Synopses & Reviews
The landmark The Healing Touch: The Proven Massage Program, now updated and revised. Distinguished veterinarian and animal psychologist Dr. Michael W. Fox shares his pioneering 6-step massage technique through detailed illustrations, photos, and easy-to-read instructions, and provides information on how to understand your cat's anatomy, develop a massage routine, use massage to diagnose illness, and integrate it as part of overall care for your cat. This proven massage program for cats helps affirm the human-animal bond by providing instruction on why cats need massage, how to understand your cat's body language, how to give a diagnostic or therapeutic massage, and how to keep your cat healthy. 40 b/w photos, resources, index.
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Its chapter on diagnostic massage is one of the most important I've seen written for the layman. (The ASPCA Report)
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This sensible, compassionate approach to petcare is a must for all animal lovers. (Booklist)
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Fox's step-by-step approach and impressive animal expertise will encourage even the most skeptical readers to give the method a try. (American Libraries)
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"Fox's step-by-step approach and impressive animal expertise will encourage even the most skeptical readers to give the method a try." —
American Libraries"Its chapter on diagnostic massage is one of the most important I've seen written for the layman." —The ASPCA Report
"This sensible, compassionate approach to petcare is a must for all animal lovers." —Booklist
Synopsis
Distinguished veterinarian and animal psychologist Dr. Michael W. Fox shares his pioneering 6-step cat massage technique, which is not only a healing tool and healthcare measure, but also affirms the bond between you and your animal companion. Drawn from more than 30 years of experience, Dr. Fox provides an orientation to basic cat anatomy, physiology, and psychology, and then addresses, through easy-to-read instructions and detailed illustrations and photos:
- Why cats need massage
- How to understand your cat's body language
- How to develop a massage routine n How to diagnose illness with massage
- How to keep your cat fit and healthy
This newly revised and updated volume is an essential guide for helping and healing our animal companions.
About the Author
Dr. Michael W. Fox, well-known veterinarian and former vice president of the Humane Society of the United States, reaches millions of readers through the nationally syndicated newspaper column "Animal Doctor" with United Features, and is the author of more than 40 books on animal-related issues, including The Healing Touch for Cats, The New Animal Doctor's Answer Book, and Love Is a Happy Cat.