Yeah, put them on a fresh food diet and a lot of the irritating stuff goes away, like allergies, stinky ears, liver or kidney issues, DCM, in dogs as well as cats, and the animals are in much better health. What about vaccinosis? Those signs are more subtle as the animal never gets completely well after fixing the diet. Some issues still persist: like arthritis (could be related to too early desexing), heavy metal burdens and hypothyroidism, which, IMO, is caused by a defective HPA axis -removing an animal's gonads.
This issue is not food related, although it is exacerbated by poor nutrition. I think we need to understand the difference between not being sick like you see when you switch to a fresh food diet, regardless of whether you buy the raw food from a pet food company or make it yourself and thriving. We get so used to seeing people who are not sick, but not thriving, that we think not being obviously sick is now the new normal.
Why do we force vaccines on pets (mostly dogs) that spend their time indoors or a fenced yard??? Rabies is in the wild, and if we are so concerned about it because of where we live, by all means jab your pet; just clean up the pet's system afterwards. The internet is full of great ideas on how to do that. Notice that as we ramped up our desire for more fresh options, especially for big dogs, the cartel that runs our sick care system started rolling out rabies vaccines using mRNA shots, leaving thimeserol vaccines as the only other alternative (the older one).
If you own your dwelling, don't license your pet, and feed your pet fresh, so they don't feel bad and start snapping at people or other dogs, the puppets in the government will not know your dog's rabies status ... because they don't even know your pet exists. If you take advantage of these Be Your Own Vet programs on the internet, you don't have to see a vet except in severe illness or trauma every once in a while and if they insist on a jab, so be it. At least your pet won't be overvaccinated. Just say No.
Good article. I've worked on the line in pet food factories. "Chicken" is heads and claws. Gravy is ground bone, blood and flour. Meat is lungs, stomachs, livers and flour. Fish is skeletons with tail fins, skin and heads.
And meat pies for humans used to be filled with lips and ears of cattle.
And the margarine factory used to empty the fat sullage trap at the bottom end of the production line into the extractors up at the top.
Feeding your pet real food doesn't have to be complicated. There are many books and magazines that provide elaborate recipes for the ideal balanced diet, that are great, but difficult for people who are used to the ease of throwing down a handfull of kibble. But we don't eat that way, we get the variety of nutients we need over a few meals and our bodies put it together....not every meal is a perfect balance. So just start by adding a variety of real foods: chopped up green veggies, eggs, fish, meat; slowly , so both you and your pet can adapt. You wouldn't bring your kids to Macdonald's twice a day and expect them to be healthy!
Thank you for this article. I have a 10~month old kitten and began making homemade cat food a couple of months ago. She's in great health, terrorizing my home every day☺️. But I still love her.
Hare-today.com Is a company owned by a young woman who sources good proteins for her raw pet food products.
I found that although it seems expensive, it ends up being about the same as canned cat food from the grocery stores.
It comes frozen, and you can get many different proteins.
I but coarse ground chicken for my cats. Includes the appropriate amount of bones and organs. My cats love it and I’ve been raising big beautiful healthy cats feeding them this raw food for 10 years.
raw meat and bones, that's what they need. Even if the ingredients in kibble were perfect, something happens to it when it's baked dry. Cats get diabetes. That can be reversed by getting them off of kibble. Doesn't matter whether the kibble has grain in it or not, even kibble with no grain will give some cats diabetes. Get them off kibble, and feed raw meat and bones. We had a cat who'd developed diabetes, was on insulin shots. Got him off kibble and within 2 weeks he started going into insulin shock when we gave him his shot. Stopped the insulin and he lived another 12 years, dying at the age of 21.
Yup! I’ve fed my dogs raw homemade since 2017. It’s a bit of a pain, but worth it and they love it! I do however disagree that grains are necessary. The DMVs I follow recommend 3/4 meat with 1/4 low glycemic veg. And a bone source quantity determined by stool and an organ source 5% liver and one other secreting organ. And the veg must be steamed or blitzed as dogs do not have the enzymes to break it down.
The cats are, as you say, particularly vulnerable. And those lovely spiky teeth NEED raw bones to crunch on. That's what they're for. Keeps the mouth in fabulous health.
I'm subscribed to Dr. Will Falconer (Vital Animals) who is a homeopathic veterinarian that has helped my cat. He recently wrote this excerpt on a recent post:
Susan Thixton uncovered a recent study of great concern to kibble feeders.
The Clean Label Project found an exceedingly high amount of arsenic, cadmium, mercury, and lead in dry, air-dried, and freeze-dried dog food.”
And those were top selling brands, so you’ll want to explore her article further.
Kibble had horrendously high levels of lead and arsenic. The fresh/frozen foods in their tests were much lower.
It seems pet food gets a big pass on the levels of serious toxins allowed compared to human foods. By design.
I understand what this is really about. The pet food industry damaged my beloved cats’ health in ways no veterinarian could reverse.
Yeah, put them on a fresh food diet and a lot of the irritating stuff goes away, like allergies, stinky ears, liver or kidney issues, DCM, in dogs as well as cats, and the animals are in much better health. What about vaccinosis? Those signs are more subtle as the animal never gets completely well after fixing the diet. Some issues still persist: like arthritis (could be related to too early desexing), heavy metal burdens and hypothyroidism, which, IMO, is caused by a defective HPA axis -removing an animal's gonads.
This issue is not food related, although it is exacerbated by poor nutrition. I think we need to understand the difference between not being sick like you see when you switch to a fresh food diet, regardless of whether you buy the raw food from a pet food company or make it yourself and thriving. We get so used to seeing people who are not sick, but not thriving, that we think not being obviously sick is now the new normal.
Why do we force vaccines on pets (mostly dogs) that spend their time indoors or a fenced yard??? Rabies is in the wild, and if we are so concerned about it because of where we live, by all means jab your pet; just clean up the pet's system afterwards. The internet is full of great ideas on how to do that. Notice that as we ramped up our desire for more fresh options, especially for big dogs, the cartel that runs our sick care system started rolling out rabies vaccines using mRNA shots, leaving thimeserol vaccines as the only other alternative (the older one).
If you own your dwelling, don't license your pet, and feed your pet fresh, so they don't feel bad and start snapping at people or other dogs, the puppets in the government will not know your dog's rabies status ... because they don't even know your pet exists. If you take advantage of these Be Your Own Vet programs on the internet, you don't have to see a vet except in severe illness or trauma every once in a while and if they insist on a jab, so be it. At least your pet won't be overvaccinated. Just say No.
Never used commercial pet food, all my dogs enjoy food, at least to human standards and they benefit.
Good article. I've worked on the line in pet food factories. "Chicken" is heads and claws. Gravy is ground bone, blood and flour. Meat is lungs, stomachs, livers and flour. Fish is skeletons with tail fins, skin and heads.
And meat pies for humans used to be filled with lips and ears of cattle.
And the margarine factory used to empty the fat sullage trap at the bottom end of the production line into the extractors up at the top.
In my naïveté, I found it strange that some heads of pharmaceutical companies and scientists were veterinarians.
Feeding your pet real food doesn't have to be complicated. There are many books and magazines that provide elaborate recipes for the ideal balanced diet, that are great, but difficult for people who are used to the ease of throwing down a handfull of kibble. But we don't eat that way, we get the variety of nutients we need over a few meals and our bodies put it together....not every meal is a perfect balance. So just start by adding a variety of real foods: chopped up green veggies, eggs, fish, meat; slowly , so both you and your pet can adapt. You wouldn't bring your kids to Macdonald's twice a day and expect them to be healthy!
https://youtu.be/cw1rzyhWBr0
This gal explains it well. So do you!
Thank you for this article. I have a 10~month old kitten and began making homemade cat food a couple of months ago. She's in great health, terrorizing my home every day☺️. But I still love her.
Hare-today.com Is a company owned by a young woman who sources good proteins for her raw pet food products.
I found that although it seems expensive, it ends up being about the same as canned cat food from the grocery stores.
It comes frozen, and you can get many different proteins.
I but coarse ground chicken for my cats. Includes the appropriate amount of bones and organs. My cats love it and I’ve been raising big beautiful healthy cats feeding them this raw food for 10 years.
raw meat and bones, that's what they need. Even if the ingredients in kibble were perfect, something happens to it when it's baked dry. Cats get diabetes. That can be reversed by getting them off of kibble. Doesn't matter whether the kibble has grain in it or not, even kibble with no grain will give some cats diabetes. Get them off kibble, and feed raw meat and bones. We had a cat who'd developed diabetes, was on insulin shots. Got him off kibble and within 2 weeks he started going into insulin shock when we gave him his shot. Stopped the insulin and he lived another 12 years, dying at the age of 21.
😭 My poor babies. 🐶🥰 I'll try to do better with what I've got. 💸🙏
This woman may get you there:
https://youtu.be/cw1rzyhWBr0
Not sure my dogs would want cat food.
The video covers cats & dogs. 😉
👍 I just saw and heard "cat food" and gave up. Thank-you!
Don't give up.
Good data for both species in there.
Yup! I’ve fed my dogs raw homemade since 2017. It’s a bit of a pain, but worth it and they love it! I do however disagree that grains are necessary. The DMVs I follow recommend 3/4 meat with 1/4 low glycemic veg. And a bone source quantity determined by stool and an organ source 5% liver and one other secreting organ. And the veg must be steamed or blitzed as dogs do not have the enzymes to break it down.
Feed your dog meat.
🤬☠️😥
The cats are, as you say, particularly vulnerable. And those lovely spiky teeth NEED raw bones to crunch on. That's what they're for. Keeps the mouth in fabulous health.
THANK YOU!!!!
I'm subscribed to Dr. Will Falconer (Vital Animals) who is a homeopathic veterinarian that has helped my cat. He recently wrote this excerpt on a recent post:
Susan Thixton uncovered a recent study of great concern to kibble feeders.
The Clean Label Project found an exceedingly high amount of arsenic, cadmium, mercury, and lead in dry, air-dried, and freeze-dried dog food.”
And those were top selling brands, so you’ll want to explore her article further.
Kibble had horrendously high levels of lead and arsenic. The fresh/frozen foods in their tests were much lower.
It seems pet food gets a big pass on the levels of serious toxins allowed compared to human foods. By design.