Naturally: Celeste Yarnall's Complete Guide to Holistic Health Care for Cats, Dr. Pitcairn's New Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs and Cats, or Natural Healing for Dogs and Cats. Get one (or more) of those instead of this.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thanks God for the Natural cat care!!!!, June 18, 2002

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"hebegaspari" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Natural Cat Care (Hardcover)

Very handy information on using herbs to cure for my cat!!!
At the begining the author explain Nautral development of the cats, a small part of training following...then is the Nutrition, Health Care, Touch and Movement Therapies and how to use Herbal Therapies on them....., a big part on using herbs for Health Disorders for every subject...which herbs is poisioning are included.
That is not the same to Use herb on Human and Animals. Even not the Same between Cats and Dogs!!! Beware on using herbs on them!!!