The 2007 pet food recalls followed a multitude of pets getting sick and dying from contaminated food; now pet owners must take charge of what they feed their dogs and cats. With The Ultimate Pet Food Guide, veteran dog trainer, behaviorist, and author Liz Palika focuses on nutritional needs and covers every type of feeding, including controversial raw diets, homemade cooked food, and commercial foods. Palika also addresses introducing new foods; what “human foods” pets shouldn't eat; free-feeding; responsibility for food safety; where ingredients come from; and red flags in ingredients. Included are over fifty veterinarian- and pet-nutritionist-approved recipes and diets tailored to special-needs pets, such as puppies/kittens and pregnant, older, overweight and/or more sedentary animals.

As a holistic veterinarian and scientist, Dr. Gary Richter helps dog and cat owners to navigate the thicket of treatment options and separate the fact from the fiction. He wants us to use what actually works, not just what Western science or alternative medicine say "should" work. This multifaceted approach to health is known as integrative medicine. Dr. Richter examines traditional medicine from many cultures alongside modern medical techniques, describing the best of complementary care and the best of conventional veterinary medicine. Every treatment he recommends has the backing of scientific research or years of successful outcomes in his clinical practice. After explaining the treatment, he offers specific recommendations for an integrative approach to common diseases, including allergies, skin conditions, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. A holistic approach to health includes nutrition, as it sets up the foundation for your pet’s health. Dr. Richter cuts through the hype in the pet-food world and explains how to choose the best commercial foods and supplements, and even includes both raw and cooked dog- and cat-food recipes for general diet as well as to treat specific needs. He also explains how we can use the right foods and supplements to "hack" the body’s processes, including the immune system.

A guide to pet selection, care, and feeding also provides tips on choosing a veterinarian and training a pet.

Each of three beautifully designed and illustrated animal reference guides treats its subject animal from a behavioral point of view, emphasizing the animal's emotional needs and natural behavior patterns, and pointing out how animals interact with their owners. Major sections of each volume deal in detail with the animal's ancestral roots, the physical and behavioral characteristics of individual breeds, feeding and proper nutrition, care, training, preventive health care, dealing with accidents, and advice to buyers. Each volume contains 300-to-500 superb full-color illustrations. This beautiful volume discusses canine history in detail. It also includes instructive information on the most natural and effective methods of dog training. More than 500 handsome color illustrations.

The definitive cat encyclopedia -- a comprehensive visual guide to all the main recognized cat breeds of the world: from the exotic longhaired Persian to the novel hairless Sphynx; the ever-popular Shorthair to the tailless Manx; and the truly rare breeds such as the Singapura, Ocicat, Bengal, and Tiffanie. Fascinating descriptions of each breed include essential information on grooming needs, as well as insights into each breed's typical character and temperament. Expert and comprehensive advice on how to care for your cat, with step-by-step photographic demonstrations. Guidelines on where to acquire and how to choose the right cat for your home environment, routine care, feeding and nutrition, grooming, breeding and showing, as well as healthcare and essential first aid. Features the very latest expert research and advice, and the most up-to-date coverage of contemporary cat breeds. 700 beautiful full-color photographs.

Gomez Advisors has put its e-commerce expertise into a current, easy-to-use guide for online consumers to help them plan, research, and execute their online service selections. Includes exclusive articles about hundreds of Web sites covering 28 industries.