Detox YOUR Pet After Christmas!
That means festive season is coming with goodies lacing our dining tables, hiding in our cupboard, and in our handbags.
Please remember to store your goodies out of harm's way - to avoid midnight visits to the emergency clinic. Our fur family have fantastic noses and can smell those poisonous chocolate treats from across the hall. Don't forget that the xylitol chewing gum is also toxic to your pet.
People love to see animals eat. It’s an interesting psychological pleasure. It’s important to understand that the temptation to feed our loved furry friends can be so great that some visitors and family members cannot restrain themselves. Most of these treats are INAPPROPRIATE to feed to your pet, this includes ham, excess fat off the plate, cooked bones, chocolate, and sweets. These can set off PANCREATITIS which is a painful anterior abdominal inflammation which can cause vomiting, diarrhoea, listlessness, restlessness and unsettled behaviour particularly in the early hours of the morning. Diagnosis is made by blood tests, which show an elevation of lipase and amylase within the blood.
Please remember to store your goodies out of harm's way - to avoid midnight visits to the emergency clinic. Our fur family have fantastic noses and can smell those poisonous chocolate treats from across the hall. Don't forget that the xylitol chewing gum is also toxic to your pet.
People love to see animals eat. It’s an interesting psychological pleasure. It’s important to understand that the temptation to feed our loved furry friends can be so great that some visitors and family members cannot restrain themselves. Most of these treats are INAPPROPRIATE to feed to your pet, this includes ham, excess fat off the plate, cooked bones, chocolate, and sweets. These can set off PANCREATITIS which is a painful anterior abdominal inflammation which can cause vomiting, diarrhoea, listlessness, restlessness and unsettled behaviour particularly in the early hours of the morning. Diagnosis is made by blood tests, which show an elevation of lipase and amylase within the blood.
As a veterinary dentist the only time I have seen caries (cavities) on molar teeth in dogs has been when they were fed lollies, and surprisingly these have been the green jelly frog lollies! Perhaps the owner thought it was cute to see the dog devour a green frog? In any case sugary sticky sweets will sit on the molar table surface of the tooth and allow bacteria to bury in, acid etching the hard enamel and enabling tooth decay to occur.
In TCVM (Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine) terms being a bit pleasingly plump is referred to as having "Dampness". This can obstruct the circulation of Qi in the abdomen and can affect the Pancreas, Intestines (IBD, Cohn’s disease) and the Liver. This causes abdominal pain, a feeling of fullness and heaviness and possibly diarrhoea.
Feeding fresh SPECIES APPROPRIATE nutritious food and STOPPING ALL CARBOHYDRATES including all dry food will get your pet in the best shape for the holiday season. Do increase exercise gently too, aerobic sprints and outdoor activities will help get those love handles down.
An easy way to feed a balanced diet is to save the pulp out of your juicer and combine it in equal portions with our Vets ALL NATURAL Kangaroo blend for your dog, and for your Kitty 1 teaspoon of pulp to 1 cup of the Cat Kangaroo blend works well. Many Kitties will transit to fresh food slowly over several days.
To detox your own and your pets liver try adding some of these herbs to your diet:
Interesting that these same foods are recommended to help prevent cancer, inflammation and detoxify the body.
Anti-Angiogenesis - A Break for Cancer Prevention [ http://tinyurl.com/7xwwl3n ] is a text
version of Dr Li's TED talk [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_5Z31mUmtc ],
WE WISH YOU AND YOUR FUR LEGGED FAMILIES A HAPPY, JOYOUS, AND PEACEFUL HOLIDAY SEASON!
DR ELAINE AND ALL THE STAFF AT GREENSLOPES ANIMAL WELLNESS VET PRACTICE!
In TCVM (Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine) terms being a bit pleasingly plump is referred to as having "Dampness". This can obstruct the circulation of Qi in the abdomen and can affect the Pancreas, Intestines (IBD, Cohn’s disease) and the Liver. This causes abdominal pain, a feeling of fullness and heaviness and possibly diarrhoea.
Feeding fresh SPECIES APPROPRIATE nutritious food and STOPPING ALL CARBOHYDRATES including all dry food will get your pet in the best shape for the holiday season. Do increase exercise gently too, aerobic sprints and outdoor activities will help get those love handles down.
An easy way to feed a balanced diet is to save the pulp out of your juicer and combine it in equal portions with our Vets ALL NATURAL Kangaroo blend for your dog, and for your Kitty 1 teaspoon of pulp to 1 cup of the Cat Kangaroo blend works well. Many Kitties will transit to fresh food slowly over several days.
To detox your own and your pets liver try adding some of these herbs to your diet:
- Lettuce, Amaranth, Asparagus, Ginger powder, Wild Blue Green Algae, White Pepper, Vinegar, Papaya, Chaparral, Pau d’arco, Valerian, Chamomile, Brassica family (broccoli, brussel sprouts) Celery, Turnip, Turmeric powder, Rye, Barley, Adzuki Beans, Alfalfa, Pumpkin, Chinese Cabbage, Watermelon, Anchovy, Kidney Beans, Button Mushrooms, Prawns/ Shrimp, Chestnuts, Kohlrabi, Mustard Greens, Radish, Chicken, Chicken Gizzards, Mackerel, Salmon, capsicum, blueberries, Apples, Artichoke, Berries~ Blackberries, Berries~ Blueberries, Berries~ Raspberries, Berries~ Strawberries, Bok Choy, Cherries, Garlic, Ginseng, Grapefruits, Lavender, Lemons, Liquorice, Maitake, Nutmeg, Olive Oil, Oranges, Parsley, Pineapples, Soybean, Stichopus~ Sea Cucumber, Tea~ Green Tea, Tomato, Tuna.
Interesting that these same foods are recommended to help prevent cancer, inflammation and detoxify the body.
Anti-Angiogenesis - A Break for Cancer Prevention [ http://tinyurl.com/7xwwl3n ] is a text
version of Dr Li's TED talk [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_5Z31mUmtc ],
WE WISH YOU AND YOUR FUR LEGGED FAMILIES A HAPPY, JOYOUS, AND PEACEFUL HOLIDAY SEASON!
DR ELAINE AND ALL THE STAFF AT GREENSLOPES ANIMAL WELLNESS VET PRACTICE!
GAPS DIET FOR DOGS / Healing Diet for Dogs
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Dogs that have multiple allergies, food intolerance, chronic digestive problems, and other chronic health issues, often need to begin their healing process with a healing diet regimen.
The following feeding recommendations are based on the GAPS (Gut and Psychology Syndrome) Diet Introduction Phase, as developed for people by a medical doctor with Masters Degrees in neurology and nutrition. Your dog may progress through this phase in a few days, or may require several weeks to restore a healthy gut and immune system. Please begin immediately, and do not try to rush the process.
It will be worth it, for achieving lasting healing is our ultimate goal.
The following feeding recommendations are based on the GAPS (Gut and Psychology Syndrome) Diet Introduction Phase, as developed for people by a medical doctor with Masters Degrees in neurology and nutrition. Your dog may progress through this phase in a few days, or may require several weeks to restore a healthy gut and immune system. Please begin immediately, and do not try to rush the process.
It will be worth it, for achieving lasting healing is our ultimate goal.
Step 1: Broth or Meat Stock
This must be home-made, not store-bought. Make the stock from meat and bones of an approved source (chicken, turkey, beef, lamb, pork, fish or rabbit) determined by tolerance testing. Organic is best, free-range grass-fed or wild sources are preferable. Boil the meat and bones for 12 to 24 hours, in water plus a splash of apple cider vinegar or lemon juice. Remove the meat and bones, saving the meat for Step 2. You can freeze the stock in 1 – 2 cup portions.
Feed the slightly warm or cooled broth, several times a day. Unless your dog has pancreatitis or difficulty with fat digestion, you can include the fat in the broth. You can add a pinch of Celtic Sea Salt for extra minerals. This step may last 1 – 3 days, with only broth and no solid foods.
The approved meat source(s) for your dog is/are:_(choose from the Chinese food therapy supplied- i.e. cold/warm/hot meats as required for your individual pet)
Step 2: Boiled Meat
Along with the stock as made in Step 1, begin adding the boiled meat.
Mix in 1 teaspoon of raw sauerkraut juice with each meal, for its probiotic activity.
If constipation has been a problem in the past, you may mix in small cubes of cooked butternut squash for a mild fibre effect. If this step is going well, you can add in a little green vegetable like cooked kale or parsley.
This step may last 7 – 14 days, or longer if needed. It is very nutrient-dense because as the gut lining heals it can fully digest and absorb all the elements of the food. Your dog may seem excessively hungry during this step, but it’s only because he is finally getting the nutrition his body has been starving for.
Step 3: Progressive Additions
Begin adding ingredients one at a time, feeding for 3 – 7 days before adding another food. Monitor for any worsening of symptoms (gas, bloating, diarrhoea, vomiting, constipation, increased itching, skin rash, bad behaviours). If a problem arises, remove the new food and return to the previous food step. These are all to be added to the stew made in Step 2.
Add 1 raw egg yolk (not the whites), daily. Mix into the broth/meat/squash/vegetable stew. *
If well-tolerated, increase to an egg yolk twice a day.*
Try adding cooked egg white along with the raw egg yolk.*
Add more vegetables, like cooked carrots, cauliflower, broccoli, celery, other squashes like zucchini or pumpkin. Keep to about 70% meat and broth, to 30% vegetables.
Home-made or raw sauerkraut or other fermented vegetable, starting with a teaspoon once a day and increasing as tolerated to 1 teaspoon per meal for small dogs, 1 tablespoon per meal for large dogs.
* If a known allergy to eggs exists, skip the eggs!
Step 4: Plant-based oils
The diet so far has included fats from animal sources. Now, try adding some plant-based fats and oils. Begin with extra-virgin, cold-pressed olive oil, a few drops a day in the stew. Increase gradually to 1 – 3 teaspoons daily.
If this goes well, try coconut oil instead of olive oil. Coconut oil has anti-viral, anti-fungal and anti-inflammatory properties. It is generally well-tolerated, but because of its antimicrobial properties it may stimulate a “die-off” reaction of pathogens in the body. If you see any negative effects, stop the coconut oil for a few days and try to start again at a smaller amount.
Step 5: Dairy
Dairy products must have been eliminated for at least 6 weeks, either prior to beginning the Healing Diet or while following the Healing Diet. Now, try to add fermented or cultured dairy products. Fermented dairy products include yoghurt, kefir, and soured cream (crème fraiche). Optimally, this is home-made from raw organic milk.
*If a known allergy to cow’s milk exists, try cultured goat milk instead. If even goat milk has caused serious allergy reactions, skip this step altogether.
Start with ½ teaspoon per day. If no adverse reactions, gradually increase to 2 – 4 tablespoons daily. As cultured dairy products contain more probiotic bacteria, there may be another “die-off” reaction. If so, stop the dairy for a few days to a week, and try starting again at the ½ teaspoon amount.
Step 6, and beyond: Going Raw
If your dog is now eating and digesting well, feeling great, free of most of his or her allergy symptoms and at a healthy weight, you may wish to try transitioning to a raw food diet. Raw food diets are “species appropriate” for dogs in general, with more enzymes and nutrients than a cooked food diet. However, some dogs cannot transition to raw because of long-term illnesses that have changed their ability to digest and metabolize raw foods. Keep this in mind, if you decide to try raw feeding. And remember to take each new addition slowly, in small amounts!
Cook the meat less and less. Continue adding some home-made broth every day, though.
Try some raw vegetables, finely ground or grated. Carrots, peeled and seeded cucumbers, and broccoli stems are some good first raw veggies.
Apple, either cooked or pureed raw, may be tried. Papaya has great enzymes. Blueberries and fresh cranberries have antioxidants and cleansing properties.
So far, so good? Great! Now give your dog a raw chicken wing. Watch with pride as your little domestic dog transforms into a great wild wolf before your eyes.
When your dog is ready for a raw whole-foods diet, please read “Switching to Raw”, a guidebook available online at www.switchingtoraw.com. Or, you may try a pre-made raw frozen or dehydrated pre-mix diet that is commercially available, for convenience.
This must be home-made, not store-bought. Make the stock from meat and bones of an approved source (chicken, turkey, beef, lamb, pork, fish or rabbit) determined by tolerance testing. Organic is best, free-range grass-fed or wild sources are preferable. Boil the meat and bones for 12 to 24 hours, in water plus a splash of apple cider vinegar or lemon juice. Remove the meat and bones, saving the meat for Step 2. You can freeze the stock in 1 – 2 cup portions.
Feed the slightly warm or cooled broth, several times a day. Unless your dog has pancreatitis or difficulty with fat digestion, you can include the fat in the broth. You can add a pinch of Celtic Sea Salt for extra minerals. This step may last 1 – 3 days, with only broth and no solid foods.
The approved meat source(s) for your dog is/are:_(choose from the Chinese food therapy supplied- i.e. cold/warm/hot meats as required for your individual pet)
Step 2: Boiled Meat
Along with the stock as made in Step 1, begin adding the boiled meat.
Mix in 1 teaspoon of raw sauerkraut juice with each meal, for its probiotic activity.
If constipation has been a problem in the past, you may mix in small cubes of cooked butternut squash for a mild fibre effect. If this step is going well, you can add in a little green vegetable like cooked kale or parsley.
This step may last 7 – 14 days, or longer if needed. It is very nutrient-dense because as the gut lining heals it can fully digest and absorb all the elements of the food. Your dog may seem excessively hungry during this step, but it’s only because he is finally getting the nutrition his body has been starving for.
Step 3: Progressive Additions
Begin adding ingredients one at a time, feeding for 3 – 7 days before adding another food. Monitor for any worsening of symptoms (gas, bloating, diarrhoea, vomiting, constipation, increased itching, skin rash, bad behaviours). If a problem arises, remove the new food and return to the previous food step. These are all to be added to the stew made in Step 2.
Add 1 raw egg yolk (not the whites), daily. Mix into the broth/meat/squash/vegetable stew. *
If well-tolerated, increase to an egg yolk twice a day.*
Try adding cooked egg white along with the raw egg yolk.*
Add more vegetables, like cooked carrots, cauliflower, broccoli, celery, other squashes like zucchini or pumpkin. Keep to about 70% meat and broth, to 30% vegetables.
Home-made or raw sauerkraut or other fermented vegetable, starting with a teaspoon once a day and increasing as tolerated to 1 teaspoon per meal for small dogs, 1 tablespoon per meal for large dogs.
* If a known allergy to eggs exists, skip the eggs!
Step 4: Plant-based oils
The diet so far has included fats from animal sources. Now, try adding some plant-based fats and oils. Begin with extra-virgin, cold-pressed olive oil, a few drops a day in the stew. Increase gradually to 1 – 3 teaspoons daily.
If this goes well, try coconut oil instead of olive oil. Coconut oil has anti-viral, anti-fungal and anti-inflammatory properties. It is generally well-tolerated, but because of its antimicrobial properties it may stimulate a “die-off” reaction of pathogens in the body. If you see any negative effects, stop the coconut oil for a few days and try to start again at a smaller amount.
Step 5: Dairy
Dairy products must have been eliminated for at least 6 weeks, either prior to beginning the Healing Diet or while following the Healing Diet. Now, try to add fermented or cultured dairy products. Fermented dairy products include yoghurt, kefir, and soured cream (crème fraiche). Optimally, this is home-made from raw organic milk.
*If a known allergy to cow’s milk exists, try cultured goat milk instead. If even goat milk has caused serious allergy reactions, skip this step altogether.
Start with ½ teaspoon per day. If no adverse reactions, gradually increase to 2 – 4 tablespoons daily. As cultured dairy products contain more probiotic bacteria, there may be another “die-off” reaction. If so, stop the dairy for a few days to a week, and try starting again at the ½ teaspoon amount.
Step 6, and beyond: Going Raw
If your dog is now eating and digesting well, feeling great, free of most of his or her allergy symptoms and at a healthy weight, you may wish to try transitioning to a raw food diet. Raw food diets are “species appropriate” for dogs in general, with more enzymes and nutrients than a cooked food diet. However, some dogs cannot transition to raw because of long-term illnesses that have changed their ability to digest and metabolize raw foods. Keep this in mind, if you decide to try raw feeding. And remember to take each new addition slowly, in small amounts!
Cook the meat less and less. Continue adding some home-made broth every day, though.
Try some raw vegetables, finely ground or grated. Carrots, peeled and seeded cucumbers, and broccoli stems are some good first raw veggies.
Apple, either cooked or pureed raw, may be tried. Papaya has great enzymes. Blueberries and fresh cranberries have antioxidants and cleansing properties.
So far, so good? Great! Now give your dog a raw chicken wing. Watch with pride as your little domestic dog transforms into a great wild wolf before your eyes.
When your dog is ready for a raw whole-foods diet, please read “Switching to Raw”, a guidebook available online at www.switchingtoraw.com. Or, you may try a pre-made raw frozen or dehydrated pre-mix diet that is commercially available, for convenience.