Natural Cat Care (Paperback)

~ Celeste Yarnall (Author)

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Product Description

In this reference, Celeste Yarnall examines nutrition as preventative medicine, vitamins and mineral supplements, and herbal remedies and homeopathic treatments for cats. Also included is a complete section on the astrological cat to help you see how an understanding of your feline's sun sign can provide special insight into caring for your pet.

Product Details

• Paperback: 372 pages
• Publisher: Journey Editions; 1st Pbk. Ed edition (June 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1885203632
• ISBN-13: 978-1885203632
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,041,257 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Alternative cat health, California style, July 15, 2001

By	lonebeaut (land of enchantment) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Natural Cat Care: A Complete Guide to Holistic Health Care for Cats (Hardcover)

Celeste Yarnall, a former beauty queen and present cat breeder and nutritionist, has California credentials, which means that she doesn't hesitate to talk about what others would consider flaky and New Age: astrology, dowsing, Eastern philosophies, homeopathy, alchemy, flower remedies, herbs, etc., etc--and their place in your cat's health picture. She also advocates a raw foods diet with plenty of supplements to go along with it for cats, something which I've recently been exploring, with mixed results (It's very difficult to convert the average feline to another way of eating after she's gotten used to the old way. Patience and persistence are key, and the end result, a longer-lived, healthier cat, is worth it). There are more and more books out there about alternative nutrition and health for pets, but this one, in my opinion, is well-written and well-researched and well worth buying.

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Valuable Information!, September 15, 2009

By	Here_Kitty_Kitty (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Natural Cat Care: A Complete Guide to Holistic Health Care for Cats (Hardcover)

Dr. Yarnall may have been a beauty queen and actress at one time. However, that does not diminsh the work she has devoted her life to, and that is the health and well being of cats and dogs. This book has served as a great reference to me over the years. I also have her book, Natural Dog Care, as I found much of the information in both books to be interchangeable between the species. Some of the information has even helped me with my human family members! I'm very excited about her latest book, The Complete Guide To Holistic Cat Care. I have a kitty from Dr. Yarnall's breeding program, and I follow the recommendations she makes for my kitty's feeding and care. She's a super healthy, beautiful, and affectionate 9 year old girl, and I'm lucky to have her, as I understand Dr. Yarnall has discontinued her breeding program. If I ever have any more cats (or even dogs), I will feed them the supplemented raw recipe and care for them naturally, as I have learned from reading Dr. Yarnall's books. I've seen the wonderful results it produces (especially compared to the condition of the animals of even family and friends fed commercial pet food), so there's no way I'd ever stop!

10 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars For The Love Of God, Make Her Stop!!, February 8, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Natural Cat Care: A Complete Guide to Holistic Health Care for Cats (Hardcover)

I can't get past the first couple chapters. The book is scattered, hard to read and basically unenjoyable. A complete waste of time and money. Plus the foundation of this pseudo-doctor's feeding regime is the Pottinger Cat Study. This is an antequated study from the 1930's that had no controls. Reading it, any nutritionist worth their salt would know the diet Pottenger fed lacked taurine which caused his problems. Why doesn't Dr. Yarnall? Now, we have that and much more in today's food. How else can generations of cats reproducing year after year and living long heathly lives on commercial diets. This book is just one big long scare tactic to sell her product.

But, it has one pratical use. It's a great sleep aid.