Bad Medicine: A Guide to Science-Based Pet Care

Download or read book Bad Medicine: A Guide to Science-Based Pet Care written by Brennen McKenzie and published by Ockham Publishing. This book was released on 2019-11 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether online or in the local pet store, there is a bewildering variety of pet healthcare products and services to choose from. Diets and supplements, ancient herbs and folk remedies, and even high-tech treatments like hyperbaric oxygen tanks and laser therapy. Everything promises to give your pet better health and a longer life, and isn't that what every pet owner wants? But how do you know if all of these products do what they claim? Are they safe? If they really are miraculous cures, why are so many offered only on the Internet or by a few veterinarians specializing in "alternative medicine?" McKenzie, a vet with twenty years of experience and the former president of the Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine Association, helps pet owners and veterinary professionals understand the claims and the evidence, allowing them to make better choices for their companions and patients.