Nutrition Counseling

 

You are what you eat, and the same holds true for your pets! Good nutrition is the crux of good health, and it's an aspect of veterinary care that is often overlooked. Dr. Sivula has done extensive research in nutrition, and can recommend a diet best suited for your pet's lifestyle, age and breed specific needs!

 

The concept of good pet food is quite simple: include fresh, whole foods that nature evolved dogs and cats to eat, and exclude ingredients that simply don't belong in a natural diet. The metabolism of dogs and cats is designed to operate on an almost exclusively carnivorous diet, so these kinds of diets promote their peak health by matching their natural diet and feeding them as nature intended.

 

More importantly, what SHOULD NOT be in pet food? Your pet's food should be free of any meat by-products, and all fats and proteins should be identified by their source (example: animal fat vs. chicken fat, fish meal vs. haddock meal). They should not contain any artificial colors, flavors or preservatives. The foods also should not contain any artificial sweeteners.

 

 

Diets Available at Dancing Paws

 

 Orijen is an award-winning, family owned and operated Canadian pet food maker with a tradition of innovation and quality spanning more than a quarter century. They use only fresh regional ingredients to produce biologically appropriate grain free diets for dogs and cats. Orijen was named Pet Food of the Year 2009-2010 by the Glycemic Research Institute in Washington, D.C.

 

 

 

The Honest Kitchen starts with fresh, raw ingredients and dehydrates them very gently; this allows the food to retain its natural vitamins, minerals and enzymes. What's more, Honest Kitchen uses human-grade ingredients, and each diet is taste tested by a person! These diets have all the benefits of raw food without the risk of contamination, and more affordable than a traditional raw diet. 

 

 


BFF (Best Feline Friend) canned cat food uses unique proteins in tasty, grain free formulations to provide your cat with nutritious variety! Produced in a human grade facility, these diets are high in quality protein and low in fat. Flavors include red tuna coupled with salmon, tilapia, shrimp, bonito, chicken and veggies!

 

 

 

Primal Pet Foods is a California based manufacturer of fully prepared, 100% human grade raw foods and treats for dogs and cats! All meats are free of antibiotics and steroids, and all fruits and vegetables are 100% certified organic. The diets and treats are all grain free, nutritionally complete and free of preservatives. Primal's Raw Frozen diets offer the benefits of raw food in a convenient package!

 

 

 

Now you can make your own fresh, homemade cat food with Wild Kitty's patented mix of whole-food ingredients! With the addition of fresh ground meat and a little love and care, you can provide your cat with a super nutritious and deliciously balanced food. Using only human grade foods and gently freeze-drying them, it's a simple way to make safe and healthy food for your favorite felines!

 

 

 

Royal Canin Veterinary Diets recognize the importance of specialized diets when treating medical conditions. They employ nutrition-based solutions for everything from weight loss to diabetes to urinary stones. Created by a veterinarian in 1967, Royal Canin is forefront in nutrition research and responsible manufacturing. Their more complete selection of veterinary diets are formulated to address your pet's specific nutritional needs.

 

 

Additional holistic foods are often available by special order!