If you look at our ingredient labels, we list the cuts of meat and usually the location from where the meat came from. This is unique in the pet food industry. Every company I know of only lists the type of protein, e.g., turkey. There maybe companies that list the cut, but I’m just not
Health is still somewhat of a mystery. It can be elusive. There are multiple components to health. Exercise. Diet. Environment. Age. Genetics. Sleep patterns. Access to quality health care. Plus about another dozen items. 20yrs ago that list was shorter, because we knew less. In 20yrs, the list is going to be longer as we
You may have noticed this ingredient on the Just Cat and Premium Cat products. Manganese is a mineral element that falls into the category of earth metals. It is required for hundreds of vital body functions and biochemical reactions. Because manganese is never available in isolation, it’s always bonded within another compound. We use
It’s in all of our Just Cat and Premium Cat products. Psyllium husk powder is a form of fiber which comes from the Plantago ovata plant. It is actually the husk from the plant’s seed. Interestingly, it’s a bulk-forming laxative so it can correct or stabilize constipation, diarrhea, and so much more. Psyllium is seen
It’s a herbal that we use in our foods. It’s used in small amounts in all of the Only Dog formulations and it’s offered as a herbal additive in the Custom Cat and Dog Meals. Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is part of the ginger family. Like ginger, turmeric has many healing properties and is known to primarily help as
We keep our food formulations simple. Putting in a few of the right ingredients is better than a whole bunch of the wrong ingredients. One of the ingredients we feel necessary is Astaxanthin. Mother Nature makes fantastic foods that not just nourish but allow us and our pets to flourish. Some of these foods head
“The interest in nutritional supplements for people and pets has exploded into a billion dollar industry over the past several years,” says Bernadine Cruz, DVM, chair of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Council on Communications. Adding supplements to food sounds good, right? When speaking generally, getting your nutrients from healthy food is the best
It’d been two years since our last visit to the vet. Last year we went into the vet for a routine visit (we titer our dogs for rabies). We liked that our vet was a privately owned practice. It seemed to show in the level of care, which was high and our vet was thoughtful,
When you move to a natural diet, either raw or gently cooked, you’ll notice some physical and behavioral changes in your dog or cat fairly quickly. They have more energy, drink less water, their coat becomes silky, breath and body smell better, shed less, they pee more and poop less. This article focuses on the
Lab work can tell a great deal about what’s going on with your cat’s or dog’s body. It’s not difficult to imagine that lab work is essential to determine how well a diet is working. We rely on this kind data to fine-tune diets so we can achieve the desired nutritional outcomes. When you
