Product Description

Revealing natural and effective healing techniques and presenting the case stories of seemingly hopeless animal patients, a celebrated vet explains the spiritual potential of animals, how to stock a homeopathic medicine chest, and more. 50,000 first printing. Tour.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #88624 in Books
• Published on: 1995-05-05
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 240 pages

Amazon.com Review
Dr. Schoen shares his holistic view of animal healing in the form of instruction and example: loving tales of the animals and people he has known. If you loved All Creatures Great and Small, this book will take you one step further, from compassion to knowledge. A practical guide for living with and caring for our animal companions.

From Library Journal
Examples from Schoen's veterinary practice describe the value of bonding between owner and pet and between animals of different species (love), the usefulness of alternative methods of treatment (miracles), and the (healing) effects of compassion, gratitude, and companionship. Acupuncture, acupressure, and herbal remedies are described in detail, but the author frequently points out the importance of proper diagnosis and application of alternative treatments either by or at the direction of a veterinarian because of the possible need for concurrent antibiotic or other standard therapy and the dangers of using some herbal remedies at incorrect doses. Schoen's heartwarming bonding stories and his presentation of alternative methods of treatment in their proper perspectives makes this a good choice for pet collections.?A. Louis Shor, DVM, Veterinary Consultant, Mt. Laurel, N.J.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist
Schoen is an American James Herriot with a difference: instead of gradually growing into the use of antibiotics and the wonders of technology (as Herriot did), Schoen was taught all about powerful healing drugs in school. But he believed that what was missing in modern veterinary education was the caring and spiritual understanding. He mastered all the technology, then, through his practice, gradually learned that, at times, folk remedies, affection, acupuncture, and other holistic methods are more effective than a jar of pills or surgery. Denise Perry Donavin