In his experience as a DVM, the author found that there were many conditions he could not address with fluids, antibiotics, and steroids -- the tools of conventional medicine. He found that he could not explain disease "as he observed it" with conventional theory, and he began to investigate homeopathic theory. He found that although homeopathic theory, like conventional theory, is no more than a model of health and disease, it nonetheless dramatically converged with his practice experience, even as the conventional medicine he had learned in school and postgraduate study fell short. With homeopathic principles, not only did he understand what was happening in his patients, he could begin to predict what would happen.

Practical, thorough, comprehensive, and well-written, this excellent guide to homeopathy for treatment of cats and dogs can assist humans in assuaging the illnesses and discomforts of their animal companions. It is a useful reference for home use of homeopathic medicine based in an understanding of homeopathic principles and not simply rote prescribing, and it will further aid readers in the use of homeopathic treatments for simple problems. It includes sections on homeopathic theory, homeopathic treatment, therapeutic indications by condition, and vaccination issues, as well as a materia medica.