Finally, I found some free moments to formulate feline feeding fundamentals. OK – enough of searching for “f” words. When I graduated from veterinary school in 1980 I had worked at clinics for 20 years and never thought anything wrong with feeding processed dry or canned food to cats. Certainly my one nutrition class [...]
As you all know, I want all of us to take the time (and it is not much extra time), save money (even with big dogs) and improve the health of our pets and people by purchasing locally raised ingredients and feeding our pets the same quality we feed ourselves. Using these same ingredients, you [...]
Many people ask about taking time to transition to new foods, or if it is ok to feed different meats in one meal or one day. There are, of course, many different opinions just as there are for people. Here is my opinion: Healthy dogs can eat anything (well, almost any good food - no [...]
A friend of mine is adopting 2 kittens, and I was looking for more information on feeding fresh food to cats. I discovered several more good sites, and am also including several I have spoken about before. First, since I have meat thawed (for almost a week) waiting for me to make food for my [...]
I was just introduced to Giant Schnauzer breeders, the Skansens. They know that fresh food is the best for them and also for their dogs. There is a great page on what they feed and recommend feeding that may help encourage you to feed fresh food. Also, the rest of the web site is very [...]
A recent post by Kathleen Crisley, owner of Canine Catering from New Zealand, echos my opinion about feeding. She also has a great site, doggy mom. And hopefully lots of people will read a Chicago Tribune article on feeding fresh and how it saved one dog's life. And NY Daily News reported on Gayle Pruitt's approach [...]
A newsletter reader asked: do you have more information on Steve Brown’s research on a possible correlation between raw meat diets and aggression? I have a personal interest because I’ve observed this in my cats and have been unable to find an explanation beyond what I believe is an energy issue: raw food has more [...]
After the November Newletter: This as a very informative newsletter!!!! Thank you!!! As I have a dog with cancer, and am trying to keep him comfortable as long as possible, I will be watching his tongue. Colleen dear colleen and others whose animals have cancer. Much can be done, and sometimes, animals can be completely cured. [...]
Recently I was asked about green peas in dog food being toxic. this is one of the reasons I recommend feeding fresh food - you know what ingredients you are feeding. Green peas are safe, though they are high in carbohydrate, like many vegetables, so would not be good for dogs with cancer. some dogs [...]
I recently had a query: Dr. Christina, thank you for bringing attention to the horrible 'dry food post' I have a beautiful Bengal cat (now for 3 years) and she had been bought up on a dry food diet, which I instantly changed, she does has a small frequent appetite and I have found that [...]