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Julie Arnold
Want to change your Dog or Cat onto a Raw Diet?
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Raw Food Pricing, Complete vs Complementary
We put together these charts based on our most popular ranges to help customers work out what their Dogs are going to cost on a Raw Diet.
Nurturing Joyful Puppies with a Raw Diet: Insider Tips
Sometimes when a puppy is purchased, a breeder will tell the new owner that they need to keep the puppy on the same food for 6mths, I am sure this is simply because the breeder believes that the food they use is the best, and wants your puppy to do well, but healthwise there is no reason to wait to change your puppy over to a raw diet, infact, the sooner a puppy is changed over to raw, the better it is, as good nutrients, in their most bio-available form, are the best thing your puppy can get to help them grow fit and strong and have good healthy immune systems to build their natural immunity quickly and effectively.
Ready for a New Dog?
This is mainly done from the viewpoint of those who will be buying a puppy of a specific breed.
It is a very valid alternative to rescue a dog, but for some they will want a pup and this blog is specific to them.
Pet Bereavement
There are complementary therapies which can be of great help to bereaved owners and other pets when a loved one passes over which I can help with.
POTTENGERS CATS
In 1932, Dr. Francis Marion Pottenger Jr. began an experiment in nutrition, supervised by Dr. Pottenger and Dr. Alvin Foord who
was the professor of Pathology at the University of Southern Carolina and also worked in pathology at Huntingdon Memorial
Hospital, Passadena.
Immune Boosting
It is possible to have to much of a given anti-oxidant, too little or not have the correct pairing of nutrients for them to work together. When your pets diet is failing to give you healthy results these immune boosters may help to fight.
Others benefits are help in fighting: arthritis, autoimmune diseases, cancer, dermatitis, epilepsy, heart disease, obesity.
The following supplements are for the immune system and
should be given daily. If you find a product that combines these antioxidants in one capsule, use it:
Zinc: 50mg (chelated type)
Selenium: 200mcg
Vitamin E: 400 IU twice daily
Cold-extracted Green Lipped Mussel or Fish Oil
25,000 IU of Marine Carotene
Vitamin C with bioflavonoids: start at 500mg and work up to3,000mg by increasing in increments of 500mg weekly.
If your dog develops a loose stool, back off by 500mg and maintain the level.
Nutritional yeast
Lecithin granules
Milk thistle
One-half teaspoon of bee pollen (optional but great nutrients)
Hemp/CBD Oil (from legal & reputable supplier)
Herbs are to boost the immune system and fight bacterialinfections
Olive Leaf Extract
Astragulus
Cat’s Claw
Garlic
Paud’Arco
Grapefruit Seed Extract
Flax seed oil (organic) gel caps
Neem & Turmeric capsules
Plant based digestive enzymes available at health food shops.
Garlic
Stimulates the immune system, antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal, antiparasitic, anticancer, antioxidant, antitumour, lowers blood pressure. One segment/clove of a fresh bulb given in food 1-3 weekly.
GSE
Citricidal: antibacterial, antifungal, antiparasitic – traditionally used to help maintain correct balance of intestinal flora. Make sure it is Grapefruit SEED Extract, not Grapeseed extract which can be toxic to dogs.
Olive Leaf Extract
Antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antioxiant.
ColloidalSilver
Mineral Solution: boosts immune system, antiviral, antibacterial, natural antibiotic.
Neem
Neem stimulates immune system, antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, antiparasitic. Can treat allergies, arthritis, cancer, heart disease, stress, skin issues, encephalitis plus more.
Honey
Anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antifungal, antiseptic. Manuka honey esp antibacterial. Great healing agent internally and externally.
Nosodes
Homeopathic treatment to provide protection against viral or bacterial disease.
L-Glutamine
Useful in:
• IBD, Colitis, IBS and other gastric problems
• Cachexia (muscle wasting) in cancer
• Wound healing
• Ulcers
• Reducing muscle loss due to MD, arthritis and certain autoimmune disorders
• Immune system boosting and possible antioxidant properties
