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At the Alternative Veterinary Medicine Centre, we advise on
natural feeding for every patient, whatever the species, as part of our
holistic veterinary service. We do this whatever therapy or integrated
programme we may be using for a
particular patient (i.e. homeopathy, acupuncture, herbal medicine (herbs
- phytotherapy), chiropractic manipulation or
other therapy).
This advice is based on taking the nearest wild species as a
prototype and modelling a diet on the natural diet of that species in
its wild habitat. We do this as the most logical course, since man's
selection of breeds of domestic animal has only occurred over a very
short band of time, when compared with the time that the various species
have evolved on Earth and established their niches.
We believe a wholesome diet to be the firm platform on which to build
good health and longevity. We also believe that many health problems in all
our domestic
species stem from unhealthy or unsuitable feeding.
We advise to feed fresh food and to source it from organic suppliers
whenever possible, since we believe that to be the healthiest way. Every
part of the body and every system of the body functions better on a
natural diet.
We advise against the feeding of manufactured foods and
freeze-dried foods, which variably suffer
from heavy processing, adulteration, denaturing, inclusion of undesirable
(and sometimes harmful) additives
and vigorous commercial marketing. Such foods do not serve health and
well being so much as commercial interest and profit. Furthermore,
manufactured and processed feeds have only been marketed over a few decades,
which is but a blink in time, so the various species cannot possibly
have had time enough to evolve to handle such artificial material.
Processing cannot improve food and the addition of various artificial
ingredients can only give the animal's immune system and metabolism an
unwanted job, to rid the body of foreign and possibly noxious material.
We apply exactly the same principles to the feeding of supplements
and treats.
Make no mistake, horse foods and pet foods are BIG BUSINESS -
advertising hype is driven by the promise of huge profits.
Beware the word 'natural', as it may falsely be used
in advertising. For instance, how can a freeze-dried food be
'natural'?
We also advise a healthy water supply, which would not always be
local tap water.
We advise against supplying animals with softened water for drinking.
N.B.: This general feeding information is based on the advice
given to clients who seek our services. It is opinion. We publish this information in
good faith, with the motivation of sharing experiences and improving the
health, longevity and well-being of our domestic animals. We make no
profit from selling feeding products via this or any other web site and
are independent from all manufacturers. Equally, we single out no
manufacturers or products for particular criticism. We
hope that this information is of value to you and your animal but please
contact us if you require further help.
This general advice is not
tailored to feeding for specific illnesses, for which we would need to
give more individual advice (01367 710324).
N.B.: We do not offer specific
feeding advice via e-mail or telephone to non-clients.
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