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NUTRITION REPORT

ESSEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE

VETERINARY TECHNICIAN PROGRAM2012

Fresh Food Diets -- The Best Choice for Optimum Health for Dogs and Cats!

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,$al%, i" ($!$n($n% on a num*$r of fa%or"/ Nu%ri%ion i" on$ .$ %o lon+$'i% an( +r$a%

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an inr$a"in+ num*$r of ra- m$a% (i$%" ar$ *$in+ omm$riall ma($/ T,$ *a( n$-" i"

%,a% %,$r$ i" no on$ i($al (i$%/ T,$ +oo( n$-" i" %,a% man of %,$ li$n%" in our !ra%i$-ill lo'$ %,i" n$- a!!roa, %o f$$(in+ fr$", foo( or ri%iall $'alua%in+ !ro$""$( foo("/

,i, i" %,$ *$%%$r (i$% for !$o!l$ fr$", -i%, lo%" of 'ari$% or !ro$""$( -i%, li%%l$

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T,$ *a( n$-" i" %,a% no% all '$%$rinarian" "u!!or% !$o!l$ in f$$(in+ fr$", foo(/

T,$r$ i" inr$a"in+ r$"$ar, ",o-in+ %,a% nu%ri%ion an +o *$on( *$in+ %,$ .$

%o +oo( ,$al%, an( a%uall %r$a% man (i"$a"$"/ T,$r$ ar$ "$'$ral -a" %o *$+in %,in.in+a*ou% -,a% -$ f$$( our animal" an( our"$l'$"/ ,a% ar$ %,$ na%ural foo(" for animal" for

-,i, %,$ir (i+$"%i'$ ""%$m" ar$ "%ru%ur$(3 I" %,$r$ a !ro*l$m f$$(in+ foo(" %,a% ar$ far

(iff$r$n% %,an %,$ form$r3 6o$" (i"$a"$ al%$r %,$ *o(7" nu%ri%ional n$$("3 Pra%iall&-,a% an o-n$r" f$$( an( animal" $a%3

Foods animals are designed to eat

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fr$", foo( 4m$a%& *on$& an( '$+$%a*l$"5 (i$%" !ro'i($ a mu, mor$ om!l$%$ an(

*alan$( nu%ri%ion %,an %,a% foun( in %,$ ommon an( ,i+,l !ro$""$( :(o+ foo(: an(:a% foo(:/ T,$ na%ural (i$% of (o+" an( a%" on%ain" a 'ari$% of ra-& r$al foo(" %$$min+

-i%, *a%$ria/ T,$"$ foo(" ar$ ,i+, in !ro%$in an( lo- in ar*o,(ra%$/ T,$ a'$ra+$

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,$n $?amina%ion i" (on$ of "%ra animal" or -il( (o+"& -ol'$"& a%" an( o%,$r

arni'or$" a 'ari$% of foo(" ar$ foun(/ T,$ anin$" in !ar%iular of%$n $a% arrion ro%%$n m$a%/ E'$n %,$ *i+ a%" -ill r$%urn %o a .ill an( @"na. if %,$ .ill -a" *i+ $nou+,

%o no% *$ $a%$n a% %,$ fir"% m$al/ S.in& ,air& *on$"& ro%%$n +r$$n" an( frui% of%$n

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*alan$ of Calium an( P,o"!,oru" 4*on$ for alium an( mu"l$ m$a% for !,o"!,oru"5

an( $nBm$"/ T,$ $a% (iff$r$n% om*ina%ion" of nu%ri$n%" $a, m$al& "in$ $'$r !r$ i"

(iff$r$n% an( ,a" *$$n $a%in+ (iff$r$n% foo("/ T,$ $a% (ir% -,i, i" full of mironu%ri$n%"an( *a%$ria a" %,$ +room %,$m"$l'$" an( (ra+ %,$ m$a% aroun(/ On$ "%u($n% -a"

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in%o %,$ -oo(" an( (ra+ '$r ro%%$n m$a% -,i, ",$ %ri$( %o r$mo'$/ H$r foo( i" no-

lo"$ %o B$ro/

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mironu%ri$n%" ar$ ,uman "n%,$"iB$( 'i%amin" an( min$ral"/ ormula" on%ain onl %,$

2D om!on$n%" ($$m$( @$""$n%ial/ T,$r$ i" a -orl( of (iff$r$n$ *$%-$$n "n%,$"iB$('i%amin" an( min$ral" an( %,o"$ foun( in ,i+,l !ro$""$(& oo.$( omm$rial foo("/

Hun(r$(" of "%u(i$" ",o- %,a% !$o!l$ an( la*ora%or animal" $a%in+ fr$", '$+$%a*l$" an(

frui%" ar$ ,$al%,i$r an( ,a'$ a lo-$r ini($n$ of an$r& "%ro.$ an( ,$ar% (i"$a"$ %,an%,o"$ -,o"$ in%a.$ of mironu%ri$n%" i" !rimaril from ,uman#ma($ form"/ T,$r$ i" no

r$a"on %o %,in. %,a% our animal" ar$ (iff$r$n%& $% mo"% of %,$m +$% almo"% all %,$ir

'i%amin" an( min$ral" in "n%,$%i& ,uman#ma($& form"/ 49$%, Talor& an animal nu%ri%ion

on"ul%an% an( au%,or56r/ 9illin+,ur"%& an Au"%ralian '$%$rinarian& "%a%$" %,a% ,$al%, !$%" ($!$n($( for

,$al%, !rini!all on a ra- (i$%& on$ %,a% -a" *a"$( on ra- m$a% *on$" %o+$%,$r -i%,

o%,$r -,ol$ ra- foo("/ 6o+" -oul( $a% in"$%"& *ir(" an( an%,in+ %,a% i" a'aila*l$& $'$n

ro%%$n m$a%/ T,$ ar$ ,un%$r"& o!!or%uni"%"& "a'$n+$r" an( omni'or$"/ Ca%" ar$arni'or$" an( ,un%$r"/ A a% n$$(" a ,i+,$r !ro%$in an( fa% (i$% an( a mu, lo-$r

amoun% of '$+$%a*l$"/ I% n$$(" "mall$r *on$" 4%,in. mou"$ an( *ir(5 an( mor$ offal %!$foo(/

6r Pi%airn "a" %,a% -il( ani(" on"um$ +ra""$"& *$rri$"& !r$(i+$"%$( foo( 4nu%"

an( "$$("5 foun( in %,$ (i+$"%i'$ %ra%" of %,$ir ,$r*i'or$ !r$ 4%,$r$for$ %,$ ar$ -$ll,$-$( an( !ar%iall (i+$"%$(5/ Ca%"& if lu.& $a% on$ a (a an( -or. ,ar( %o +$% %,$

foo(/ T,$ fa"% $'$r f$- (a" %o -$$." "im!l for una'aila*ili% of foo(/ Som$ of m

li$n%" r$!or% a%" -,o -ill a%, a mou"$ an( ni**l$ on i% all (a& o%,$r" a%, an( (o no%

$a%& "%ill o%,$r" $a% mo"% of i% '$r )ui.l/ O%,$r" f$$l %,a% a%" "a'$ %,$ foo( an( "na. all(a or $a% in"$%" (urin+ %,$ (a/

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.$!% D +rou!" of o'$r 1&000 a%" in lar+$ ou%(oor $nlo"ur$"/ H$ foun( %,a% f$$(in+ ra-m$a%& ra- mil. an( o( li'$r oil !ro(u$( +r$a% ,$al%,& inlu(in+ r$!ro(u%i'$ an( off"!rin+

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i" full of %a*l$"& ,ar%" an( ra(io+ra!,"/ I% %oo. D +$n$ra%ion" for ,$al%, %o r$%urn -,$n aoo.$( m$a% or oo.$( mil. f$( *r$$(in+ !air -$r$ !u% in%o %,$ ra- m$a%& ra- mil. +rou!/

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(um!$( * ,uman +uar(ian"5 (o no% ($*on$ %,$ir !r$& nor r$+ur+i%a%$ %,$ *on$"

un(i+$"%$(& nor oo. %,$ m$a%/ Mo"% r$!or%" from na%urali"%" in(ia%$ f$- ini($n%" of ($a%,(u$ %o !ro*l$m" -i%, *on$" or on%aminan%"/ $ .no- %,a% +raBin+ animal" $a% +ra"" an(

+rain" an( frui%/ T,$ rar$l $a% %,$ +ra"" in ar$a" in -,i, %,$ ,a'$ ($f$a%$(/ M$mori$"

(iff$r& *u% mo"% !$o!l$ I "!$a. -i%, an r$m$m*$r animal" f$( fr$", "ra!" in %,$ $arl1F00" *$in+ '$r ,$al%,/ T,$ ma (i$ of inf$%iou" (i"$a"$" or %rauma& *u% rar$l of

n$o!la"ia or $n(orin$ or au%oimmun$ (i"$a"$"/ 4T,$ -$r$ mu, l$"" 'aina%$( a" -$ll/5

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a no%$( $?!$r% on %,$ !,"iolo+ of mammal"& "ummariB$" @Com!ara%i'$ "%u(i$" ,a'$

r$'$al$( a lo"$ r$la%ion",i! *$%-$$n in%$"%inal ,ara%$ri"%i"& %,$ $'olu%ionar (i$%& an(

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6o+" an( a%" ,a'$ (i+$"%i'$ ""%$m" ($"i+n$( %o %,ri'$ on *a%$ria la($n foo(/

9$%, Talor a+r$$"& :6o+" an( a%" li'$ in a *a%$rial -orl(/ Your (o+ +o$" ou% for a ",or%

-al. in our +ar($n/ S,$ a*"or*" 8u"% a f$- +ram" of "oil& an( %,$n om$" in an( li.",$r !a("/ In %,o"$ %-o +ram" of "oil& %,$r$ -$r$ !ro*a*l *illion" of *a%$ria of ,un(r$("

of (iff$r$n% "!$i$"& "om$ fri$n(l an( "om$ no%/ Con"um!%ion of *a%$ria i" na%ural for

(o+" an( a%"/: 6o+" ar$ "a'$n+$r" of %,$ mo"% ro%%$n foo( a" -$ll a" ,un%in+/ T,$ $a% %,$+u% on%$n%"& -,i, al"o inlu($" %,$ f$$"/ T,$ ,a'$ ri!!in+ an( %$arin+ %$$%,& *on$

run,in+ %$$%, an( a "mall mu"ular "%oma,/ T,$ foo( !a""$" %,rou+, %,$ (i+$"%i'$

""%$m )ui.l -i%,ou% %im$ %o *r$a. (o-n %,$ $llulo"$ in -,ol$ !lan% foo("/ T,$ ar$ no%($"i+n$( %o $a% mu",& or oo.$( foo(" or ,$mial"/ Som$ animal"& of our"$& %,ri'$ on an

foo(/ E'$n our ,$r*i'or$ om!anion animal" n$$( (i$%" mor$ in .$$!in+ -i%, %,$ir na%ural

$n'ironm$n%/ Na%ur$ (o$" no% !$ll$% or $?%ru($ foo("/

Potential harm from commercial foods

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au"$( or om!lia%$( * ina($)ua%$ (i$%"/ 6r/ 9illin+,ur"% "%a%$" %,a%& @Mo"% of %,$

(i"$a"$ !ro*l$m" $noun%$r$( * '$%$rinarian" in "mall animal" !ra%i$ ,a( %,$ir roo%" in!oor nu%ri%ion an( %,a% mo"% oul( *$ $limina%$( -i%, orr$% nu%ri%ion/ I% a!!$ar$( %,a%

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foo("/ T,$ir ,$al%, i" no% ,arm$(/

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foo(" la*$l$( :na%ural: ar$ no% "af$ a" in 200D& = (o+" -$r$ r$!or%$( %o ,a'$ (i$( "oon

af%$r on"umin+ a "o#all$( @na%ural (r (o+ foo(/ T,$"$ ($a%," ar$ 8u"% %,$ %i! of %,$

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",oul( *$ lo"$l "u!$r'i"$( * a '$%$rinarian -i%, $?%$n"i'$ fr$", foo( $?!$ri$n$/

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no%i$( %,a% "-i%,in+ from on$ !ro$""$( foo( %o ano%,$r of%$n im!ro'$" ,$al%, for a",or% %im$& f$$(in+ a fr$", foo( (i$% "$$m" %o !ro(u$ lon+$r %$rm& ($$!$r !o"i%i'$

,an+$"/ A *ri$f $?am!l$ of im!ro'$m$n% from m !ra%i$ ",o-" %,$ !o""i*ili%i$"/ A n$-

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minu%$" a% a %im$ -oul( irl$ %,$ room for 20#D0 minu%$" -,$n "om$on$ am$ in %,$

,ou"$ (rool$( on -al." an( in ar -,$n $?i%$( 8um!" u! on oun%$r" 4",$ i" a +ol($n5

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%,a% an au"$ oa"ional (iarr,$a or !ro+r$"" %o "$'$r$ inflamma%or *o-$l "n(rom$

4I9S5/ H$ al"o $m!,a"iB$" %,a% ,$ ,$al%, of %,$ GI %ra% ,a" a ,u+$ im!a% on o'$rall ,$al%,/

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*$"% for !$o!l$ # fr$", or !ro$""$( foo("3 T,$ "am$ i" %ru$ for all animal" # %,$ l$a"%!ro$""$( i" %,$ *$"%/ A(( in -,a% i" *$"% for %,$ !lan$% an( %,$ !r$ animal" an( r$aliB$ %,a%

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la*$l$( or+ani i" fin$ a" -$ll/ If ou .no- an( r$"!$% %,$ "our$& %,a% i" %,$ *$"%/ or

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The following books are a few of the many now available.Dr. Becker's Real food for healthy dogs and Cats- Taylor and BeckerHealthy Animals !o"rnal - Dr. Christina Chambrea" #www.HealthyAnimals!o"rnal.com$

%ee %&ot ive onger- Taylor and Brown(nlocking the Canine Ancestral Diet - Brown

)at"ral Health for Dogs and Cats- Richard *itcairn #Rodale *ress$The )ew )at"ral Cat- Anitra +ra,ier #*l"me$

The (ltimate Diet imythy %ch"lt, #BAR+ ty&e$Com&lete Herbal Book for the Dog- !"liette Bairacle-evy #herbs / food0 cat0 too$

Rationale for Animal )"trition Randy 1ysong 233-452-3622*ottenger's Cats- a st"dy in n"trition &roving raw meat the best.

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Home-*re&ared Dog and Cat Diets8 the Healthf"l Alternative. Donald R. %trombeck0 D>