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CANINE HEALTH

Feeding your pets a diet based on raw, fresh and wholesome foods ensures your companions receive optimum nutrition through living enzymes, unprocessed amino acids and necessary vitamins and minerals that are essential to a long, healthy life.


RAW FOOD BENEFITS 
  • Create a natural, raw menu based on the needs of your pets and your budget
  • Be sure your pet receives a balanced diet through a variety of food choices
  • Enjoy whiter teeth, healthier gums, and better breath while saving on dental bills
  • Natural diets without preservatives result in smaller stools with little odor that dry up and blow away
  • Enhanced immune system and increased energy
  • You control your dog’s food, which makes it easy to avoid foods your dog may react or be allergic

ABOUT THE PRODUCTS
A complete line of raw food products made especially for those feeding raw diets to their pets.

  • Products are tested to be antibiotic and hormone free, as well as exceed USDA and FDA standards
  • Conveniently packaged, ground choices of meat, bones, organ meat, and veggies.
  • For those feeding based on a prey model, Oma's Pride offers whole bones, organs and products to meet your needs.
  • A large variety of meats (chicken, turkey, beef, lamb, buffalo, venison, ostrich, rabbit, duck, kangaroo, and salmon) that insure your pets will receive the full spectrum of nutrients they need.
  • NO additives or preservatives

DETOXIFICATION
As you change your pet's diet, you may notice changes in physical appearance. Do not be alarmed. This is simply the natural process by which animals heal themselves by elminating toxins from the body. Discharge from the eyes, excess wax in the ears, loss of coat, minor skin rashes and soft, loose stools are just a few of the common signs. By gradually transitioning your pet to a raw diet, you will allow their body to adjust properly. Be careful not to mix a highly processed diet with a raw diet in the same meal.  Keep a watchful eye on your pet, and take notice of any changes.


The Crazy Dog Lady's nutritional products are not intended to diagnose, cure or prevent disease. The web site, email communications and other correspondence are for informational purposes only and do not replace the expert care and advice provided by your veterinarian. Dietary and other healthcare changes should be made under the guidance of your vet, particularly when underlying health conditions exist.

SAFE HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS
  • Keep frozen until ready to thaw and use(typically takes a day or two to thaw depending on quantity and method).
  • Defrost in refrigerator.
  • Always serve raw food for optimum benefit. Never microwave any pet food.
  • Quick Thaw Method - put in ziplock in warm water, not hot. Don't want to cook the food, cooking reduces enzymatic properties and depletes nutrient values of raw food.
  • After serving food, place any remaining product in the refrigerator.
  • Product will maintain optimum freshness for 3-5 days under refrigeration.
  • Feed raw food in stainless steel bowl.
  • Wash all work surfaces, utensils, hands and food bowls with hot, soapy water after handling raw food items.
  • Keep raw meat and poultry away from children and seperate from other foods.

 

HOW MUCH?
Because a raw diet is easier to digest and more of the food is used by the body, you can feed your pet less food daily.
The general rule is to feed 2-3% of your pet's body weight daily.  I recommend feeding twice per day, splitting the portion in half.  Activity level, age, health, metabolism, etc all affect how much you feed.  Give your pet a few weeks to see a difference and adjust as needed.

 

Weight

Amount to
Feed Per Day

10

1/4lb

20

1/2lb

40

1lb

60

1 1/2lbs

80

2lbs

100

2 1/2lbs
TRANSITION TIPS
  • It can take 1-4 weeks for your pet's digestive system to properly adjust from a highly processed diet to a new diet of human grade raw foods
  • Add a probiotic and digestive enzymes the first 2 to 4 weeks to better able your pet to assimilate proteins, essential fatty acids, vitamins and minerals
  • Monitor their stool - your pet's stool size will be small, firm and void of any offensive odor
  • Do not feed a highly processed diet at the same meal as a raw one.  Processed food digests at a slower rate than raw food. 
  • Making the switch all at once has been the best option for many of my customers

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