Real Food for Dogs & Cats by Middle, Clare -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Contents How to Use this Book The Purpose of this Book Foreword Preface Introduction 1 Principles of Feeding Dogs

The Dog in the Wild Meals Must Be Principally Meat and Bone The Problem with Commercial Dried Foods Raw Meat is Best Fast Your Dog at Least Once a Week Feed Your Dog at Random Times Feed by Percentage Body Weight Feed until Full Do Not Leave Food out Constantly Feed According to the Season Your Dog is Happy: You Are Happy

2 The Changeover Process for Dogs

Handling Raw Meat Safely Learning to Digest Raw Bone Some Changeover Ideas Puppies and Pregnant or Lactating Bitches Changing to Random Feeding Liver Detoxification Blood Test Anomalies during Changeover Vaccination Further Reading

3 Components of a Natural Diet for Dogs

Raw Meat and Raw Bone Ground Bone for Puppies and Others Raw Fat Raw Offal or Organ Meats Yoghurt, Eggs, Cheese Vegetables and Fruit Cereals Herbs Kelp, Alfalfa, Spirulina and Chlorella Sprouted Grains, Grasses and Seeds Flax Meal, Flax Oil and Fish Oil Other Supplements Prebiotics and Probiotics Vitamins and Antioxidants Some Sample Menus

4 Principles of Feeding Cats

Cats in the Wild Raw Food and Pottenger’s Cats The Problem with Dried Commercial Cat Food Liver Metabolism When and How Much to Feed

5 The Changeover Process for Cats

Kittens

6 Components of a Natural Diet for Cats

Raw Meat and Bone Fish Vegetables, Fruit, Grain, Herbs, Eggs, Yoghurt, Cheese Nutrient Supplements Some Sample Menus for Cats What Not to Give Cats

Endnotes Annotated Bibliography Acknowledgements