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Raw Food: Truth or Fiction

Healthy Dog Club

By Robert Mueller Give your dog a fighting chance with a healthy diet. Concerned pet parents who are actively searching for the very best in nutrition for their dogs need to be able to discern fact from fiction when making a decision whether to switch their dog’s diet. With the recent recalls of pet food, pet owners that have been buying kibble and canned food all their life are now beginning to question the safety, value and benefits of feeding a heat processed pet food.   Each side of the…

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Best New Years resolution for you and your pet

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Raw Dog Food Tip “This is the time of year when people make unreasonable and outrageous choices for their New Year’s resolutions. We always think that this year will be different, but it ends up the same as last year when our diet plans disappear after 1 week. Even if we fail in our own commitments, there is something to do that is very achievable and beneficial for your pet. In 2016, vow to improve your pet’s diet and provide a healthy and nutritious advantage over processed kibble, dry or…

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Vetenerians have long suspected this: Watch out for dog halitosis…

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By Robert Mueller I would guess that very few people are aware of the connection between good dental health and the benefits it provides for good cardiovascular health. Pets that are in the infant stage of 2 to 6 weeks start teething issues when their deciduous teeth erupt through the gums, giving rise to pain and inflammation. It is at this time when the “naughty puppy” stage begins, and they will chew on whatever they can find to relieve the pain. It is my recommendation that you give your puppy…

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Debunked: Omega 3, 6 and 9 for dogs

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First, let’s talk about how the fatty acids are named. “Essential” means needed, thus our bodies don’t make the fatty acid. The biochemical structure is what makes them fatty acids and helps with the different names. “Fatty” means the EFAs are used in the body in lipid (fatty) layers of cells and tissues. Where the first double bond is in the fatty acid molecule helps in the naming – an omega-3 fatty acid has the first double bond 3 carbon atoms from the naming end; an omega-6 has 6 carbon atoms until the first double bond;…

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Preventive veterinary care is sexy too

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By: Michael Paul, DVM DVM NEWSMAGAZINE Time to make the ugly stepsister of veterinary medicine an important member of the family. As veterinarians, we tend to find diagnosing and managing disease and treating injuries a gratifying and brag-worthy part of our jobs. And in these cases, clients tend to be openly appreciative of our heroics. A successful diagnosis and treatment also gets veterinary team members excited, and a positive outcome results in high fives all around the clinic. But clients also seek our help for information, services and products, and…

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January Recalls

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Watch out for these products! Make sure you throw out or return these products to the store you purchased it in.   1/9/2013 – IMS Trading Group Withdraws Chicken Jerky Dog Treats Due to Drug Residue 1/9/2013 – Waggin’ Train and Canyon Creek Ranch chicken jerky – trace amounts of antibiotic residue in samples    1/9/2013 – Milo’s Kitchen Recalls Chicken Jerky and Chicken Grillers Dog Treats – trace amounts of residual antibiotics

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