Raw Diet 101 – Page 3 – Healthy Dog Club

Ask an expert: What’s Really Causing Those Hot Spots and Itchy Skin?

July 15, 2014July 15, 2014 Healthy Dog Club

By By Robert Mueller, B. Pharmacist What’s causing my dog to itch and scratch so much…why the hot spots and what can I do to stop it? I can’t bear to watch it anymore…it really hurts me to see my dog suffer. I thought for a while before I replied to her because the solution she was looking for was complicated… like isolating the cause of cancer. There is simply not a one-word answer…because skin and allergy issues are normally the result of several triggers…and in the end it…

The controversial pet food

March 21, 2014October 8, 2015 Healthy Dog Club

By Robert Mueller, R. Ph. Feeding raw is the recent buzz word that has kibble dog food manufacturers scrambling. Why are they worried? Is it because they are afraid that the more educated consumer will see greater benefits from feeding Fido a more nutritious food source? Are they afraid of losing the market share of their multi-billion dollar bonanza? Or has the technologically advanced, Google-driven Internet made the spread of knowledge easier, resulting in a highly educated consumer? Consumers today are looking past convenience as the only criteria for choosing…