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The Natural Cat: The Comprehensive Guide to Optimum Care

July 20th, 2010
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The Natural Cat: The Comprehensive Guide to Optimum Care

The holistic bible for cat caregivers-now updated and expanded.

The Natural Cat was one of the first books to advocate natural cat care when it was originally published in 1981. Now fully revised and expanded to address the many new discoveries in holistic pet care, this edition includes:

* A new introduction detailing the latest advances in holistic care for cats
* Updated statistics, new diet guidelines, and health care recommendations, including the latest on vaccines
* An

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Sherry × 20 Jul 2010 @ 23:01
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Review by Sherry for The Natural Cat: The Comprehensive Guide to Optimum Care
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12 years ago, when my Pywacket became diabetic, doctors were prescribing so-called high fiber dry food — not much different than the food that was causing the epidemic of diabetes in the first place.

After reading Anitra’s last book, I was talking to one of the leading experts in feline diabetes who offered up one simple line. “I have to agree with her on one very basic point! Cats are carnivores.”

That may sound obvious now, but it was the first moment I realized that my poor sick kitty didn’t need the meat flavored cereal that that same expert was prescribing. My cat needed meat, and lots of it!!

Pywacket lived well with diabetes for six years with fewer vet visits than ever. His pre-diabetes asthma was mysteriously cured, and he died of old age at 19.5. Now Anitra has updated her book and I was first in line.

She has already answered questions I spent hours on the internet trying to find, especially what if anything to use to supplement a cat’s diet. I do admit that I am not up to feeding raw food as Anitra has long suggested. I have 2 little kids at home, and even a small risk is too much. Still, following Anitra’s basic recommendations using high quality wet foods and adding fresh chicken, I have seen my new cats become little fluff bunnies, long haired cats with NO matts ever!

Anitra Frazier understands cats from the slow “I love you blink” to diet, to what it is like to live with these amazing creatures. for my 2 new cats, the latest edition of her wonderful book will stand as my first reference for a long time. Buy it. Study it! You will save thousands in vet bills and for the first time perhaps, truly understand your amazing animals.

Thank you Anitra! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Loves to Match × 20 Jul 2010 @ 23:45
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I have an earlier version of The Natural Cat and have consulted it so many times when I have health or diet concerns for my cats. It has helpful advice on so many different topics — from nutrition, to diarhea, coat to nails. I highly recommend this book for any pet owner who is looking for alternatives to always running to the vet or giving medicine.
K. Kuhn × 20 Jul 2010 @ 23:46
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Review by K. Kuhn for The Natural Cat: The Comprehensive Guide to Optimum Care
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The Natural Cat is the best feline guidance available. I have been using Anitra’s book for three decades, and still refer to it. The section on pilling alone is worth the price of the book. Pilling was always a traumatic experience under the best of circumstances. After following Anitra’s instructions with great success (the first time!) my cat/s and I never looked back. This is but one positive example of many.

I often give this book as a gift, evoking applause and gratitude from humans and their beloved cats every time. Everyone who has or loves cats will want to own this book. It is a must for first time feline caregivers.
Alexis × 21 Jul 2010 @ 00:39
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Review by Alexis for The Natural Cat: The Comprehensive Guide to Optimum Care
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I didn’t buy this book from Amazon but from B&N. I sat in the store skimming the Diet Section after I found out my cat was almost a full blown diabetic. Both my cats were eating the Vet-Prescribed (Hill’s) Diet Z/D. I was horrified that I let my cat get this way by listening to my vet.

The book is very easy to read and understand and it causes a lightbulb to go off in your head. I recommend this book to anyone who is dead-set on Hard Food. I even know a couple of people like this that I plan on lending the book to so they can be well informed before continuing a Hard Food regimen.

Besides advising a Raw Food Diet the Author also gives advice for people who don’t want to go to a Raw Food diet which includes wet food and supplements. The supplements are easily explained and the book tells you exactly what to get and how much, which is something I could never find on the internet.

I have since switched my cats immediately to Blue Buffalo, a Holistic brand of wet food, I do plan on going all the way to Raw but because my cats are brainwashed from the chemicals and flavors of Hard Food, it’ll be a slow process.

This book has given me the confidence to pay attention to nature and to go with my gut feeling instead of taking Food-Advice from my vets who endorse Hard Food until your cat gets sick then say “They should really be on all wet, but not Raw because it’s dangerous due to disease.” I’ll trust my vet with everything else except food.

*UPDATE* 11/28/09 – Had book for about 5 months.

This book is a dictionary on how to help your cat naturally. I’ve used home-made saline solution for my cat, and I later tried it on myself. I’ve even made the home made chicken broth recipe for when my cat got diarrhea. The only downside of the book is that it doesn’t give you a “What if the cat doesn’t like ___” option. When I made the recipe for chicken broth to help calm and soothe my cat’s digestive system the book said the cat would just lap up the broth because it was so good. I put the bowl down and my cat turned his nose up at it! So what do you do when the cat hates it? That’s the one thing I realize I don’t like about the book, the author assumes that cat will love whatever you give it. I still think the book is worth buying and is still worthy of 5 Stars. I’ve referenced it so many times and now I go to the book before I call my vet. I strongly recommend this book for any cat companion!
Paul Owens × 21 Jul 2010 @ 01:35
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Review by Paul Owens for The Natural Cat: The Comprehensive Guide to Optimum Care
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Anitra Frazier and Norma Eckroate have done cats and their humans a huge, humanitarian service by offering a truly comprehensive, well-written and compassionate celebration of all things related to the holistic health and care of cats. Education is always the key in fostering health, safety and behavior. Certainly this book deserves a prominent placement on everyone’s bookshelf.

Paul Owens

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