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| Dr. Pitcairn's New Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs and Cats | 
 enlarge | Authors: Richard H. Pitcairn, Susan Hubble Pitcairn
Publisher: Rodale Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  83 reviews
Sales Rank: 2845
Media: Paperback
Edition: Third
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 464
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 9 x 7.4 x 1.3
ISBN: 157954973X
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.7089
EAN: 9781579549732
ASIN: 157954973X
Publication Date: September 3, 2005
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| Customer Reviews:
 Wonderful read with good info, but recipes have inconsistencies January 12, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I have not finished this book, but I have so far appreciated all of Dr. Pitcairn's information on what actually is in commercial pet food and why it's bad. The recipes make use of ingredients that most people have already (with the exception of the supplements) and are not as intimidating as the ones I found in Whole Health for Happy Cats by Sandy Arora.
I do have one issue though. I am only writing this because I don't know how to contact Dr. Pitcairn directly, so maybe someone else can clarify this issue with me. His Healthy Powder recipe calls for 4 tbsp. of Group I bone meal powder. According to his calcium supplementation chart, the average amount of calcium per tsp. in Group I is 1,435 mg. So if there are 3 tsp. in 1 tbsp., that would mean 4,305 mg. of calcium per tbsp. Well, in his Analysis of the Healthy Powder Ingredients, the calcium content in 4 tbsp. of bone meal (the amount the recipe calls for) is listed as 9,215.77 mg. Shouldn't it be 4,305 mg. x 4 tbsp, or 17,220 mg? I am confused. I bought tablets, not powder, so I had to do the math and it didn't seem to add up. Do I add 9,215.77 mg. of calcium or 17,220 mg. (4 tbsp.)?
I would like to add that I am finding other errors in this book, which is quite frustrating. I like to use Dr. Pitcairn's Poultry Delight recipe. In it, he calls for 4 tbsp. of oil or butter, or 1 tbsp of each. So you either use 4 tbsp. of one type of fat or you use 2 tbsp. if you're mixing them?! I googled this recipe to see if I could get clarification and I noticed that the Poultry Delight recipes on-line, which seem to copy from the book directly, have different proportions of the ingredients from those published in the book! So it is really difficult to determine how much of each ingredient I need to put in my cats' food.
I really like this book, but because of the above, I don't feel very confident that I am nourishing my cats properly. They've learned to love the food. I just wish there was some way to contact the author so that he can clarify these issues.
I tried to lower my rating to 3 stars, but Amazon wouldn't let me edit that part.
excellent December 28, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I found this book to be an excellent source of information for pets. This book selection will be extremely useful in the care of my pets and I will share the info and recommend this book to all who care about the health and wellness of their pets.
Excellent Resource December 26, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is an excellent resource for all of the issues associated with feeding your pets. It has a wonderful bibliography and has many charts and comparisons of different types of foods. I am glad I have this book in my reference library.
 Pet Diet November 26, 2007
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is a very thorough book explaining why the pet diet recipies are made the way they are and the nutritional needs of your pet. The food is easy to make and most ingredients easy to find. I recommend this change in diet or suppliment commerial food for your pet.
Add one for the record... November 25, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Back in April of 2007 my older rat terrier, aged 7 years, chased after a squirrel and was hit by a car which broke his front leg and left him somewhat bruised. We took him to our vet who x-rayed him, then patched him up. At the time my dog was still eating commercial canned dog food and kibble. About 3 weeks later the vet took another x-ray to check on healing progress. There was very little--the expected callus was almost non-existent, the leg really no better than when we had brought him in originally. The vet said that this seemed to be the case more often than not with smaller dogs, and it could mean surgery would be necessary. It was about this time that the big brouhaha over canned dog food hit. On the list of offenders was the premium brand my dog had been eating. I had had Dr. Pitcairn's book for a long while, but never really taken the time to dig into it too deeply... how I wish I had! I started my dog on this new diet immediately. The vet x-rayed the leg again 2 weeks later. The amount of healing that had taken place in those 2 weeks was phenomenal--the callus had completely formed, and the leg was mending nicely. The vet was taken aback at the incredible progress that had been made in just 2 weeks, and I told him about the change in diet. It was clear in the x-rays that this new diet had made a huge difference, since we had 3 weeks with no progress with which to compare. It should also be noted that my dog's temperament changed substantially with the change in food. Where before he had often been a little grouchy and "moody", he is noticeably happier and almost never moody. Whether this was due to the food or the shaking up he got with the accident I do not know, but there is no way I would ever feed my dog commercial dog food again. My only concern had been making sure he had a balanced diet, this book fulfilled that desire.
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