Does beef have a different amino acid profile then chicken? Chicken is thoroughly bled at slaughter is there enough iron in it? Is there an inexpensive fish that might be supplemented in…
Month: April 2019
Notes and Scribbles RE: Raw Diet Research 2019
The following is the ratio of nutrients I want in my raw diet: 60% protein 30% fat 10% carbohydrate What is wrong with everything I’m reading? Generic references to “meat” and not…
Some Resources I Will Use for Raw Diet Research 2019
USDA Feed Ingredient Analysis Search https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/ Two pretty exhaustive documents on nutrition for dogs and cats. http://dels.nas.edu/global/banr/petdoor Cats: http://dels.nas.edu/resources/static-assets/banr/miscellaneous/cat_nutrition_final.pdf Dogs: http://dels.nas.edu/resources/static-assets/banr/miscellaneous/dog_nutrition_final_fix.pdf Excellent jumping off point to start looking at home made diets,…
Paul Harvey’s Ten Commandments for Pet Owners
Paul Harvey’s “10 Commandments for a Responsible Pet Owner,” as dictated by the pet… 1. My life is likely to last 10-15 years. Any separation from you is likely to be painful….
Antibiotics
There’s been a credible link between antibiotics and cancer. Here’s how that works: There’s a germ in your intestine that secretes a chemical that goes through the bloodstream from the intestine to…
Case: Abby, 13 y.o Labrador Having Trouble in Hind Legs
“Abby” is almost 14 years old, weighing 80 pounds. She’s been healthy most of her life and is weak in the hind legs. She may lose 5-10 pounds and be better able…
Blood Pressure in Dogs and Cats
How to measure blood pressure, why you’d do it, what you can learn and what’s normal and not normal. Here’s the online flip book of reliable, legitimate articles I found.