Binding: Hardcover
Description: #1 New York Times Bestseller In this pathbreaking guide two of the world's most popular and trusted pet care advocates reveal new science to teach us how to delay aging and provide a long happy healthy life for our canine companions. Like their human counterparts dogs have been getting sicker and dying prematurely over the past few decades. Why? Scientists are beginning to understand that the chronic diseases afflicting humans cancer obesity diabetes organ degeneration and autoimmune disorders also beset canines. As a result our beloved companions are vexed with preventable health problems throughout much of their lives and suffer shorter life spans. Because our pets can t make health and lifestyle decisions for themselves it's up to pet parents to make smart science - backed choices for lasting vitality and health. The Forever Dog gives us the practical proven tools to protect our loyal four - legged companions. Rodney Habib and Karen Becker DVM globetrotted (pre - pandemic) to galvanize the best wisdom from top geneticists microbiologists and longevity researchers; they also interviewed people whose dogs have lived into their 20s and even 30s. The result is this unprecedented and comprehensive guide filled with surprising information invaluable advice and inspiring stories about dogs and the people who love them. The Forever Dog prescriptive plan focuses on diet and nutrition movement environmental exposures and stress reduction and can be tailored to the genetic predisposition of particular breeds or mixes. The authors discuss various types of food including what the commercial manufacturers don t want us to know and offer recipes easy solutions and tips for making sure our dogs obtain the nutrients they need. Habib and Dr. Becker also explore how external factors we often don t think about can greatly affect a dog's overall health and wellbeing from everyday insults to the body and its physiology to the role our own lifestyles and our vets choices play. Indeed the health equation works both ways and can travel up the leash. Medical breakthroughs have expanded our choices for canine health if you know what they are. This definitive dog - care guide empowers us with the knowledge we need to make wise choices and to keep our dogs healthy and happy for years to come.
Title: The Forever Dog Surprising New Science To Help Your Canine Companion Live Younger Healthier And Longer
Author(s): Becker Karen Shaw
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9780063002609
Pages: 464 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 10/12/2021