Raw goat milk is a digestive aid filled with probiotics that can help with: - Malnourished dogs - Puppies and kittens that have weaned from their mothers and are transitioning to a new food - Pets on antibiotics - Transitioning from kibble to raw - Improved digestion (Irritable Bowel Disease, diarrhea, and in some cases Hemorrhagic Gastroenteritis (HGE)* - Allergies in some dogs Personal and Professional First-Hand Experience I have been feeding the Primal brand of raw goat m

You may find this surprising, but I don’t like handling raw meat, eating meat, or smelling thawed meat. So I make sure to clean every surface during and after prepping my dogs raw meals. Not cleaning the surfaces raw meat has touched can be potentially harmful to you (the human) because of cross-contamination. This is not something to be overly worried about or prevent you from feeding your dog or cat raw, but it's something to be mindful of. “Salmonella may be found in the i

These cubes were made from myoglobin that was left over from my beef kidney prep. It’s a liquid substance that seeps out of the meat you’re prepping. There was so much of it that I decided to freeze it into cubes and add to my dog’s meals. “The red liquid, instead, is a mixture of water and a protein called myoglobin (not blood), whose purpose is to help ship oxygen to muscle cells. Myoglobin is deeply pigmented, which is why the more myoglobin a meat contains, the darker (or

Fish can be fed to both kibble and raw fed dogs. These fish listed are some of the best sources of omega-3 fatty acids and are the cleanest to feed because: 1️⃣ These fish are small and less likely to have mercury contamination and other toxins compared to larger fish. 2️⃣ They aren’t large bottom feeders, meaning they don’t eat a lot of junk from the floor of the ocean. Examples of fish to avoid are flounder, eels, haddock, bass, grouper, snapper, and some catfish. Benefits

There are many different ways people can travel with raw food. For example, using a reliable cooler, bringing dry ice, feeding freeze-dried raw food, and so on. This is my experience with feeding my dog raw food while traveling. What we brought with us: Raw meals in Ziploc bags A regular cooler with just ice and 3 raw meals in it A Yeti cooler with 9 (2.5 pound) raw meals Paper plates Gloves Cleaning spray Paper towels Ice: I originally planned on bringing dry ice with us, bu

For those that aren’t able to fully feed raw, this is another way to improve your dog’s kibble: add smelt or sardines! 🐟 These fish provide omega-3 fatty acids and other nutrients to your dogs kibble, which they desperately need! Your dogs dry food is depleted of omega-3’s during the high-temperature cooking process. What’s left, is an overabundance of omega-6 fatty acids. This leads to inflammation in your dogs body. Inflammation can be in the form of arthritis, obesity, IB

Prescription diets can be a sensitive subject to talk about with veterinarians and veterinary technicians that support and sell these foods. I want to discuss prescription diets in a logical way that breaks down each ingredient for everyone to easily understand. Unfortunately, prescription diets for pets are made from incredibly unhealthy ingredients that aren’t meant for a dog or cat’s consumption. Prescription diets are filled with countless unhealthy, non-species appropria

These organ cubes are made up of beef kidney, apple cider vinegar, and blueberries. A common issue among new and experienced raw feeders is getting their dog to eat the organ in their raw meals. I have one dog that has an issue eating organ as well. He spits it right out! I have tried a few different methods of trying to get my dog to eat organ, but it ended up being very messy and time consuming. So I made organ cubes! My dog eats any organ with no issues now. I make these

The first ingredient in all pet food needs to be meat. However, the ingredients following should consist of meat as well or at least foods that a dog or cat should be eating. Just because a pet food has meat as the first ingredient, does not make it any healthier if other low quality ingredients make up the majority of the food. Whole grain corn, rice, wheat, and by products should never be in your pets diet or be the main ingredients in a pet food like this brand, Purina Ben

The Quality v. Quantity of Dog Food: the higher rated the food, the less you feed and the healthier it is. This display is of a daily feeding amount for a 5 star kibble compared to the daily feeding amount of a 3, and 1-2 star kibble for a 50 pound dog. Even if your dog is less than 50 pounds, or more than 50 pounds, there is a visible difference between the quantity and quality of these brands. I often hear that people can't afford a 5 star kibble. This display shows that yo