Cariboo Paws Pet Foods

09/04/2025

“I’m Worried About Bacteria” 🦠—Here’s Why Raw Pet Food Isn’t as Scary as You Think
We hear this concern a lot, and it’s totally valid! But the truth is—handling raw pet food is no riskier than preparing raw meat for your own dinner. 🍗🥩

Here’s why you don’t need to panic 👇

🔪 You Already Know the Basics
If you’ve ever made chicken for your family, you already follow the same food safety practices:
✅ Wash your hands
✅ Clean surfaces and utensils
✅ Store meat properly in the fridge or freezer
✅ Don’t leave raw meat out too long

Same rules apply when feeding your pet raw—no extra risk involved.

🐾 Pets Are Built for It
Your dog or cat has a shorter, more acidic digestive system than humans—designed to handle bacteria naturally found in raw meats. Unlike us, they’re not as vulnerable to pathogens like Salmonella or E. coli.

🥶 Quality & Storage Matter
At Cariboo Paws Pet Foods, we only carry high-quality Canadian raw food brands that follow strict safety standards—from sourcing to packaging. And we’ll help you with storage and thawing tips to keep everything clean and safe.

✨ Bottom line? If you’re comfortable making burgers or roasting a chicken, you’ve got this!

Need help getting started with raw feeding safely? Come see us at Cariboo Paws Pet Foods—we’re here to walk you through it, step by step. 🐶🐱

07/04/2025

Ignoring Portion Control: Why “More Meat” Isn’t Always Better 🥩🚫
When it comes to raw feeding, it’s easy to think, “More meat means more nutrition, right?” But when you skip portion control, you could be doing more harm than good—no matter how healthy the food is.

Here’s why more isn’t always better 👇

⚖️ Balance Is Key
Overfeeding—even with raw—can lead to:
🔸 Weight gain & joint stress
🔸 Nutrient imbalances (especially if the meal is just meat)
🔸 Digestive upset like loose stools or constipation

🍗 Muscle Meat ≠ Complete Nutrition
Feeding only or mostly meat without the right balance of organs, bones, and other essentials means your pet could be missing critical nutrients like calcium, manganese, and fat-soluble vitamins.

🧮 Know Your Portions
Raw feeding is based on your pet’s ideal body weight, activity level, and age—not just their appetite! A good guideline is:
🐕 2–3% of their body weight per day (split into meals)

✅ Want Help Finding the Right Amount?
We’re happy to guide you! Stop by Cariboo Paws Pet Foods, and we’ll help you build balanced, properly portioned meals for your pet.

Because more meat isn’t the answer—the right amount of the right stuff is! 🐾

05/04/2025

🌞 Happy Market Day, Cariboo! 🛍️🐾

Cariboo Paws Pet Foods will be open today from 10 AM to 3 PM for all your pet food & treat needs! 🐶🐱

PLUS—you can catch a few of our Cariboo Paws favourite treats at the Forest Grove Spring Fling Market today! 🌸🎉 We’re hanging out at the Watkins table, so come say hi, grab some goodies, and check out all the local vendors!

📍 In-store: 10am–3pm
📍 Forest Grove Community Hall – Look for us at the Watkins table!

See you out there! 🐾

05/04/2025

“Raw Feeding Is Just a Trend”? History Says Otherwise! 🐾

Some say raw feeding is just a fad, but history tells a different story. Feeding fresh, whole foods is how dogs and cats thrived for thousands of years—long before kibble even existed!

📜 A Look Back at Pet Nutrition:
🐺 Ancestral Diets – Wolves, the ancestors of modern dogs, thrived on raw meat, organs, and bones in the wild. Cats, as obligate carnivores, hunted fresh prey for survival. Their digestive systems haven’t changed!

🦴 Pre-Kibble Feeding – Before commercial pet food (introduced in the 1860s), pets ate raw meat, bones, scraps, and farm-fresh food. Many working dogs and farm cats lived long, healthy lives without processed food.

🍖 Veterinary Support – The first veterinarians recommended fresh, natural diets to keep pets in peak health. Even sled dogs, racing greyhounds, and working animals were always fed raw for optimal performance.

🥣 The Kibble Shift – It wasn’t until the mid-1900s that kibble became mainstream, marketed for convenience rather than nutrition. High-heat processing, fillers, and synthetic additives replaced real food.

🔙 What We’re Doing Now Is Returning to What Works!
Raw feeding isn’t a trend—it’s a return to biologically appropriate nutrition that supports better digestion, shinier coats, stronger immunity, and healthier pets.

👉 Want to give your pet the diet nature intended? Visit Cariboo Paws Pet Foods, and let’s talk raw! 🐶🐱

02/04/2025

Raw Feeding Challenges: Don’t Give Up Too Soon! 🐾

Switching to raw feeding is one of the best things you can do for your pet’s health—but it’s not always an overnight success. Some pet parents get discouraged if their dog or cat doesn’t take to raw immediately or if there are minor digestive changes. The key? Stick with it! 💪

🐶 Transitioning Takes Time—Here’s Why:
🔄 New Food, New Digestion – Pets raised on kibble need time to adjust to digesting fresh, raw food. Their gut bacteria and enzyme production must adapt!

🐕 Texture & Temperature Sensitivity – Some pets are unsure about raw at first. Try different proteins, slightly searing the meat, or serving at room temperature.

💩 Detox Symptoms – Mild digestive changes (like soft stools) are normal as their body eliminates built-up toxins from processed food. This usually passes within a couple of weeks.

⏳ Picky Eaters Need Patience – Some pets resist change, but persistence pays off! Mixing raw with their old food, hand-feeding, or using toppers like bone broth can help.

🚀 The Reward? A Healthier, Happier Pet!
Once your pet adjusts, you’ll see the benefits—shinier coats, better digestion, more energy, and smaller, less smelly poops! 💩✨

👉 Thinking about raw but feeling stuck? We’re here to help! Visit Cariboo Paws Pet Foods, and let’s find the right approach for your pet’s raw journey.

01/04/2025

🐟🐾 A Closer Look at Our FREE Sardine Treats + More! 🎥

Curious about the Only One Sardine Treats we’re giving away this month? 🤩🐶🐱 In my latest YouTube video, I’m in the shop showing you exactly what they look like, why they’re so great for your pet, AND sharing more about the awesome products we carry!

🐟 Packed with Omega-3s for skin, coat & joint health
🐾 Crunchy, single-ingredient, and 100% natural
🛍️ Yours FREE with a $75 purchase—while supplies last!

✨ Don’t miss out! Find yesterday's post and comment there to get your free bag of sardines!

Hey everyone thanks for joining me here on April 1st. Sharing with you our amazing sardine offer and highlighting what we have here in the shop. Plus what w...

31/03/2025

🐾 FREE Sardines with Your Purchase! 🐟🎉

Starting April 1st, we’re giving away a FREE 90g bag of sardines with a minimum purchase of $75! 🛍️🐶🐱 Sardines are a nutritional powerhouse, packed with omega-3s, joint support, and skin & coat benefits—perfect for your pet!

📅 Offer runs until April 30th OR while supplies last!

👉 Want to claim your free sardines? Comment "SARDINES" below, and we’ll send you instructions on how to get your coupon! ⬇️🐾

Hurry—these won’t last long! 🎣

In 2018, we opened our doors with a simple yet powerful mission: to provide pets with the healthiest, most natural food possible. As passionate pet lovers, we saw a growing need for raw pet foods and natural treats that truly nourish pets from the inside out. From the beginning, our goal has been to...

31/03/2025

🔥 How Processing Affects Kibble:
🚫 Heat Destroys Natural Nutrients – The extreme temperatures used to cook kibble break down essential vitamins, minerals, and amino acids. This means nutrients must be artificially added back in—often in synthetic forms that pets may not absorb as well.

🚫 Fats Become Rancid – Healthy fats are crucial for skin, coat, and brain function, but high-heat processing oxidizes them, making them less effective and even harmful over time.

🚫 Proteins Lose Quality – Cooking at high temperatures alters protein structures, making them harder for pets to digest and use efficiently.

🚫 Essential Enzymes Are Destroyed – Naturally occurring enzymes in fresh food aid digestion and nutrient absorption, but they’re completely wiped out in kibble production.

🚫 Added Synthetic Preservatives – Since high heat strips kibble of natural preservation, artificial preservatives are added to extend shelf life—many of which are linked to long-term health concerns.

🥩 The Power of Fresh, Raw Food
Raw feeding provides unprocessed, whole-food nutrition, keeping essential vitamins, minerals, and enzymes intact for optimal pet health. It’s the closest thing to what nature intended!

Want to learn more about species-appropriate nutrition? Stop by Cariboo Paws Pet Foods, and let’s chat about how fresh, raw food can benefit your pet! 🐾

28/03/2025

🐾 Exciting Online Event This Sunday! 🖥️🐶🐱

Hey Cariboo pet parents! 👋 If you love learning about pet health and nutrition, you won’t want to miss this! 🎉

This Sunday morning, Dr. Karen Becker & Rodney Habib—two of the biggest names in pet wellness—are hosting an incredible online event through Planet Paws! 🌍🐕🐈 They’ll be diving into the latest research, tips, and insights to help our pets live longer, healthier lives.

📅 When? This Sunday morning 9am PST
📍 Where? Online via Inside Scoop

If you’re passionate about giving your pets the best, this is a must-watch! Who’s tuning in? Drop a 🐾 in the comments if you’ll be joining!

Have an itchy dog?😿 Reduce Steroids, Apoquel, & Cytopoint This Allergy Season! 🌳🍗🪳🦠🏡

As allergy season approaches, help your pet stay itch-free by addressing their immune system before it overreacts. By starting your pet on supplements like quercetin, bromelain, and Butterbur extract—clinically shown to be as effective as Zyrtec (cetirizine) without the sedative side effects (Schapowal et al., 2002, BMJ)—you can prevent seasonal allergies before they start.

This Sunday at 12pm EST on the Inside Scoop, we’ll show you how to reduce the need for harsher medications💊 like steroids, Apoquel or Cytopoint💉. We’ll also share simple recipes for herbal paw🐾🫧 soaks and teas🫖—such as green tea, stinging nettle, and peppermint🍃—that naturally reduce inflammation and allergic reactions.

Plus, in the group, you'll be able to download an 11-page guide📒 featuring recommended herbs, probiotics, and specific dosages for your dog or cat to help support their immune system throughout allergy season.

👉Comment SCOOPERS and we'll message you the link to join Inside Scoop, a Planet Paws monthly subscription group, where all live podcasts are available to watch at any time. Plus, over 5 years of content including: past live podcasts, interviews, ebook downloads, and more!Reduce Steroids, Apoquel, & Cytopoint This Allergy Season

28/03/2025

🐾 Feeding Time at the Zoo... aka one of my customer's Kitchen! 🍽️🐶

Ever feel like mealtime at your house could rival a zoo? 🤣🐕🐕🐕 Here’s a sneak peek at a nutrient-packed raw meal four lucky pups are enjoying! 👇

🍖 Multi Mix – A balanced blend of proteins for complete nutrition
🌿 Green Tripe – Gut health gold! Packed with probiotics & digestive enzymes
🍗 Chicken Wing Tips – Crunchy, natural source of calcium & healthy fats
🥄 Yoghurt – Probiotics for happy tummies
🌱 Adored Beast PhytoSynergy – A powerhouse of marine phytonutrients for optimal health

This is what real, species-appropriate nutrition looks like! 🥩🥦 Your pup deserves the best, and we’re here to help you build balanced, raw meals.

🐶 What’s in your dog’s bowl today? Drop a pic in the comments! ⬇️

📍 Visit us at Cariboo Paws Pet Foods for top-quality Canadian raw food & natural supplements!

25/03/2025

🐾 Thank You for Joining Our Deli Dinners Promo! ❤️

Wow! A huge THANK YOU to everyone who participated in our Red Dog Blue Kat Deli Dinners Promo in January & February! 🎉 It was a fantastic success—we handed out over 60 pounds of raw dog food! 🥩🐶

We love seeing so many pet parents exploring raw feeding and giving their pups the best nutrition. If you were one of the intrigued participants, drop a comment below! ⬇️ We’d love to hear your thoughts!

Check out our video message here: 🎥
https://youtu.be/bp25jMWBybg?si=XUTvB5LwbLU0qChu

Stay tuned for more fun promos and exciting offers at Cariboo Paws Pet Foods—because your pets deserve the best! 🐾

A HUGE thank you to everyone that grabbed a FREE pound of the RedDogBlueKat Deli Dinners for their pooch. It was amazing and we handed out at least 60 pound...

24/03/2025

🌞 Good Morning, Cariboo Pet Lovers! 🐾

Just a friendly reminder that Cariboo Paws Pet Foods is here for all your pet’s needs! ❤️

📅 Store Hours:
🕙 Monday to Friday: 10 AM – 4 PM
📅 Saturday: By appointment – just give us a call! ☎️

Need something outside of regular hours? We’re just a phone call away! 📞

🐶🐱 Stop by and stock up on the best Canadian-made pet foods, treats, and supplements! See you soon!

24/03/2025

What if my dog doesn’t like raw? 🤔

If your pup is a picky eater or hesitant about raw food, don’t worry! Some dogs take time to adjust, but with a little patience and the right approach, you can make the switch smoothly. Here’s how:

🐾 Simple Ways to Transition Picky Eaters:
✅ Start Slow – Mix a small amount of raw with their current food and increase it gradually.

✅ Try Different Proteins – If they don’t like one (e.g., chicken), try beef, turkey, or duck.

✅ Lightly Cook It – Sear the raw food slightly (no seasoning) to make it more appealing. Slowly reduce cooking over time.

✅ Add a Topper – Enhance flavor with bone broth, raw goat milk, or their favorite freeze-dried treats.

✅ Hand-Feed or Use a Puzzle Toy – Make it fun! Some dogs enjoy eating from a lick mat or hand-fed bites.

✅ Be Patient & Consistent – Some dogs take longer, but with persistence, they usually come around!

👉 Need help finding the right raw diet for your picky pup? Stop by Cariboo Paws Pet Foods—we’ll help you every step of the way! 🐶🐾

📍 7051 Inman Road, Lone Butte
🕒 Mon-Fri 10am until 4pm, Saturday by appointment

22/03/2025

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20/03/2025

🐾 K9 40lb Multi Mix—Ready to Go! 🐾

So many of you have asked about K9 40lb Multi Mix, so I thought I’d share a look at what it actually looks like! 👀 This is tomorrow morning’s portion for our two big dogs—measured out and ready to serve.

Packed with 40% organ meats, green tripe, muscle meat, and bone, this balanced blend is a powerhouse of nutrition for your pups. 🐶💪 If you've been curious about trying it, now you can see exactly what your dogs will be getting!

📸 Check out the pic below and let me know if you have any questions! Who else is feeding K9 40lb Multi Mix? Let’s hear your experiences in the comments! ⬇️🐾

20/03/2025

18/03/2025

🐾 Welcome to Cariboo Paws Pet Foods – Where Pets Come First! 🐾

Since 2018, Cariboo Paws Pet Foods has been your trusted locally owned pet food store, specializing in raw pet food, natural treats, and high-quality nutrition for your furry family members.

📍 What We Offer:
✔ A carefully curated selection of premium raw pet food
✔ Natural, wholesome treats & chews
✔ Trusted brands like K9 Premium, Adored Beast Apothecary, and Only One Brand Treats
✔ Knowledgeable, friendly service to help you find the best nutrition for your pet

🐕🐾 How You’ll Feel After Visiting Us:
✔ Confident knowing you’re giving your pet the best
✔ Inspired to make healthy choices for your furry friend
✔ Welcomed like family—because we love pets just as much as you do!

Stop by Cariboo Paws today and experience the difference! Your pet will thank you. ❤️🐶🐱

📍 Visit us in-store or message us for more info!

17/03/2025

How Raw Feeding Changed Rex’s Life 🐶✨

Meet Rex, our beloved pup who’s now 10 years old (going on 11, but you’d never guess it!). Back in 2021, we made the switch to raw feeding, and the transformation has been incredible.

✅ Healthier Weight – He shed the extra pounds and is in great shape.
✅ More Energy – He’s as playful and active as ever!
✅ Softer Fur & Better Health – His coat is shinier, and he just looks and feels amazing.

Seeing these changes firsthand is why we’re so passionate about raw feeding at Cariboo Paws Pet Foods. If you’re curious about making the switch, we’re happy to help!

📍 Visit us in-store or message us to learn more. Your pup deserves the best! 🐾💙

Cariboo Paws Pet Foods goal is to offer quality raw pet foods & bones to dogs & cats. All product a