Iams Partners With Leading Anti-Hunting Organization

buckmasters ^ | Jan, 2004

[js1138]

I don't think the cats eat much of their wild prey. They usually bring it in through the cat door and play with it. Sometimes we wind up having to catch bats and large moths that have escaped.

[Professional Engineer]

I'm glad I feed Science Diet to mine.

[Snowy]

I switched from beef to lamb for myself, and my skin cleared up. Many people in my family get severe acne after eating beef. The source of the beef seems to matter.

That's interesting. I have not heard of that one. I've heard of allergies to shellfish, but not beef.

One thing I would like to try or research is something I read in one of those books about pet food. It was stated that many animal behavior problems are caused by the food, or more specifically, lack of certain nutrients (like chewing ice is a sign of a lack of iron for people). We had a lab that was eating grocery store stuff and she used to chew up a storm. I don't know how to study that accurately, but I would have tried anything when we had "Maddie the muncher"!

[Professional Engineer]

Howdy ma'am. Back at ya':

[AnAmericanMother]

Shelley sends two barks and a tail wag to Chelsea!

(she sure is a cutie - and that tail is a wagging blur!)

[Diddle E. Squat]

Yes! There can never be enough pictures of dogs posted. Thanks for posting these!

[js1138]

Let's put it this way: I don't eat many fast food hamburgers, nor much grocery store beef. My blessings to those who can and do. If I were allergic to peanuts I would not expect others to give them up.

[Professional Engineer]

LOL, er WOL

woof out loud

[Terriergal]

Thanks you guys! My puppies wuv me! (Lucy is too big to be a lapdog but she doesn't know it yet - she just got spayed last Thurs and we spent lots of time babying her when she was sore and stiff. I think she's especially grateful for that now because she's gotten even more lovey than she was before!

[schmelvin]

Got any of those vet-approved recipes?

The book that got me started was "Dr. Pitcairns Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs and Cats". It's full of recipes.

I changed a few things to better suit my dogs: like going a bit lighter on the grains and a bit heavier on the meat. I, also, don't include bone meal as the book recommends; I just throw them a couple soup bones a week.