The Very Healthy Cat Book: A Vitamin and Mineral Program for Optimal Feline Health (Orthomolecular Medicine )

256 Pages·2023·12.402 MB·English

by  Wendell O. Belfield, Linus Pauling, Pat Coleby, Wendell Belfield

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Belfield, Wendell O.
The very healthy cat book.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
I. Cats—Food. 2. Vitamins in animal nutrition.
3. Minerals in animal nutrition. I. Zucker, Martin.
II. Title.
SF447.6.B44 1983 636.8'089328 82-22887
ISBN 0-07-004367-1
ISBN 0-07-004354-X(pbk.)
Book design byJanice WillcocksStem
To Marlene and Rosita,
who were patient and wonderfully supportive

Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Foreword by Dr. Linus Pauling xi
PART ONE: WHY YOUR CATS NEED
EXTRA VITAMINS AND MINERALS
1. Preventive Veterinary Medicine: Getting to
the Heart ofProblems 3
2. What the TV Commercials Don't Tell You
About Cat Food 16
PART TWO: VITAMINS AND MINERALS
AND THEIR FUNCTIONS
3. Vitamin C and the Cat 37
4. Working Together: The Whole Vitamin
and Mineral Team 55
PART THREE: THE PREVENTION PLAN
5. How to Use the Plan 85
6. How Supplements Help Pregnant
and Lactating Cats 88
7. How Supplements Help Kittens 103
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8. How Supplements Help Adult Cats
9. How Supplements Help Aging Cats 134
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10. What Supplements to Buy 147
11. How Much to Use 151
12. How to Administer Supplements 155
PART FOUR: CONTROLLING THE VIRAL KILLERS
13. See Your Veterinarian First 161
14. Feline Leukemia 163
15. Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) 177
16. Upper Respiratory Disease 183
PART FIVE: PREVENTING AND MINIMIZING
OTHER COMMON CAT DISORDERS
17. Digestive Disorders 189
18. Eye Problems 192
19. Feline Urologic Syndrome (FUS) 195
20. Skin Problems (including fleas
and allergies) 199
21. Tumors 212
22. Worms 218
Reference Notes 220
Index 230