Keeping Pawsitive: Effective Strategies for Long-Term Weight Management in Pets
As we move through this holiday season and towards the new year, we’ve been stuffing our faces as we prepare to stuff our stockings! You might already be at the point where you are loosening your belt after Thanksgiving, so go ahead and toss any leftovers and start prepping for Christmas. This season we show […]
The Role of Diet in Managing Diabetes in Pets
Sugar and spice are not always nice, especially when considering your sick pet. Diabetes is a chronic endocrine disorder that affects both dogs and cats. It is characterized by the body’s inability to properly regulate blood sugar levels due to a lack of insulin production or insulin resistance. While diabetes in pets can be a […]
The Importance of Phosphorus for Bone Health
Phosphorus, often overshadowed by its counterpart calcium, plays a crucial role in maintaining strong and healthy bones. In this article we will delve into the significance of phosphorus, its sources, absorption, and its impact on bone health in cats and dogs. Whether you are a pet owner seeking to optimize your furry friend’s diet or […]
Arthritis and Diet: Improving Mobility
Introduction As pet owners, we want nothing but the best for our animal companions, especially when it comes to their health. Several health conditions can negatively impact our furry friends lives and one of the most common is arthritis. Arthritis is a condition that can cause pain, stiffness, and mobility problems. Management of this disease […]
Say Goodbye to By-Product Fillers and Additives
Say Goodbye to By-Product Fillers and Additives: The Benefits of a Fresh, Whole Pet Food Diet Natural food options are on the decline in the human food chain, and it’s rarer in pet food. A new study in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has determined that 60% of human foods purchased […]
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and Diet
When you have a pet you’re usually prepared for a little vomiting or diarrhea here and there. After all, cats groom themselves and get hairballs. Dogs eat all sorts of ridiculous things they aren’t supposed to. Still, many owners notice that their pets seem to have vomiting or diarrhea a bit more often than it […]
Meat and Defrosting
There are a number of myths and misinformation surrounding meat handling, freezing, and defrosting. As you know, we deal with meat every day and are somewhat experts in this area. Meat purchased in the supermarket ‘Fresh’ Aisle is stocked with meat that has mostly been frozen and thawed several times along the supply chain until […]
How Much Food: Appetite and Seasons
Every year, almost like clockwork, we get hungrier on September 15th. Labor Day may be the unofficial end of Summer, but for us and our pets, the weather always seems to break about two weeks later. Sure, the hot days don’t disappear entirely until mid-October, but as soon as we feel a nip of cool […]
Hydration: A Raw Diet Is Critical For Health
The human brain is composed of 95% water, lungs are 90%, blood is 83%, muscles are 76%, and bones are 22% water. You can live 21 days or more without food but only 3 days without water/hydration. Water is critical for health. Hydration refers to the amount of water in the body. Maintaining normal […]
Pre and Probiotics: A Brief Summary
Prebiotics and probiotics are powerful tools in regulating health. But if you feed a fresh, whole food the chances are you won’t need to supplement the food with pre and probiotics. Fetching Foods functions as a prebiotic and probiotic, as do most thoughtfully designed raw diets. Did you know that most of your immune system […]