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Inflammatory bowel disease in dogs is one of the most misunderstood and mismanaged conditions in Australian veterinary nutrition. It is frequently conflated with general gut sensitivity, food allergy, and chronic loose stools, all of which...

Lamb ribs for dogs are one of the most rewarding raw meaty bones available in the Australian market. They combine a high meat-to-bone ratio with soft, edible rib bone that most medium and large dogs...

Raw bones are one of the most important components of a complete raw diet for Australian dogs. They provide the calcium-to-phosphorus balance that muscle meat alone cannot achieve, the mechanical dental cleaning that prevents the...

Whole rabbit for dogs is one of the most nutritionally complete and naturally appropriate proteins available in Australian raw pet food, yet most dog owners have never fed it. Rabbit ticks every box that raw...

Anxiety is one of the most common welfare problems in Australian dogs. Most owners manage it through training, behavioural modification, or medication. Very few address the dietary dimension, partly because the connection between gut health...

Choosing raw dog bones for large dogs in Australia requires more than picking the biggest bone at the pet shop. The wrong bone, particularly a hard weight-bearing bone from a large animal, can fracture the...

Freeze-dried dog food is not the same as raw dog food. It is also not kibble. It occupies a genuinely distinct category with specific advantages and limitations that neither of the other formats has, and...

Turkey drumsticks are one of the best raw meaty bones available for medium to large dogs in Australia. They provide more meat volume per bone than chicken necks, more chewing engagement than duck wings, and...

Working Dog Nutrition An Australian working dog is not a pet dog that does some exercise. A kelpie in full-season mustering, a border collie trialling at state level, or an Australian cattle dog working stock...

The Australian fresh dog food market has grown rapidly, but the category is not as simple as it appears. The term "fresh dog food" is applied to gently cooked subscription meals, frozen raw food, chilled...

Allergy Management An itchy dog is one of the most frustrating clinical problems in Australian veterinary practice, partly because there are multiple possible causes, partly because the most common dietary response (switching food) often fails...

Grass-eating is one of the most common dog behaviours Australian dog owners ask about. The short answer is: it is usually normal. The more useful answer covers the four distinct reasons dogs eat grass, how...