This is an excerpt from the Truth About Pet Food’s article about this issue. We at Green Dog are frustrated by the lack of logic that seems to go along with pet food safety warnings. Saying raw foods are dangerous implies that kibbles are inherently safe, but kibble recalls are far more frequent for bacterial… Read more »
Posts Categorized: cat health
Dental Health for Dogs and Cats
By Green Dog Pet Supply February is Dental Health Month, so it seems a good time to address the health and maintenance of your pet’s mouth. Dental health is so important to the health of your pets, and if you’re doing a good job maintaining healthy teeth and gums, your pet’s life could be extended…. Read more »
Claiming Raw Foods are Dangerous Isn’t Backed Up With Data
By Green Dog Pet Supply The FDA and the AVMA seem to have mounted a significant campaign against raw foods for pets, and we’d like to speak to that, as sometimes their information seems strangely skewed. Last August (2012), the AVMA issued a statement warning against the safety of feeding raw food due to the… Read more »
Carageenan and Our Quest to Change the World One Ingredient at a Time
By Green Dog Pet Supply At Green Dog, we have some rules about what food we do and don’t carry. However, sometimes there are ingredients that we learn about along the way, and when we do more research, the time comes to evaluate whether we want to keep the products that contain it. We never… Read more »
Keeping Your Pets Hydrated
New post by Green Dog on RetireUSA blog – FYI – there is information here that is especially important for cats: Record high temps across the country bring to my mind topics like keeping your pets well hydrated to better able to deal with the heat, but the truth is, hydration is important year round… Read more »
Your Bag of Kibble Might Have Pretty Pictures, But Do You Know What’s Inside?
By Green Dog Pet Supply We all love our pets as members of our families and want to do the very best we can to keep them healthy and happy, but many of us overlook the very foundation of health for our pets – their nutrition. Just as our own health is affected by our… Read more »
Why Dry Food is Not the Best Food for Your Cat
Here’s another great article by Holistic Veterinarian, Dr. Karen Becker: By Dr. Becker More evidence has emerged linking dry food diets and feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD). A study was conducted at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Koret School of Veterinary Medicine to evaluate urethral obstruction (UO), which is… Read more »
Chicken Necks for Cats and Dogs
Otis came to us at 10 years old with quite a bit of plaque on his teeth (pretty normal for a cat that only eats kibble) and during his dental cleaning, the vet noticed that he has a few abnormalities in the design of his mouth that could cause trouble if not kept clean (pretty… Read more »
FOOD FOR THOUGHT — RAW MEAT AND BONES FOR CATS AND DOGS
Given the events of the past few weeks (recalls due to pet foods tainted with Melamine from China) , I thought I might publish a few of my old newsletter articles on nutrition to the blog. We believe the best way to feed your pets is with a commercially prepared raw food diet. Our kitty… Read more »