Suggested Change of Diet for Feeding Dogs and Cats Naturally
I recommend feeding your dog or cat naturally as a healthy alternative to most commercial pet foods high in unhealthy by-products and preservatives. However, I suggest you get the name of a good dry dog or cat food, for convenience sake. This is so that you can use it when you are too busy to feed a raw diet or when you are traveling with your pet.
We suggest adding more organic raw meats to your pet’s diet, and/or fresh road kill/fresh wild meat as often as you can. If you know any hunters get the organ meats, bones, raw meat, etc. Separate them into small pieces and freeze them in zip lock bags. You can pull these out when needed and give them to your pet. Think of your pet as an extremely valuable part of the wildlife exhibit at a local zoo who needs its natural diet and habitat to keep healthy.
For instance, animals in the wild first eat the half digested contents of their prey’s intestines. Since most of their prey are herbivores (mice, deer, rats, etc) they eat the partially digested grasses, herbs, seeds, grains, and other organs near the intestines. The animals usually come back later for the rest, unless of course another animal has gotten to it already.
To replace this natural feeding pattern, I recommend that you use cooked brown rice as a base, add raw parsley, cilantro, shaved carrot, raw natural, organic, plain yogurt, raw meats or lightly steamed meats (until your cat or dog is used to the raw meats) and lightly steamed vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower, etc. (Do NOT add potatoes or tomatoes). Finally, add flax seed oil (1 tspn daily for cats and small dogs, 1 TBS large for large dogs.
Feeding your Dog Naturally and Feeding your Cat Naturally can be further enhanced with the addition of our Herbs of the World pet herbal supplements to support the following common pet health issues many dogs and cats face today:
- Prime Pet Bone and Joint for dogs and cats with arthritis or arthritic problems
- Essence of Peace for pets with behavioral issues such as dogs and cats that have been abused or pets that are nervous, hyper, or afraid as needed blended into a pet herbal meatball ball treats
- Soothe for support of pets digestive, stomach or respiratory upsets such as dogs and cats suffering from diarrhea, vomiting and ulcers
- Give Er To My Liver for dog or cat liver detox a gentle detox and cleansing
- A Moon System Herbal Pet Immune Support for a healthy pet immune system
- Tumor Time Herbal Supplement for Pet Tumors as needed to comfort and assist healing for the cat or dog when a tumor is visible
- Prime Pet for Cat Dog Herbs for General Health to be used as a daily, healthful maintenance supplement for pet immune system, skin, coat, urinary health and side affects associated with aging
- Pet Hear Ye Ear Oil for dogs or cats suffering with ear mites or ear wax
- Pet Comfrey Compound Salve for hot spots, rashes or cuts as needed. This is a great first aid salve to keep on hand for pets thin skin weakness, bruising, scrapes, sores, proud flesh, and wounds
- Pet Calm the Chaos Emergency Drops soothing essence to naturally relieve stress and reduce anxiety
All of the dried and fresh herbs and Herbs of the World Inc Pet Herbal products mentioned above can be added to your dog and cat daily diet by adding them to the herbal ball treats and/or their food (after it is cooked or raw) mixed with flax seed oil.