The Holistic Animal Handbook: A Guidebook to Nutrition, Health, and Communication

by Solisti-Mattelon, Kate; Mattelon, Patrice

• ISBN13: 9781582700236
• ISBN10: 1582700230
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-05-01
• Publisher: Beyond Words Pub Co

Summary

Based on seven years of working with companion animals and people, this handbook combines the latest information about diet, nutrition, and training with animal communication and emotional balancing techniques.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xv
Acknowledgments	xix
Introduction	xxi
Our Story	xxii
How to Use This Book	xxvi
Good Food for Balanced Bodies	1	(46)
A Little Historical Background	2	(4)
Clean Teeth and Healthy Gums	6	(2)
Why Is Processed Food Killing Our Animals?	8	(5)
Solutions	13	(9)
Foods	16	(1)
Enzymes	17	(1)
Supplements	18	(4)
Enzymes: Essential Ingredients for Good Health	22	(6)
Recipes	28	(11)
Fresh-Food Recipe for Cats	28	(7)
Fresh-Food Recipe for Dogs	35	(4)
Vitamins, Minerals, and Essential Fatty Acids	39	(3)
Dr. Silver's Calcium Balancing Powder	39	(3)
Three Steps to Healthy Horse Feed	42	(1)
Why Organic Meats, Grains, and Vegetables?	43	(4)
Bach Flower Remedies for Balanced Emotions	47	(48)
A Little Historical Background	48	(5)
The Bach Flower Remedies for Animals (and Plants)	53	(25)
Agrimony	54	(1)
Aspen	54	(1)
Beech	55	(1)
Centaury	56	(1)
Cerato	57	(1)
Cherry Plum	57	(1)
Chestnut Bud	58	(1)
Chicory	59	(1)
Clematis	60	(1)
Crab Apple	61	(1)
Elm	62	(1)
Gentian	63	(1)
Gorse	63	(1)
Heather	64	(1)
Holly	64	(1)
Honeysuckle	65	(1)
Hornbeam	66	(1)
Impatiens	66	(1)
Larch	67	(1)
Mimulus	67	(1)
Mustard	68	(1)
Oak	69	(1)
Olive	70	(1)
Pine	70	(1)
Red Chestnut	71	(1)
Rock Rose	71	(1)
Rock Water	72	(1)
Scleranthus	72	(1)
Star of Bethlehem	73	(1)
Sweet Chestnut	73	(1)
Vervain	74	(1)
Vine	74	(1)
Walnut	75	(1)
Water Violet	75	(1)
White Chestnut	76	(1)
Wild Oat	76	(1)
Wild Rose	77	(1)
Willow	77	(1)
Rescue Remedy	78	(1)
How to Obtain the Bach Flower Remedies	78	(1)
How to Choose the Bach Flower Remedies	79	(4)
How to Mix the Bach Flower Remedies	83	(1)
How to Administer the Bach Flower Remedies	84	(7)
Keynotes of the Bach Flower Remedies	91	(4)
Natural Techniques for Balanced Living Situations	95	(34)
Dogs	96	(7)
The After-the-Fact Debate	101	(2)
Cats	103	(9)
The Indoor/Outdoor Debate	110	(2)
Horses	112	(5)
Older Animals	117	(6)
Tips for Travel	123	(6)
Interspecies Communication for Balanced Relationships	129	(26)
Who Are Our Companion Animals?	132	(5)
The Dog	133	(1)
The Cat	134	(1)
The Horse	135	(2)
Tuning In to Love	137	(1)
Principles of Animal Communication	138	(5)
How to Begin Animal Communication	140	(1)
How Communication Arrives	141	(1)
How to Create Successful Communication	142	(1)
When Animals Communicate with Us	143	(2)
Touch as Communication	145	(4)
Transitions, or the Death Experience	149	(6)
Epilogue	155	(2)
About the Authors	157	(4)
Resources	161	(22)
Nutrition and Health	161	(4)
Flower Remedies	165	(2)
Bach Flowers	165	(1)
Additinal Flower Remedies	166	(1)
Interspecies Communication	167	(2)
Further Reading	169	(2)
Animal-Communication Workshops and Private Sessions	171	(2)
Holistic Veterinary Associations	173	(2)
Holistic Pratitioners	175	(3)
Shops and Mail-Order Soures	178	(2)
Internet Resources	180	(3)
Notes	183