Healing Touch for Cats
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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. 60 black & white drawings & photos, resources, index.
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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.
Content
- Intro
- Cover
- Praise
- OTHER TITLES BY MICHAEL W. FOX
- Title Page
- Table of Contents
- Dedication
- QUANTITY PURCHASES
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 1 - THE HEALING TOUCH
- 2 - WHY CATS NEED MASSAGE
- THE PRICE OF DOMESTICATION
- DIAGNOSTIC FINGERTIPS
- AN AID TO CIRCULATION
- THE BONDING TOUCH
- TOUCH BENEFITS
- 3 - PREPARING YOURSELF AND YOUR CAT FOR MASSAGE
- LEARNING BY DOING
- THE RIGHT RELATIONSHIP
- THE RIGHT MIND-SET
- THE PLACEBO EFFECT
- 4 - A MINI-COURSE IN ANATOMY
- YOUR CAT'S BASIC ANATOMY
- THE SENSES
- THE BODY
- THE CIRCULATORY (VASCULAR) SYSTEM
- THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
- THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM
- SUMMARY
- 5 - UNDERSTANDING YOUR CAT'S BODY LANGUAGE
- PSYCHOLOGICAL ORIGINS
- SMELLS AND CLUES
- 6 - THE MASSAGE ROUTINE
- MASSAGE STROKES AND MANIPULATION
- STEP ONE:
- STEP TWO: THE BACK
- STEP THREE: HEAD AND NECK
- STEP FOUR: SHOULDER AND FORELEG
- STEP FIVE: CHEST AND ABDOMEN
- STEP SIX: HIP AND HIND LEG
- 7 - DIAGNOSTIC MASSAGE
- DIAGNOSTIC MASSAGE
- HEAD AND NECK
- THE THORAX, ABDOMEN, AND BACK
- FORELEGS AND HIND LEGS
- THE GLANDS
- 8 - THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE
- GENERAL THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE
- SPECIFIC (LOCALIZED) THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE
- ACUPUNCTURE AND ACUPRESSURE THERAPY
- GUIDE TO FELINE ACUPRESSURE MAINTENANCE
- 9 - TOTAL HEALTH CARE FOR CATS
- REGULAR CHECKUPS
- SIGNS OF ILLNESS IN YOUR CAT
- VACCINATIONS
- WORMING
- FLEAS
- MASSAGE
- GROOMING
- EXERCISE
- DIET FOR KITTENS
- ADULT CATS
- SAFETY HAZARDS
- REASONS FOR NEUTERING
- GOOD BREEDING
- PROPER REARING
- 10 - NATURAL HEALING
- LIFE IS NATURAL ENERGY
- RESTORING BALANCE
- 11 - THE HEALING TOUCH REVISITED
- PSYCHOPHYSICAL (MIND-BODY) CONSIDERATIONS
- FURTHER READING
- INDEX
- Acknowledgements
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR
- Dr. Michael W. Fox's Pet Care Books
- Copyright Page
