Health, Felines for Human Mental Health

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I just have to share this story with ya'll about my cat, Phantom (of the

Office).

There is a small window missing on a back door that serves well for his

unstrained exiting and entering before it got too cold. He is NOT very happy

in his nice warm thick fur with the new development of having his private

entrance occluded. First he would meow very impatiently until his servant,

yours truly, obediently arrived to open the door. Soon he noticed that

I was not arriving as quickly as His Heiness required so he would get up on

a box under the window trying to get out and making sounds with his paw with

the blinds. He has now learned in his own feline Pavlovian bell ring-dog

salivate maneuvers that the sound of the blinds is more irritating to me

than the meowing to get the appropriate response from his servant to come

and open the door as soon as possible. Now he just goes straight to the box,

reaches up with his paw, make a short sound with the blinds and looks at me

threatening to do it constantly until I get up and go open the door for him.

Anyone who thinks that animals are not intelligent

is an unaware person. They are our companions waiting to comfort us with

unconditional love and deserve alternative health care to live without

expensive health problems just like we do.

I do not have his claws altered so he can climb up the tree and we have had

severe repremand for using them inappropriately inside or he will get

declawed. He eats very little and therefore I believe he is being a real cat

and finding his own food in the " wild " as I've found opened burd eggs

brought in broken with the insides eaten. I have absolutely no training in

animal health care but I like to get him chicken livers every now and then

and try to let him have real meat rather than whatever they are putting in

those little cans and in the dried cat food.

Oils are good for their fur. But mostly, like us humans, I think love is

probably the greatest health benefit we can give and recieve and for this I

am grateful to my impatient Phantom.

(If anyone is interested in why he is named Phantom, let me know and I'll

post.)

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Hi Jennie!

 

I'd like to know what you found for pet's natural healthcare! I have one

cat, but my son brings home strays....I'd love to find inexpensive ways of

feeding all of them, while of course getting more detailed info for my own,

dear 'Shadow'!

I'd like to know alternatives to Purina, etc! Thanks!

 

-Glenna/Seattle

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jenniedhs

Thursday, December 16, 2004 12:11 PM

New Member

 

 

 

 

I am new to this group, although not new to the search for

alternative methods when it comes to health. However, the research

I have done has been for the benefit of my dogs health, not for my

own or my family's. Through my research I have become a strong

proponent of a natural diet for dogs (raw human grade food) and use

vitamins, herbal products, and some homeopathics with them. I have

seen such amazing results in my dogs health, but never turned that

focus on myself or my family. Why? Maybe it took the success I have

had with alternative treatments with my dogs before I could trust

them on myself? I don't know. Or maybe the health problems my family

has had I didn't think to question the alopathic drugs used to treat

them and search out alternatives. The trust in alternative methods

of health care sort of snuck up on me, and I now asking myself why

didn't I put this much research and thought into our own health

problems??? At least I am getting started.

 

I would really appreciate any recommendations on a book(s) that is a

must read for those just getting started in searching out

alternatives in " human " health care. I have found many wonderful

books on animal care through recommendations from like minded

people. So thought this would be an excellent place to ask. And

wondered how you find a reputable holistic practioner. There are

three listed in our yellow pages, one with a PhD behind her name, the

other two RN's.

 

Thank you so much. And I look forward to reading through the

archives and learning.

 

Jennie

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" PageRox " <PageRox93

 

Sunday, December 19, 2004 6:40 AM

Re: New Member