Dog Blog

A recent article at a mainstream pet health site discussed mistakes dog parents often make when feeding raw. One mistake is not understanding your dog’s basic nutritional requirements, which includes assuming a raw diet for pets involves only meat, or meat, bones and organs.

A growing body of research proves conclusively that raw and lightly cooked diets are easier for dogs to digest than extruded diets (kibble). Dogs fed fresh food diets show positive microbiome changes and improved overall gut function. In addition, dogs eating lightly cooked and raw food had reduced blood triglyceride levels, even though those diets had a higher fat content than extruded dog food. A nutritionally balanced, biologically appropriate, fresh raw or gently cooked diet is always a better choice for pets than extruded diets

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Domesticated carnivores, like dogs and cats, need varying amounts of roughage in their diets for digestive, intestinal and bowel health. Small amounts of low-glycemic vegetables provide roughage, phytonutrients and antioxidants; fermenting vegetables is a great way to increase their health benefits for pets. Fermented vegetables are optimally digestible for dogs and cats, and they also offer powerful probiotic benefits.

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