Healing Touch for Cats: The Proven Massage Program for Cats

161 Pages·2004·3.47 MB·English

by  Michael

Table of Contents

Cover
Praise
OTHER TITLES BY MICHAEL W. FOX
Title Page
Dedication
QUANTITY PURCHASES
Foreword
Introduction

Chapter 1 - THE HEALING TOUCH

Chapter 2 - WHY CATS NEED MASSAGE
THE PRICE OF DOMESTICATION
DIAGNOSTIC FINGERTIPS
AN AID TO CIRCULATION
THE BONDING TOUCH
TOUCH BENEFITS

Chapter 3 - PREPARING YOURSELF AND YOUR CAT FOR MASSAGE
LEARNING BY DOING
THE RIGHT RELATIONSHIP
THE RIGHT MIND-SET
THE PLACEBO EFFECT

Chapter 4 - A MINI-COURSE IN ANATOMY
YOUR CAT’S BASIC ANATOMY
THE SENSES
THE BODY
THE CIRCULATORY (VASCULAR) SYSTEM
THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM
SUMMARY

Chapter 5 - UNDERSTANDING YOUR CAT’S BODY LANGUAGE
PSYCHOLOGICAL ORIGINS
SMELLS AND CLUES

Chapter 6 - THE MASSAGE ROUTINE
MASSAGE STROKES AND MANIPULATION
STEP ONE: - THE RELAXATION STAGE
STEP TWO: THE BACK
STEP THREE: HEAD AND NECK
STEP FOUR: SHOULDER AND FORELEG
STEP FIVE: CHEST AND ABDOMEN
STEP SIX: HIP AND HIND LEG

Chapter 7 - DIAGNOSTIC MASSAGE
DIAGNOSTIC MASSAGE
HEAD AND NECK
THE THORAX, ABDOMEN, AND BACK
FORELEGS AND HIND LEGS
THE GLANDS

Chapter 8 - THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE
GENERAL THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE
SPECIFIC (LOCALIZED) THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE
ACUPUNCTURE AND ACUPRESSURE THERAPY
GUIDE TO FELINE ACUPRESSURE MAINTENANCE

Chapter 9 - TOTAL HEALTH CARE FOR CATS
REGULAR CHECKUPS
SIGNS OF ILLNESS IN YOUR CAT
VACCINATIONS
WORMING
FLEAS
MASSAGE
GROOMING
EXERCISE
DIET FOR KITTENS
ADULT CATS
SAFETY HAZARDS
REASONS FOR NEUTERING
GOOD BREEDING
PROPER REARING

Chapter 10 - NATURAL HEALING
LIFE IS NATURAL ENERGY
RESTORING BALANCE

Chapter 11 - THE HEALING TOUCH REVISITED
PSYCHOPHYSICAL (MIND-BODY) CONSIDERATIONS

FURTHER READING
INDEX
Acknowledgements
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr. Michael W. Fox’s Pet Care Books
Copyright Page
Praise for The Healing Touch for Cats
“The long list of benefits—enhancing health, accelerating healing, increasing love and trust—must be
experienced to be believed. Massage is something every pet owner should offer their pets, and this
book has everything you need to get started.”
—Susan Wynn, DVM, author of Emerging Therapies: Using Herbs and Nutraceuticals

“The world-renowned veterinarian Michael W. Fox shares his years of wisdom and insights regarding
the world of hands-on healing and holistic medicine for our Kindred Spirits. Read it and help heal
your animal friends!”
—Allen Schoen, MS, DVM, author of Kindred Spirits: How the Remarkable Bond between Humans
and Animals Can Change the Way We Live

“Dr. Michael Fox generously shares his twenty years of experience. …Our pets’ pain dissipates as the
world of energetic vibrational healing comes alive on the pages of this easy-to-use book.”
—Donna Kelleher, author of The Last Chance Dog and Other True Stories of Holistic Animal Healing

“A unique feature of these books is Dr. Fox’s holistic viewpoint, which addresses not only the
physical but also the mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of pets’ well-being and our relationships
with them.”
—Jean Hofve, DVM

“Michael Fox provides feline owners with in-depth information to insure the physical and
psychological well-being of their cats. Easy to follow guidelines for healing touch, massage therapy,
natural healing and general health make The Healing Touch for Cats a book I would highly
recommend.”
—Ann N. Martin, author of Food Pets Die For: The Shocking Facts About Pet Food
OTHER TITLES BY MICHAEL W. FOX
Canine Pediatrics
Integrative
Development of Brain
and Behavior in the
Dog
Canine Behavior
Concepts in Ethology,
Animal and Human
Behavior
Understanding Your Pet
Returning to Eden:
Animal Rights and
Human Responsibility
How to Be Your Pet’s
Best Friend
Love Is a Happy Cat
The Healing Touch for
Dogs
Farm Animals:
Husbandry, Behavior,
and Veterinary
Practice (A Critic’s
Viewpoint)
One Earth, One Mind
Behavior of Wolves,
Dogs, and Related
Canids
The Whistling Hunters
Between Animal and
Man: The Key to the
Kingdom
Laboratory Animal
Husbandry
The New Animal
Doctor’s Answer Book
The New Eden
St. Francis of Assisi,
Animals, and Nature
Inhumane Society: The
American Way of
Exploiting Animals
Superdog: Raising the
Perfect Canine
Companion
Supercat: Raising the
Perfect Feline
Companion
You Can Save the
Animals: 50 Things
You Can Do Right
Now
Understanding Your
Dog
Understanding Your Cat
The Soul of the Wolf:
Observations and
Meditations
Superpigs and
Wondercorn: The
Brave New World of
Biotechnology and
Where It All Might
Lead
Agricide:The Hidden
Crisis That Affects Us
All
The Boundless Circle
Eating with Conscience:
The Bioethics of Food
Concepts in Ethology:
Animal Behavior and
Bioethics
Beyond Evolution: The
Genetically Altered
Future of Plants,
Animals, the Earth
…and Humanity
Bringing Life to Ethics:
Global Bioethics for a
Humane Society
Children’s Books
Vixie, the Story of a
Little Fox
The Wolf
Sundance Coyote
Ramu and Chennai
What Is Your Dog
Saying? (with Wende
Devlin Gates)
What Is Your Cat
Saying? (with Wende
Devlin Gates)
Wild Dogs Three
Whitepaws: A Coyote-dog
Lessons from Nature:
Fox’s Fables
The Touchlings
The Way of the
Dolphin
Animals Have Rights,
Too