Feeding for Health: A Condition-by-Condition Guide
If your dog or cat has just been diagnosed with something — or you’re worried they might be — this is the page we built for you. It’s a plain-English guide to how diet can support a pet living with a particular condition: what tends to help, what to avoid, and the questions worth asking.
One thing up front, because it matters: this hub is here to help you feed well around your vet’s care — not instead of it. Diagnosis and treatment belong with your veterinarian. Food doesn’t cure, treat or prevent disease, and anyone promising it does isn’t being straight with you. What good food can do is remove what burdens the body and supply what it’s built to use — which is why the right diet keeps coming up across so many different conditions.
New to the idea of real, raw food and want the bigger picture first? Start with Why Raw Food — then come back here for the condition you’re dealing with.
Digestive & Metabolic
Pancreatitis
An inflamed pancreas needs a diet that asks as little of it as possible: low-fat, lean and highly digestible — and “raw” is not automatically low-fat. A sudden, severe attack is a veterinary emergency, not a diet experiment. Here’s how to feed a prone or recovering dog or cat, lean and vet-led. Read the full pancreatitis guide →
Diabetes
Cats and dogs are built for protein, not starch. We look at the carbohydrate load in processed food, what a species-appropriate diet means for a diabetic pet, and how to feed steadily alongside your vet’s insulin plan. Read the full diabetes guide →
Obesity
The most common disease we accidentally create — and can mostly undo. Why “diet” kibble can leave a pet full yet starving, how real food brings satiety so the begging stops, and the landmark evidence that staying lean adds healthy years. Read the full obesity guide →
Organ Health
Liver
The liver is one of the few organs that can regenerate — and good-quality protein supports that repair, contrary to the old “restrict everything” reflex. With one important exception (copper-storage conditions) that makes a vet-confirmed diagnosis essential before you change a thing. Read the full liver guide →
Kidney
The blanket “low-protein” rule for kidney pets is being rethought. We unpack what the evidence actually says about protein quality and phosphorus, for both dogs and cats, so you can have a better-informed conversation with your vet. Read the full kidney guide →
Skin, Allergies & Immune
Allergies & Skin
Itchy skin, recurring ear trouble, an upset tummy? We walk through the elimination-diet approach, what allergy testing can and can’t actually tell you, and how to feed a sensitive dog or cat without chasing your tail. Read the full allergies guide →
Immune Support
Immunity is about balance, not “boosting.” Because so much of the immune system lives in and around the gut, what goes in the bowl reaches further than you’d expect — for cats and dogs alike. Read the full immune-support guide →
Brain & Behaviour
Seizures & Epilepsy
Supportive feeding for an epileptic dog or cat, alongside — never instead of — your vet’s management. What the diet-and-seizures picture looks like, kept honest and measured. Read the full seizures guide →
The Gut-Brain Connection
Picky, anxious, reactive? The gut and the brain are in constant, two-way conversation. How diet and the microbiome shape a dog’s mood and behaviour — and why food belongs in the picture alongside training. Read the full gut-brain guide →
Dental
Periodontal (Gum) Disease
Most cats and dogs show some gum disease by the age of three — and it doesn’t stay in the mouth. Why raw meaty bones are nature’s toothbrush, how to use them safely, and which pets shouldn’t have them. Read the full dental guide →
A Serious Diagnosis: Cancer
A cancer diagnosis is frightening, and the internet is full of confident promises that a particular food or diet can shrink, starve or cure it. We won’t make those claims. Diagnosing and treating cancer is the work of your vet and oncology team. What we can help with is the supportive side — keeping a pet through treatment eating, hydrated and comfortable, guided by the people treating them. Read our honest take →
Not Sure Where to Start?
Every pet is different, and a diagnosed condition always means looping in your vet first. If you’d like a hand building a meal plan around your pet’s needs once you’ve done that, our team is happy to help — and if you’re still weighing up real food in the first place, the Why Raw Food guide is the place to begin.