Dr. Pitcairn's Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs and Cats (91 page)

T

• Tail defects, in cats,
  1
  
• Tapeworms,
  1
  ,
  2
  ,
  3
  
• Taurine, cats requiring,
  1
  ,
  2
  ,
  3
  
• Teeth.
  See
  Dental problems
  
• Temperature, normal values for,
  1
  
• Termite control, toxic residues from,
  1
  
• Thyroid disorders,
  1
  
  • hyperthyroidism,
    1
    
  • hypothyroid conditions,
    1
    
• Ticks,
  1
  ,
  2
  
• Tinctures, herbal,
  1
  ,
  2
  
• Tooth decay,
  1
  
• Toxins.
  See also
  Poisoning
  
  • accumulation of,
    1
    
  • effects of,
    1
    
  • in food,
    1
    
  • methods of eliminating,
    1
    
  • natural resistance lowered by,
    1
    
  • pet poisonings from,
    1
    
  • precautions against,
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
    ,
    4
    ,
    5
    
  • signs of, in pet’s body,
    1
    
  • sources of
    
    • asbestos,
      1
      
    • automotive products,
      1
      
    • dust,
      1
      
    • flea-control products,
      1
      ,
      2
      
    • formaldehyde,
      1
      
    • house and garden pesticides,
      1
      
    • lead,
      1
      
    • pressure-treated wood,
      1
      
    • radon,
      1
      
    • termite insecticides,
      1
      
  • in water,
    1
    ,
    2
    
• Toxoplasmosis,
  1
  ,
  2
  
• Toys,
  1
  
• Training cats,
  1
  
• Training dogs.
  See
  Dog training
  
• Transporting pets, in carrier,
  1
  ,
  2
  ,
  3
  ,
  4
  
• Travel
  
  • with pets
    
    • on airplane,
      1
      
    • basic guidelines for,
      1
      
    • motel and campground stays during,
      1
      
  • without pet
    
    • kennel stays during,
      1
      
    • pet-sitting during,
      1
      
• Treats.
  See
  Snacks and treats
  
• Tumors, breast,
  1
  

U

• Udo’s Choice,
  1
  
• Ulcers, corneal,
  1
  
• Unconsciousness, first aid for,
  1
  
• Underweight,
  1
  
• Upper respiratory infections
  
  • canine infectious tracheobronchitis,
    1
    
  • feline calicivirus,
    1
    ,
    2
    
  • feline viral rhinotracheitis,
    1
    ,
    2
    
• Uremia.
  See
  Kidney failure
  

V

• Vacations.
  See
  Travel
  
• Vaccinations
  
  • aggressive behavior after,
    1
    
  • allergies and,
    1
    ,
    2
    
  • alternatives to,
    1
    
  • avoiding, with feline immunodeficiency virus,
    1
    
  • distemper,
    1
    
  • feline leukemia,
    1
    
  • feline panleukopenia,
    1
    
  • harmful effects of,
    1
    
  • hip dysplasia and,
    1
    
  • ineffectiveness of,
    1
    
  • kennel requirements for,
    1
    
  • Lyme disease,
    1
    
  • origin of,
    1
    
  • parvo,
    1
    
  • purpose of,
    1
    
  • rabies,
    1
    ,
    2
    
• Vegecat, taurine in,
  1
  ,
  2
  
• Vegetable broth, in liquid fasts,
  1
  
• Vegetable juices, in liquid fasts,
  1
  
• Vegetables in natural diet,
  1
  
  • home-grown,
    1
    
• Vegetarianism
  
  • health benefits from,
    1
    
  • for pets,
    1
    ,
    2
    
  • reasons for practicing,
    1
    
• Vegetarian recipes.
  See
  Recipes, vegetarian
  
• Veggie burgers, as snack,
  1
  
• Veterinarians, holistically oriented,
  1
  
• Veterinary medicine, conventional, limitations of,
  1
  ,
  2
  ,
  3
  
• Vital sign values, normal,
  1
  
• Vitamins
  
  • in commercial pet foods,
    1
    
  • for pollution protection,
    1
    
  • recommended,
    1
    
• Vomiting,
  1
  

W

• Walks, for dogs,
  1
  ,
  2
  
• Warts,
  1
  
• Waste matter
  
  • cleaning up,
    1
    
  • diseases transmitted in,
    1
    
  • hazards from,
    1
    ,
    2
    
• Water
  
  • in ear canal,
    1
    
  • in liquid fasts,
    1
    
  • toxins in,
    1
    ,
    2
    
• Weight Loss Diet, for cats,
  1
  
• Weight Loss Diet
  1
  , for dogs,
  2
  
• Weight Loss Diet
  1
  , for dogs,
  2
  
• Weight problems
  
  • obesity,
    1
    
  • underweight,
    1
    
• West Nile virus,
  1
  
• Wheat-germ oil, vitamin E in,
  1
  
• Wheat grass, growing,
  1
  
• Wheat or Rye Crisps for Dogs,
  1
  ,
  2
  
• Whipworms,
  1
  
• Worms,
  1
  
  • heartworms,
    1
    
  • hookworms,
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
    ,
    4
    
  • roundworms,
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
    
  • tapeworms,
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
    
  • whipworms,
    1
    

Y

• Yarn, as cat hazard,
  1
  
• Yeast sprinkle,
  1
  

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