Ingredients That Should Never Be in Pet Food
Submitted by Nilla’s Tub DIY Dog Wash & Health Food Store Anyone seeking healthy food for their dog or cat knows that it is extremely confusing! Labels can be misleading or hard to understand and companies often have slick marketing campaigns that can make it seem like a food is “all natural,” “premium,” or “holistic,” […]
Healthy Food = Healthy Pets
Submitted by Nilla’s Tub DIY Dog Wash and Health Food Store What you feed your dog or cat has a direct impact on their health. It’s difficult for consumers to know what’s really in their pet’s food. Labels are misleading or hard to understand, and companies often have slick marketing campaigns that can make it […]
Protect Your Pet From Contaminated Food
While millions of pets eat their food every day without a problem, news of pet food recalls and contamination can worry pet owners. Reports of dogs and cats becoming ill from food and treat-related salmonella outbreaks and artificial contaminants getting into pet food can leave pet owners wondering what they can do to protect their […]
Top Five Vet-Recommended Steps for Itchy Dogs & Cats
Submitted by Nilla’s Tub, DIY Dogwash & Health Food Store Here are some of the actions I advise my clients to take when dealing with an itchy pet. Add omega fatty acids The skin surface is made of a complex layer of phospholipids that create a membrane helping to keep out environmental allergens and irritants […]
Protect Your Pet From Contaminated Food
While millions of pets eat their food every day without a problem, news of pet food recalls and contamination can worry pet owners. Reports of dogs and cats becoming ill from food-and treat-related salmonella outbreaks and artificial contaminants getting into pet food can leave pet owners wondering what they can do to protect their beloved […]
Raw Pet Food 101
Submitted by Nillas’s Tub DIY Dog Wash & Health Food Store Eating real, whole, minimally processed foods is important for optimal health and wellbeing. People who realize this and make healthy eating choices themselves quickly realize that this same logic applies to their cats and dogs. Cats and dogs are biologically designed to eat what […]
Watch Their Weight
Obesity and being overweight are human health problems that get a lot of attention from doctors and the media. What hasn’t gotten as much attention is the fact that many pets are suffering from the very same problems. The Association for Pet Obesity Prevention estimates that 88.4 million U.S. dogs and cats — 54 percent […]
Spice Up your Pet’s Health with Variety, Variety, Variety!
By Sally Krostal, Nilla’s Tub DIY Dog Wash and Health Food Store When it comes to your pet’s diet, variety could be the single most important factor to consider. Pet food companies have perpetuated the myth that you should choose a food and never change! Every time you do change, you need to do it […]
Improve Your Health Get a Pet!
By Lauren Malmberg Pet ownership not only provides companionship, unconditional love, and great fun, but owning a pet can actually improve your health. All kinds of companion animals — from cats and dogs to fish or horses — help us stay healthy and fit. Most of the time, we don’t even recognize how they promote […]
Pet-Wildlife Interactions Endanger Both — and People
By Hannah Beers It may seem like a harmless, if disgusting, remnant of your pet’s predatory instinct when your cat — or maybe your very stealthy dog —presents you with its latest kill. The truth is, though, pet-wildlife interactions can be dangerous to both parties and have serious consequences for the conservation of species. “According […]