Transcript Cats need meat

Raw Diets
Mary Helen Carty
Nature’s Variety
“Raw Diets
Why dogs and cats benefit”
Topics for Tonight
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Dogs and cats need variety
Natural Diet of dogs and cats
Why meat, not grains
Nutrients
Raw Diets
Nature’s Varieties Raw Diets
VARIETY
People need variety
Animals need variety
The dog’s and cat’s ancestral diet
contained variety
“Never change your dog’s food.”
Leading dog food company
advertising slogan
FALSE!!!
All the Science Agrees...
Dogs and cats need a variety of foods
and meat, not grain for optimum
health.
• Meat helps dogs and cats stay lean
– Increases life span by TWO YEARS
• Meat helps reduce the chance of bloat, IBD,
struvite crystals, arthritis, allergies….
Overweight Pets
• 44%! Are overweight
(JAVMA 1993; 202: 728-30)
• Shortens lifespan
• one reason -- shift to carbohydrates
–(Obesity, the daunting challenge,
Dr. Sean Delaney, UC Davis)
The Natural Diet Of Dogs &
Cats:
• A variety of raw real foods teeming
with bacteria.
• High meat content, almost no grain
content
– High protein, low carbohydrate.
• Natural, minerals, vitamins,
antioxidants and enzymes
The Timeline
99.999% ancestral diet
Dogs / wolves --- 5 million years.
0.001% dry dog and cat foods
(Purina Dog Chow in 1947)
The Dog’s Natural Diet
“the staple diet of carnivores living in a
natural setting include other animals,
carrion, and occasionally fruits and
grasses.”
“The Diet of Feral Carnivores: A Review of
Stomach Content Analysis,” Journal of the
American Animal Hospital Association p
775-781. 1979
Canine gourmet dining: Carrion
“the dead and putrefying* flesh of an animal.”
• About 100,000,000,000,000,000,000 bacteria per
ounce. Some friendly, some not.
• Dogs live in a bacterial world
In one gram of soil, there are 1 billion germs, 500,000
multicellular animals and …
Encyclopedia Britannica
And the dog licks her pads...
Why dogs thrive on carrion.
• Time in acid baths of the stomach
• Natural antibiotic secretions in intestines
• Competitive environent
• Biologically appropriate
The Cats Natural Diet: Mice,
Birds, Rats
• Domesticated to
protect granaries
because they
would not eat
grain!
• Cats are true
carnivores.
Cats need meat
“Cats are strict carnivores that rely on nutrients in
animal tissues…cats consume prey high in
protein with moderate amounts of fat and
minimal amounts of carbohydrate;thus, they are
metabolically adapted for higher metabolism of
proteins and lower utilization for carbohydrates
than dogs or other omnivores.”
JAVMA Vol 221, No. 11, Dec. 1, 2002. “The
carnivore connection to nutrition in cats.” Dr.
Debra Zoran.
Cats have special needs
• Cats need high water content
– low water content may lead to urinary
problems
• “One dietary factor that is receiving
increased attention in obese cats is the
role of carbohydrate-dense diets.” (JAVMA
Vol.221, No 11, Dec. 2002)
The dog’s and cat’s natural diet:
• A variety of raw real foods teeming with
bacteria.
• High meat content, almost no grain
content
– High protein, low carbohydrate.
• Natural, minerals, vitamins and
antioxidants.
All major textbooks agree:
and Feline Nutrition (Iams®) “The fact that dogs and
cats do not require carbohydrate is immaterial…”
 Canine
Clinical Nutrition III (Science Diet®) “Some
question exists regarding the need of dogs and cats for
dietary carbohydrate. From a practical sense, the answer to
this question is of little importance because there are
carbohydrates in most food ingredients used in commercially
prepared dog foods.”
 Small Animal
Waltham® Book of Companion Animal Nutrition “There is
no known minimum dietary requirement for carbohydrate….”
 The
Case, Carey and Hirakawa Mosby Books, 1995. P93.
Mark Morris et al. P 1-11. Mark Morris Associates, 1990.
Edited by I.H. Burger, Pergamon, 1995 P 10
Protein in foods pets eat*
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Carrion
Rabbit
Chicken
Rodents
• Kibble
50+%
60+%
50+%
60+%
20-35%
*dry matter basis (DM)
Grain Content Of Foods Pets
Eat
• Natural diet: less than 2%
• Kibble*:
50-90%
*Dogs & Cats do not normally eat
grains. Almost all other brands of
kibble are sprayed with a palatability
enhancer.
Water content of foods pets eat
• rabbits 75%
• chickens 72%
• apples 90%
• grass 80%
• kibble 8%
Dog’s natural diet,
macronutrient content
80%
70%
60%
Natural diet
50%
40%
Leading premium
brand
30%
20%
10%
0%
carbohydrates
(DM)
protein (DM)
water
Why Feed Raw Diets
“The cooking of meat is a waste of time
from the point of view of nutrition.
Cooking tends to destroy vitamins….”
Dr. Clive McCay, Professor of Nutrition, Cornell
University. Nutrition of the Dog, 1944, p26. The last
independent text book used in veterinary schools.
Micronutrients in Raw Diets
• Vitamins
• Minerals
– macrominerals (Calcium, Phosphorous,
Potassium…)
– trace minerals (Iron, Selenium, Iodine, Zinc,
Copper)
• Antioxidants
– protect against free radical damage in cells
– help prevent cancer
• Natural digestive enzymes
• Vitamins more bio-available
• Benifical antioxidents present
• Probiotics spared
• Minerals better assimilated
• Biologically Appropriate: Prey Based Diet
Enzymes in raw foods
Help with digestion.
Improve the bioavailability of
vitamins and minerals.
Most Nature’s Variety’s products
contain enzymes
Safety records.
Proper raw diets: Perfect!
Grain-based dog foods:
Mycotoxins kill dogs and are
impossible to prevent1
Storage mites allergies2
Mycotoxins --among the most
potent toxins (poisons) known!
Storage mites – cause cancer
How to Feed Raw Diets
• 1-2% of body weight
• Treat like meat from grocery store
• Can mix with kibble
Brand Messaging
Better Ingredients. Better Food.
Better Health.
Mission & Vision
• Our mission is to provide pet caregivers with
superior quality nutritional products. In addition to
superior quality, we will provide exceptional value
and the best service in the industry.
• Our vision is to be recognized and selected as the
nutritional pet products provider of choice by
progressively improving product quality, customer
service and the development of innovative
products.
Lincoln Facilities
Processing Plant
Plant Certifications
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USDA
FDA
EU
ORGANIC
Raw Frozen Diets and Bones
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Whole foods for proper nutrition
Excellent sourcing
Ready to serve
Complete and balanced
Formulated for rotation
Recommended by veterinarians
95% meat (muscle, organs and
bone)
• 5% Fruit and Vegetables
Medallions and Patties
48-50 medallions 3lb bag
12 8oz patties 6lb bag
Freeze Dried Diets
• Raw diet without
moisture
• Easy for training &
travel
• Complete and balanced
• Formulated for rotation
• Crumble over kibble or
cans for the benefit of
raw food
• 95% meat 5% fruit and
Slow Roasted Treats
• Made in the USA
• All Natural
• No additives, chemicals, or
preservatives
• Available on individual
header cards or in bulk
display boxes
• Slow Roasted
Bones and Treats
• Minerals
• glucosamine, chondroitin
• collagen and calcium
healthier joints and connective tissue while cleaning
teeth.
• slow roasted, up to 28 Days
removes the moisture helping prevent bones from
splintering.
Summary
Dogs and cats need their
natural diets – MEAT
Dogs and cats need Variety
Feed your pets a healthy raw
diet!