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How to Start your Puppy on a Raw Diet
It really is easy and safe to feed your puppy a raw diet. Just think about it for a minute, why would we be worried about feeding real, fresh food to our puppies? Food that can be recognized as food. Shouldn’t we be more worried about dehydrated, processed little brown balls (pellets) filled with all sorts of artificial and chemical nutrients and additives? We know that the age-old adage “you are what you eat” is true for us. This is true for all species. We also know the closer food is to its natural state, the higher the level of...
The TRUTH about GRAIN-FREE foods and DCM
By Dana Scott from Dogs Naturally Magazine ARE GRAIN-FREE DOG FOODS REALLY CAUSING HEART DISEASE IN DOGS? The FDA seems to think so … and they’ve finally named the top brands associated with DCM (dilated cardiomyopathy). You can skip ahead and see the top brands associated with DCM … but you might want to learn more first. The Link Between Dog Foods And DCM The FDA recently updated their investigation into the recent spike in DCM cases. From July 2018 through 2019, over 500 dogs have been affected by DCM. And the FDA has concluded most of those dogs were eating a grain-free diet. DCM...
Should You Heed Your Vet’s Warnings About Raw Food?
By Dr Karen Shaw Becker STORY AT-A-GLANCE The campaign against raw pet diets continues unabated, and many misinformed veterinarians remain on the wrong side of the argument It would be helpful to pet parents everywhere if vets learned much more about companion animal nutrition than most are taught in veterinary school, often by manufacturers of ultra-processed commercial pet food Dogs and cats are carnivores who do best eating nutritionally balanced, minimally processed foods that fit their innate macronutrient preferences for fat, protein and carbohydrates The types of pet food I recommend for most dogs and cats are a variety of...
Biologically Appropriate Raw Food (BARF) as explained by Australian veterinarian Dr Ian Billinghurst
Dr Ian Billinghurst explains the BARF diet as published on drianbillinghurst.com/barf. The BARF (Biologically Appropriate RAW Food) diet or BARF feeding program is about feeding dogs and cats the diet they evolved to eat over millions of years of genetic adaptation. BARF also stands for “The Bones And Raw Food”… diet. Species appropriate diet; evolutionary diet; natural diet… all mean the same thing. Because our pets’ bodies evolved eating this diet, that is exactly what we should feed them. Anything less will fall short of what their bodies require for best health, longevity and freedom from disease. And this is the basic philosophy...
Don’t Fall for the Grain-Free Trick Pulled by Some Pet Food Makers – Guest Blog Dr Karen Becker
As published on healthypets.mercola.com by Dr. Karen Becker STORY AT-A-GLANCE Conventional veterinarians often give grain-free diets for dogs a thumbs down; holistic vets like me believe they represent optimal nutrition for most dogs. Dogs have no biological requirement for carbohydrates, and grains are carbohydrates. Canines are carnivores whose bodies are designed to eat animal flesh and fat, not starch, which turns to sugar in your dog’s body. Dry dog food can be grain-free, but it can’t be carb-free because carbohydrates are required to form kibble. Many grain-free foods have a higher starch content than regular foods. The Association of American Feed Control...