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My Jack Russell is 14 years old. She had Pancreatitis and Colitis so I cook her, Organic Chicken Breast, Sweet Potatoes and lots of Organic Carrots. She is Thriving, I also give her Probiotics and Slippery Elm Powder for the Colitis, it has proved Excellent. She looks and feels like a Puppy again, so Thankful !

I only use organic, peanuts only peanut butter. I also do not feed it to my dog but only use it to help her take her pills. She is 13 going on 14.

Why didn't you mention natural peanut butter ...it's just ground nuts without sugar or man made fats?

Great video. The korn kibble krowd will say that carbs are energy and ignore diabetes. Fortunately, one of my cats throws up most commercial food that has grains. Which is how I discovered your channel and started feeding homemade. I now eat healthier too! Thank you for this thorough information. Happy Feline Friday!

My dog is allergic to organs. Throwing up every time she ate those. Also, she can’t have too much meat as it is bad to her kidney. My vet recommends adding rice and veggies to her diet. She never got fat her whole life. She is now 16. I guess every dog is different.

1. Peanutbutter 2. Rice 3. vegetables (some could be a good source of fiber but shouldn't take up too much of pet's diet) 4. Legumes

Rice is good. Just use less if you're concerned about weight. This video is dangerous. Don't give dogs too much protein. I fell for it and went grain free. Lost a dog to kidney failure. Don't make my mistake. Edit: vegetables are good too in moderation. Please don't follow this video. Talk to your vet if you are confused.

Super glad I found your channel and very grateful for you as a resource. I stopped discussing food choices altogether for myself and my dog. While people ask me often because of the health results achieved (I am 55 and super fit - with little excercise and no deprivation) + I brought my puppy back from edge of death (he got giardia and was very allergic to the meds AND the chicken/rice diet they prescribed) I am tired of hearing about how important carbs are and why fats are unhealthy in the quantities I include in my diet and the pup's.

this is so great. I have doberman, pitbull and beagle. My lovely vet told me that I don't need to add any veggies or carb into there food. I feed raw food that have only meat, edible bone and organ . People said I should add this or add that but I stay strong and continue feed them pure meat. My pitty turn 13, my beagle turn 12 and my dobie just turn 1 this year and they all are very good health condition

Idk about that... my dog was diagnosed with arthritis and some spine issues last year after i took him to the vet when he wasnt able to walk anymore, so I switch to home-made food which includes green peas, beans, and rice as some of the ingredients and he's been able to run and walk again since then🤷‍♂️

Great video! Thank you for this great information!! 😊

This is a great explanation of why comercial pet foods make our pets obese.

you state spinach is potentially bad than link your basic recipe for dogs at the end of this video which calls for spinach. confused

🤯 wow I learn so much from your videos. I didn’t know about the peas, and I was uncertain about rice.

I always get laughed at when i tell ppl that i'm not feeding my dog commercial dog food 😂 The rice discussion lmao; When we first got our dog everyone immediately told me to feed my dog daily rice bc its good for their stool and i was like uh no thank you 🤣 and they all acted so weirded out when i told them she's getting RAW meat lmao 😂 same with my cats lol 'AT LEAST COOK IT! ITS DANGEROUS!' comes from the kibble fed cats owners lmao. My cats are not getting any veggies, my dog does bc she came with some digesting problems and the herbs etc. are doing her good. I always said, it's weird feeding dogs and cats corn, but ppl always laughed at me 😶‍🌫

Well researched and presented. Good job.

Awesome thank you

A few comments: first, not all peanut butters contain trans fat (or even sugar sometimes), and beef does has some at about 6% of its fat. And second, I agree that rice isn't a fitting food for dogs, but I'm skeptical about using the glycemic index, as dogs can't make amylase as effectively as people. I have a different idea as to the cause of pet obesity, but that's not relevant. Also, apparently high fiber was a big contributer to the grain free food DCM scare, and not just legumes.

Thank you for all this information. My dog gets mostly meats and a few good digestible veggies.

I do not eat peanut butter and never food my dog it. Organic, sugar free? No. I think of what a wolf would eat. Wolves got vegetables from the stomachs of the animal they killed....so very little, and very seldom. Beef, turkey, chicken and salmon...a little pork, but rarely. Berries, yes. My dog is picky and doesn't care for vegs or fruit, but will eat a few frozen organic blue berries. Wolves ate berries too. I know our dogs are not Wolves, but I think in terms of what a wild animal would eat and it's not peanuts.

Excellent video! I knew most already via my human nutrition efforts but it's great to see somebody explaining so well for pet parents.

Thank you for sharing your expertise. I now feed a raw meat based diet with some vegetables recommended in this video.

Brown Rice is fine. It's protein and a great filler when you cook for your dog. Large dogs, working dogs, need these carbs for energy.

This is a very informative video. Thank you for this channel! The more educated owners the less unhealthy, suffering dogs and cats.

Would like to know the meat alternatives for dogs with chicken and beef allergies. I am currently feeding my dog rabbit, Kangaroo but I’m worry that he’s not getting enough nutrients!

If your going to talk about a topic anyways, fully research that topic or if you know than make sure it’s covered. There are so many versions of peanut butter nowadays and it’s so easy to make your own as well. Don’t mislead, say that as long as it’s only peanuts or peanuts with salt it’s okay. Because this way people will think all peanut butter is bad and never use it again.

This is a question for a older video if I have a more active dog is it still okay to feed once a day? She is a 2.5 year old spayed chug she kinda goes back and forth from 16-18 ibs we have almost 30 acres that she runs around, chases things, etc. I just wanted to make sure she wouldn’t be hungry. She is my first dog and my family has always fed twice a day so it’s new to me.

Their vegetables or dairy portion should be pictured of like....what amount would they consume in the stomach or breast tissue of prey. If you stop and think how small a bird or a bunnys tummy is... those amounts they would consume are quite small

Ok, now when my dog is sick, I give him boiled chicken and rice

I found that 5 slices if raw zucchini and 1/4 cup baked yam works great, at least for my dog. I dont five spinach, rice or any legumes.

It seems like there may be a close relationship between dog and cat food companies and veterinarians. This is quite interesting, especially in today's world. 🙃

I make homemade food for my cat Ground beef sometimes Turkey ground with supplements know better premix vitamins. Since he's been 5 months hes now 10 months he only weights 9 pounds and 4 oz.

I make my own peanut butter. No additives, no preservatives.

Hey ! Good chance you won’t see this but if you do I’m very thankful for the research that you do. I’ve just lost my 13-14 years old dog due to cancer. But before that I’ve been researching how certain food/vitamins help out with cancer and for humans certain food do help b/c it wires the body to stop feeding the cancer cells. With that even though I have say vitamin E capsules or vegetable food that gives vitamins I know it’s doesn’t work the same for dogs. (Omnivore vs carnivore) and as far as I know the information on certain food effective absorption is hard to find. But thanks to your channel and research I’m finding some answers even though it’s too late. Anyways thanks for the work that you do and the community your building we need more information on how effective say “x” food is absorb by carnivores to help turn the tides on this overwhelming battle with cancer.

I have seen your videos where you have used spinach while devising a balanced diet for dogs? So is this video right or that one where you added spinach to form a balanced diet for dogs? Because information in both videos can't be right

Appreciate if you could advice whether I can add egg shell to my kitties raw diet as calcium supplement. It is difficult for me to grind bones such as chicken neck etc. if it is okay to add egg shell what is the correct daily dosage ?

Is ground chicken quarters, hamburger, eggs and liver enough variation for my golden doodles?

I like this channel generally, this time I still thought it would be a good idea to clarify some details and provide more information on the type of peanut butter this video mentions. *** The video is talking about processed peanut butter with additives. That is not peanut butter, rather a subcategory of it. In some parts of the wold, most brands don’t contain additives, you can also buy organic ones or you can also make it yourself. So when someone says peanut butter, I don’t think of spreads with additives I don’t even buy for myself and I’m sure there are others who are aware of this, so in this sense, the video is misleading. I now in some parts of the world they mostly have the kind which is heavily processed but I am sure they also have natural ones, that is one more reason the video should have clarified they are only going to talk about a specific type of product. I also read something about the FDA’s final determination where manufacturers were required to remove trans fats from their products between 2018-2021, that was just a quick search so others who are interested can find more details. I think the video should have gone into the effects of “actual” peanut butter if they decided to use the general term of “peanut butter”, intead of straight up telling pet owners who might not do their own research that it “has the potential of killing your pet. What is it? Peanut butter.”, quoting from the video.

My pups eat a raw carnivore diet as they did in the wild. Every so often I give them carrots or cauliflower to munch on. Not an inexpensive way to eat especially with 3 pups but I hope they live long healthy lives avoiding the vet as much as possible.

I add certain dog safe sprouts to my dogs food. Some are fenugreek, clover, alfalfa broccoli 🌱 sprouts lentil sprouts and sunflower sprouts. I also add wheatgrass juice an ounce of carrot juice and ground flax seeds and pumpkin seeds. Also fresh ground coconut meat..Last but not all is Moringa from a local tree. Dandilion leaf too Look that up. Don’t take my word. Also fresh raw unsalted peanut butter with nothing added is NOT bad nor is a small amount of organic rice.

So should we avoid alll veggie or just legumes

the longest dog who lived was 25 years and ate rice and lentils mainly so I don't understand how its bad for dogs.

So go to a health food store and grind your peanuts to make peanut butter. This way you have peanut butter that is actually just peanuts. I am speaking of peanut butter for humans. Maybe an occasional treat for the pup.

What would you reccommend to replace the spinach in your frozen veggie treats.

Could you share how you deworm dogs and puppies? Thank you 😊

In your suggested video at the end, the starter raw diet, you suggested to add cooked or puree spinach to their diet. Is there another alternative I can give to my dogs instead?

I was wondering from a animal nutritionist point of view, What are your thoughts about a different type of full protein source that is rarely discussed, but from my understanding has big potential... And that's Crickets! I ask because I'm planning to start my own small farm sometime in a year or two and planned to start farming Crickets to not only sustain my packs needs, but also my own dietary needs. Although I know the diet would'nt purely be just crickets but be combned with pasture raised chicken eggs as well as annual caught salmon from river runs. And I know a bunch of kibble brands utilize Crickets already, But i'd like to see more information of criket potential to meet the needs especially for pets that may have allergies to other meats.

Legumes are the worst thing to feed giant breed dogs. It’s why “grain free” food got a bad name-due to dogs getting DCM when eating it. It’s bc Legumes block the absorption of L-Taurine, and that’s already low in a lot of giant breed dogs! Rice is one of the worst offenders for causing skin issues and allergies in dogs as well. I quit feeding grain free kibble and went to raw once I realized I couldn’t find any reasonably priced that didn’t have legumes or rice. So glad I did!!! My dogs are healthier than they’ve ever been. For trace minerals, I feed one kid gummy vitamin a day per dog. Just be careful they’re natural (I do!) and have no funky additives or fake sugars that can hurt them!

I read somewhere that rice depletes taurine, so that makes it even more dangerous for cats.

This is great advice for humans as well

My peanut butter contains peanuts and salt. Nothing else. Not that Mabel gets any too often. Just occasionally.

Xylitol is horrible, I tried it and got terrible stomach cramps.

There is peanut butter that are 100% no sugar no salt so people have to read ingredients. . Thats what I buy for me . But i don't feed it tomy cat .

So what is the best food to feed my dog.

After this video I've switched to sweet potato from rice,, though I don't use vegetable much from the beginning,, just little bit of carrots & pumpkin,, hopefully it's alright

I went on the carnivore diet and completely cured my IBS. I imagine eliminating vegetables could help many dogs also.

Plenty of peanut butter comes with no trans fat or sugar.

My dog does get peanut butter but I use the kind you grind fresh and he doesnt get alot just nail clipping!!

I get why we shouldn't feed peanut butter and this is a good reminder but... it works so good as a distractor. I stick to organic (salt and peanuts) and will only give my dog a spoonful spread out on a lick pad and only when I need to distract him here and there for a time. However, I will try to limit it even more after watching this and will look to find other solutions to occupy his time when needed.

Carbs aren't essential for us humans as well. Actually, I have a similar diet as my cat 😃

I add cucumber,bell pepper to my homemade cat food

I have 4 large dogs. I started cooking for them when I found my largest Rottweiler had food sensitivities and allergies with constant runny stools. I have not perfected this yet and he still has it most days but not all. However, I can only afford either ground turkey, ground beef or lean pork. They love their veggies but I only use a 10/1 ratio. Do you have any other ideas for meat? I tried organ meat but could not cook it because it grossed me out.

I want to share this with all pet owners feeding puppiccino

Would love to see a video on homemade low-protein diets for dogs with Kidney disease.

Xylitol is also labeled as birch sugar

What about Framers dog and Ollie dog food? Are those bad?

Even my vet use to give it to my Chihuahua. But Pablo is sick of Peanut Butter now, so that's good. And thank you!

I ask anyone watching this stuff to check what the ACTUAL research says. Don't just believe what you see - particularly when the studies cited are not shared.

WOW. One would think that dogs would be nearly extinct instead of overflowing shelters…pet food has been full of those ingredients for a lot of years.

What do you feed them? There are very few vegetables that are added to homemade dog food! I have talked to many holistic veterinarians and they have researched the needs for animals. What college did you attend that makes you an expert? Just asking

I use only Organic Peanut Butter, Crunchy. My brand contains only Peanuts. They love it on bisquits.

My vet says feeding raw chicken feet is not good? I’d be getting them from Walmart if that makes any difference. If someone could give me a reputable source on this matter it’d be great. I’m also giving her chicken liver from Walmart but boiling it first, is that bad?

The peanut butter I administer to my pet canines? 100% peanuts only...no other added ingredients. All the human foods I give to my dogs: Carrots, green beans, broccoli, cauliflower, zucchinis, butternut squash, berries; blueberries, black berries, strawberries, raw organ meat such as chicken gizzards, beef liver some sirloin USDA steak, lean ground hamburger, fish such as white wild caught Alaskan Cod, Salmon no salt added can sardines. A little of kefir and 100% pumpkin puree. Flax meal, chia seeds, and for my older dog a little Turmeric. These foods are varied throughout the week and feed them according to their size and weight. I have removed a lot of their dry kibble and have noticed that my dogs are doing #2 much less. When I was adding dry kibble to their wet food on a daily basis, they were pooping a lot more. I also have them on nutritious dog chews for their teeth. My dogs are doing much better and are happy and energetic.

Not all peanut butters contain trans fats (ie hydrogenated oils). A natural PB like Adam's or many organic brands wouldn't contain those.

I make my own peanut butter with plain unsalted peanuts, no added anything, and keep it in the fridge (just for an occasional treat.)

When I buy peanut butter I look for ingredients that are usually ONLY peanut butter But I also work at a holistic pet store and we sell peanut butter that is formulated specifically for pets incase you’re afraid of getting a peanut butter with sugar or xylitol and always feed in moderation because of the high fats and stuff like you said 🫶🏽

Sadly my pooch can't eat any kind of meat. She eats fruits & veggies for treats and a prescription soft food you only can get with a medical card. I get her the Himalayan cheese sticks for her to have someone to chew on it's tough like bones. Poor thing is pretty much a vegetarian. She's on probiotics. She's is healthy weight and doing well 🐩💗

My dog can be picky and I’ve tried some raw meat before with my dog, but idk if she will consistently like it and I don’t wanna waste hundreds of dollars on that good diet if my dog won’t eat it.. any tips?

What about special dog peanut butter? Is it okay to give dogs special doggy ice cream as an occasional treat?

My cats are not transitioning to raw. I have transitioned them from packed to home cooked meal, which only includes meat, organs, fish etc. I feed raw to all other strays and they love it. Kindly advise how to transition to Raw from cooked. I have seen your video on transition from packed to raw. But these kittens dont touch the food if I mix even a little bit of Raw in the food. Kindly advise what can be done, or is it ok to feed quality cooked meat? Most of the meat is freshly cut meat from local Stores and not the pre packed frozen one.

Sorry but I am a bit confused. You do recommend spinach in one of your beginner friendly recipes for raw feeding dog and it is 57g.

Can you recommend cheaper alternatives? My parents are on fixed income and try their best at feeding 2 dogs well. All the meat is very expensive for them. Please recommend what people should use

So if my dog is skinny I should feed rice?

What if you grind peanuts by themselves?

Great video, but not all breeds can eat raw meat. Our little terrier has a sensitive stomach and the vet recommended green beans, squash mixed with hills science solid chicken, or cooked chicken.

And pumpkin?

Brown rice it ok

I make my own peanut butter with organic peanuts. The only treat I put the peanut butter in is a frozen treat with organic coconut yogurt. As far as what I put in his bowl, I use a recipe by a world renown vet who has practiced traditional veterinary medicine for 30+ years, and wholistic and Chinese medicine for over 20 years. Her recipe has a small portion of veggies, but it's a well balanced recipe that can be fed raw or gently cooked. I add organic quinoa and 4 oz peas and 4 oz green beans for fiber (in a 14 pound loaf) because my dog started eating grass. Since I started adding some fiber, he eats much less grass.

Dogs need to eat starchy carbs seeds like rice and wheat. It’s very dangerous to avoid it altogether

What does it mean if your dog grazes like cattle? Spin is bad but grass and weeds and animal shit is ok?

Nature best.x herbs.

yea I agree with comments ... pretty negative there Mrs

I’m just laughing reading all these comments about peanut butter. People it is an ingredient. Your dog does not need. Provides nothing to their diet. It makes you feel good when you give your dog a treat. That’s all. In some rare cases, it can be helpful and getting medicine into your dog but even then please try to find an alternative.

So give me a good recipe.

Organic Peanut with only peanut fat?

I'm sorry, but you didn't even mention the WORST problem with rice. A lot of people think that if you cook and then completely cool the rice overnight, you'll get resistant starches that can both lower the glycemic index of the rice and provide a very specific type of fiber called resistant starches that feed healthy bacteria in the gut. Most homemade dog foods are refrigerated or frozen, and that can lower the glycemic index of rice, and provide resistant starches. But even that doesn't make rice acceptable for dogs. All rice contains arsenic. And yes, I did say arsenic, that toxic substance that can kill in high enough doses. A lot of people think that eating whole grain brown rice is healthier, because it has a lower glycemic index than white rice, but it actually contains MORE arsenic than white rice. Even organic brown rice has arsenic, and some brands of organic brown rice were found to be the highest in arsenic. And arsenic is cumulative. Eating rice day after day, every single day, is how rice becomes so toxic. And with your pet eating the same brands of food every day, or owners only using one recipe that includes rice for feeding their pet, they can get an astronomic amount of arsenic, which can cause cancer, especially a very specific type of cancer that is found in the bladder. My dog died from that kind of cancer. I thought I was giving her the healthiest diet possible, including only organic foods, avoiding legumes and other anti-nutrients, and making sure that the rice I used was whole grain organic brown rice, refrigerating it overnight to provide her with healthy resistant starches and lowering the glycemic index of it. She ate that day after day for years, and died of bladder cancer caused by arsenic poisoning. THAT is the biggest reason why rice should not be fed to pets. And I'm horrified that you didn't even mention it, because that fact has been known for YEARS. And most people can't imagine the sorrow that finding out what you thought was the healthiest diet possible for your pet actually killed them. I sorrow every single day for my dog, Mitzi, who was the most loving and loyal and well-trained dog I've ever had. And it's been four years since her death, and I STILL think of her, every single day. Every day, she motivates me to try to do even better for my current three little dogs. And you didn't mention that peanut butter also contains aflotoxins. Even the no-added-sugar, no added fats, fresh ground nothing but organic peanuts from the health food store.

So, use single ingredient peanut butter, duh.

Carbohydrates are also making us obese.

All my large and extra large rescue dogs live to over 16,17. I give them all natural peanut butter on a regular basis. Not even humans should be eating that commercial,processed peanut butter.Few people read ingredients and even less are educated about not eating processed foods. NEVER feed this processed junk to pets,Xylitol WILL kill your pets.Avoid all processed foods and fast foods like chicken nuggets,frozen dinners and pizza,etc. Not only will they slowly kill your pet, they are full of spices that are toxic,onion,garlic,msg etc

I need foods to make my picky dog gain weight.