Author: Chevelle

The Benefits of a Raw Food Diet for Cats and Dogs

Episode 4 – You’ve Got to Admit It’s Getting Better (This post will focus mostly on the observable benefits of feeding a raw diet, but if you’re into the science and mechanics of why raw food works, check out this blog post for some seriously science-y information.) Raw feeders often refer to the many observable […]

How to Feed Raw Pet Food

Episode 3 – Delivering the Goods 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 […]

Whether you’re completely new to the concept of raw pet food, or you’ve been a “raw-feeder” for years, this blog series will be your go-to guide on the basics of raw food. We will start with the most basic questions, go through the common misconceptions and myths, and work our way to understanding the mechanics. […]

Why Raw Food for Cats and Dogs

Episode 2 – Mechanics of Raw Food and Why it Works Raw food provides three major things that cooked or processed foods cannot: enzymes, amino acids, and intracellular moisture. Each of these components is vitally important for optimal health and cannot be replaced or replicated in processed foods due to their fragile nature. Let’s take […]

Episode 1 – What is Raw Food

Have you been hearing more about this “raw food” thing for pets? Maybe a neighbor or friend feeds raw and you’ve been curious. Maybe you’ve seen it in the store but don’t know enough about it to commit yet. Maybe you’d like a few questions answered before you’re ready to give it a try. Whatever […]

The Surprising History of Commercial Pet Food

Commercial pet food is a little over a hundred-year-old practice. You may wonder how we went from feeding table scraps to processed kibble in such a short time. Let’s review.

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 […]

Shiba Inu Picky Eater

“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 […]