Nature's Variety says they are recalling the following because there is an off-putting odor to these bags. They are not contaminated. They may not be quite as nutritious, but if you are supplementing as I suggest with fresh meat and vegetables, I would not worry at all. UPC# 7 69949 60420 4 – Prairie Beef Meal [...]
A reader sent me the following email with permission to post on this blog. She will be moving from Maryland to Tahlequah, Oklahoma, the center of the cherokee nation (see my 6/3/12 post for a story about Tahlequah). Q 1. a. Neither Cozy (12/2/12) nor Dewey (11/12/12) are due for Rabies until later in the [...]
Many people do not feed raw meat to their dogs and cats because they fear bacterial infection. the following from the Maryland Department of Agriculture reporting on CDC's North America ongoing tracking of salmonella should alleviate your fears. They are tracking four different kinds of salmonella, starting at different times. Start [...]
This post should have lots of you writing in with fun comments from your family. Nepeta cataria has been used for centuries and was imported into North America from Europe. Some dogs love it and some cats ignore it. Experts say it only works on cats and maybe people, but anecdotal evidence shows dogs seeking [...]
June 2012 of the Veterinary Practice News says that chronic disease is on the rise in pets. From a holistic standpoint this is not surprising - increase the toxic load and stop the symptoms expressed by the vibrational pattern and illness is the result. Banfield Pet Hospital's Pet health 2012 report attributes the increase "...in [...]
Many people know it is better to feed and eat fresh rather than processed foods and have committed to do this. Then their animals, especially cats, say - "No way - I want my dry food candy only." Trish wrote about this: I have a new cat in my life that spent a year in the [...]
At the 2012 Pet Expo I met a wonderful veterinarian, Dr. Dan Moore. He had been a conventional veterinarian and very skeptical of clients' interest in alternative treatments. He retired and took a class by Dr. Pitcairn which took him on a path of developing healthy products for the large number of horses he was raising. [...]
The November 2011 issue of the Veterinary Practice News made me smile with an article about Purdue School of Veterinary Medicine starting a program to help veterinary students get needed practice while helping provide veterinary care to low-income residents in Marion county, near Indianapolis. In September, 2011, they announced the start of the program in the [...]
Victoria Stilwell, in the November 2011 issue of Bark Magazine says that a survey showed that 90% of the dogs in the US have no formal behavior and obedience training. One of the main reasons dogs are returned to shelters, and a common question for me is behavior issues for cats and dogs. Whole Dog [...]
November was National Pet Diabetes Month. It is estimated that 45 % of dogs and 58% of cats are overweight, a leading cause of diabetes. Feeding a raw meat diet, using holistic approaches, tracking weight in the Healthy Animal's Journal and exercising cats and dogs appropriately go a long way to managing weight. Decreasing vaccines [...]