tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14217751530281534072012-02-16T04:44:36.116+10:30This blog is designed to help readers vastly improve the health of their pets by providing information on natural diets.kdoddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13684621201737769153noreply@blogger.comBlogger201100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1421775153028153407.post-44968501427403438982008-07-21T19:51:00.003+09:302008-07-21T20:12:29.908+09:30

For two decades, Dr. Martin Goldstein -- America's most successful, renowned holistic veterinarian -- has healed and helped his animal patients with the same natural therapies that benefit humans. The results have been so astounding that today critically sick pets are brought to him from across the country for a new chance at life and health.Now this is a book that you simply must have! It has a

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I must apologise for being absent for a long while. I haven't been that well and under a lot of stress.I will put up a new post in the next couple of days and hopefully we can get back into a regular thing.Thanks for reading!

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If anyone is looking for a great book to get you started with switching your pet to a raw diet, you must check out "Raw Dog Food: Making It Work For You and Your Dog" by Carina Beth MacDonald.This is a very easy book to read and understand with some good wit and not to much technical stuff. Highly recommended for a good introduction to raw food diets.Get it here on Fishpond.com.au Raw Dog Food:

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Offal can include any clean offal that you can get from a butcher or supermarket. This has been through the meat inspection service and classed as fit for human consumption. It is therefore completely safe to be fed raw to your dog.Heart, liver and kidneys are the most beneficial. Unbleached, green tripe may also be used for the beneficial bacteria content. Liver should equal the total amount of

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Well, dog are carnivores, but not true obligate carnivores. All scientific evidence points towards the fact that dogs, while not true carnivores, are opportunistic, carnivorous scavengers. Cats on the other hand are true, obligate carnivores, requiring animal protein to survive.There is a difference between a carnivorous scavenger and an omnivore though - dogs lack the dental characteristics,

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Vegetables can include anything except onion and potato. Oninon because it is toxic to dogs, and potato because the carbohydrate and starch content is too high. Vegetables must be completely crushed either in a blender until its like puree, or by putting through a juicer and using the pulp and as much juice as you like. The idea is to keep it raw, but it needs to resemble to stomach contents of a

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I create a big mixture using all the components in my last post, all mixed up together. I then feed half this mixture, and half whole, raw meaty bones.I use mince made from chicken frames that has been put through a mincer as theraw meaty bone component as this is cheap and readily available to me. You can use whatever is best for you in your area.I feed half this mixture, and half whole bones so

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Dogs require the components of their diet in the following quantities:RAW MEATY BONES 60%Crushed Vegetable Material 15%Offal 10%Fruit 5%Remainder as healthy supplements.I will be expanding on these components in the following posts. Please refer back soon.

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"Give Your Dog A Bone" - Dr Ian BillinghurstMy most important piece of writing is the book "Give Your Dog A Bone." Because cats and dogs have different food requirements, cats are obligate carnivores while dogs are omnivores with a carnivorous background, I decided they each needed their own book, and that I would write the dog book first. Thus was born "Give Your Dog a Bone." This book was

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I've created a page on squidoo about Raw and Natural dog food. http://www.squidoo.com/rawfood4dogs/ It doesn't contain much info, coz that's what this page is for. BUT is does contain lots of links to books, DVDs and other products I recommend. Some raw food videos from youtube too. Check it out!

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While there is nothing wrong with feeding a particular food if your dog does well on it and you feel comfortable feeding it, the question is whether you have a basis of comparison and whether the formulation of the food has changed over time.I have seen the effect a better food can have on my own dog. When I adopted him from the shelter, he was a thin little puppy with a brittle coat and a rather

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If anyone has a blog they want to promote, try blogrush. Thats the thing under my poll on the right hand side. Click here http://www.blogrush.com/r17194112

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Far from the truth. Fats are highly digestible, very palatable, and are an energy dense nutritional ingredient which is essential for healthy coat and skin, reproductive efficiency, kidney function and the absorption of the fat soluble vitamins, A, D, E, and K.It is the main source of energy - one gram of fat supplies 2.4 times the energy of one gram of protein or carbohydrates. As a less well

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It has come to my attention that some of the Vet Secrets Revealed links were not working properly. My apologies to anyone interested in these products who clicked on these. They should now be working fine and pointing to the correct products. Sorry for the inconvenience.

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From: Dr Andrew JonesAuthor: Veterinary Secrets RevealedWebsite: http://www.veterinarysecretsrevealed.com/cmd.php?af=654828Hello, Re: Your dog or cat could be seriously ill.If you are not ready to make some simple changes to the way you provide veterinary care to your pet, beginning today......... your dog or cat could be seriously ill and live a "shortened" life.Here is How I know. My dog died

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I will be posting a series of myths about feeding your dog. Please check back for the next dog food myth.A statement I have encountered quite often recently, unlike any material that substantiates the claim. According to veterinary literature, the most common causes for pancreatitis are a high fat, low protein diet, obesity, trauma (car accidents, falling), other diseases (Cushing's syndrome,

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Most interesting study reflects on the fact that 0ur civilized society has taken our canine friends far away from their original standard of living which included their natural way of capturing, killing and consuming raw meat as their main food source. The findings of different experiments and surveys on dogs fed on cooked and raw food were astounding. Dogs fed on cooked food exhibited: facial

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One of the biggest news that broke out in March was the dog food recalls that took place. This major occurrence caused a lot of panic among dog owners, who then stampeded to their veterinarians hoping to learn more about the issue. People learned more about the problem and as it turned out, even cat food have to be taken off store shelves. The dog food recalls are certainly a big problem; here’s

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Commercial Dog Food for Your Dog? by: Brigitte SmithWhat you feed your dog is really SO important for your dog's ultimate health, susceptibility to illness, and longevity.You know, if you really want your dog to be as healthy as s/he can be, you should stop feeding ANY of the widely available commercial dog foods.I'm talking here about the types of dog food commonly found in supermarkets, and

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(for anyone who doesn't know yet BARF stands for Biologically Appropriate Raw Food, or, Bones and Raw Food)The BARF Diet - Dr Ian Billinghurst"THE BARF DIET" is a useful primer for the beginning BARFer. However, it also contains plenty of new information, making it a valuable addition to the library of the experienced BARFer. The target audience includes vets, breeders, trainers, pet owners or

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