Head to Tail Wellness : Western Veterinary Medicine Meets Eastern Wisdom

by Stacy Fuchino

• ISBN13: 9780470624425
• ISBN10: 0470624426
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2010-03-01
• Publisher: Howell Book House

Summary

Extend and enhance the quality of your pet's lifeBe proactive about your pet's wellness and let Dr. Stacy show you how a reasonable combination of proven Western veterinary know-how and time-tested Eastern therapies can promote health and vitality for your furry companion.Whether it's a matter of harnessing the healing properties of food, eliminating harmful elements from a pet's surroundings, restoring an animal's flow of energy, or treating bothersome symptoms, Dr. Stacy provides a revolutionary East-West approach, blending the best of both worlds to bring your pet's internal and external environments into perfect harmony. Written by a leading veterinarian schooled in both Western veterinary medicine and traditional Eastern medicine Packed with charts, quizzes, inspirational quotes, and more An appendix lists alternative veterinary practitioners around the U.S.Head to Tail Wellness will show you how to make positive changes in your pet's life that will reduce the need for drugs and invasive therapies and, most importantly, yield a happy, healthy pet.

Table of Contents

Introduction

The Yin and Yang of Pet Care

The Power of Chi: Case Studies from My Practice

Chi Is All Around You . . . but What Is It?

Maximizing Chi Flow

Feng Shui

Evaluating Pet Wellness through Purposeful Petting

A Checklist as a Starting Point

Noticing Energy and Change

The Wellness Checklist

Acting on Signs of Imbalance

The Art of Balance

Key Points to Remember

The Five Temperaments

An Integrated Way of Looking at Wellness

Which Is the Dominant Element?

Determining Your Pet's Dominant Element

Invoking the Elements

Temperaments Can Mix and Match

Noticing and Harmonizing the Cycles

You and Your Pet Affect Each Other's Energy

Ronnie

A Powerful Connection to Your Pet

No Quick Fixes

Ways to Support Mutual Chi

Identifying and Eliminating Negative Energy (Sha) from Your Home

Mattie's Problems with Sha

Initial Skepticism about the Existence of Sha

Initial Confusion about How to Correct Sha

Sha Is Real!

Ways to Recognize Sha in Your Environment

Food: The Root of All Health

What Is the Difference between Whole and Processed Foods?

Would You Eat the Way You Ask Your Pet to Eat?

Food and the Five Elements

The Compromise: Feeding Whole Foods Several Days a Week

Beyond the Pet Food Aisle

The Base Diet for Dogs

The Base Diet for Cats

Some Final Thoughts

Wholeness and Early Intervention

Bergeron

Cadbury

Samantha

Beyond Late Diagnosis and Early Euthanasia

Your Fire Pet

Characteristics of a Fire Pet

You Probably Have a Fire-Temperament Dog If .

You Probably Have a Fire-Temperament Cat If .

Wanda

More Traits of Fire Pets

Your Earth Pet

Characteristics of an Earth Pet

You Probably Have an Earth-Temperament Dog If .

You Probably Have an Earth-Temperament Cat If .

Spoony

Carlton

More Traits of Earth Pets

Your Metal Pet

Characteristics of a Metal Pet

You Probably Have a Metal-Temperament Dog If .

You Probably Have a Metal-Temperament Cat If .

Twinkie

Kuma

More Traits of Metal Pets

Your Water Pet

Characteristics of a Water Pet

You Probably Have a Water-Temperament Dog If .

You Probably Have a Water-Temperament Cat If .

Honeypie

Jeremy

More Traits of Water Pets

Your Wood Pet

Characteristics of a Wood Pet

You Probably Have a Wood-Temperament Dog If .

You Probably Have a Wood-Temperament Cat If .

Fancy

Dante

More Traits of Wood Pets

Managing Common Life Transitions

Polly

Mickey and Minnie

Selma and the New Puppy

Animals Face Big Transitions of Their Own

Change Happens

The Journey Together

Frequently Asked Questions

Epilogue

Appendix: Alternative Veterinary Practitioners

Websites of Interest

Index

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