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Do you have questions regarding your pets? Or do you need answers pertaining to specific products? Please don't hesitate to ask. With our new Live Chat option you can visit us here at www.goodpet.com and get answers from Dr. Goodpet himself, as well as ask any question you want as it relates to the health of [...]
Attn: Dog Owners – Beware These 4 Nuts & Their Dangers to Dogs
1. Almonds Dogs LOVE the taste of almonds, but their digestive systems are ill-equipped to digest them properly. Feeding them almonds can lead to a number of gastrointestinal distress complications. 2. Black & English Walnuts Black walnuts contain a toxin called juglone that’s been linked to causing vascular disease in horses called laminitis. While it hasn’t shown to cause this problem in canines these [...]
Debunking 5 Common Myths About a Raw Meat Diet for Dogs & Cats
My dog/cat will have a hard time digesting uncooked meat – On the contrary, raw meat is easier to digest than cooked meat and MUCH closer to the ideal diet than processed kibble. Canines and felines have evolved over thousands of years to break down and absorb the essential nutrition from raw meat, not cooked meat or grains. It is [...]
Why Diet & Exercise are Critical to Your Pet's Health
Obesity in pets has become a major problem over the past two decades. Our beloved dogs and cats are falling victim to this problem right under our noses. Being obligate carnivores, meaning they require meat to sustain life, cats are actually at a much greater risk of becoming overweight and obese. Thanks to the heavily marketed grain-centric [...]
5 Amazing Health Benefits of Having a Dog
1). Detecting Early Signs of Disease – For years, research has found that some dogs have the miraculous ability to sense the preliminary stages of health imbalance - even detecting migraines and seizures well before they transpire. Thanks to their intuition, dogs detect small differences in our physical state, such as quivering lips and subtle muscle twitching. 2). Mental/Emotional Support – Perhaps [...]
Goat's Milk ~ The New Superfood for Dogs & Cats
The American Journal of Medicine considers Goat milk to be “ the most complete food known,” an extremely impressive title considering the countless health foods out there. If this surprises you, it’s probably because in America when we think of milk, we typically think of cows. But it is actually milk from goats that is the most consumed milk in [...]
The Absolute Best Tip to Keep Your Dogs & Cats Youthful and Active
From the time our pets are born, the transition into adulthood often times leads to a steady decline in their activity level, sometimes much earlier than expected. Dogs aren’t quite as eager to play fetch and cats are no longer sprinting up trees with reckless abandon. Unfortunately getting older is also often accompanied by body aches and arthritis, [...]
Pure Shampoo: A Must-Have for your Dogs and Cats
As responsible and loving owners, we only want the best for our dogs and cats, especially when it comes to health and hygiene. There are hundreds of pet shampoos and conditioners on the market to choose from, but you might be wondering, “What makes these specially formulated for my pet?” Well, the truth might disturb you - that is, today [...]
Why Feline Digestive Enzymes are So Important for Your Cat
Diet is paramount when considering the health of your cat. Felines are obligate carnivores, which means they need meat in order to survive. Unfortunately, a lot of food out there offered for cats contains little meat and is filled with grain. Felines naturally produce the enzymes required to absorb all the nutrition from meat, NOT [...]
The Importance of Multi-Vitamins for Dogs & Cats
We humans are constantly reminded of how important it is to get sufficient nutrition through diet. From an early age, we learn about our bodies and the significance of vitamins and minerals for proper functioning. For the most part, people are aware of what we should and shouldn't be eating, even though many of us consistently eat the wrong [...]