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by Donald R. Strombeck (Author) "Ten thousand years ago human beings began domesticating dogs and cats and used them for herding livestock, hunting game, and controlling vermin ..." (more)
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With an eye to the long-term health of pets, Dr Donald Strombeck outlines diets that the care giver can prepare at home or in the clinic. He offers nutritional and dietary guidance for animals with particular problems, from obesity, allergies, and gastrointestinal complaints to diseases of the kidney, pancreas, heart and joints. Each recipe includes nutrient content for proteins, fats and calories and all rely on unprocessed foods that are widely available and marketed for human consumption. Full of useful information about nutritional and dietary needs of cats and dogs, this book will be an indispensable guide for all those who are particular about what they feed their pets or their feline and canine patients.

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Univ. of California, Davis. Nutrition and dietetics book for owners, breeders, and veterinarians. Includes over 200 computer-based recipes, complete nutritional content data, special diets, and food quality and safety information. Softcover.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, if a bit dry, Feb 15 2004
By Lori Freeman "rosaphile" (Milford, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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Of the several resources I looked into, this was the best for implementing a home-cooked diet for my cats. An earlier reviewer was disappointed with the quantity of information available for cats, but I didn't find this to be the case (and I certainly was able to find many diets which didn't contain clams...).

Besides basic healthy diets, the book also covers diets for a variety of medical conditions or food allergies.

"Clear and easy-to-understand" is probably not how I would choose to describe this book, however. The author sometimes uses highly technical terminology without offering any simplified definition (e.g., what the heck is "coprophagy"? Once I found out, I wasn't sure I WANTED to know, but no definition is offered in the book.)

Some readers might take as a negative the fact that he promotes cooking all the meats because of potential health risks such as salmonella. Many now believe that raw meat is healthier for a true carnivore (which cats certainly are) than cooked. The issue of raw vs. cooked isn't given much attention here, so you will have to go to other sources for more information on that.

While this book can't be described as perfect, it certainly was very satisfactory. This is the book that I would give my cats' vet for Christmas.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Easy recipes with explanations for ingredients - CATS & DOGS, April 24 2004
I wish I would have had this book 3 years ago when I started going natural with my pets. Strombeck is referenced in The Natural Health Bible for Dogs & Cats by Shawn Messonnier, DVM which I use as a favorite reference. As I have a group of FIP positive cats with the disease localized in different areas, I have had a difficult time trying to find a pet food without preservatives which would further assault their immune systems and Brewers yeast that makes their allergies unbearable. (I will have to substitute my own vitamin mixes for the Brewer's in the recipes where Strombeck does use Brewer's.)
Strombeck gives easy recipes for different health problems as well as why he uses the ingredients he does. My cats love the sardines for B12 and the taurine rich clams with which I have been experimenting added to their food mixes.
I have been using a Strombeck only diet for one of my boys with urinary crystals and Brewers yeast allergies (gives waxy smelly ear discharge). The probiotics I was using to counter his ear problems from the ingredients in commercial urinary food these last years had stopped working. As he is finally happy and doing well, I plan to use Strombecks renal failure diets next and eventually get to the dogs. Useful book!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent nutrition reference, July 24 2003
By "k9_smiley" (Ohio, USA) - See all my reviews
I've read most of the popular books out there on feeding dogs and cats, and I have to say this book impressed me the most of the lot. The details on how all the different nutrients are metabolized were fascinating, and the precisely calculated recipes put my mind at ease.

I'm not sure what the previous reviewer was talking about when he or she complained about a lack of information on cats. While I bought this book for ideas for my dog, I also own cats and found quite a lot of information for them (more than in most popular pet diet books). There are no fewer than 60 diets for cats (not 4!). The purpose of the ingredients is explained carefully, including the use of clams (a taurine-rich meat).

A wonderful reference for healthy and sick dogs and cats.

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3.0 out of 5 stars not bad, but i don't agree with the diets
this is a decent book if you are wanting to make home cooked meals for you pet. it gives scientific evidence, backs up what it claims, and sites sources, which a lot of books on... Read more
Published on Aug 14 2003 by meghan muir

3.0 out of 5 stars Much too techincal for the layman
I found this book to too technical. I felt as if I were reading a textbook for a nutrition course in veteriniary school. Read more
Published on July 23 2003

2.0 out of 5 stars a contrary opinion
This book might be fine if you have a dog or two. If you only have cats, as I do, there's not enough in it to justify the price. Read more
Published on Nov 21 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, sane nutritional info & recipes for pets!
For those of us who believe in and enjoy feeding our dogs whole foods, enjoy cooking for our dogs, and want to ensure the nutritional content of your home-cooked meals, this book... Read more
Published on April 29 2002 by Eleanor Rose

4.0 out of 5 stars An Indispensable Reference
This is an excellent book on animal nutrition. It's clear enough for a layperson to understand, as long as they have some background in biology and nutrition. Read more
Published on Dec 27 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars An Indispensable Reference
This is an excellent book on animal nutrition. It's clear enough for a layperson to understand, as long as they have some background in biology and nutrition. Read more
Published on Dec 27 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful, fully documented resource
I bought this book because my oldest dog was recently diagnosed with pancreatitis brought on by a food allergy and another reviewer had posted that it was a great resource for... Read more
Published on May 23 2000 by marketr

5.0 out of 5 stars I Saw A Complete Change in My Cats' Health and Energy
A great book! With a little time, concentration, and a calculator, I figured out my cats' nutritional requirements based on their weight. Read more
Published on April 29 2000

4.0 out of 5 stars A great resource for animals with GI tract problems.
If your dog (or cat) is suffering from GI tract problems and/or food allergies, this may be a book for you. Read more
Published on Nov 22 1999 by JoAnne M. Tomczak

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb summary of Dog and Cat Nutritional Requirements
Whatever diet you choose to feed your dog or cat, this book will guide you in understanding the nutritional requirements for each. Read more
Published on Oct 25 1999 by Suzecav

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