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Raw Pet Food Safety Tips

 

Raw Pet Food Safety Tips

Raw pet food uses the same ingredients found in the average grocery store. This means the raw meat you feed your pet should be handled the same way you would handle raw meat for the rest of your family.

Why Does My Dog Eat Grass?

 

Why Does My Dog Eat Grass?

Most vets I’ve asked about eating grass – say generally speaking it’s OK if our dogs eat a little bit of grass. Today on a hike, Walter couldn’t get enough of it so I thought I’d look at some articles to see what folks are saying across the board.

Raw Food for Cats?

 

Raw Food for Cats?

Do cats really like your raw food? I mean, really like your raw food. Not a sales pitch but the real deal.

Yes; Vegetables for Dogs!

 

Yes; Vegetables for Dogs!

I always strive to make canine diets complete and balanced, using whole foods and that includes vegetables. Some people who feed “prey-model diets” think that vegetables don’t belong in the canine diet, and question my recommendation of feeding vegetables to dogs, and a much lesser amount for cats.

Green Tripe: The Superfood for Pets

 

Green Tripe: The Superfood for Pets

I started on my path of raw feeding when I got my job at Darwin’s. I will never forget my first day; touring processing procedures, hearing about our sourcing policies, volumes of product formulations, and reading books upon books from the various nutritionists we follow.

Why Are My Dog’s Drinking So Much Water?

 

Why Are My Dog’s Drinking So Much Water?

I have two smallish collies, Baxter and Sheila. I think they are both pretty healthy. Over the years my vet and friends have warned me that switching foods can cause all kinds of problems like diarrhea or vomiting.

Complete and Balanced Dog Diets

 

Complete and Balanced Dog Diets

Simply, it means it meets the latest scientific standards. Or that the food’s nutrient content meets or exceeds standards developed by various American and European agencies based upon the latest scientific studies of nutrient requirements of dogs and cats.

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

 

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

I live with three dogs – two doxies and a beagle/basset mix. The one characteristic that they are share is that they are incredibly picky eaters!

Stool and Drool Solutions

 

Stool and Drool Solutions

I have a large breed mix that drools and has huge smelly stool. We have tried lots of things and nothing changes. I

Buying Raw Pet Food

 

Buying Raw Pet Food

It’s a basic law of the universe that everything degrades over time. This applies to raw dog and cat food too.

Fighting Fleas with Diatomaceous Earth

 

Fighting Fleas with Diatomaceous Earth

Diatomaceous earth is the fossilized remains of marine plants; when we use it, it’s a fine, white powder. Many people are familiar with the use of diatomaceous earth (DE) as a natural flea killer.

How Do I Transition My Cat to Raw Food?

 

How Do I Transition My Cat to Raw Food?

I have tried so many raw food diets for my three cats, Sam, Tea and Simba. They don’t like anything except the smelly cheap food. I bought the veterinarian recommended diet.