In our modern society, our pets have in many cases become like family members. Just was with humans, pets can benefit from complementary and alternative therapies. The same holistic approach that has helped millions of people also can aid your pets. These include naturopathic approaches, acupuncture and acupressure, herbal and vitamin therapy, and homeopathy.
As our society has become more urbanized and the number of pets has increased, there has been a corresponding increase in health problems among cats and dogs involving both weakened immune systems and chronic diseases. In many cases illnesses are linked to less access to a natural lifestyle that was available to pets in an agrarian society. Another cause is believed to be the almost total reliance of pet owners on often marginally inadequate pet foods from a nutritional standpoint