Starfire French Bulldogs

09/03/2024

If you have not seen this documentary then I suggest all of you who really care about the health and wellbeing of your furbabies should!! MUST SEE!!
The dog food industry is one reason we are seeing such a decline in our companions health.
Features Dr. Karen Becker

Once you watch this documentary you will probably as mad and taken advantage of as I did!!!

09/03/2024

🫶🏽 3-7-24
No words can fully describe what you meant to me… you will always and forever be loved dearly and missed so much my faithful, loving and very loyal companion. ❤️
Ace had cancer and it became very aggressive in the last month.
Never wanting him to suffer I made the heartbreaking decision to ethically help him pass over the rainbow bridge.
I want to give a very heartfelt “Thank You” to Dr. Caleb Martin & his staff @ All About Animals Veterinary Clinic for their efforts and support in the care of Ace and ….to my husband Pop Edwards“ Thank You” for your support, love , compassion & encouragement in doing whatever was necessary to help Ace in his last days and comforting me in my moments of emotional breakdowns.
Ace definitely knew how much we loved him❤️

RIP Unique A Bulls Stacked Tha Deck “Ace”

20/06/2023

Witnessing Miracles With Holistic Therapies 🤩

ICYMI: Dr. Brad Roach, one of our Pet Game Changers, is the owner of Holistic Pet Care Center in Del City, OK, and Best Friends Animal Clinic in Shawnee and Bethel Acres, OK. In the 10-year mark of his veterinary career, Dr. Brad made the decision to vastly expand his veterinary toolbox by learning a broader set of more natural therapies to help his patients. With his expanded skills and expertise, he says he gets to witness so many little miracles. 💖

Watch our interview with Dr. Brad on our new website to learn more about his work: https://bit.ly/3oJyj3O

20/06/2023

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⚠️ If your pet loves swimming in ponds or wetlands, beware of this water mold that’s also called “swamp cancer.” ⚠️

Learn about the signs and symptoms of pythiosis in today’s free blog post on our new website: https://bit.ly/3J2NcW0

20/06/2023

A Nutritious Summertime Treat 🥭✨

Fresh mango is an antioxidant-loaded fruit! 🤩 Offer some to your pet as an occasional healthy treat, or add it to their meal as a food topper. 👌

❕To safely share mango with your pets, peel the fruit and remove the large seed (pit) from the center, as it's a choking hazard. Make sure to chop the fruit into tiny, bite-sized pieces.

Check out today’s free pet health article on our new website to learn more about the nutrients in mangoes: https://bit.ly/3J4wwgV

20/06/2023

“I found a lump on my dog. What should I do?” 🐶

After our last Q&A, many of you have asked us to do more of these episodes. So today it’s your chance to ask us anything! 🙋‍♀️🙋🏻‍♂️

One of the questions we’re answering is what to look out for when you find lumps and bumps on your dog, when to take action and how to help your dog avoid getting them.

Some of the other questions we’ll be looking at include:

💉 Is there a natural alternative to using Apoquel or Cytopoint to stop an allergic reaction
💊 How do I dose human supplements for my dog
🥩 Why does my dog have GI issues when I try to feed raw food

We hope you join us today at 12pm ET and drop your questions in the live chat!

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20/06/2023

This spring veggie can benefit your pet’s gut, brain and liver health! You can serve asparagus to your pet raw, sliced into small pieces. You can steam and puree them, then add it to your pet’s food bowl or smear it on a lick mat as a microbiome-building topper.

Check out today’s free article on our new website to learn more about the benefits of asparagus to pets: https://bit.ly/3P5nOmf

08/06/2023

25/04/2023

4 Helpful Herbs for your furbabies upset stomach 🌿

Home Remedies for Your Dog’s Tummy Ache 🐶

If you’ve been to the veterinarian to rule out underlying health conditions and your dog’s been given a clean bill of health, you can try some at-home remedies to help relieve your pet’s occasional upset stomach. Offering onion-free bone broth, a bland diet (made up of canned or steamed 100% pumpkin puree and low-fat cooked turkey) plus these herbs, may be of help!

Learn more tips for diarrhea in dogs when you read today’s free pet health article on our new website, linked in the comments.

25/04/2023

The best part of the day is coming home to a wagging tail. 🐕💛

25/04/2023

Never EVER white Rice when a dog is sick!

Excellent Read💯

I have to admit I have some strong opinions. And I know some of my opinions are completely contrary to “everything you read on the Internet“. But there’s always a reason I disagree.

So what am I talking about today? Rice.

It’s everywhere. Even conventional veterinarians who are adamantly opposed to people food, they’ll tell you “feed chicken and rice“ if your dog has a sensitive stomach or diarrhea or some thing like that.

What’s my problem? There are three aspects that I feel should also be covered:

First, rice is definitely bland for us humans. That BRAT diet thing. Banana, rice, applesauce, toast. So if we have the flu, we’re supposed to eat these bland foods. That’s for humans! There are times what works for humans works for dogs and cats. In the case of a sensitive stomach, it’s absolutely not the case!

Why is that? You might ask

Humans produce lots of amylase. Amylase is a digestive enzyme that breaks down carbohydrates. Specifically rice. Dogs and cats have very little amylase by comparison. And if their intestines are messed up, dogs and cats have even less amylase. So if you feed them rice and their guts are screwed up, you’re likely to make things even worse!

Some people think rice is a good binder. Plug the dog up. I would argue with you that cheese is more likely to plug up the system.
But if you wanted some thing that’s socially acceptable and a little bit easier to digest and known to help with diarrhea: how about canned pumpkin?

So when we’re talking general dietary distress and look at the chicken and rice concept, I would argue that it’s more appropriate to feed chicken. Only. Unless of course the dog or cat is sensitive to chicken.

What do we use rice for? Me personally I think it makes my sushi rolls taste absolutely fabulous! But if I eat 75% carbohydrates at every meal, like many common dog food diets, I won’t fit through my front door. Because most dogs and cats are neutered, they no longer have the hormonal driven ability to maintain lean, muscular body weight. They are like post menopausal women. Say the word carbohydrate and we all get fat.

We can try to argue that there is nutritional value in rice. Let’s be real. It’s primarily a very cheap filler, AKA a source of carbohydrates. Carbohydrates turn into sugar. Excess sugar is stored as fat. Rice makes us fat.

Now here’s my pet peeve. To explain this, I’m going to give a short science lesson. (by the way, every veterinarian, physician, nurse, chiropractor, healthcare, professional, learns this information the very first year of medical training. Maybe they forget?)

Food is primarily made up of protein, fat and carbohydrate. Sure, there’s a little bit of vitamins and minerals but it’s mostly protein, fat and carbohydrate. So we eat our food. It goes into the stomach. A well functioning stomach has high levels of acid. The acid breaks proteins down into tiny little pieces called amino acids. The amino acids are absorbed by the body and turned back into muscle. Like, you know, muscle. Or the heart. Because the heart is a muscle. Next the food goes into the small intestines. The duct from the gallbladder is right across the intestinal street from the duct from the pancreas. The gallbladder contains bile. Bile breaks down fat.

So what’s left? That’s right. Carbohydrates. The primary job of the pancreas is to digest carbohydrates! Not fat. Not proteins. Sure, the pancreas has a small function of digesting fat and protein; the primary job of the pancreas is to digest carbohydrates!

So if a dog has an upset stomach, it’s always possible that it has a pi**ed off pancreas. If there’s any possibility at all that the dog has a pi**ed off pancreas, why in the world would we feed rice which makes the pancreas even more pi**ed off?

Now you’re probably asking yourself why in the world your veterinarian told you that pancreatitis was a fat problem? That is a beautiful question! There is a blood test to evaluate the function of the pancreas. It measures pancreatic lipase. (Lipase is an enzyme that digests fat – AKA lipid.) So if the pancreatic lipase is high, the dog has pancreatitis. But it doesn’t mean the illness is a lipid or fat issue, it just means the lipase is high, but we absolutely need to stop feeding freaking carbohydrates because the primary enzyme made in the pancreas is amylase.

Why are 99.7% of veterinarians continuing to tell people that their dog has pancreatitis and absolutely must avoid fat? Marketing. Pure and simple.

It’s the pet food companies teaching the veterinarians that it’s a fat problem. And it’s a matter of forgetting the first year of veterinary school. I kid you not. Every single veterinary student learns in physiology class first year of vet school the primary function of the pancreas is carbohydrates metabolism.

So please. Skip the rice. It’s a cheap filler, has very little nutritional benefit and could be making things worse especially in dogs with pancreatitis.

25/04/2023

I highly recommend that all my frenchie followers follow Dr. Karen Becker!
When it comes to Pet Nutrition you can not go wrong!!
Most Veterinarians are not schooled in nutrition.
This is where you have to be educated and an advocate for your pet’s health not matter the breed.
🥰

25/04/2023

If your dog smells like corn chips 🌽 or cheese popcorn 🍿, it may be a sign of yeast infection❗

Find out how to spot, treat and prevent yeast infection when you read today’s free article on our new website (link in the comments).

25/04/2023

Cooled organic decaf green tea is an antioxidant powerhouse for pets! 🍵🙌 Here’s a recipe you can safely share with your furry family member. 👇💚

❗Note: Only use decaffeinated green tea varieties, and make sure you cool it down before sharing with them.

Check out today’s free blog post on our new website (link in the comments) to learn about the benefits pets can reap from green tea.

14/12/2022

So true!!💝
Our furbabies demonstrate this very well. Much better than humans.

19/10/2022

This was posted in group on Facebook.
Thought I would share just in case anyone finds themselves needing assistance.

19/10/2022

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05/10/2022

They are absolutely incredible❤️
To be Loved and own by a frenchie 💜 this breed will melt your heart.🥰🥰🥰🥰

05/10/2022

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05/10/2022

Always keep Benadryl on hand💜

01/09/2022

✨✨UPDATE: This Amazing boy is still available and at a VERY reasonable adoption fee.
Please ONLY serious inquiries. He’s fully house trained, current on all vaccines, no behavior problems, loves kids and other animals. Seriously a gem!!!

One of my families due to unforeseen circumstances is going to have to rehome their frenchie pup. He will be a year old December 1st.
He is current on vaccines, house trained, crate trained, loves kid’s and other dogs. He is a very handsome blue fawn Irish pied. He is super loving, attentive, smart and very well behaved pup. I’m not going into details here of their unique situation. This is no fault of the pup.
They would love to find a family in the NC area but will consider Atlanta area or surrounding area. Please feel free to reach out to me and I can put you in contact with them.
He is not free or nor is he at a discounted in price.

01/09/2022

A blast from the past Gracie & Ginger💜💜

01/09/2022

All my babies received a perfect bill of health at their last Vet visit.
They are now in their new homes living their best lives with their new families 🥰💜

14/08/2022

❤️ Ledge ✨✨

Love this boy! 7 weeks old and about 4 lbs of absolute sweetness ✨✨❤️❤️

Available