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Is it safe to store the raw food I buy from you in my fridge/ freezer?
It is totally safe to store the raw food we sell in a lidded container in your fridge or freezer. Because we only use Defra Licensed Manufacturers, the produce is regularly batch tested and have to meet the Defra bacterial level limits which are very strict as raw is never going to be cooked, so will likely have less bacteria on than meat products bought for people. We recommend usual hygiene which would be used in any food prep using raw meat, so handwashing, cleaning utensils and worktops etc. should be sufficient for those who are not immune compromised.
I have heard you can defrost, portion, and re-freeze raw animal food, is that right?
Using normal basic hygiene it is fine to defrost raw food, portion it to daily amounts, and re-freeze so you can take out each days food. The Defra standards that have to be met make this possible, though we recommend you do not do it more than once, and if possible portion food whilst still frosty so they don’t fully defrost so deterioration does not occur.
What changes will I see in my dog/cat once changed to a raw diet?
Usually the first thing people notice is the stools be changing to be small, much less, and firm. Within the first month many also notice the coats becoming much sleeker and shinier, and improvements to scurfy coats. Animals will stop drinking as much too as so much moisture is left in the food. Some dogs also become calmer and more contented once changed to a raw diet.
Want to change your Dog or Cat onto a Raw Diet?
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.
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Higher Nature Products
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Amazing Arnica
Arnica Montana, also known as Leopards-bane, Wolfsbane and European Arnica, is a wonderful plant very much used in Homeopathy and also in essential oil, creams and tinctures.
Dangers of RoundUp Weed Killer
An aquaintance has lost a dog recently and has another suffering and it has been positively confirmed that it was the inhalation of the spray in the air from a farmer spraying RoundUp weedkiller that is the culprit.
Do you know anything about RoundUp ?
Immune Boosting
Are you searching for immune system support, antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal, antiparasitic support in your pets diet? These recommended supplements can work where antibiotics may fail.
The Many Benefits of Lavender
First published in March 2012 for Raw Instincts Magazine entitled ‘Lavender Benefits’
We all know how lovely Lavender smells, and for people it is wonderful in aromatherapy oils, on your pillow to help relaxation and sleep, helps with headaches and many more things.
Did you know it is also very good for dogs ?
Signs your Dogs Diet Needs Changing
Many people will never have considered this unless their dog [and by extension, them], suffer severely on a specific diet, like with diarrhea or sickness; but there are many other symptoms that are indicative of your dogs diet not suiting them which owners will just think are ‘normal’.
Types of Raw Diet
There are as many different ways to feed raw, as there are raw feeders, in my opinion, but it mainly comes down to 3 basic types, which are then tweaked to suit every individual, the three basic types being:
