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One of the most common questions asked when changing diets, either to raw, home cooked, a mixture of raw and home cooked or adding fresh food to kibble, is how to maintain balance in the diet.

Let’s look at the meaning of the word ‘balance’. Most commonly it is referred to as the calcium/phosphorus ratio in the diet. Phosphorus is quite abundant in all foods. Calcium, however, is harder to find in foods. Commercial pet foods add calcium to bring the calcium/phosphorus ratios into balance. In the wild, dogs will consume bones from their prey which gives them the additional calcium needed.



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B-Naturals Newsletter – December 2009

Feeding Tips for Enhancing Your Dog's Nutrition

By Lew Olson, PhD Natural Health

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!

Lew Olson and B-Natural's would like to say 'Thank You' to all of
our customers for their continued support throughout the year.

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Bodie is a Staffordshire Bull Terrier/Cattle Dog mix who survived Mandibular cancer. Bodie’s owners used nutrition to help Bodie recover from cancer. This story was written by Bodie’s owners.



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B-Naturals Newsletter – July, 2009

Benny’s Story

By Lew Olson, PhD Natural Health

This month’s article is a special story about Benny, a Great Dane puppy who was near death before he was surrendered by his owner. We’d like to offer our thanks to Sarah Hamilton and Benny’s new owners, Jillian Morin and Phil Roach, for bringing us this story and giving us permission to share it with you.

Benny’s Story

By Sarah Hamilton, Jillian Morin and Phil Roach

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Most of us look to improve our dog’s health and want to learn to feed the best diet we can. This may include switching dog food brands, trying new supplements, adding fresh food to their dog’s food or taking the ‘plunge’ into a home cooked or raw diet. This month, we will look at all of these options to make the transition as smooth as possible.



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Filed Under (Dog Diet, Dog Health) by admin on 01-11-2002

Diet Is Essential to Health

By Pam Craig, DVM, CVA • November 2002 Newsletter
We would like to introduce another special guest this month. Her name is Pam Craig, DVM, CVA and she is the owner and founder of Animas Veterinary Clinic located in Grayslake, Illinois. Dr. Craig’s cover letter for her Veterinary Clinic’s Autumn 2002 newsletter discusses some of the effects of raw vs. processed foods and how important diet and nutrition are to good health. We have received special permission from Pam Craig to share her letter with you today.

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Filed Under (Disease, Dog Diet) by admin on 01-10-2002

Dogs, Diet & Disease

By Caroline D. Levin, RN • October 2002 Newsletter
This month we are pleased to bring you information from a special guest author, Caroline D. Levin, RN, who has written “Dogs, Diet, and Disease: An Owner’s Guide to Diabetes Mellitus, Pancreatitis, Cushing’s Disease and More.”

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Filed Under (Dog Diet, Dog Reproduction) by admin on 01-07-1999

Reproduction and Diet

By Lew Olson • Summer 1999 Newsletter
Most of us know how to get ready for an upcoming litter. This is usually done by saving newspapers, building or purchasing a whelping box, obtaining a baby scale and a heating pad, getting rectal thermometers, scissors, baby wipes, towels and bedding. We may have gotten the mother an ultrasound to discover litter size, and prepared in advance of the breeding with hormone tests and monitoring of heat cycles. But very often we forget about some of the most important things before we breed. Diet and nutrition are necessary to give our dogs the best chance for fertility, the ability to produce healthy puppies and a good start for good lactation.

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