I just discovered a wonderfully easy to use website with charts for the different food groups for different dog types. As you know, for thousands of years Chinese practitioners have used food as medicinal therapy and for preventative care. General nutrition is improved by feeding foods with neutral properties, then foods with specific medical indications are [...]
another great post by Dr. Doug Knueven - We are often told that our pets are victims of their genes. “Sorry, she was just born that way.” However, diet and lifestyle often play more of a role in their health than the experts realize. Nutrigenomics is the study of how the nutrients a body takes [...]
Just got a note from Darla: Hi Christina!! Thank you for telling me about making my own jerky for my companions....They love it, its more nutritious(longer baking time at a lower temp.), easy to make and they are definitely using their back teeth and jaws more eating it!!!
Dr. Doug Knueven posted on his blog - I have spoken with many veterinary nutritionists over the years. In 2010, Ispent two days with a nutritionist who teaches at a US veterinary college, aspart of an intensive, one-on-one veterinary nutrition course. She indicated tome that nutrition plays a very small role in the management of sick [...]
Finally, a dream come true for Kevyn Matthews, the Dog Chef. with a lot of sweat and tears, he has opened The Dog Chef Cafe at 1916 Fleet Street. there will be an open house sponsored by the Animal Reiki Alliance and Yoshimasa Refrigeration..... ON SATURDAY, JULY 19 from 5-10 PM. This would be a great end [...]
a committed raw meat feeder discovered that the organic chicken farmer down the road culls his birds every five weeks and picks out the smaller birds and sadly just throws them in a pile to rot. Now she gets them for her lucky dogs! Whole, freshly killed organic chickens, feathers and all are on the menu tonight!
This is a great chart showing the language that can be used on beef labels and what each means. Purely Natural (if grass finished) and Organic can be good. This will be of a great help when you have to buy meat in a store. It will also help you formulate the list of questions [...]
A recent business list serve discussed how trustworthy the new FDA is to monitor pet drugs and foods. They have recently been promoting their role with pets as well as people. So far there have been mixed reactions from the group. 1. Me - I certainly do not ever tell clients to rely on government evaluations [...]
No one brand is causing the digestive symptoms of decreased appetite, increased water intake, vomiting or diarrhea. While some of the treats were made in China, others made in the US may have ingredients from China, or it may be something totally different. I would recommend feeding fresh food treats, making your own dehydrated treats or [...]
Sign up for up dates with Pet Food Recall if you are not making your pet's food yourself. The newest is one I would not worry about - Bravo found some Listeria and possibly a few dogs with diarrhea. "1) These products are being recalled because they many have the potential to be contaminated with [...]