Dr. Becker did a post today about a food additive (SDAP - spray dried animal protein) being used to make foods more palatable to cats and to provide more nutrition. The first two commenters asked what to do with this information? What to feed? One had an overweight cat who lost weight (though was constipated and [...]
Mother Earth News has such great articles. Issue #277 Aug/sept 2016 has one (pg13+) titled "Pesticides on Produce: The New 'Dirty Dozen' summarizing the Environmental Working Group's annual analysis of 48 fruits and vegetables for pesticide residues. Click here for the EWG site and report. Top 12 dirty: strawberries, apples, nectarines, peaches, celery, grapes, cherries, [...]
In Brooklyn, NY is a company I just learned about from Hunger Project and Pachamama Alliance friends. Pet Plate makes meals with whole food ingredients and delivers them to the doggie's home. Soon to come are meals for cats, too. While I prefer people integrate food into their family meals, in NYC that often does mean [...]
In an article posted by Debbie Donaldson about the InterZoo 2016 expo, many pet food manufacturers from around the world are advertising they are putting meat, real meat, into their processed foods. There are BARF and fresh meat claims, too. Do I think this is good? Yes and No. Yes because some dogs and cats [...]
Well, really, the choices you make for your companion animals can save the world. You know many of them and have shared many with me - sustainably raised food ingredients, locally sources beds and toys, visiting the ill/infirm/aged and so many more. Here is a different slant on how your feeding choices (and maybe others [...]
A friend asked about holistic options for dental health, so I added a page to the article section of my web and decided to post it here as well. Love to have your comments here. For instance how many people switched their dogs to raw with big hunks and the teeth became clean? How many [...]
A reader queried - Dr, C, I think.my 2 yr old Schnoodle rescue has a yeast problem. He is liking and licking, pads and groin. Groin very red. Tea tree shampoo? Thanks From a conventional perspective, we think of something (yeast) causing the problem (itchy skin, redness) then look for something to "get rid of [...]
Two articles in Animal Wellness Magazine talk about garlic. The first is by Lisa Newman - Is garlic safe or not? The second is by Joan Marie Williams, Garlic - a super food for pets. Dr. Jeff has a short post on feeding garlic and onions to your pets. He has many great topics, so it [...]
Dr. Becker's blog today is on obesity and the dangers it causes. For the many of you (my readers) feeding a local diet with fresh, probably raw meat ingredients, there will be less chance of obesity. Many of you, though, have read about feeding raw and just not begun yet, for a variety of reasons. Call [...]
A facebook post asked me: Hello Christina, My name is Jacqui from Melbourne Australia and As I have read a lot about you and really respect your work, I just wanted to ask your advise as to whether or not you believe I am on the right path in terms of feeding my dog a [...]