In her book titled “Feline Nutrition: Nutrition for the Optimum Health and Longevity of your Cat”, Lynn Curtis discuss Feline Nutrition and General Health Issues in great detail. We extract some very insightful facts from the book for your information.
Obesity is a disease of domestication and is the most common nutritional disease in pets and people. With a rare exception, such as a disease like thyroid disease, pet parents and guardians make their pets that way. Mutts, pups, nobles, masters, and muggles are not born that way. In the wild, few animals are obese.
Diabetes (not just in cats and dogs) is a disease reaching epidemic proportions across the globe.
The physical part of the dog’s immune system extends from the subcellular level to the whole organism. Each and every cell and all organ systems have their own components of immunity, and in turn, each has some sort of independent, inner regulator. Modern physics has taught us that the nature of any system cannot be discovered by dividing it into its component parts and studying each part by itself. We must keep our attention fixed on the whole and on the interconnection between the parts. The whole is never equal simply to the sum of its various parts.
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Seizures can be caused by a number of triggers in dogs, including ingesting poison and or other toxic substances. These triggers also include low and high blood sugar, electrolyte imbalances or other metabolic reasons.
The short answer is “not likely”. If your dog has not yet reached end stage liver disease, there is hope for recovery.
It’s estimated that over half of all pet cats over the age of 10 suffer from chronic kidney disease (CKD), which is also often referred to as chronic renal disease or chronic renal failure.
Dr Lonsdale called it the ‘pandemic of periodontal disease in pets’, and highlighted this condition as a major cat and dog health issue, calling the canine condition “Foul-mouth AIDSâ€. Dr Lonsdale saw the bacterial proliferation in dog’s mouths as suppressing their immune systems, leading to a host of health problems.
Before spending money on supplements, make sure you try whole foods first for your pack. They may prove to be the solution your mutts, pups and nobles needs. If whole foods do not provide enough support, then find the best herbal or organ supplement for your pack.
