Some good advice but as many others have written in their reviews don't feed your dog or cat grains. They are NOT good for us and they are not good for dogs or cats either. This vet pushes them so buy another book on caring for your dog or cat.

Everything! Very useful guide to caring for a pet!

Everything we have tried from this book has worked or been beneficial for our animals (4 cats/1 large breed dog). I also gave my mother a copy as a gift and she has had the same experience using the book :)

Good book on feeding your dog or cat healthfully. I'll see in ten years if it worked (i.e., our dog dies of natural causes! :)

An all around wholesome book - worth having in every dog and cat owner's library.

There is some good information in here, but the foods are heavily grain-based. I started my puppy on these foods when she was 4 months old, but I've learned since then that she definitely does not need all of the grains. We are happily using the whole-prey model now.

This is a must have if you own a dog or cat.

Interesting information that challenges the typical veterinary recommendations. I used it as a basis to do further research on the areas I was most interested in.

I have used this book for years with the daschunds and corgi dogs who have honored me and my husband as companions. This book has chapters on nutrition, grooming, emotional concerns, coping with death, and holistic and alternative therapies. I use the recipes to make homemade dog food for our corgi, Gryffyn. He gives it two paws up! There are also tables for quick reference for all sorts of health issues for cats and dogs. The part of the book I use most is the quick reference for different types of ailments. Not only has this helped in identifying problems, there are often great solutions. It is a great reference book for any cat or dog lover.

What kind of doctor gives a recipe for natural cat food that includes grains? Cats are obligate carnivores! I would just stick with supermarket corn kibble, then. I'm not a vet, but I don't hear many vets recommending that homemade cat food be mixed with millet. Some stuff in the book is useful, such as how to give your pets medicine and information on different illnesses. But most of it is the "alternative medicine" pseudoscience in pet form. Not falling for this anymore.

A good add to a shelf about canine nutrition. The recent edition includes plant based foods. Having fed a 13 y old canine plant based for over 10 years (a rescued dog), I researched well and fed a nutritionally balanced 100% plant based diet. Dogs are omnivores, so meat isn't essential if all nutrients are provided. The book provides some insight to complement other resources.

Excellent coverage of all things canine and feline. Courageous and careful and thoroughly-researched vegan and vegetarian diets, which will greatly minimize the currently terrible impact of our companion animals on our farmed animals, and help heal the planet.