21 Apr 2015
Posted by Healthy Dog Club 
Bacteria is present on everything on the planet Think about your dog-this is an animal that can lick itself, lick other dogs, eat a variety of disgusting rotting things, and ingest its own feces or those of other animals with no ill effects. The dog, plain and simple, can handle greater bacterial...
Read more → 26 Mar 2015
Posted by Healthy Dog Club 
By: Dr. Bill Ormston Many people never discuss their dog or cat's diet with their veterinarians. Homemade, cooked diets are the diets that veterinarians worry may be nutritionally deficient hence the ones they complain about. When dogs show up in a veterinary clinic with a nutritional deficiency...
Read more → 07 May 2014
Posted by Healthy Dog Club 
Source - Dr. Mauria O’Brien Got vitamin D? Most people know that this compound, a supplement frequently added to milk, plays a role in developing and maintaining healthy bones. But recent findings in humans suggest that vitamin D has a much broader effect on health and immune function. Dr....
Read more → 30 Apr 2014
Posted by Healthy Dog Club 
Dr Becker at Mercola Pets Thiamine, or vitamin B1, is a water-soluble vitamin absorbed from the diet through the small intestine, and is necessary for normal carbohydrate metabolism. Organs that use a lot of energy, like the brain, can be severely compromised by a thiamine deficiency. A lack of thiamine...
Read more → 10 Apr 2014
Posted by Healthy Dog Club 
“I have observed that the degenerative disease process takes 5 to 6 years to surface when consuming a heat processed food and when they do, it is assumed that they are part of the "normal" aging process. Such diseases are rarely linked to the pet food that caused them. Bottom line is that heavily denatured...
Read more → 07 Nov 2013
Posted by Healthy Dog Club 
A brand new, revolutionary approach to pet care is gaining attention. The American Holistic Veterinary Medical Foundation is emerging as an alternative answer to pet care. Based on a philosophy of integrative medicine, this holistic approach to animal health is saving the lives of pets diagnosed with...
Read more → 20 Mar 2013
Posted by Healthy Dog Club 
by Dr. Mary Fuller It can happen to even the best pet owners. You turn around for one second and the dog is into the chocolate that was sitting on the counter, or the cat has discovered the Easter lily you thought was safely out of the way. “We just don’t realize how determined our pets are to eat the things...
Read more → 26 Feb 2013
Posted by Healthy Dog Club 
It’s no surprise to many disgruntled pet owners that many veterinary clinics rely on revenue from vaccines. Happily for the dogs, many vets have replaced vaccinations with titer testing. The problem with this is twofold: one, they are replacing yearly or triennial vaccination with yearly or triennial...
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