Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 216
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Trim: 6½ x 9¼
978-1-4422-3029-3 • Hardback • May 2014 • $57.00 • (£44.00)
978-1-4422-3030-9 • eBook • May 2014 • $54.00 • (£42.00)
Marie Cargill, a licensed acupuncturist, registered herbalists homeopath, and member of American Association of Oriental Medicine. She has 35 years in the field of Alternative Medicine, and was the first practitioner of alternative animal care - acupuncture and herbal medicine - in New England. Cargill has been featured in Time Magazine, The Boston Globe, The Boston Herald, National Geographic, and Prevention Magazine. She has, also, written several other books on alternative and holistic medicine.
INTRODUCTION
1: Take Control
2: Know Your Advesary
3: The Terrain Is Everything
4: Begin with Food
5: Inflammation and Cancer
6: Add Amino Acids and Enzymes
7: Natural Anti-Cancer Agents
8: More On Antioxidants and Cancer
9: What Acupuncture and Homeopathy Can Do
10: Your Pet’s Digestive System and Internal Organs
11: The Surgical Support Program
12: The Chemotherapy Support Program
13: The Patient Support Program - Chinese Herbal Medicine
14: The Wonders of the Immune System
15: Never Give Up
16: Recommendations and Conclusion
APPENDIX A
APPENDIX B
APPENDIX C
APPENDIX D
TOOLS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Marie Cargill's new book, Cancer and Your Pet is a gold mine of resources for pet guardians faced with the distressing news that their beloved pet has been diagnosed with cancer. . . . Cargill's talents as an author shine as she effortlessly explains in easy-to-understand detail how nutrition, herbal supplements, homeopathic remedies, acupuncture, vitamins, minerals and enzymes can help patients during pre-treatment, surgery, chemotherapy, radiation and post-treatment. . . . Four paws up! Highly recommended even for pet guardians wondering purely about cancer prevention.
— Citizen Pet & Equine
This comprehensive and user-friendly guide brings you the latest information on the most widely used alternative and integrative methods of approaching cancer in out pets.
— Cat Fancy
When the diagnosis is cancer pet owners must take immediate action. I recommend reading Marie's book to gain an overview of many of the holistic approaches available to them, with or without adding a conventional treatment protocol.
— Karen Shaw Becker, DVM, Chief Veterinarian
As an RVT specializing in animal hospice and geriatric care, cancer is a common theme in our families' lives. Immediately after reading the first few chapters I wanted to forward the book to families currently struggling with cancer. Marie Cargill manages to simplify and explain some of the most complex and dynamic realities of cancer in a way that was understandable, making this book an invaluable tool for pet parents facing a cancer diagnosis. Cancer and Your Pet: A Guide to Alternative and Integrated Treatment is a resource for the shelves of every veterinary oncologist and hospice team.
— Robyn Kesnow, RVT, founder, Animal RN
Thousands of pet parents each year face the unpleasant reality of having their beloved pet diagnosed with cancer. Whether for people or pets, standard Western medicine possesses a limited arsenal of weapons for dealing with this fearfull disease. Cargill's book, Cancer and Your Pet, introduces the benefits of alternative cancer therapies based on successful Eastern medical practices, often combining the best of both East and West. Her detailed, easily understood descriptions of how cancers thrive and survive, and how alternative approaches help combat the disease, makes this informative book a must read for pet parents and veterinarians.
— David G. Wellock, author of Health and Nutrition for Dogs and Cats
If you have a companion animal, this book is a must read! It is refreshing to read how complimentary and holistic treatments are necessary for pets with cancer, and to keep pets healthy overall. No longer can society ignore the benefits of other healing modalities.
— Allie Phillips, attorney; animal Advocate; Master-Teacher Energy Healer for Animals; author of How Shelter Pets are Brokered for Experimentation: Understanding Pound Seizure and Defending the Defenseless: A Guide to Protecting and Advocating for Pets