Healthy Animal's Journal
- Christina Chambreau
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What You Can Do To Have Your Dog Or Cat Although not strictly homeopathic in scope, this book is a useful tool. Designed to help keep a master list of symptoms that gives a baseline for health evaluation, the journal assists in keeping your pet healthy and happy. USA
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The Healthy Animal's Journal is the very best way to take an active role in your pet's health care and well-being.
The Journal will help you to spot problems early and solve them quickly. Your journal will also help your veterinarian provide the right treatment when health issues occur.
It's easy and fun to keep the Journal -- and the process will deepen and enrich your relationship with your pet
-Jean Hofve DVM
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Does your animal...
- Have bad breath or need a bath because of odor?
- Have to stay on a special diet not to be ill?
- Have a behavior problem?
- Seem to be getting old, tired, and stiff as the years go by?
- Shed a lot or get ticks and fleas?
If you answered yes to any of the above, this book is for you.
Author
Dr. Christina Chambreau
Dr. Christina Chambreau was born June 30, 1950 in Hollywood California.
Chambreau is an internationally known homeopathic veterinarian, lecturer and author. She graduated from the University of Georgia Veterinary College in 1980. Several years later a client told her about homeopathy and she was given Cantharis and Urtica for "bladder problems."
Months later a cat with cystitis came into the practice and was able to stop taking antibiotics for the first time in 3 years after taking one or both of "this stuff that might help your cat". Very interested, Christina attended a class at the National Center for Homeopathy Summer School taught by George MacLeod and began using homeopathy in her veterinary practice.
Her successes - those initial miracles that keep us studying homeopathy - encouraged her to take a second class the next year with Dr. MacLeod. She also began Dr. Paul Herscu's year-long training program. By then, Dr. Pitcairn was offering annual weekend classes on homeopathy for animals, and she attended religiously.
Since 1988 she has primarily used homeopathy in her practice and has been teaching as well.
She is a founder of the Academy Of Veterinary Homeopathy and is on the faculty of the National Center for Homeopathy Summer School. As vice president in charge of the Veterinary Advice Line, she provides a referral service so people can find the best care for their animal's specific problem. She teaches courses around the country to both lay and veterinary students.
Her commitment is to de-mystify homeopathy, to show how healing of all types follows the principles of the Organon and to have people realize the power (for good and bad) of remedies.
Writing the Healthy Animal's Journal was needed so people could easily track the symptoms and essence of their animals to be able to evaluate the direction of response to any treatments. She is very practical and eschews "Do this because..." suggestions, rather teaches the underlying principles whenever possible.
Christina Chambreau also lectures to a wide range of groups, often pro bono. These have included the Atlantic Coast Veterinary Conference, North American Veterinary Conference, Midwest Veterinary Conference, Virginia Veterinary Conference, Virginia and D.C. Academy Veterinary Technician meetings, Groom Expo, American Boarding Kennel Association, breed shows, health food stores, and more.
Along with Karen Allen, Christina is co-author of Tutorial and Workbook for the Homeopathic Repertory 2nd ed.
She is passionately committed to having everyone in the world hear about the holistic approach to animal and human health and discover their ability to be wealthy enough to fund efforts to help the world.
The Hunger Project has been her favorite organization to promote as it is steadily making the world a better place by empowering people in very poor areas to create a sustainable lifestyle for themselves and their families. She also contributes time and money to shelter and rescue organizations, other ending hunger groups and environmental efforts.
In her personal life, Christina walks the talk - cloth shopping bags, composting, recycling to the max, few purchases of newly made goods, careful driving (well not always when she is late) to maximize fuel consumption, no use of toxic cleaning supplies and more.
She is married to Dr. Mort Orman, author of the 14-day Stress Cure and How To Have A Stress Free Wedding. Their 16 year-old daughter, Tracie, is a drummer and committed to building a free college and orphanage in Africa.
Dr. Chambreau can be reached at
410-771-4968
908 Cold Bottom Road
Sparks, MD 21152
HealthyAnimals@aol.com
www.HealthyAnimalsJournal.com
www.ChristinaChambreau.com
Contents
Keep your animal healthy by using a journal -- 1Keeping a journal is easy and fun -- 2
Overview of this health guide and journal -- 3
SECTION ONE: OPTIMUM HEALTH
Evaluating Your Animal's Health -- 4-11
How healthy can your animal be? -- 4
Signs of health and early warning signs of illness -- 5-8
Behavior -- 5
Digestion -- 5
Skin -- 5
How long can your animal live? -- 6
Steps to super health and long life -- 7
Responses to Treatment with Case Histories -- 9-11
Different ways your animal responds to treatment -- 9
Recognizing a cure -- 9
Superficial improvement -- 10
Worsening of overall health -- 11
SECTION TWO: USING THIS JOURNAL
Keeping the journal (with sample pages) -- 12
Five Easy Steps to Start the Journal -- 12-20
l. Fill out a biography page -- 12
2. Begin a master symptom list -- 13
Do your own physical examination -- 14
3. Construct a time line of all problems and successes -- 17
4. Remember details of past problems and good events -- 18
5. Start a treatment summary page -- 20
Making daily journal entries -- 21-23
Use the Master Symptom List and Physical Exam Bookmark -- 21
Write down or draw the happy events of the day -- 21
Review the Master Symptom List for current problems -- 22
Quantify all current problems -- 22
Enter today's treatments -- 22
Update treatment summary page -- 22
Periodically perform a brief physical exam -- 22
Sample daily journal pages -- 23
SECTION THREE: DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO HEALTH
Selecting the healthiest approach -- 26
Nutritional Approaches to Health -- 27-33
A good diet is critical for health -- 28
Carnivore digestive system -- 29
Feline diet guidelines -- 29
Balancing the diet -- 30
Benefits of using fresh ingredients -- 31
Selecting processed foods -- 32
Preparing fresh foods -- 33
Educated Approach to Vaccination -- 34-37
Are annual vaccines necessary? -- 34
Harm from vaccines -- 35
New recommendations from veterinary schools and organizations -- 36
Alternatives to vaccines -- 37
Alternative Methods of Treatment -- 38-50
Conventional treatments you are familiar with -- 38
Something different-the holistic approach -- 39
Different ways to treat the same problem -- 39
Underlying philosophy of holistic medicine -- 39
The path of health -- 40
Case histories-different choices on the path to health -- 41
Definitions of alternative treatment techniques -- 42
Case histories of animals on the path to health-- 46
Choosing a veterinarian you and your animal like-- 47
Finding holistic veterinary care -- 47
Creating a healing team -- 48
Holistic veterinary organizations -- 49
Assessing the potential veterinarian's skills -- 50
About the Author -- 52
BrightHaven -- 53
The Hunger Project -- 54
SECTION FOUR: BLANK PAGES WAITING FOR YOU TO FILL
Your Animal's Biography Page
Your Animal's Timeline of Health and Major Events
Your Animal's Journal Pages
Your Animal's Treatment Summary Page (last page in the book)
