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

April 22, 2015April 22, 2015 Healthy Dog Club

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…

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

April 21, 2015May 18, 2015 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 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…

Why is my dog scratching himself raw?

April 20, 2015April 20, 2015 Healthy Dog Club

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…

Different Diets Mean Different Values For Your Pet!

March 31, 2015April 20, 2015 Healthy Dog Club

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…

Animal Chiropractic Treatments 101

March 26, 2015April 20, 2015 Healthy Dog Club

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…

Why Home Prepared Meals Can Be Difficult And Dangerous

March 26, 2015March 26, 2015 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 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…

How your dog benefits from coconut oil

November 7, 2014November 7, 2014 Healthy Dog Club

Dogs Naturally: Although supplements can be a confusing topic for many pet owners, most dog owners have heard of the benefits of feeding fish oils. There are however, a variety of oils that you can also use to your dog’s benefit, each with different actions and benefits. Coconut oil consists of more than 90% saturated fats, with traces of few unsaturated fatty acids, such as monounsaturated fatty acids and polyunsaturated fatty acids. Most of the saturated fats in coconut oil are Medium Chain Triglycerides (MCTs). The main component (more…

Is cancer in pets preventable?

August 15, 2014August 15, 2014 Healthy Dog Club

By Robert Mueller, B. Pharm. The rate of humans contracting cancer is ever increasing and unfortunately this trend is as prevalent in veterinary clinics as it is in medical facilities across the United States. It has been reported that cancer is a major killer in our pet population and is thought to be responsible for 45% of dog deaths (in pets that have lived at least 10 years). In humans, the statistics support that one in four will contract cancer.[1] Even with the advances in medical techniques and new…