Recent content by NancyK

Ahh good point. Sorry about that. Nancy

They do have one for dogs. https://medicusveterinarydiets.com/product/kidney-support-dog/ Nancy

This is a very good article regarding oxalates. I believe it is relevant to both humans and animals and is worth reading. Why do some people seem to tolerate oxalate in their diets? Nancy

From a human perspective, I know people with oxalate stones where reduction of oxalates in the diet has helped prevent future stones. The main source of oxalates is plants. Some have higher oxalate content than others. By cooking them thoroughly the oxalates will be reduced but they are still...

When the digestive system is upset, it is often better to temporarily feed a more bland diet until the digestion recovers and is back to normal. By removing the organs and avoiding extra fatty ingredients, the diet will become more bland. This would only be temporary. However, some dogs have...

I just wanted to add that I did a bit of comparing between the digestive enzymes in the Dr. Goodpet product vs the digestive enzymes from the Pet Health and Nutrition Center. It looks like Dr. Goodpet is not as potent and much simpler. I am not an expert on analyzing all the enzymes in each...

The product you ordered is a probiotic and does not contain any digestive enzymes. The product I mentioned contains both probiotics and digestive enzymes. It may depend on what your cat needs. You could try the probiotics first and see if that works and if not, try some digestive enzymes. My dog...

The meat definitely looks fatty enough to me. I wonder if digestive enzymes could be beneficial. My almost 17 year old dog did not seem to be digesting her food as well. I read that enzymes can decline as they age. I add the following to her food now and it is really helping. Digestive Enzymes...

Here are a few suggestions that may help. 1. Are you feeding enough fat? 2. They may need less calcium source so you could add more meat to fix this. 3. Try a different brand base mix, or try the Alnutrin which has egg shells instead of calcium carbonate. Although egg shells lack minerals too...

This is probably a very dumb question but isn't magnesium necessary to metabolize calcium? Doesn’t magnesium deficiency cause constipation? It looks like the Alnutrin has either calcium carbonate or eggshell powder as a calcium source. I believe eggshell powder at least has small amounts of...

Dr. Jean Hofve had a great suggestion in her post above of simply adding more meat. Please look at her post. The main thing is the ratio of meat to the calcium. I assume this could be accomplished by adding more meat or using less mix. Nancy

One thing I have learned in over 15 years of homemade feeding two dogs is to feed the dog in front of me. Not all dogs are the same. Their requirements are similar but some may need slightly less or more of certain ingredients. The same applies to cats. Although the mix is great for the majority...

I would try increasing the meat in the diet and reducing the calcium. Too much calcium is going to clog them up and no supplement is going to fix that. Nancy

Whenever my dogs are "off" I go back to basics. First of all, I stop all supplements. I also eliminate all "extras" like veggies and fruits. For treats, I only feed single ingredient meat treats. For diet, I feed bone, meat and organs and go light on the organs and fat if there is a digestive...

I love this post. I couldn't agree more, however I was also thinking that it would be critical to include a good source of calcium and other minerals, especially since she is pregnant. Ideally this would come from raw meaty bones, however, many feeders of homemade tend to leave out the calcium...