[Ellie May]

Originally Posted by Yorkiedaze

Dr. Pitcairns books are probably like all books, in that we all get out of them something different.
I have his second and third editions and have never once read where he says it's ok to feed onions, raisins or gravy. Could someone give me the page number.
On page 143 in the third edition, he says "be sure to cut out all green or sprouting parts, shich contain solanine, a somewhat toxic substance.
He list all the foods in which dogs and cats can and cannot eat. Which to cook and which to feed raw and what vitamins and minerals are in each and every one.
How to grow your own organic produce, and putting everything together.
It's sad that one can only find one thing they don't agree with and overlook many many wonderful things.....
Here are the chapters in the third edition:
1: We Need a New Approach to Pet Health Care
2: What's Really in Pet Food
3. Try a Basic Natural Diet-----with Supplements
4: Easy-to-Make Recipes for Pet Food
5: Special Diets for Special Pets
6: Hellping Your Pet Make the Switch
7: Exercise, Rest, and Natural Grooming
8: Creating a Healthier Environment
9: Choosing a Healthy Animal
10: Emotional Connections and Your Pet's Health
11: Neighborly Relations: Responsible Pet Management
12: Lifestyles: Tips for Special Situations
13: Saying Good-Bye: Coping with a Pet's Death
14: Holistic and Alternative Therapies
15: How to Care for a Sick Animal
Here are just a few things listed in this wonderful book: How to Look Up a Particular Disease, What You Can Expect, Signs of Progress, Healing Discharges, Common Pet Ailments and Their Treatments, Abscesses, Addison's Disease, Allergies, Anal Gland Problems, Anemia, Appetite Problems, Arthritis, Behavior Problems, Breast Tumors, Cancer, Constipation, Cushing's Disease, Dental Problems, Diabetes Diarrhea and Dysentery, Distemper, Chorea, and Feline Panleukopenia, Ear Problems, Epilepsy, Eye Problems, Feling Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV), Feline INfectious Peritonitis (FIP), Feline Leukemia (FeLV), Foxtails, Hair Loss, HAeart Problems, Heartrworms, Hip Dysplasia, Jaundice, Kidney jFailure, Liver Problems, Lyme Disease, Pancreatitis, Paralysis, Pregnancy, Birth, and Care of NEwborns, Rabies, Radiation Toxicity, Reproductive ORgan Problems, Skin Parasites, Skin Problems, Spaying and Neutering, Stomach Problems, Thyroid Disorders, Toxoplasmosis, Upper Respiratory Infections ("Colds"), Vaccinations, Vomiting, Warts, Weight Problems, West Nile Virus, Worms, Handling Emergencies and Giving First Aid, Schedule for Herbal Treatment, Schedule for Homeopathic Treatment, Additional Recipes, Snacks and Treats, Normal Vital Sign Values, Parts of a Dog and Cat.

Page 21 under "vegetables and herbs"
He says you can feed green onion.

Page 21 under "fruits"
He says you can feed raisins

Page 21 under "vitamin E"
There are two paragraphs talking about vitamin e. The first paragraph says to give dl-alpha tocopherols. Then below these two paragraphs is another secton called "how to use the supplements". In this section he says to add viatmin e to the mixture to prevent spoilage. As far as I know, the alpha is used to meet the animal's need but the gamma or delta is better to preserve food (don't know if the alpha can preserve them at all or not)... It isn't a big deal unless the stuff spoils and you give it to your dog without knowing...

So I read this and thought maybe the book just wasn't for me and I just figured it would be nice to warn people wanting to use the book that they should just be careful and check the facts which I have been doing.

And then I read this:
(on page 30)
Use foods acceptable to pets but not to humans. At first, it might sound like we're suggesting you dump worthless scraps on your pet. On the contrary, the idea is to utilize foods that are often very high in nutrition but that we tend to throw away because of our taste preferences or ideas about sanitation. For example, try using free or inexpensive butcher scraps and trimmings like fish heads and tails or chicken necks and gizzards. Use vegetable peelings, cores and ends, which can be cooked or finely grated if they seem tough. Use fine-grind feed store chicken scratch (which is better suited to dogs than to cats). Or use bug-infested grains for that extra touch of rotein! You also can feed dogs-but not cats-slightly "gamey" meat. Dogs, being natural scavengers, have digestive tracts that can handle slightly spoiled meat a lot better than humans can. And don't forget about plate scraps. Feed your unused leftovers. Most animals delight in eating the odds and ends of vegetables, meat, salads, casseroles, cereals, sandwiches, gravies, sauces, and so on. Just remember to avoid those with "junk food" ingredients-sugar, additives, preservatives, white flour and the like. I would also minimize canned foods. Try to use the scraps in the same proportions indicated for various food groups in the recipes.

It just seems after reading this that it is the exact opposite of what I'd ever let Ellie eat. If I were to feed this, I might as well give her dog food.

This appears to be the first edition.
If there were only a couple things I disagreed about this might be an okay book for me but I just don't know where he gets some of this stuff.

I didn't know he supports feeding cats a vegetarian diet.
They NEED meat. Very confused about where he is getting this.