“Dr. Pitcairn’s Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs & Cats (4th Edition)” with the Pitcairns (both vegans), Part 2 of 2

“And in fact, back in the days of the ancient Greeks, they recommended to feed a dog primarily the stew – primarily, beans and grains.” “Cats and dogs both do well on primarily legumes. And same thing with grains: they have to be well cooked.” “At least in the United States, in the 1970s, a lot of people were vegetarians. John Robbins really promoted that with his book ‘Diet for A New America,’ and that made a lot of difference.” “When you eat larger amounts of protein, it’s converted to sugar. And it’s harder for the body to do it.” “If only people could really understand and see what goes on in factory farms, which is 98% or more of in the place where animals for meat, dairy, and eggs and all that come from, your heart would be broken. You would not want to feed that.”

As Dr. Pitcairn continued his quest to restore true health in his patients, he explored many alternative approaches before discovering the one that truly resonated: homeopathy. “What’s interesting about homeopathy also is like acupuncture, it’s an energy-based medicine. It’s trying to correct the whole pattern of imbalance that’s in the individual.” “In 1992, I started a training program for veterinarians in homeopathy, and it’s still going. We’ve trained about 600 veterinarians.” “A lot of medicine, in a way, is a method of fighting, or warfare, against the body: ‘The body’s doing certain things. I’m going to force it to change.’ But I think coming to more of working with it, and respecting it, and wanting to do things that are expressions of love.”