The Pet Food Shop Ballarat

13/06/2024

Tripe is back on our shelves 2mrw 😋

30/05/2024

14/05/2024

Whole Rabbits available $12.50 each

Limited stock

Approx 30 cm long

12/05/2024

26/04/2024

green tripe patties + 1kg blocks are back in stock

23/04/2024

Follow our Shepparton Shop fb to keep up with details...
Not long to go now Yay 😀

15/04/2024

Just thinking + had people calling asking if we stock horse wormers / feed etc

Chat with us about what u buy + how much you pay + if we can be competitive priced we have plenty of room to store Stockfeed

🐴 🐐 🐑 🦙

14/04/2024

✅📝 Friday Favourites 📝✅

These are my top 7 favourite tips that anyone can start doing for their dog 🙌 Regardless of whether you’re feeding raw, cooked, freeze dried, kibble or canned and regardless of your budget 🙌

💦 Tip 1: Before feeding, soak any fruit and veg in 1 part vinegar 3 parts water (or 3% salt solution if you don’t have vinegar on hand) for 5 minutes and rinse to help remove up to 50% of pesticides. This is essential for the dirty dozen, which include strawberries, spinach, kale/collard greens, peaches, pears, nectarines, apples, capsicum, cherries, blueberries and green beans.

🍎 Tip 2: Leave the peel on slices of apple as treats. The peel contains the most antioxidant activity. To put it into perspective, 100g of apple with peel has the equivalent antioxidant activity of giving 1500mg of vitamin C.

🥦 Tip 3: Feed cruciferous vegetables high in sulforaphane like broccoli or broccoli sprouts to reduce the risk of cancer, reduce inflammation and free radical damage. Broccoli sprouts contain 10-100 times more sulforaphane than mature plants. Sprouts are easy to grow yourself at home within a week using broccoli seeds and a mason jar with a cheese cloth or mesh lid. Increasing the sulforaphane content of mature broccoli can be done through finely chopping raw broccoli and allowing to sit for up to 40-90 minutes before lightly steaming for 5mins. Be sure to feed the stalk as well as the head. The above preparation method can also be applied to kale, cabbage, cauliflower and Brussel sprouts too.

🍌 Tip 4: When choosing to feed banana to your dog, select unripe green bananas over ripe bananas or cooked banana products (like banana chips). Unripe raw bananas contain more resistant starch which acts as a prebiotic to feed the microbiome and help populate lactic acid producing bacteria.

🦠 Tip 5: Give lactic acid based probiotics 20-30mins before a meal rather than with a meal. Not only will the probiotic pass through the stomach quicker, but the stomach acid will also be weaker and enzyme / bile production hasn’t been triggered as digestion has been at rest. This results in a greater proportion of bacteria reaching the small intestine where needed, compared to when the probiotic is take with food or shortly after a meal. The same rule can apply to fermented foods and probiotic dairy.

💊 Tip 6: If your dog is required to take a course of antibiotics, providing yeast based probiotic saccharomyces boulardii DURING and after the course may not just prevent antibiotic associated diarrhoea, but also diminish the overall negative impact the antibiotic has on the microbiota. As saccharomyces boulardii is a yeast based probiotic, it can be given with antibiotics and with food without having its effectiveness compromised.

♻️ Tip 7: Rotate, rotate, rotate! This applies to fresh foods, processed foods and nutritional supplements. Feed a variety of ingredients, interchanging proteins, leafy greens and prebiotic whole food sources. Source fresh foods from a variety of suppliers, change the brand you’re feeding (provided you can find another reputable brand that suits your budget) and change flavours within the same brand as often as practical for you and for your dog. Change where you source your nutritional supplements and rotate between any probiotics that you’re using to promote diversity. Some probiotics are best used with specific purpose and your dog may be better on a variety of prebiotic whole foods rather than on probiotics long term.

What do you think? Let me know in the comments 👇

11/04/2024

Been eyeing off a bed in store 👁 Today + sat only
20% off all FuzzYard beds
10% off Superior
Beautiful quality for the cold winter 🥶 coming 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

10/04/2024

Welcome to all our new customers 👋 🤗

We get customers asking if we stock RC + hills + would just like to share the ingredient panel as they explain why they don’t sit with what we like to feed our dogs or cats

Breed specific is marketing 😔

+ then we also question the price 🧐
people pay a fortune thinking they are feeding an amazing product 😔

Food for thought anyway
Food is medicine
We sell fresh food which is the best food
Holistic Aussie dry foods that are hypoallergenic + half the price which leaves money for meat + bones too 👏👏👏

𝗪𝗢𝗨𝗟𝗗 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗟𝗜𝗞𝗘 𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗠𝗘𝗔𝗧 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗡?

Do you know what you're actually feeding your dog?

👉 𝗗𝗲𝗵𝘆𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻
What poultry? Chicken, Quail? Who knows. Is it just carcass minced up?

👉 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝘇𝗲
Corn

👉 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗿
Corn ground up - this is a classic case of ingredient splitting where they take 2 ingredients and split them up (Maize + Maize Flour) so it looks like less Maize. If you add the Maize and the Maize flour up, there's a chance it would be the #1 ingredient.

👉 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗚𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗻
A by-product of maize processing and can be used to top-up the protein.

👉 𝗩𝗲𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲
Common sources of vegetable protein include soya, maize and wheat.

👉 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁
You know what wheat is.

💰💰💰 $𝟭𝟴𝟰.𝟬𝟬 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟭𝟲 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘀 💰💰💰

𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝟭𝟲-𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗼 𝗯𝗮𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁 $𝟭𝟴𝟰.𝟬𝟬? 🧐
Na, and you know that! In fact for a $20 kilo bag of corn/wheat you'd be spending $20, imagine how much per kilo a company that buys tonnes of it pays.

𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗙𝗘𝗘𝗗 𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗗?
If you're a small dog guardian who wants to feed a more species-appropriate diet, check out the many commercial options that aren't kibble that are balanced and ready to feed:
https://www.freshfoodtribe.com/prepackaged-raw

10/04/2024

Any meat orders for pick up Friday afternoon / Sat let us know before 3 today
ph 53341537

27/03/2024

Can’t wait to start ordering lots of goodies for this shop, our meat is our baby, we love producing quality meats for everyone’s animals 😋😋 fridges + freezers are in

Who likes the floors haha, they came up well considering 😎

Shelving is our hold up but once that comes we will work tirelessly to get our doors opened and hope we have some customers lining up 🤔🤔

Food is medicine and at The Pet Food Shops we love to help holistically to find the root cause of problems, we 100% love every dog + cat having access to fresh food.

Many customers hybrid feed and we also support Australia made dry foods such as +

If anyone is after any specific brands before we start planning products let us know pls 👇👇👇👇👇

Reminder our Ballarat shop is Closed Friday but open 2mrw
Thursday 10-5.30 +
Sat 10-2

🐣🐣🐣🐣🐣🐣🐣🐣🐣🐣

Not too long now Shepparton 🐾🐾🎉🎉

24/03/2024

👋 reminder that meat orders for pick up this thurs arvo or sat need to be in by 4pm Tues
(closed Good Friday)

+ any chicken orders for the following tues to be in by thurs 11am

18/03/2024

Anyone like to see this on our shelves, great meals for small dogs, toppers or snacks for big dogs, can be used on lickimats or in yoggi pots LickiMat Soother or kongs etc

Gives variety in texture if using Prime100 ?

Our SPD Slow Cooked range is the ultimate choice for a convenient and nourishing meal 🐕 . Not only can it be served as a complete meal, but it also makes for a wholesome and flavourful topper that will take your dog's regular diet to the next level.

👉 SPD Slow Cooked is available online, in pet specialty retailers, and at your vet.

18/03/2024

17/03/2024

petfoodreviews.com.au/heart-and-soul-dog-food-review/

Heart & Soul is arriving next week, I believe it is the very original maker of Black Hawk

Pet Food Reviews - Australia is a great tool for learning more about the products you are feeding + its good to review ingredients

Includes supermarket brands and scientific vet food 🧐🧐

Heart & Soul dog food isn't easy to find, which is a shame as it looks decent based on the ingredients and analysis. At the time of writing there is only

15/03/2024

20% off these medicinal holistic powders, great ingredients, just add to water or food.

My favourite is the joint with ingredients such as Boswellia, NAD+, Manuka Honey, Vit k + K2 complex, D3 but so many dogs are going great on the skin/calm/gut/+ wellness

On sale Saturday we are open 10-2

See you 2mrw

Nectar Of The Dogs

11/03/2024

Thanks to our success in Ballarat we are now fitting out a new Shepparton shop (call us a little crazy) 🤷‍♀️

Searching for a dog loving, motivated, hard working, committed, manager that will run this shop and love it as there own

Email resumes to [email protected]

Tag anyone up that way !!!
Opening soonish !!!

08/03/2024

So many fun + healthy products in store, cooling vests, frozen bones which help soothe a hot dog, (nom nom try one today) lots of fun interactive bowls/lickimats/yoggie pots, try our buddy raw or cooked rolls (no bamboo fibre + competitive prices/firm for cutting up for training, single protein kangaroo available)

Open 10-2 today

Stay cool everyone x

01/03/2024

💉 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁?

👉🏽 Today my Stafford Lucy was titer tested to ascertain if she had antibodies for infectious diseases; the ones covered in the standard C3 vaccination.

🐶 Lucy was vaccinated as a puppy, is almost 6 years old and has not been vaccinated since. Her titer test results were high, meaning, yet again she has antibodies to protect her and does not need to be vaccinated.

➡️ Did you know that vaccinations can last up to 7 years?! That’s crazy when you think that we get annual booster reminders.

😳 AND the vaccination amount that goes into a Great Dane also goes into a Pomeranian?!

💉 Thankfully, there is another way to ensure we aren’t OVER VACCINATING our dogs.

✅ A titer test is a way that you can check to see what the current levels of antibodies are in your dog against a certain disease, AND if their last vaccination is still doing it’s job or you need a booster.

💰 A titer test is around $90-$150 depending on where you go. Some places offer in house testing and others are lab send away. Obviously lab send away is more expensive.

📚 You can read more here:

https://www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com/titer-testing/?fbclid=IwAR2Q6KUbTk6tssk-y0-L2RoXrRd-oF6DX_PfndBo3-VQJMN5MccjTwtTe-M

https://www.planetpaws.ca/2016/02/22/not-sure-if-your-pet-needs-shots-always-titer-your-pet-first-before-over-vaccinating/

💬 Do you titer test? Or vaccinate?

23/02/2024

Happy Friday and a friendly regular reminder that dogs and cats thrive on a fresh meat based diet.

Their strong pointed teeth are made for chewing meat and bones, with an added bonus of happy chemicals when they do so, not to mention how well it keeps their teeth clean!

Kibble does not clean teeth. Nope not even the special dental ones.

Why? Because starchy foods are what cause most of the plaque and tartar build up in the first place. And you can't make kibble without something starchy.

Dogs and cats also produce much less amylase than us humans. Amylase is the enzyme necessary for breaking down carbs. They do, however, have more acidic stomach environments than us, perfect for handling bacteria found in fresh prey and breaking down raw meaty bones.

Put all the pieces together and you see the physiology of an animal who is well equipped for a diet high in fresh raw foods and minimal carbs.

21/02/2024

Our phone 📞 is out of order 🤷‍♀️
Please call Kate 0403257632 for any enquiries or to place orders

21/02/2024

Greyhound pup + yard collars now available
Lots of great colours

Suit other breeds as well

09/02/2024

We have some available
Open till 2

09/02/2024

Cats, as obligate carnivores, thrive on a diet rich in meat proteins. 🐱
Our carefully crafted blends boast low carbohydrates, moderate fat, and high protein, mirroring the nutritional needs of your beloved feline's ancestors. Treat your couch lion to the pinnacle of natural nutrition for a vibrant, healthy life.

⭐ 95% boneless Australian meat, organs, moisture and ground bone
⭐ Naturally complete and balanced
⭐ Perfect for everyday feeding

Available in two delicious flavours: 🐔 Turkey & Chicken and 🐄 Kangaroo & Beef
Find your local stockist: https://bit.ly/3HHI5cM

08/02/2024

Seaweed Meal is an increasingly popular ingredient in animal health, containing over 60 minerals and elements, more than 12 vitamins, including Carotene, Tocopherol and Folic Acid; valuable carbohydrates including Alginic acid, Laminarin and Mannitol, as well as a full range of amino acids. Seaweed is also increasingly popular for maintaining dental health in dogs due to it's natural antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and anti-adhesive properties.

https://www.crookedlane.com.au/product/seaweed-meal/