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Dog foods / Re: Plant based dog foods available in the UK

« on: Yesterday at 07:01 »

The Vit D3 and Vegan Dog Food Debate. https://vegan-dogfood.co.uk/2021/07/28/the-vit-d3-and-vegan-dog-food-debate/

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Dog foods / Re: Plant based dog foods available in the UK

« on: Aug 02, 2021, 16:39 »

dogood plant based dog food has been launched and taking pre-orders. https://wearedogood.co.uk/

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General dog chat / Re: Will the independent vet survive?

« on: Aug 02, 2021, 09:44 »

Profession ‘about to explode’ due to vet and VN shortages. https://www.vettimes.co.uk/news/profession-about-to-explode-due-to-vet-vn-shortages/

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General discussion / Re: What is the future of Dog Food?

« on: Aug 02, 2021, 07:17 »

More on the European Union project, Food4Feed," EU program tests dried human food waste in pet food" https://www.petnews.com.au/pet-foods/eu-program-tests-dried-human-food-waste-in-pet-food/

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Dog news / Re: Report from FDA (USA) re Dilated Cardiomyopathy

« on: Jul 31, 2021, 15:39 »

Grain Free Pet Food Causes Heart Disease? | Definitive Expert Answers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68Neq0nxlMk

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General discussion / Re: What is the future of Dog Food?

« on: Jul 29, 2021, 06:50 »

European Union project, Food4Feed, food waste from hotels as a dog food ingredient.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ludhLOptg0E  (English, 14.36 min)

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General discussion / Re: Just What is in Dog Food?

« on: Jul 28, 2021, 18:10 »

Plastic in Feed and Food. https://truthaboutpetfood.com/plastic-in-feed-and-food/

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Dog news / Re: Dog Theft

« on: Jul 27, 2021, 07:51 »

New figures show scale of dog theft and 'jaw dropping' failure to tackle the crime. https://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/media-centre/2021/july/new-figures-show-scale-of-dog-theft/

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Recalls and alerts / Re: Fold Hill Foods recall several cat food products

« on: Jul 16, 2021, 17:38 »

Update from the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland following the rise in cases of feline pancytopenia. https://www.food.gov.uk/news-alerts/news/update-from-the-food-standards-agency-and-food-standards-scotland-following-the-rise-in-cases-of-feline-pancytopenia
Feline Pancytopenia Update.https://www.rvc.ac.uk/news-and-events/rvc-news/feline-pancytopenia-update

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General dog chat / Re: Will the independent vet survive?

« on: Jul 15, 2021, 18:11 »

Practices Join IVC Evidensia In June 2021. https://www.vetclick.com/news/practices-join-ivc-evidensia-in-june-2021-p7418.php

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Raw feeding / Re: PFMA provides guidance on raw feeding

« on: Jul 15, 2021, 09:24 »

A Message from Jonathan Self (Honeys Real Dog Food). https://www.facebook.com/pg/honeysrealdogfood/posts/?ref=page_internal  Raw dog food ‘may be fuelling spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria’ https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/jul/10/raw-dog-food-may-be-fuelling-spread-of-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria

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Raw feeding / PFMA provides guidance on raw feeding

« on: Jul 13, 2021, 18:27 »

PFMA provides guidance on raw feeding in light of raw food study, (Jul 12, 2021). https://www.pfma.org.uk/news/pfma-provides-guidance-on-raw-feeding-in-light-of-raw-food-study
Industrial dog food is a vehicle of multidrug-resistant enterococci carrying virulence genes often linked to human infections. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0168160521002439?dgcid=author

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General discussion / Re: Vegan, Vegetarian or Meat

« on: Jul 04, 2021, 17:23 »

Vegan versus meat-based pet foods: Owner-reported palatability behaviours and implications for canine and feline welfare (June 2021). https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0253292

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Feeding dogs with health problems / Heart

« on: Jul 03, 2021, 18:08 »

RPM Facebook Live: Hearts The organ we love to love (Including a mention of DCM). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmNM7cdrm5U

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Recalls and alerts / Natural Instinct

« on: Jul 02, 2021, 19:44 »

Natural Instinct recall. https://www.food.gov.uk/news-alerts/alert/fsa-prin-39-2021