Diet Therapy

Question 1

True or False:

Using a holistic approach to health care means that you treat the symptoms you see as they arise.

Answer 1

False.

Question 2

Which condition are cats prone to with repetitive vaccination?

Answer 2

Sarcomas.

Question 3

Gas can result from all of the following EXCEPT, poor digestion, hairballs, eating quickly, or poor quality food?

Answer 3

Hairballs.

Question 4

What kind of dietary recommendations would you make for a cat with a history of urinary stones?

Answer 4

1. Raw meat or meat based canned diet to help acidify urine.
2. Increase water intake to clear the bladder.
3. Cranberries to help dissolve stones.
4. ASH content should be below 6.5%.
5. Fish diets should be avoided due to high ASH content.

Question 5

Even though most forms of cancer are without a cure, what kind of diet modifications are helpful in maintaining the cat’s quality of life with cancer?

Answer 5

1. Keep the cat eating because appetite can decrease.
2. Avoid commercial food with artificial preservatives.
3. Supplement with probiotics and enzymes so cats can get most nutrients out of food.
4. Decrease carbohydrates and protein that would feed cancer cells.
5. The herbal blend Essiac can help slow cancer development.

Question 6

How do food allergies often present themselves in cats?

Answer 6

Skin infections, ear infections, vomiting, and diarrhea.

Question 7

What are less immune responsive foods?

Answer 7

Fish, rabbit, and potato.

Question 8

What herb should not be used with cats because it is hard for their liver to detoxify?

Answer 8

White Willow Bark.

Question 9

Clove oil can be used to help fight what issues, which in turn helps guard against what issues?

Answer 9

Dental, kidney.

Question 10

A natural citrus peel-based ingredient that can be found in some commercially available flea preventatives is?

Answer 10

D-limonene.