Head to Tail Wellness: Western Veterinary Medicine Meets Eastern Wisdom
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Pets of all ages and species benefit from head to tail wellness Whether it's a matter of harnessing the healing properties of food, elimi-nating harmful elements from a pet's surroundings, restoring an animal's flow of energy, or treating bothersome symptoms, Dr. Stacy Fuchino pro-vides a revolutionary East-West approach to veterinary care, blending the best medical practices of both Eastern and Western medicine to bring pets' internal and external environments into perfect harmony. Head to Tail Wellness shows you how to make positive changes in your pet's life that will reduce the need for drugs and invasive therapies and, most importantly, make your four-legged friend happy and healthy.
Introduction 1Chapter 1 The Yin and Yang of Pet Care 17The Power of Chi: Case Studies from My Practice 21Chi Is All Around You ... but What Is It? 25Maximizing Chi Flow 34Feng Shui 35Chapter 2 Evaluating Pet Wellness through Purposeful Petting 38A Checklist as a Starting Point 39Noticing Energy and Change 40The Wellness Checklist 40Acting on Signs of Imbalance 46The Art of Balance 48Key Points to Remember 49Chapter 3 The Five Temperaments 50An Integrated Way of Looking at Wellness 52Which Is the Dominant Element? 53Determining Your Pet's Dominant Element 53Invoking the Elements 56Temperaments Can Mix and Match 64Noticing and Harmonizing the Cycles 66Chapter 4 You and Your Pet Affect Each Other's Energy 70Ronnie 71A Powerful Connection to Your Pet 74No Quick Fixes 75Ways to Support Mutual Chi 76Chapter 5 Identifying and Eliminating Negative Energy (Sha) from Your Home 82Matties Problems with Sha 83Initial Skepticism about the Existence of Sha 89Initial Confusion about How to Correct Sha 90Sha Is Real! 90Ways to Recognize Sha in Your Environment 91Chapter 6 Food: The Root of All Health 96What Is the Difference between Whole and Processed Foods? 97Would You Eat the Way You Ask Your Pet to Eat? 99Food and the Five Elements 101The Compromise: Feeding Whole Foods Several Days a Week 105Beyond the Pet Food Aisle 107The Base Diet for Dogs 107The Base Diet for Cats 119Some Final Thoughts 127Chapter 7 Wholeness and Early Intervention 128Bergeron 130Cadbury 134Samantha 138Beyond Late Diagnosis and Early Euthanasia 140Chapter 8 Your Fire Pet 142Characteristics of a Fire Pet 145You Probably Have a Fire-Temperament Dog If... 147You Probably Have a Fire-Temperament Cat If... 147Wanda 147More Traits of Fire Pets 150Chapter 9 Your Earth Pet 152Characteristics of an Earth Pet 154You Probably Have an Earth-Temperament Dog If... 155You Probably Have an Earth-Temperament Cat If... 155Spoony 156Carlton 157More Traits of Earth Pets 159Chapter 10 Your Metal Pet 161Characteristics of a Metal Pet 162You Probably Have a Metal-Temperament Dog If... 163You Probably Have a Metal-Temperament Cat If... 164Twinkie 164Kuma 166More Traits of Metal Pets 168Chapter 11 Your Water Pet 170Characteristics of a Water Pet 171You Probably Have Water-Temperament Dog If... 172You Probably Have a Water-Temperament Cat If... 173Honeypie 173Jeremy 175More Traits of Water Pets 177Chapter 12 Your Wood Pet 179Characteristics of a Wood Pet 180You Probably Have a Wood-Temperament Dog If... 181You Probably Have a Wood-Temperament Cat If... 182Fancy 182Dante 183More Traits of Wood Pets 184Chapter 13 Managing Common Life Transitions 186Polly 187Mickey and Minnie 190Selma and the New Puppy 193Animals Face Big Transitions of Their Own 195Change Happens 196The Journey Together 197Chapter 14 Frequently Asked Questions 199Epilogue 215Appendix: Alternative Veterinary Practitioners 217Websites of Interest 218Index 242
