Tollden Farms

by Edmund R. Dorosz, BSA, DVM

Are many of our dog problems today due to their environment or to poor heredity and what role does nutrition play? I believe that many of our modern day dog problems are due to the foods that they eat, the conditions under which their food maybe grown as well as the environments that they live in. This then alters their genetic make-up which in turn is pasted on to their offspring.

I have just received my Dec. 12th issue of Time Magazine. The cover titled "To The Dogs - The shame of overbreeding" over a picture of a sorrowful bulldog. The cover story "That's No Way to Treat a Dog ..." Decades of bad breeding have saddled a quarter of America's purebreds with hereditary illness that cripple and even kill - and the nation's canine establishment is to blame" goes into the many problems seen in dog breeds today.

Audrey Blanco

The microscopic world around us is so vast that if every living thing and every non-living object were to suddenly disappear, except for the microscopic life, you would still be able to see the outline of everything that was gone. That's a lot of microscopic life. Without these organisms every other living being would soon die.

Jennifer Lennon

Will feeding a raw food diet help my pet’s allergies?

I will tell you that raw food will unquestionably help pets with allergies.

See, one of the problems with using kibble when dealing with allergies, is that there are SO MANY ingredients in the food, how can you properly identify what the troublesome food source is?

The second problem I have with kibble is that it's actually the processing of the food that is causing problems and usually not so much the food itself. That is not to say dog’s don’t have food allergies, they can and do. But I know people whose dogs were "allergic" to beef but once their systems were cleaned out with a proper raw diet, they could eat beef without incident. I will get into detail further along about mucous, as this does have a bearing on allergies and how they are perpetuated by processed food.

JENNIFER LENNON

I have been avoiding this topic as it has as many opinions as there are pet owners. But I
receive so many phone calls from people who’s pets suffer from food and air-borne allergies
and the issue of vaccination never seems to come up with their veterinarian. Pet owners and
professionals throw their hands in the air with how best to treat root problem.
So this information may be a bit radical for some, but it is my hope that when it comes to your
pet, their allergies and their annual boosters, you’ll give this some consideration.
Until recently, vaccinations were considered harmless and beneficial. But today, scientific
evidence proves that there are many potential side effects.