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By Caroline D. Levin RN ISBN #0-9672253-2-9, Lantern Publications, 2001Paperback, 8.5″x11″, 182 pp., illustrated. bibliography Out of PrintThe evidence Levin offers is compelling, thought-provoking, and worth exploring. Our dogs are worth it. — Dachshund Club of America Newsletter |
| DESCRIPTION: Dogs, Diet, and Disease delves into some of today’s most troubling canine illnesses, the factors that really cause them. It examines options for treatment, and provides detailed instructions on how to care for chronically ill dogs.With this book, readers can help their dogs have a better quality of life, and spare future pets a lifetime of chronic disease.This award-winning book makes an excellent companion to Living With Blind Dogs if your pet is dealing with diabetic cataracts, or Sudden Acquired Retinal Degeneration, the sudden blindness associated with adrenal exhaustion.
The author’s research has been published in the Journal of the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association and presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists. The author has chosen to print many other articles here, online, so that dog owners can have easy access to this information and share it with their veterinarians.
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This book has a wonderful, in-depth, natural as well as allopathic approach to several disorders common to Mini Schnauzers (and other breeds) covering Cushing’s, Pancreatitis, Diabetes and more.
I followed Levin’s holistic approach to Cushing’s and within three weeks I saw a noticeable change in Meesha’s excessive thirst. Her symptoms continued to improve over the next few months. At three months we re-ran her blood work. There was a drastic improvement in all her blood work: alk/phos had dropped 1500 points, triglycerides 1300 points, and the others are now in the normal range. She also no longer exhibited any of the symptoms I described when she was first diagnosed.
I have a friend with an 8-year old Mini that also has borderline Cushing’s. I encouraged her to buy the book and try the protocol. Within one month her dog’s blood levels dropped in half. My vet is so impressed with Meesha’s progress that she wanted to try it on another client with a Cushingoid dog.
This is one book I highly recommend to anyone with a dog that has any of the health problems described above.
— Kathy Thom, The Mini Magazine
It is such a wonderful resource for anyone who has a pet with an illness. It explains everything!
— Debbie Jarrell West,
SE Miniature Schnauzer Rescue
Dogs, Diet and Disease by Caroline D. Levin RN was awarded the very prestigious honor of Best Healthcare Book 2001 at the annual dinner for the Dog Writers Association of America at the Westminster Kennel Club Show.
— The Oregonian
This book is a wealth of practical ideas on what and how to feed dogs as well as sound advice on traditional treatments. Dogs, Diet and Disease should be recommended to all those individuals caring for the diabetic dog, and is a “must read” for their veterinarians. Related conditions, such as Cushing’s disease, are covered in chapters explaining hormonal dysfunction. Levin examines the adrenal glands for their role in stress and their relationship to the immune system. She includes the role of dietary factors as both a major contributing cause and as an effective management strategy for these conditions. Dogs, Diet, and Disease provides reassuring answers for dog owners in an easy to read approach, an owner’s manual for the conscientious and caring pet owner.
– Albert J. Simpson DVM
Dogs, Diet and Disease is an indispensible guide for anyone with a Cushingoid or diabetic dog…or anyone who wants further, very sound, evidence about the links between commercial diet and immune related diseases. This is the most thorough, well researched and clearly explained book I have ever read about the connections between commercial food and disease…and I have read everything I can get my hands on… Let me also say that this book is finding its way into the hands of more and more veterinarians…the ones I have spoken to have been very impressed with it’s content and how well grounded it is.
– Elizabeth Knight, Portland, Oregon
I am totally impressed with this book, particularly for anyone new to diabetes because it is set up to walk a person right through what to expect and how to deal with it. It is a total goldmine for diabetic care – and not just dogs. There is so much information in there that pertains to all animals that it would be a sin for anyone to miss out on getting a copy thinking it is only for dogs. I can’t say enough good about this book, and think that, particularly for those with newly diagnosed pets this would be an excellent book to have. It will answer so many of your questions and so many you don’t even have yet and give you a very clear picture of what you’ll be dealing with.
– Susan Flewelling, Alberta, Canada;
Owner of the Muffin internet list-serve for diabetic-pet owners
I can’t say enough about this book, either. It is, in my experience, the only documented resource available to lay-persons in regards to dog nutrition and auto-immune diseases. I get no benefits or proceeds from this book or from Caroline except the knowledge that every dog would benefit from its humans having read it. And that is my personal bottom line.
– Dee & the K9 Crew, Los Angeles, California
I just want to tell you how much I love your book. Thanks for keeping it simple, and easy to understand. Worth every penny.
– Sue Placer, Lansing, Michigan