Diet « Louie the Love Muffin

What’s with all the rules? Are you anti-raw?

It’s come to my attention that our rules in the Facebook group about feeding advice aren’t well understood. I’m going to try to fix that with a brief article that explains my thoughts in a little more detail.

Let me first start off by saying two things that are specific to raw […]

Fat Content of Human Food

Let’s talk about labeling for human foods, so we can better understand how much fat is in them. The first thing you should know is that this is always going to be guesswork on our part because nutrition labels for human food do not list the moisture content. What we need to do here […]

What is a “Novel” Protein, and Why They’re Important

If your dog has never eaten any of these meats, they are considered “novel” proteins.

I want to talk about elimination diets again, and specifically about the concept of “novel” proteins.

Elimination diets are used to determine what foods agree with your dog, and they’re used a lot in dogs that have […]

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Posts about Canine Intestinal Lymphangiectasia are listed under CIL, and so forth. Please read the information there; it could prove invaluable as you navigate the maze of uncertainty that this disease often brings.

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Various articles from this blog and around the internet containing information that could be helpful to you.

CIL, How it Works (very important information here)

Lymphangiectasia (Wikipedia entry)

Diagnosis and management of protein-losing enteropathies, Stanley L. Marks, BVSc, PhD, DACVIM

Canine Lymphangiectasia 101

Canine Lymphangiectasia (a description from Purdue University)

Louie's Story. Not exactly required reading, but this will help you gain some background on our specific story and what we went through.