Author: Healthy Dog Club

PLEASE, READ THE LABEL (the numbers do not lie)

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  In today’s ever-changing world, it is extremely important to be aware of what is included in your dog’s diet. That means reading and understanding the ingredient panel on the bag of pet food that you are feeding…just as you would hopefully read and understand a nutritional label on the back of any package of food that you buy for yourself and your family. It’s shocking to know that for more than 100 years, the general public has been sold pet food made from rejected human waste products. The tide…

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How to handle raw meat safely

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  “Is there any reason for dry food companies to load salt into the food in amounts as high as 8 times the normal amount registered as normal? They claim it is needed to increase the palatability of the food. Another reason is that salt is cheap and it becomes an effective preservative. But food is not meant to sit on a self in a warehouse for months. The safest low salt alternative is a natural raw meat diet.” One issue that manufacturers of kibble and canned pet foods often…

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How to add Omega 3 fish oils to your dog’s diet the right way

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  We all know fish oil is a good thing for our dogs right? After all, fish oils have a super anti-inflammatory effect on the body, reducing your dogs joint pain, allergy symptoms and can even fight against cancer! But before you add that fish oil to your dog’s next meal, there’s something you need to be aware of 
 The EPA and DHA in fish oil are highly unsaturated. That means they have a love of double carbon bonds. Why is that important? Because those double carbon bonds make…

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Bacteria In Your Dog’s Food Is Not Dangerous And Here Is Why

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  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 loads than we can. Yes, the bacteria in raw meat might hurt your dog IF the dog already has an immunocompromised system or some underlying problem. Raw diets have also been blamed for causing things like pancreatitis…

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Why is my dog scratching himself raw?

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By: Dr. Amy Hayek & Dr. Bill Ormston, Does this sound familiar? Veterinarians and their staff hear this comment all too often, especially in the spring and fall of the year. Dogs that are scratching raw spots, or that have excess dander and oil during these times are actually more sensitive all year round. During the spring and fall, a dog’s hair and skin undergo change to grow more hair (fall) or to lose the undercoat (spring). Dogs that are “indoor dogs” will go through this cycle a bit differently…

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Different Diets Mean Different Values For Your Pet!

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Processing and a coat of preservatives allow foods to sit in warehouses unrefrigerated. Fats, proteins, carbohydrates, and all the major nutrients in food are changed when cooked. The greater the changes, the more indigestible that food becomes. Also, the more the body regards such molecules as foreign. These foreign chemicals can result in allergic reactions and raised blood values. Here’s something all raw feeders should be aware of as well as those of you who are new to raw feeding.         “Blood testing results from raw fed dogs…

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Animal Chiropractic Treatments 101

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Who Says You Can’t Treat An Old Dog New Tricks!  By: Robert Mueller (Robert Mueller, BSc, Pharm. is a registered pharmacist, author of “Living Enzymes: The World’s Best Kept Pet Food Secret”.)   Small adjustments to the vertebrae can make a huge difference in your pet’s mobility. For the last hundred years, humankind has been helped by chiropractic therapy, despite discrimination by the American Medical Association. This applies to services provided for humans as well as to our beloved members of the animal kingdom. And it’s really just because many physicians…

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Why Home Prepared Meals Can Be Difficult And Dangerous

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  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 or imbalance it is generally because of a home-cooked diet that is severely lacking in one or several nutrients, or one that has been over-supplemented. When first starting on a home cooked diet, dogs initially do better. Cooked homemade diets are definitely better…

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