Book: Complete Holistic Dog Book - Home Health Care for Our Canine Companions

Book Description
Anywhere Around the World, and director of a consulting firm near Chicago, Illinois.
Naturally, you want the best for your canine companion?s body, mind, and spirit. Ensure a lifetime of tail wags and dogged good health with THE COMPLETE HOLISTIC DOG BOOK. Animal healers Jan Allegretti and Katy Sommers discuss natural preventive health care, including early socialization, environmental safety, nutrition, and the application of alternative therapies and allopathic medicine. A thorough grounding in homeopathy, traditional Chinese medicine, and herbal remedies provides practical techniques for treating hundreds of common canine illnesses, injuries, and health problems. Also covering the special needs of older dogs, THE COMPLETE HOLISTIC DOG BOOK is a compassionate reference for animal guardians and caregivers, at home as well as in a clinical setting.

JAN ALLEGRETTI has been a holistic animal health care consultant for more than 14 years. She is the author of numerous articles on animal care and welfare. Jan lives and works in Mendocino County, California.

KATY SOMMERS graduated from U.C. Davis School of Veterinary Medicine in 1981. Her small-animal hospital in Mendocino County, California, combines alternative therapies and conventional medicine with an emphasis on preventative care.

Paperback: 372 pages
Publisher: Celestial Arts (November, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN: 1587611449

Rated: 5 stars

Book Review:
Dr Katy Sommers is my vet, yet when my Irish Wolfhound pup, Jessica, had problems with her diet, I took Katy's home-cooked-diet advice with a smile and continued to buy the top kibble. I was intimidated by the responsibility of balancing a diet for a giant breed!
As she grew, Jessie failed to thrive on kibble. By the time she was 10 months old, she was a walking skeleton and I added more "home cooked" to her diet with some success.

Then she had a medical crisis brought on by my feeding her fat trying to get her to gain weight. Dr Katy and I sat on the floor of her clinic late into the night, giving her morphine to help with the pain, and I had to make the decision to put her down or see her through her problems. When she recovered, I was convinced that I needed to switch over completely to a home-cooked diet.

Luckily, Katy's book came out the same week! Great timing, Katy!

I have several highly recommended books on Natural Health Care for dogs, but Jan & Katy's is the easiest for me to apply. It provides easy-to-follow instructions on food selection, preparation and balance. Using her guidelines I'm able to easily fix Jessie's meals as I fix my own - my diet's improving too!

I was also pleased to find thorough sections describing major illnesses, health problems and injuries, and appreciate Jan & Katy's common sense approach to herbs and alternative medicine.

Results? You Bet! I bought the book at the end of September; Jessie was 11 months old, 30" tall at the shoulder and weighed 74 pounds. A month later, Jessie has gained +25 pounds and is a strong vigorous dog. The change is phenomenal, and has convinced me that THIS is the way dog should eat!

Jessie agrees! Thanks Dr Katy, for being there for the Jessie's of the world!

Linda Cowles


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