Vet nurse Morag Sutherland and vet Nick Thompson, both members of the Raw Feeding Veterinary Society (RFVS), wrote a comprehensive and detailed article that appeared in the 14 August 2020 edition of Our Dogs. The article includes peer reviewed literature and serves to counter all the main arguments that are typically put forward against feeding a species-appropriate diet. It is of interest if you are considering raw feeding your dog.
Sheba is a black and white short-haired cat rescued when she was a kitten in Turkey. Her owner tells her heart-warming story here.
Victor is a big handsome chap who certainly stole my heart. As an animal therapist, it is never easy seeing any animal in discomfort, but there was something about Victor that really broke my heart in two. Having started life on the streets of Romania, now should have been his time to live a full and happy life, but sadly this wasn’t the case……
It doesn’t really matter what your personal opinion is on who created us and our beautiful beasts, but whomever did, why in the world would they design a creature that wears a fur coat, eats prey that wear fur coats, but can’t digest fur!?
When my Basenji, Diesel, first started itching terribly, like many, my first thought wasn’t to look for alternative treatment. I wanted to do the right thing, so I initially went to my vet for advice. Things worked up to a point, but the cause of and the solution to itchiness can be complex and the drugs used to combat it quite harsh, so we ended up exploring different options for Diesel as an individual dog with his own unique health requirements.
Gremlin the cat has been treated with Photizo both to complement drugs (and other holistic treatments) and as an alternative to drugs depending on the scrapes he has got himself into.
Julie Anne Lee gathered together some of the world’s best holistic vets, practitioners and healers to discuss solutions to the stress experienced by our animals and ourselves during the 2020 lockdown – find out more, watch the videos and read The Science of Nature magazine here.
Download a Natural Feeding Handbook and articles from Honeys Real Dog Food.
A short course in the basics of raw feeding your dog by Holistic Vet Dr Nick Thompson.