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 ……
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…
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…
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,…
Guest Blog by Dana Scott – Dogs Naturally Magazine As I write, my little 5-week old twin puppies are happily slopping up turkey, egg and goat milk. One puppy will stay to live with me. The other has a lovely home waiting for her where her new mom will feed her nothing but raw food. By the…
The ‘raw food’ debate is one that has been on my radar ever since I started my studies as a veterinarian in the United Kingdom, over 8 years ago. Since moving to South Africa in 2017, I have become increasingly aware of the rising number of clients opting out of feeding their pets conventional…
COMPLETE VS COMPLEMENTARY MEAL The premise of our approach to pet nutrition is holistic in nature, following the same principles that apply when feeding ourselves. As such, we know that balanced nutrition is attained when feeding pets a variety of good quality, raw, fresh meat (not from animals…
You are what you eat. What you put in is what you get out. These age old truths not only apply to humans – they are equally true for our domestic companions. It even holds true for cars and machinery! 😊 To have a healthy and happy animal companion requires feeding him or her specie…
It’s hard for us to imagine the days that we thought of dried kibble and pellets as food for our beloved pets. Yet, feeding raw meals, is still a relatively new concept. And as such it evolves as we learn more. At Raw Love Pets, it is our practice to keep abreast of whatever new information…
