Recently an article was written in our
favorite publication, The Whole Dog Journal, by a woman who
had successfully treated a severe skin problem in her dog
with a regiment suggested by her holistic vet that included
our European-Style Dog Food mix.
Her Airedale had suffered for nine years with severe skin
problems and from conventional
treatment methods that in some cases had her dog on the brink
of death. She had tried everything in the book (and every
book) and a slew of “premium” commercial dog foods
and treatment methods before finding the right course of
treatment. And now she has a 15 year old dog with a “healthy
and lustrous” coat, that she says acts and looks younger
than his age. When the article came out, we were overwhelmed
by phone calls from people whose animals were suffering from
similar problems. It was a real wake-up call for us as to
the extent of this problem. It seems almost like an epidemic
is sweeping the country. The common factor among all of these
people was that they were feeding a dog food that consisted
mainly of cooked, processed, dry pet food. In my opinion,
I think
that in the coming years, we are more and more going to see
the long-term effects that this type of dog food is having
on the majority of pets in our country. Perhaps 50 years
of
feeding processed dry dog food to our pets is finally catching
up with us. The good news is that many of these people who
called decided to give our holistic
dog food a try, along
with other supplements suggested in the article, and though
the
article
only came
out less than a couple of months ago, we’re hearing
back from many who are already showing signs that this condition
is clearing up. The reason that skin problems, which usually
involves irritating rashes, lesions, constant scratching,
hair loss and other dog health
problems, respond so well
to this type of treatment is that raw
dog foods and natural
dog supplements contain
nutrients and antioxidents that detoxify the body. And the
nutrients in
raw dog food are
easily absorbed into the body, while cooked dog food creates
more waste that is stored up in the body -- not to mention
preservatives that can make the condition worse. Raw dog
foods also promote a healthy amount of weight loss, which
helps
the body run more efficiently without the strain of carrying
extra weight on the body. Skin problems can be the result
of years of toxicity in the body, and can take a long time
and a lot of patience to clear up. In fact, the author of
the article had a dog that had been on steroids and it took
a full 18 months before the condition fully cleared up and
the dog’s body was fully detoxified. And this detoxification
process can even sometimes cause the condition to seem worse
initially before it gets better as the body begins to expel
toxins from the body, in many cases through the skin. The
transition process from a dry food to a raw
dog food diet
can also take a long time, and again a lot of patience. But
we’re
happy to hear back from people who tried it out, stuck with
it, and now are finding that their critters, who they once
thought would never recover, are again leading happy, healthy
lives. Stories like that make it all worthwhile for myself
and the rest of our staff!
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