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Herbal Supplements-Too much of a good thing can be bad for you!

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  Image Source: RCHM.co.uk Yes you read that correctly, even water can kill you and we don't mean drowning, we mean water is toxic if consumed in excess. This is a really important topic right now because so many are adding in supplements just because others do, but supplements are meant to bridge nutritional gaps, those therapeutic supplements are meant to cater to ailments with potent doses because food is insufficient. Herbal supplements are the biggest issue in our opinion, you really do have to be careful adding these in because they are medicinal too, many herbal remedies have been carefully formulated and/or have strict dosage guidelines. Herbal supplements can also interrupt medications that have been prescribed by vets, or improve their bioavailability and increase the risk of side effects too. We're not trying to slam herbal remedies as we are great advocates of them, but they have to be used correctly, for example: Turmeric is used in medicine for it's anti-infla...
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Pet Foods- Fortified with synthetics for survival

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Firstly, Thank you for taking the time to read this. This topic is something we don't talk about much any more because our usual audience already knows this so it's pointless us banging on about it. However, we thought we'd cover this just on the off chance that pet owners that stumble across this blog who don't know about it will find it useful and informative. To get started we'll touch on the history of pet foods and how it all evolved to the multi-billion £/$ industry it is today. Brief History  James Spratt was a "sparky" turned American entrepreneur who launched the first dog biscuit/cake, in the year of 1860 in London. The "Meat Fibrine Dog Cake" (Patented) is where it all begun, the brainbox thought of this product after witnessing, what would of been Victorian street dogs, chowing down on Hardtack when he arrived at the Docks in Liverpool, England.  For those of you that don't know,  Hardtack is essentially a cracker, high in carbs i...
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A little more about us....

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Thanks for taking a moment to read... For those of you that don't know about us, we're a new brand /trading name of MKAB Canine Services Ltd, our director is Michael K A Bennett BCCSDip.HthNut. We wake up and take the bull by the horns each day to keep growing our knowledge base, each week a new book arrives that we can use to support us, we can't remember every study/book we read, at least not verbatim, we paraphrase a lot but fall back on reference books where appropriate. Some people may think we're just doing this from home and in our spare time, but we're not. We actually have an office based in Eastbourne providing face to face consultations as well as online consults UK wide via phone or Zoom.  We have an onsite cafe, groomers/ small boutique pet shop (Tall Tails Pet Emporium and Grooming) and a pet sitting/dog walking business (Adventure Barks, also a trading name of MKAB Canine Services Ltd), it really is a one stop shop for dogs, we're even on the loo...
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Chicken and Rice- Yes or No?

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Here at Pawfect Nutrition, we'll probably contradict most veterinary guidance, and there's a great reason for it, although we DO NOT WRITE ANYTHING TO REPLACE YOUR VETS GUIDANCE. This topic has been covered by many, many with the same stance as us but we thought we'd add our two pennies anyway. As most of you know, the vets generic fall back for a sick dog, regardless of what's occurring is "Chicken and Rice" the idea behind this is because its a bland meal providing sufficient energy and the starch can help "settle" the stomach, rice can also "soak up" excess stomach acid too, the chicken provides much needed protein. Rice is one of the worst things you could feed to a dog, never mind a sick dog especially white rice,  It's been proven that dogs don't need carbohydrates, which is why carb content on pet foods is never listed, but if you work it out for yourself, dry foods specifically are on average 50% carbs.  Considering they don...
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Our Natural Flea/Tick and Worm prevention methods

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 This is common topic that comes up all the time when people switch to fresh foods, they usually also jump to a holistic mindset and reduce chemical exposure too. So we thought we'd share our methods, although we will add a disclaimer that it's not 100% effective and geographical location+ diet can influence the efficacy of this. Flea/Tick This one's simple , we use Garlic dietary and a homemade spray for topical use (sprayed on fur) consisting of 50/50 organic apple cider vinegar and bottled water, you can also add crushed garlic or lemon grass too. Direction of use for garlic: Slice it and let it oxidise for 15 mins, when oxygen activates the enzyme  alliinase , it converts the alliin into allicin , this is the antiparasitic compound you need, however you need to give garlic daily, it takes 6weeks+ of daily use for its intended efficacy, this allows the allicin to build up and influence the blood, this deters fleas and tics when they bite. Dosage:  Use 1 clove per 10kg ...
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Our brand new blog platform

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 It's about time we dove back into blogging, after using various platforms like wix and wordpress, we shut them down as they weren't cost effective, so now we're going back to basics and utilising free platforms. In this blog, you'll see all content relating to canine nutrition, anything science based will included citations and will be our interpretation of studies and date within, we do however recommend you dive into the sources of information yourself. We have a free nutritional advice line, 08:00-20:00 Monday to Friday.  Available for Phone Calls, Whatsapp Messages and SMS: 07763473419 When contacting us, please note we will be asking you for your full name and email address, also best contact number if you call from withheld. You can also email us via pawfectnutrition@mkabcanineservices.co.uk Our official blogs will commence in January so watch this space! Check our Patreon too: https://www.patreon.com/pawfectnutrition If you want us to cover any specific topics, ...
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