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25/10/2021

21/07/2021

It is OK to feed your dogs garlic :-)

What would happen if you fed your dog🐶 245 cloves of garlic🧄 in a week??

21 years ago an experiment was conducted by Japanese scientists🇯🇵 who wanted to know what would happen if dogs were fed lots of Garlic Extract🧄💦 for 7 days straight.

At the end of the trial, NO dogs died.🙏

In fact, none of the dogs even showed any symptoms, but the scientists found microscopic🔬 changes in some red blood cells🩸, leading to the conclusion that garlic may be toxic☠️ to dogs.

How much garlic extract was fed to these dogs in the study, you ask? Well it would be the equivalent of feeding a 70lb golden retriever🐕 245 cloves of garlic for one week (2.46lbs of raw garlic).

Since then, the ASPCA, American Kennel Club, HSUS and most online pet resources continue to say “garlic is toxic to pets," but garlic is listed as a safe pet food ingredient by the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO). Confused? So are most pet lovers around the world.

Tune in to our Forever Dog Food Myth Busters Facebook live tomorrow at 10am ET on The Forever Dog page.

We cover garlic confusion and many other urban legend food fears in our upcoming book, The Forever Dog, available now for pre-order.

www.ForeverDog.com

12/07/2021

Message from Conor 👍

Please share this crucial message with your local vets and any media outlets that might print this story...

STUDIES USED:
Behravesh et al. (2010) linked dry food to an outbreak of Salmonella in the US. However, it took the two teams three years to establish this. In that time seventy-nine people in twenty-one states were poisoned with Salmonella schwarzengrund – half of them were children under 2 years of age. The issue was traced back to Mars Pet Care who ended up recalling over 23,000 tonnes of pet food sold under 105 different brand names.

In 2012, the CDC in the United States reported that 53 people from around the United States and Canada had contracted Salmonella infantis from dry dog food (or their dry-fed dogs), 20 of whom were again children under 2 years of age. One in three ended up in hospital.

REFERENCES:
1. Behravesh, B., Ferraro, A., deasy, M. et al. (2010). Human Salmonella infections linked to contaminated dry dog and cat food, 2006–2008. Pediatrics, 126(3): 477–483

2. Reinberg (2008). Salmonella outbreak tied to dry dog food continues. ABc News. Published online, Nov 7th, www.abcnews.go.com

3. US centre for disease control and Prevention (cdc, 2012). Multistate outbreak of human Salmonella infantis infections linked to dry dog food (Final Update). Published online, July 18th, www.cdc.gov

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Shocked?! You should be. For more, check out my book "Feeding Dogs", available from many local, independent stockists and Amazon.

09/02/2021

Some tips from Connor :-)

05/01/2021

31/12/2020

🦠WARNING: CEREAL-BASED DRY FOOD CONTAINS MUTLI-DRUG RESISTANT BACTERIA AND, UNLIKE RAW DOG FOOD, THESE HAVE BEEN LINKED TO INFECTIONS IN HUMANS...🦠
In case you or your vet sees the latest safety concerns regarding raw dog food, it MAY be a vector for multi-drug resistant bacteria (MDRB).
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/raw-dog-food-meat-safe-bacteria-risk-public-health-antibiotic-resistance-a9474451.html?fbclid=IwAR1-rGcyAw3tzDcRQg6VQHTLa1oBfaNEHFWSyOF2QKHp1o1jfSqAFUKQsJI

This is true, it might be. As ever, you want to make sure you're using a reputable supplier (actually, on that note, I must tell you about Raw Safe which is coming in down the line. Just another level of protection for your the consumer).

It should hearten you a little that good raw dog food manufacturers use the best suppliers, they can't afford to use anyone else, so they are expected to have significantly less of this issue.

But more importantly, raw dog food here is nothing but the canary in the gold mine. The meat industry is the SOURCE of these bugs. The UK has more than 1000 mega-farms / CAFO's, known for desperately cramped and cruel conditions, filth and MRDB (the US is another level again as more than 90% of their meat comes from these hell holes, and they use a lot more chemicals). So if and when raw dog food processes the passed-fit-for-human-consumption pieces from these cesspits and ends up having issues that means WE are exposed to the same issues off the shelf of the supermarket.

Good reporting would be properly investigating and exposing the FILTHY MEAT INDUSTRY, identifying the worst suppliers by simple shelf tests, helping to force them to sort out the problems at the top.

But no. AS USUAL these biased regurgitations (was going to say 'reporting' their for a moment, just caught myself) of factoids is never, ever, ever balanced with a look at the alternatives - dry food!

So to add a little balance, here are two paragraphs from my forthcoming book Raw Science that might add a little badly-needed balance to this particular debate:

"Chaban et al. (2010) investigated the shedding of Campylobacter by apparently healthy (n=70) and diarrheic (n=65) dogs. Only the diets of the healthy dogs were recorded. 15 of them ate some or all raw meat and bone. They found that 58% (41 of 70) of the healthy dogs were shedding Campylobacter. This means, even if all the raw-fed dogs were shedding Campylobacter, at least half of the dry-fed dogs were too. And, UNLIKE RAW DOG FOOD, authors have isolated the same species of drug-resistant Campylobacter jejunifrom a dog fed a commercial dry diet as detected in a girl infected with the same strain, though it’s conceivable the dog may have eaten the same food the girl did."

https://bmcmicrobiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2180-10-73

"Leonard et al. assessed the antimicrobial resistance patterns of Salmonella and E.coli recovered from pet dogs (n=132) in Ontario between 2005-2006 revealed that 96% were shedding anti-microbial resistant E.coli in their faeces. Unless every owner in Ontario was raw feeding back in 2005, then it’s more than clear that commercial diets are not sorting that problem out either. Fifty-eight of the isolates were resistant to two or more drug classes, with 70.7% and 29.3% being E. coli and Salmonella, respectively."

https://academic.oup.com/jac/article/67/1/174/727070

And let's not forget the pet for test results by Thixton (attached, https://truthaboutpetfood.com/the-pet-food-test-results/).

So, suck 💩 The Independent and anyone else who propagates this industry-loaded BS to the detriment of pets worldwide.

05/11/2020

The proof version has arrived! Feels great to have it materialised in this way, I have to say. Maybe not great, but certainly a relief. No turning back now. Quick read through, make a few final tweaks and the first edition of Feeding Dogs will be ready. It will surely be available before the end of the month. I'm scared.

05/10/2020

Putting the wraps on a new webinar - how raw benefits behaviour. The notion that raw might make them aggressive has always fascinated me as it's quite clear to anyone that actually TRIES this diet that, as always, the complete opposite seems to be the case. However, I promised myself I wouldn't get into this until the book (Feeding Dogs) was done (my first completed hardback proof arrives in my hands this week! A final scan and then...fly my pretty).

I'm fascinated with the effects of nutrition on behaviour, that's what the doctorate was on. It's a colossal subject, with gut flora featuring prominently but there is so much more to it. The role of protein (and the Tryptophan delusion), sugar, fats, chemicals. Hidden bioactive compounds that accumulate in various parts of the prey. Behavioural enrichment. On and on.

Here's one of the slides. Blood is a potential elixir for meat-eaters. Not just is it full nutrients such as easily absorbed haem iron and countless other bits but it also contains a variety of hormones, in particular here are the endorphins. Studies show they have an opiate-like effect in meat-eaters. Dogs and cats would normally get a LOT more blood than they are currently getting. How much do they "need"? No idea. All I know is my dog is calmer after a meal of raw.

I look at high glycemic, nasty fat, chemically-riddled, inert, ultra-processed dry dog food as I do the crap fed to kids at birthday parties. They dig in and freak out.

Of course, the candy companies that make this pet food have managed to avoid all these pitfalls in dogs...it's just that they've never measured it. At no point is behaviour every measured by the pet food industry. It's not a concern...for them.

05/02/2020

Truth about pet food. This is what you feed yours dogs with when you choose kibble. Feed RAW! If you cannot feed raw, at least make your own dog food. There are fresh/frozen choices in almost every pet store now.

The crimes of pet food evidenced by Google Earth images.

05/01/2020

Pour broth into separate containers. Close tightly and freeze in your freezer. Use whenever you want 👍❤

05/01/2020

Delicious bone broth. For dogs and their owners ❤

17/09/2019

Feeding Raw is safe for dog owners 👍❤

There has been concerns related to the risk of bacterial contamination from raw pet food to humans, but research is still scarce. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to use a worldwide internet survey-based data to evaluate the impact of raw pet foods on human health from the owners’ exp...

13/09/2019

Why you should not cook food for your dogs :-)

In this week’s podcast, Rowan, our chief nutritional officer, is joined by top animal nutritionist and M.D of https://dogsfirst.ie/, Dr Conor Brady and head ...

05/05/2019

Do you give your dog this chewy treats?

01/05/2019

Diet and behaviour. Interesting article. How can proper nutrition affect fearful, aggressive or reactive dogs.

Many thanks to ISCP affiliate Junior Hudson for sharing his article with us, which was first published in Edition Dog Magazine. You are what you eat, goes the saying. Dietary links to health have been well established, however, dietary links to behaviour are less discussed. What effect does diet hav...

12/03/2019

Obesity in dogs. Conor Brady

In 2018, 18.9 percent of dogs and 33.8 percent of cats were obese, according to the survey by the Association of Pet Obesity Prevention.

04/03/2019

Tips from Dr. Jean Dodds' Hemopet, Petlifeline, Hemolife & Nutriscan on how to choose your pets diet.

  The earlier chicken jerky crisis and the prior and current pet food recalls— mostly from bacterial or other contamination, presence of heavy metals, and toxic levels of vitamin D — have raised consumer awareness levels about food sourcing. The pets who became critically ill or passed away are...

28/02/2019

This makes me so angry Conor Brady

Plant-based diets have grown exponentially in popularity. It’s only January, but 2019 is already being dubbed “the year of the vegan”, with tens of thousands of people signing up for Veganuary – an annual event which encourages people to adopt a vegan diet for 30 days. After which, it is lik...

27/02/2019

Seminar on dog nutrition. Almost 5 hours long.

North Wraxall, London, Bristol, Hartpury and now Manchester. Our annual meetings have always been vibrant, diverse and welcoming. This year's international…

19/02/2019

Animals with kidney disease or kidney dysfunction should not eat lower protein diets; as this commonly held belief is misleading. As long as the protein source in their diet is of high quality, it helps kidney function and overall body nutrition.

06/02/2019

Check this study if you think your dry or canned food fulfils at least minimum requirements for complete diet.

Only 6% (6/97) of wet and 38% (30/80) of dry foods were fully compliant.
20–30% of all analysed foods had mineral imbalances, such as not having the recommended ratio of Ca:P (between 1:1 to 2:1).
Foods with high fish content had high levels of undesirable metal elements such as arsenic.

Mineral content of complete pet food is regulated to ensure health of the companion animal population. Analysis of adherence to these regulatory guidelines has not been conducted. Here, mineral composition of complete wet (n = 97) and ...

05/01/2019

This week's meny ❤🐩🐕

17/12/2018

Making food for dogs ❤🐕🐩

15/12/2018

Dear friends. After long period of absence i would like to let you know that i am back in business. From 01.08.2019 i will be avaliable for lectures and seminares in Raw dog nutrition, Dog nutrition ( for kibble feeders ) and Acute canine herbalism and aromatherapy. Or any other mix of nutrition topics you wish. Alle 3 seminares can be combined together. That way you get wholesome picture and some ideas you can apply right away. First half of 2019 I will dedicate to traveling and meeting my fellow friends from PDTE so I can bring you the newiest research in dog nutrition. Feel free to contact med if you wish to set ut a date for lecture or seminare. Lectures and seminares can be done in Norwegian and English.

15/12/2018

Finally people realise importance of a better nutrition. Dogs First

Many millennials are becoming pet owners instead of having kids, and they're buying premium products.

30/10/2018

CBD oil and how to use it.

CBD dog treats may seem conveneint, but is your dog getting all the benefits of CBD oil from them? We went to an expert to find out the answer!

23/10/2018

Functional food by Jean Dodds.

This is Episode 1 of a series of talks with Dr. Jean Dodds in Venice, Italy. In this episode Jean talks about Functional Food and there effects on both human...

22/10/2018

Brown, black or yellow lab.Which one lives longest?

New research has revealed the life expectancy of chocolate Labradors is significantly lower than their black and yellow counterparts.

05/10/2018

Waiting patiently for something to fall on the floor 🤣