Longevity for Cats: A Holistic, Individualized Approach to Helping Your Feline Friend Live Longer and Healthier

by Gary Richter

Learn the cutting-edge science of longevity and the best of integrative veterinary care to achieve a longer, happier life for your cat.

Recent advances in longevity science have shed light on the causes of aging and how we can intervene to help our cats live longer, healthier lives than ever before. America’s Favorite Veterinarian, Dr. Gary Richter, guides the reader through everything you can do to increase both life span and “health span” for your pet, from the kitten stage to geriatric and end-of-life care. You’ll understand how to make the best choices for your unique cat, using diagnostic tests, personalized diet and exercise plans, supplements, herbs, pharmaceuticals, and high-tech regenerative medicine.

Genres: Cats, Animals

256 pages, Paperback

Published August 29, 2023

About the author

Dr. Richter is a certified veterinary acupuncturist and certified veterinary chiropractor. As owner and medical director of Montclair Veterinary Hospital,
Dr. Richter understands the benefits of both conventional and holistic treatment methods. His professional goal is to provide a center where pets can receive effective holistic therapies in conjunction with the treatment and care from their general practice veterinarian. He also places great emphasis on the well-being of the pet owner, knowing that a sick pet can cause great strain and strong emotions. He instills this understanding in his staff and works to ensure that both pet and owner are treated with the utmost care and respect.

In 2007 and 2008, Dr. Richter and his Montclair Veterinary Hospital team received awards from the community, including Best Veterinarian in the East Bay from Oakland Magazine, East Bay Express and KRON 4 TV.

Dr. Richter’s professional interests are in emergency, general practice, alternative care medicine and wildlife rescue. Dr. Richter volunteers his time on the Board of Directors for the Alameda County Veterinary Medical Association and is currently serving as president. He is also the California Veterinary Medical Association’s Alameda county representative regarding animal disaster planning.

Dr. Gary Richter is a graduate of the University of Florida with a Bachelors of Science, a Masters of Science in Veterinary Medical Science and a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine. After graduating with honors, Dr. Richter moved to the Bay Area in 1998. His expertise and experience includes time as a full-time emergency medicine clinician in Berkeley at Pet Emergency Treatment Service and as a general practitioner at Berkeley Dog & Cat Hospital. Dr. Richter has been the owner and medical director of Montclair Veterinary Hospital since 2002.
Dr. Richter enjoys outdoor activities, traveling and vegetarian cooking. He loves to spend time with his family which includes Lee, Abbey, Charlie, Leo the dog, and Frieda the cat.

Reviews

[Lori · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gary Richter writes for the regular pet lover to outline a variety of pathways to use in improving a cat's good health. There is a handy synopsis of supplements and descriptions of benefits and practical use,also a review of medical testing available today and in the near future. The book discusses allopathic methods,nutrition,life style, exercise, and regenerative treatments. Incidentally, a lot of this information sounds like that which is suggested for humans. So reading this cat focused health book serves as a nice refresher of human good health tenets. There are many great suggestions to help a beloved cat enjoy a long vibrant life in this helpful book.

[Brooke Kiefer · Rating 2 out of 5]

There were solid sections with useful information (like the tenets of aging), but honestly I was extremely disappointed by this book. The majority of the book was about "options" for prolonging life that either are only available for humans, and/or have not actually even been considered for cats yet. As an ethical scientist, you cannot claim something will work great for cats when no studies have been completed on it & you have no data to prove the claim. People picking this book up are picking it up for a reason, we don't care what is "on the horizon" or "hopefully going to happen in the future", we want useful things that are currently available. Some of that was there, but like I said, the majority was babble about future wishes that haven't even started work with cats & the ridiculous ideal of achieving immortality. Almost all of the futuristic "options" provided were things being conducted or studied for humans. Cats are not humans, & a multitude of things safe for humans can kill cats. I don't need immortality for humans, I need realistic options for healthy care for my geriatric cat.