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Martin Goldstein D.V.M.
The Nature Of Animal Healing

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Another approach, cold as it may sound, is to let a pet who's refusing real food go without--for two or three days, maybe longer. Fasting is another controversial food issue with pets (and you thought feeding your pet was dull). My own strong belief is that unless a pet is quite old or suffering from a degenerative disease like cancer, fasting is a natural way for him to clean out his system, regain his health, and marshal new energy--along with an appetite. For Arnold Ehret, my nineteenth-century hero, only fasting made possible the thorough expulsion of toxins and the restoration of radiant health. So it does for animals, and indeed the fasting process for them is more natural than most of us realize. When an animal in the wild gets sick, what does he do? He goes into isolation--to fast, until he regains his health by repelling his toxins. The time he goes without food doesn't do him harm. Quite the opposite. As with a human being during a fast, the animal draw sustenance from bodily fats in which many cellular toxins are stored, and by using those cells and flushing out the toxins, he reaches a higher state of health than he had before he got sick. Cats, even more than dogs, have extraordinary powers of self-sustenance without food. Locked inadvertently in closets for weeks, they've been known to jump out with no less energy--indeed, with far more--than when they were locked in. Yet in our society, when a pet refuses to eat for a day or two, we rush him to the clinic, where he's promptly force-fed. In doing so, we ignore his own instincts, and potentially worsen his condition.
A caveat on fasting for animals, however. Animals in the wild can fast as long as they need to; their immune systems are strong and can withstand it. Domesticated pets may survive an inadvertent fast of days or longer. But because their immune systems are likely debilitated, they also may not. So fasting as a means to induce a pet to change its diet or improve its health should be monitored, and not allowed to go on for more than a week. During the first day or two, you can serve him a reduced amount of his old food, perhaps with real food mixed in. For the next few days, put out no food but be sure he drinks liquids: steam-distilled water, or a chicken or beef broth (if from a good source), and also fresh-squeezed vegetable juices (carrot is the most popular) or even fruit juices. Then, to break the fast, ease him onto modest amounts of fresh foods for a couple of days before moving him to full portions. But not even all holistic veterinarians agree on this regimen; some insist that a pet should fast for no more than twenty-four hours. If he's lethargic or seems to be in pain, abandon the fast; if he doesn't eat, bring him into a clinic.

 

 
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