Pills For Pets

Following "The Pill Book", this comprehensive guide to prescription and over-the-counter drugs for dogs and cats includes profiles of more than 200 drugs, information on side effects and safety tips, advice on choosing a veterinarian, the latest alternative medicine, directory of pet organizations, a glossary of medical terms, and more.

Every year, Americans spend over a billion dollars on drugs and medications for their pets. There are more than 100 drugs that are commonly prescribed for these animals, as well as herbal remedies, vitamins, and nutritional supplements. Pills for Pets, an easy-to-use A to Z reference for animal-loving pet owners, provides the latest information on all areas of animal care.Award-winning columnist and veterinarian Debra Eldredge provides readers with vital information on regulations regarding prescription drugs, herbs, and homeopathic remedies, and the vitamins and nutritional supplements currently on the market for animals. Pills for Pets includes information on drug safety guidelines, first aid at home for pets, pet insurance, veterinarian screening, veterinarian checklists, buying drugs (including over the Internet), and how to use preventative health care for animals. Readers will learn how to administer pills or medication to an animal; nurse an animal with eye disease, ear disease or breathing problems; comfort pets during injections; apply topical medications; and offer help during recovery. Complete with an alphabetical guide to generic and brand name drugs with information on side effects, dosages, cautions, and drug and food interactions, this is an essential guide for all animal lovers.

From the author who brought you THE FIRST-AID COMPANION FOR DOGS AND CATS, award-winning pet journalist Amy Shojai presents this new large-format edition of her popular NEW CHOICES IN NATURAL HEALING FOR DOGS & CATS. At your fingertips you'll find over 1,000 at-home remedies for your pet's problems. Herbs * Acupressure * Massage * Homeopathy * Flower essences * Natural diets * Healing energy This new edition is a vet-approved, authoritative guide to homeopathy, supplements, and hundreds of other new choices for keeping dogs and cats healthy! Strengthen joints and repair cartilage with this all-natural enzyme Push the "aspirin" point for instant pain relief Stop behavior problems like barking with a flower essence Herbs that fortify immunity and can help prevent cancer Eliminate swelling with this powerful nutrient A one-week plan to get rid of fleas--without harmful chemicals Discover for yourself how the country's top holistic veterinarians treat their pets without using drugs...and how you can do it, too!

Your Pet, Your Pill(R) 101 Inspirational Stories About How Pets Lead You to a Happy, Healthy and Successful Life is an award-nominated positive, motivational and inspirational book that will impact the way we look at pets. All pets (dogs, cats, horses, fish, rabbits, birds) can lead you to your path to HSH - Happiness, Success and Health. Filled with stories of how pets have helped people overcome emotional and physical challenges, the book demonstrates how pets have the ability to transform our lives, by making them better and more enriched. Your Pet, Your Pill is broken up into three distinct parts, Part 1 (Pets and happiness), Part 2 (Pets and health) and Part 3 (Pets and success).The book also demonstrates how our pets can help us to find ourselves again. We can improve ourselves tremendously when we look at pets as our guide, help, support and idol. Their unconditional love and incredible joy of being present in the moment are the foundation for our lives and our relationship with others. Pets can heal us so deeply that they are our best medicines for love, for laughter, for happiness, for joy, for health, and for success.  Based on the author's extensive personal experiences with animals as pets and patients, Your Pet, Your Pill(R) offers readers a fascinating look at how the animals in our lives help us achieve happier, healthier, more successful lives through their incredible joy, tender companionship, unwavering support and unconditional love. Filled with thought-provoking research and inspiring and entertaining stories, this book is guaranteed to help anyone develop a deeper understanding of how our pets' trust, courage, endurance, self-confidence, bravery and resilience allow us to successfully foster those traits in ourselves-in both our personal and professional lives. A must-read for any pet lover!

Written by pet-lovers for pet-lovers, this engaging book tells you how to care for, clean, train, and entertain all sorts of animals, from canine to reptile. The Total Care Guide For All the Pets in Your Life features the same kind of practical advice, first-person stories from the experts, and amazing anecdotes from pet owners as the new public television series, featuring Gary Burghoff (Radar O'Reilly of M*A*S*H). The content is comprehensive, directed to pet owners who have (or are fascinated by) more than one animal. The information is authoritative, drawing on the wisdom of the nation's top veterinarians, trainers, and behaviorists. Fascinating sidebars include pet owners' personal stories and intriguing anecdotes from veterinarians. Dogs, cats, ferrets, snakes, birds, hamsters, rabbits, and other pets both popular and obscure are included in this comprehensive guide. A wide range of topics is covered, from health care to behavior issues. Each chapter is packed with practical, easy-to-follow advice, useful tips, and quick solutions. Fun-loving, browsable, and entirely trustworthy, this rollicking reference both informs and celebrates what it means to live with, love, and care for your pets.

A reference guide to common ailments affecting domestic canines and felines features recipes for healthier food, sources of herbal and homeopathic supplies, environmental issues and solutions, and emergency care information.

When you care about the environment, you care about the footprint --- and, for that matter, the pawprint. You can minimize your pet's environmental impact: how it is fed, how it stays clean, and how it is housed. This book by journalist Darcy Matheson, a regular broadcaster and writer on animal care, examines the best practices to keep any pet environmentally friendly. She identifies pet care tips and ideas to reduce and deal with waste and to take care of your pet's well-being with the most sustainable approaches. This is a book for the modern owner that thinks not only of the joy of pets but their responsible care. 'Greening Your Pet Care' is a guide for safe and sustainable pet care, from nutrition to habitat to activities, to minimize your environmental footprint. It's the definitive guide for environmentally conscious pet owners.

For over thirty years Heloise's column "Hints from Heloise" has been an American institution, read by millions daily. In All-New Hints from Heloise, her first new household-hints book in almost a decade, Heloise has created an indispensable home reference guide that focuses specifically on today's changing life-styles. The operative word today is convenience--getting what has to be done accomplished in the limited time available. You will still find an abundance of the time-tested household hints from Heloise so many have come to expect, from removing spots and stains to caring for household plants and fixing squeaky floors. In addition, you will also find scores of hints on using and maintaining household appliances that simply didn't exist in most homes a decade ago. Organized by subject, and cross-referenced with a comprehensive index, All-New Hints from Heloise provides up-to-date advice on everything from home care inside and outside to travel, entertainment, children, pets, and more. This is the first household self-help book to take readers beyond the traditional concerns of the past and help prepare them to overcome the hurdles of the '90s.