Raw Feeding - Keep it Simple

In a fast-paced and time-poor society, processed food has become the dietary mainstay for most people and their pets. Food processing generally involves heat and chemical reactions that extend the shelf-life of the food, but also drive out natural nutrients – which are then replaced by synthetic vitamins and minerals. Additives and preservative are thrown in to ‘improve’ the texture, taste and stability of the final product.

We are so accustomed to feeding our pets (and ourselves) foodlike products, labelled with dazzlingly long lists of ingredients and individual nutrients, that deciding to make the move back to a diet of real food can be a scary experience. But it doesn’t have to be scary – it is time for us to re-claim our food-confidence! Nature provides a template for us to work from. We know that carnivores (such as wolves, lions, cats and dogs) are designed to thrive on a diet on whole prey. It really is that simple.

You have probably heard of eating low G.I. (Glycaemic Index) foods. Well, the whole prey fed to our domestic carnivores should be low H.I. – low Human Interference! This means that cats and dogs should be eating raw meat, bones, organs and tripe (from a range of prey species) that is as close to its natural state as possible (low HI); nothing added or altered.

Many US-based blogs advocate feeding lots of fruit, vegetables and supplements to raw-fed cats and dogs. This is because it is generally much harder to access appropriate tripe and organs over there. But we don’t need to add these things in New Zealand. We are very fortunate to have an abundance of nutrient-dense wild prey and high quality, farmed prey species in our country.

So we really can keep it simple!

Vet nurse, Debbie, and her team at Raw Essentials Silverdale can help you and your pet discover the joys of a real food diet.

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