Hundreds of consumer complaints are aimed at dog food manufactures so far in 2012 and dozens – perhaps hundreds – of dogs are dead. Does this sound like deja vu? Could there be another massive recall like there was five years ago? The answer is, it is likely happening now. Fortunately, pet owners have become [...]
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This is old news for many but it bears repeating. If you feed commercial pet foods, you had better do your research and find out exactly what is in that food. Lynn Stratton, an investigative reporter who writes on food safety, penned an outstanding article for Healthy Holistic Living, discussing what is actually in pet [...]
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Although Federal Food Safety laws prohibit it, some pet foods contain the rendered (cooked) remains of diseased animals or animals that have died ‘other than by slaughter’. A new study shows that deadly brain diseases known as prion diseases “might pass from one species to another more easily than previously thought.” This study clearly shows [...]
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Last week, we had to turn back an article that a veterinarian had submitted to us about raw feeding. We turned it away for a variety of reasons but one of the reasons was the first impression we had of the author and the content. The article started with something to the effect of, “There [...]
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Most dog owners that feed their dogs a raw, natural diet will know about the Calcium/Phosphorous balance problem. It is tricky to manage for someone who does not have access to a chemical laboratory, and it becomes even trickier when you understand that many available food sources are depleted of fundamental nutrients. Worse yet: this depletion varies with location [...]
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One of the biggest pitches of pet foods is the 100% Balanced Nutrition claim. You see that ’100% Balanced Nutrition’ claim everywhere, even veterinarians advise pet parents to make sure you are feeding one of the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) balanced pet foods. ‘Your pet will suffer from health problems if you [...]
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Enzymes are responsible for every metabolic reaction that takes place in your body, whether it is the blinking of your eye or the functioning of your liver. Of course, the same applies to your dog’s body. The body also uses enzymes to digest and use food. There are two types of enzymes that do that: [...]
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A University of Bristol study published in Osteoarthritis and Cartilage recently backed up anecdotal claims that omega-3-rich diets can reduce the damage from osteoarthritis. Studies have been on dogs and a link was found between omega-3 fatty acids and osteoarthritis, but this most recent research shows the mechanism behind it. The researchers at Bristol, led [...]
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