Home Prepared & Raw Food Diets

We at Bridlewood Veterinary Clinic support home prepared and raw food diets.

Much controversy and varying opinions can be found regarding the feeding of raw and home made diets. Dr Mark and all of the veterinarians and staff of Bridlewood Vet will be happy to advise you on the best ways to prepare and to feed these diets to your pets.  Dr Mark has been using raw food diets for his own, and his patients pets, for more than 20 years.  It is our firm belief that home diets can provide some of the most nutritious diets that you can feed your dogs (and cats).  When properly balanced this type of feeding will always lead to a small stool volume, shiny luxuriant coats, improved dental health and lots of energy.  Secondary benefits are often seen in improvement of generalized itchy skins, dandruff and shedding, gastro-intestinal issues of intermittent diarrhea and constipation, chronic ear and eye infections.  We use these diets both for weight loss and weight gain.  Also for specific requirements where liver, kidney skin and digestive disease have presented as issues.  We believe that this feeding is not only safe for the above conditions, but often beneficial.  We also believe that well balanced home made diets can be relatively inexpensive and easy to prepare.

Note:   Please remember that different dogs and breeds may require different dietary formulations.  Also that depending on specific medical issues we would tailor diets to the individual animal.  Thus the above is not meant to be a general endorsement for any home made diet or for all situations.