For the price of a fifteen minute consultation with your vet this book provides hours of reading pleasure. In 391 easy-to-read pages you can discover masses of information not available in the libraries of veterinary textbooks. If you are a pet owner this book will likely be one of the best investments that you have ever made. Big savings in vet bills and feed bills are likely to be measurable benefits. But how can you measure the benefits of pain-free happy pets? How can you measure your feelings? -- knowing that you have done the best for the pets in your care. You can't. But you and your pets can experience those feelings -- because Raw Meaty Bones: Promote Health.
Feeding a natural, unprocessed diet is needed now more than ever. A complete and authoritative reference on the benefits of a raw food diet for your dog. Written by Australian veterinarian Tom Lonsdale, leader in raw feeding, this exhaustively researched book provides a suggested diet, feeding tips, and do's and don'ts. If your vet is skeptical, give him or her a copy of the book!What reviewers are saying ... NORTHSHORE NEWSIt cleans their teeth, improves their breath but there are much more important reasons to give them to your dogs. A growing movement towards providing a natural diet for your canine friends has a champion for the cause in Tom Lonsdale. A veterinarian for more than 30 years, he was slow to convert to the philosophy of a natural diet for dogs. But some 15 years ago he paid attention to the red flags he saw in his veterinary practice concerning the incident rate of cancer, skin irritations, gum disease and more. His research led him to the conclusion that the commonly used highly processed dog food was the main culprit. A diet of raw food with selected vegetable was the answer and the results spoke for themselves when he witnessed the improvement in his canine patient's health after making the switch. His book is a clear endorsement of a raw diet and is aimed at pet wonders who are interested in wanting to learn more than the basic information on this dietary plan. He tell the history of how the raw diet evolved and in the process discusses the current canned and dried foods available. Lonsdale goes into detail on what is actually included in processed dog food. This is a technical book, which covers a great deal of material and refers to a variety of studies and their findings. Pet owners who are interested in learning the details behind this break form what has become the normal diet will find a great deal of information here. Lonsdale passionately believes that all dogs will benefit from a raw food diet and presents an impressive case for that belief. Terry Peters.
This third book from Dr. Ian Billinghurst was written to help pet owners either understand or expand their knowledge of evolutionary diets for both dogs and cats. It contains important background research from his first two books together with lots of new information. Experienced "BARFers" will benefit from a number of new suggested recipes and practical information to assist in the home production of BARF diets - now everyone can do the BARF diet for their pets!
"'Give your dog a bone' deals exclusively with feeding dogs. It is writtenb for people who want easy to read, commonsense guidance on feeding their dogs for maximum health, least cost and least impact on our environment"--Publisher's description.
Many dog parents, including breeders and competitors, believe that feeding a raw food diet has improved their dogs' health, performance and longevity. Learn how to source, prepare and feed your dog simply, economically and efficiently.
"In these pages, Kymythy Schultze has provided an excellent nutritional text to help us build a healthier life for our animal friends."- Dr. Stephen R. Blake, Jr., D.V.M. "[This book is] an excellent starting point for us all. Its pages are filled with helpful hints, good advice and most important, logic and common sense."- Dr. Bruce W. Cauble, D.V.M.
"The first comprehensive book to cover both raw and home-cooked diets specifically for dogs, written by an expert in dog food research and development"--Provided by publisher.
