Just Feed What Nature Intends the Animal to Eat!ĭogs are omnivores and cats are carnivores. It has been shown scientifically that puppies are more likely to develop hip dysplasia on a diet containing carbohydrate. Veterinary physiology text books tell us that dogs and cats should have no more than 3% to 5% carbohydrate in their diet, because any more than this reduces the liver glycogen metabolism, thus reducing the detoxification of chemicals and toxins from the liver and fat stores.įull liver metabolism, which can only happen with a very low, or no, carbohydrate diet, will therefore reduce the likelihood of degenerative conditions such as autoimmune or infectious disease, liver and kidney disease, arthritis and cancer. It has been shown scientifically that cats are much more likely to suffer diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, bladder stones and hepatitis if their diet contains dried commercial food. The carbohydrate in dried food makes the food less expensive to manufacture, and gives it a long shelf life. The carbohydrate component is usually present as rice or corn meal. Most commercial dried foods (even premium brands) may contain 25% to 60% carbohydrate. Tinned foods contain cooked meat, and cooking destroys much of the useful nutrients in meat for carnivorous animals.
There are now many clinical trials which have shown this to be the case.
Over the last twenty or so years, I have witnessed a significant improvement in the health of many animals coming to my veterinary clinic with chronic health problems with a simple change from processed (dried, tinned or ‘dog roll’) pet food, to fresh, raw food. However, due to the lack of supply of whole, fresh carcasses in a suburban environment, it is up to us pet owners to supply as close an approximation as we can to the whole carcass diet cats and dogs would naturally eat. This is a much easier process than most people may initially imagine, and the results can be surprisingly beneficial.ĭogs with itchy skin conditions can improve within a month or so of changing from a diet of processed pet food to a diet consisting of fresh meat, bones, vegetables and fruit with a correct balance of fish oil, and kelp. Natural diet is a mainstay of holistic veterinary (and human) treatment for many degenerative conditions such as autoimmunity and cancer, combined with herbs, homoeopathics and other therapies.
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