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Carageenan

by Megan2011 on 11-17-2011

I have read that there are issues with Carageenan and that there are food grade and non-food grade types. I have noticed it is in my almond milk and it is present in many of the expensive natural and organic canned pet food I buy. Dr. Becker, what are you thoughts on Carageenan in pet food?
Raw food question

I have a 1 1/2 yr. old healthy male Akita, and I just took him off dry kibble and went to a raw diet. For the last year, he's been taking probiotics and enzymes as well as olive,coconut, salmon and cod liver oils. The cod liver 1 table spoon once per week, the others, 1 table spoon twice a week....

by AkitaLover on 05-23-2011
No More Farty Farley

by shepcasa on 01-31-2011

About a month or so ago I posted a message asking for anyone's help in figuring out why my dog was so smelly. As I said in that message, I tried all types of food, eventually even going to raw, all to no avail. However, I believe that we now have the problem resolved. I have found a raw food that...
Re: Food for cats and dogs

will try "a nation of sheep" boy...isn't that the truth...bah. That we are! I am almost finished with "Never Be sick Again" good read so on to the next. OK now...one more thing and I will leave you alone...for a while at least...until I need some more good book recommendations...

by HeatherCarr1954 on 01-17-2011
Re: Raw Diet for Cat with Kidney disease

by CJinSF on 09-25-2010

Hello, I have a 17 year old cat with kidney disease who eats raw diet. I transitioned her from wet plus dry commercial food many years ago. What I did was introduced the raw food and took away the dry food a little at a time. Over several weeks, I added more and more of the raw diet to her wet food,...
Puking Puppy :(

I have a new pup (new to me) she is 6mo rott/shep mix. Previous owners fed a Walmart kibble (yuck!), while waiting for Amazon to send Dr. Becker's Book I have been feeding her Taste of the Wild Pacific Stream... she seems to be pottying normally, but after 1-1/2weeks on this food she is eating A...

by ejoslyn on 06-08-2010
Re: Dr Becker's vitamin mineral supplement

by Beth_Taylor on 03-04-2010

You give the amount of mineral supplement for the amount of real food you are feeding. If you feed 2 cups, you give the amount for 2 cups. Yes, you can find a butcher to grind things for you. Usually it will be a local butcher shop. Their wilingness to do this has to do with at least two things - there...
Re: YOUR OPINION ON THIS RAW SUPPLIER

Hi, Swinn, Thanks so much for the info. I guess I can just do some of the bones/necks for snacks. It's all just so confusing because a lot of people on the Boxer forum I belong to do the prey model diet, and I just don't think it's nutritionally "sound". That's always been my...

by christineorr on 02-25-2010
Re: Question on the Real Food Book

by naturalpaw on 01-27-2010

I can't ever find them alone either.They do sometimes come packaged with gizzards, which is a good motivator for using gizzards (and gizzards are often cheap). It seems to depend on the brand. I have 3 large dogs and make food with friends, so we buy in bulk. In general grocery stores, hearts just...
HELP! please help me, I need to help my dog. I think it's congestive heart failure

Hi, Thank you for stopping to read this post. I have a dachshund that I love and she is struggling. I rescued her from a Puppy Mill about 4 years ago ( we approximate her being around 10 years old). She had heartworms, mange, collar embedded in her neck, nails were growing back into her feet from not...

by ZenaDH on 12-17-2009

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