Author: Steve's Real Food

How a Raw Diet Supports Pet Digestion

Tired of your pet struggling with gas, bloating, or loose stools? Learn how a raw diet supports healthy digestion with natural enzymes, probiotics, and whole proteins. See the benefits and make the switch today!

Detoxing Your Pet

A few years ago, detoxing was all the rage. People were caught up in the idea of eating nothing and drinking something like lemon and cayenne water all day in the hopes they could cleanse their body and release years of built-up toxins. While the methods-of-old certainly have shortcomings, the concept of detoxing the body is sound. Detoxing is simply the process of ridding the body of toxins or harmful substances. The body is incredibly smart and comes equipped with natural detoxification systems that work hard every day to eliminate waste and keep things running smoothly.
As a pet parent, you can support these natural systems with a few simple wellness habits.

How to Feed Raw Pet Food

Alright, I bought some raw food. Now what do I do with it? First of all, congratulations! You’ve taken the first step to raw food glory and total pet-health domination! More seriously, keep the raw food in your freezer until ready to defrost and feed. The food package should give detailed instructions on how best […]

The Surprising History of Commercial Pet Food

Commercial pet food is a little over a hundred years old. When we think about pet food today, most of us picture neatly packaged bags and cans lining store shelves—but it wasn’t always that way. The history of commercial pet food is not only recent but also, at times, unsettling. From wartime leftovers to clever […]

Taylor’s Arthritis

Here is an e-mail that comes to us from Pahrump, Nevada. Taylor is participating in our veterinary feeding trial. We have given Taylor 60 days worth of free food while he is being supervised by his veterinarian for arthritis. “Taylor just had his 30 day check up with Dr. Henseler last Saturday. I’m pleased with […]

Hope’s Story

Here is a letter that came to us from Longwood, Florida. Not only is diet important for maintaining health, but as Kathy’s letter shows, diet can be a valuable tool for overcoming disease and illness.“My name is Kathy Cochran and I do Sheltie Rescue in Longwood, Florida. I thought you might be interested to know […]

Stomach Upset 9-Year-Old Greyhounds

“We have two retired greyhounds both age are 9 years old. Our male was very ill for two years with stomach upsets, etc. We thought we were going to lose him. So , I got on the Internet and found you. He recouped in one month after eating the frozen nuggets. Our vet was amazed […]

Picky Shiba Inu

“I have a very picky 1.5 y.o. female Shiba Inu. She isn’t a big eater to begin with and tends to be on the thin side. After kenneling her for 10 days at a no-cage kennel, she was burning off all of the calories she was taking in. Needless to say, she came back about […]

Why Cats Need Raw Food

Cats are weird. It takes only one internet search of “funny cats” to see just how weird they are. But there’s no doubt about it—we love them dearly. Because we love our cats so darn much, it makes sense that we would want to extend their lives for as long as possible, and one of the most effective ways to do so is through a good diet. But with so many different kinds of cats foods on the market, how do you know which is best?

Janis’ Story

Here is a letter that came to us from Eagle, Wisconsin. Not only is diet important for maintaining health, but as Janis’s letter shows, diet can be a valuable tool for overcoming disease and illness. “I just wanted to take this opportunity to tell you what a tremendous difference your dog food has made for […]