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Placebos for pets? : The truth about alternative medicine in animals / Brennen McKenzie, VMD, MSc.
Veterinary: Atwood Library (Campus) SF745.5 .M45 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McKenzie, Brennen, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pets--Diseases--Alternative treatment.
- Pets.
- Pets--Health.
- Holistic veterinary medicine.
- Complementary Therapies--veterinary.
- Animal Diseases--therapy.
- Holistic Health.
- Veterinary Medicine--methods.
- Medical Subjects:
- Complementary Therapies--veterinary.
- Pets.
- Animal Diseases--therapy.
- Holistic Health.
- Veterinary Medicine--methods.
- Physical Description:
- 481 pages : illustrations, tables ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- United Kingdom : Ockham Publishing, 2019.
- Summary:
- "Whether online or in the local pet store, there is a bewildering variety of pet healthcare products and services to choose from. Diets and supplements, ancient herbs and folk remedies, and even high-tech treatments like hyperbaric oxygen tanks and laser therapy. Everything promises to give your pet better health and a longer life, and isn't that what every pet owner wants? But how do you know if all of these products do what they claim? Are they safe? If they really are miraculous cures, why are so many offered only on the Internet or by a few veterinarians specializing in "alternative medicine?" McKenzie, a vet with twenty years of experience and the former president of the Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine Association, helps pet owners and veterinary professionals understand the claims and the evidence, allowing them to make better choices for their companions and patients."--Publisher's description.
- Contents:
- What is complementary and alternative medicine?
- How to evaluate medical therapies for our pets
- Homeopathy
- Acupuncture
- Manual therapies
- Herbal medicine
- Dietary supplements
- Alternative nutrition
- A quick guide to other CAM practices
- A prescription for science-based pet care.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781912701360
- 1912701367
- OCLC:
- 1126541493
- Publisher Number:
- 99983864149
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