Posts Tagged ‘Pet Care’

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UPDATE: Naomi’s Healthy Homemade Organic Dog Food

I have been making this recipe for Naomi for almost two years now.  It has been great.  During that time I have been trying small changes every now and then in an effort to really try to perfect it.

This is the new version.  The changes have mostly been made in how it is assembled, with only a few changes and additions made to the ingredients.

Naomi absolutely loves it.  To her, this homemade organic dog food is nirvana.  Read more

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Rawhide Chews & Rawhide Bones: More “Soylent Green” for Our Dogs?

picture of naomiIn our local grocery store the other day, I noticed something very strange about the packaging of the store brand of rawhide chews.

The pet food industry has a particularly checkered reputation when it comes to truth in ingredient and packaging issues. The FDA has been willing to turn a blind eye and give mystery ingredients in dog food a pass for years, even knowing that a large number of commercial dog foods contain the remains of euthanized cats and dogs from rendering plants. Read more

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Aloe to the Rescue

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A couple of weeks ago, the grass around our home was sprayed with some sort of pesticide.  The next day, Naomi’s lower stomach and back legs were red and very itchy.  I took her to the beach, since a swim in the salt water would probably help, and then gave her a nice, cool bath.  It helped a little, but not much.  I decided to take her to the doctor the next day if it wasn’t improved. Read more