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The pet food recalls continue. The FDA has
expanded its investigation of the elevated levels of Vitamin D in dry dog
foods, which can be toxic and cause serious health problems.
01/31/2019 Hill's Pet Nutrition
voluntarily recalled select canned dog food products due to potentially
elevated levels of vitamin D. These recalled products were distributed to
retail stores and veterinary clinics nationwide. For more information, go to
the FDA web page, Hill's
Pet Nutrition Voluntary Recall.
Currently, there are eight brands and twelve
different diets that have been recalled. The FDA found an alarming 70 times
the intended amount of vitamin D. To learn more about this recall, please
read Life's Abundance blog
post. None of our Life's
Abundance pet food is affected by this recall.
The best "wholistic" suggestion to prevent
danger to your pet is -- STOP feeding dry kibble dog food. In our
"wholistic" opinion, dry kibble dog food is the least nutritious form of
food to feed a carnivore. Furthermore, a majority of all pet food recalls is
with dry food. Canned food, freeze-dried food and raw food have a much lower
percentage of recalls. For the latest recalls, go to:
Dog Food Recalls or
FDA website
To read more on our "wholistic" philosophy on
pet food, go to the following links:
Pet Food Recall
Holistic Pet Food
For
a very revealing report on pet food, click the link:
What Pet Food Companies
Don't Want You to Know
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Recently, a client asked us to suggest the
best essential oil flea treatment for their cat because it was
scratching. We
asked
how bad the flea infestation
was and if the other pets in the household also had fleas. They said
there was no evidence of fleas on their cat or other household pets and
the other pets in their household were not scratching. We strongly
suggested NOT using any essential oil flea remedy on their cat if there
was no physical evidence of fleas. Cats are small animals, sensitive to
all scents. Therefore, we suggested being conservative with all
essential oil usage on and
around cats. We would only use essential oils judiciously on a cat if
absolutely necessary, just like medicine (such as antibiotics).
Just because essential oils are 100%
"all-natural" does not mean they are safe for all domesticated animals.
Dogs and
cats
have a large nasal cavity and their sense of smell is stronger than
humans. Cats reportedly have a sense of smell 14 times stronger than
humans. Cats' livers, because they are obligate carnivores, do not have
the necessary enzymes to break down and excrete certain chemical
compounds, especially essential oils from plants. These chemical
compounds, therefore, accumulate in a cat's body sometimes toxic enough
to the point of death. Cats are very sensitive to beta-carotene,
morphine, certain sulfanomides, salicylic acid (Aspirin), acetaminophen
(Tylenol), allyl propyl disulfide (onions) and compounds with the
benzene ring (benzyl alcohol preservative). Wintergreen and birch oils
contain methyl salicylate the same chemical compound in aspirin. It is
best to avoid any oil containing phenols: oregano, thyme, cinnamon
(cassia), clove, savory, birch, and melaleuca (Tea Tree oil) or ketones:
sage. A third group to avoid are the monoterpene hydrocarbons pinene and
limonene most commonly found in the citrus and pine oils: lemon, orange,
tangerine, mandarin, grapefruit, lime, bergamot, pine, spruce, and any
fir oil. Many household cleaners and even pet products have these latter
substances in them to make them smell nice to the pet parents. Symptoms
of a toxic buildup include being despondent, clumsy, uncoordinated,
partially paralyzed, vomiting, drooling or in a daze. The diagnosis for
toxic poisoning is a blood test that shows elevated liver enzymes.
Always seek a veterinarian's care if toxic poisoning is suspected.
Some holistic vets say there is no concrete
scientific
evidence
of citrus and pine oils being harmful to cats. But many pet household
remedies designed to deter cats from clawing contain citrus and pine
oils. That is because scientists have noted cats avoid those scents. We
think even without scientific proof, this observation alone would make
it wise to respect a feline's avoidance of these scents. There may be no
immediate harm observed using these scents on and around cats but what
about the effects of exposure to these scents every day for 2-3 years?
If a cat's liver cannot process and excrete these plant compounds, a 2-3
year accumulation could elevate liver enzymes enough to be detrimental.
Then it is too late because there is no way to detoxify the liver
quickly.
Furthermore, there are many reasons why a
pet may be scratching, not just from fleas: acute topical irritation on
the skin, environmental allergy (synthetic scents from household
cleaning products, air fresheners, household pesticides, new carpet,
etc.), food allergy, dry skin, etc. In our holistic opinion, it would be
much better to try a more "wholistic" nutritional approach that may
address all the above causes first, before using any essential oil flea
treatment on just the suspicion of fleas.
Dr. Robert Goldstein, DVM, agrees by
saying, "Show me a dog or cat with fleas and I'll show you an animal on
the
wrong
diet." First, eliminate all dry kibble
and feed only a good quality canned food. Try novel proteins (such as
bison, venison, rabbit, pheasant, ostrich, etc.) in case there is a food
allergy. Avoid foods with by-products, chemical preservatives, wheat,
corn, soy and any
GMO ingredients which are common allergens. If that does not
work, try adding our advanced bio-algae concentrates formula to the
food, BioPreparation-f3+.
BioPreparation
contains chlorophyll, phycocyanins, antioxidants, astaxanthin, GLA and a
host of other immune boosting and balancing nutrients to normalize the
entire endocrine and immune systems. This would address any
type of allergy and even infections
from
bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites. In addition,
BioPreparation contains the
Essential Fatty Acids (EFA) of Omega 3, 6, 9, ALAs
(Alpha-Linolenic Acids), DGLA (Dihomogamma-Linolenic Acid), DHA
(Docosahexaenoic acid), and rare GLA (its high gamma linoleic acid
content is similar to early mother's milk) and more fatty acids, to
address any dry skin condition. Since BioPreparation is a whole
superfood product with no side effects or toxicity, it is much safer
that using essential oils (a natural but not necessarily safe medicine).
In conclusion, just because a product
contains all-natural ingredients do not assume it is safe for all
animals and all usages. We suggest using the least intrusive, least
harmful and nutritional remedies first before resorting to stronger,
more potent solutions.
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