How to Enhance Your Pet's Meal
Local PawsPublished On: 10-27-2020, 12:00 AM
In the blind taste test for pet food, it should come as no surprise that kibble is the least desirable of all the foods. We specialize in both commercial raw food and kibble, and we understand that convenience and price may lead you to feed your pet kibble. But, there are ways that you can enhance your kibble, making it more nutritious and delicious for your pet.
Kibble vs. Raw/Cooked Food
Nutrition is the foundation for your pet’s health. We believe that a raw or cooked pet diet provides the healthiest and most complete diet for pets. The best foods for your pets are species appropriate diets, or, even better, a pet appropriate diet. Just like our own diet, a meal consisting of fresh, raw, and organic products are far superior to processed foods. Kibble may boast to provide a complete meal, but they are packed with fillers like grains and potatoes that your pet doesn’t need. Instead of buying food where vitamins and minerals have been added, why not just eat the types of food that naturally have the essential vitamins and minerals?
Enhancing Kibble
We won’t judge you if you feed your pet kibble. We know the struggle it can be for some pets, like one of our own cats that is hooked on kibble, to transition to raw. At Local Paws we offer both raw and kibble sine we know raw isn't for every pet, just like kibble might now be for every pet. If you feed kibble, we have some suggestions to enhance your kibble, making it both more nutritious and more delicious.
Mixing raw food and kibble
Your budget or your free time may not allow you to buy or prepare raw pet food. But, think about adding just a bit of raw food to your kibble once a day, or a few times a week. Even giving raw food like Primal's Freeze-Dried Nuggets or Small Batch Freeze-Dried Nuggets as a treat during the day is a great way to incorporate the benefits of raw into any pet's daily routine. Any amount of raw food that you give your pet will be better than none.
Raw Goat’s Milk
Goat’s milk is a great probiotic to keep your pet’s gut healthy. It’s an easy way to fortify your kibble, or add extra moisture to your cat's wet or dry diet. We offer Green Juju Raw Goat Milk and Answer's Raw Goat Milk in our store and we promise, your pets are going to love it!
Bone Broth
Feeding bone broth to your pets is the hottest trend in pet nutrition. Not only is the broth packed with essential vitamins and minerals, it tastes amazing and is hydrating. With kibble, your pet is going to need to drink more, and adding bone broth is the perfect solution to making kibble more exciting. Watch out for grocery store broth that contains a high amount of sodium and onions, that are toxic to our pets. We offer Primal's Bone Broth and Small Batch Bone Broth in different flavors, making it a great option to rotate proteins and change up the flavor of your pet's food, without changing their food.
Fresh Whole Foods
If you want to spice up your kibble, add some bone broth. If you want to spice up your bone broth, reach for Green Juju's Just Greens. These are a great fresh whole food supplement, some of them containing a blend of leafy greens, kale, coconut oil, ginger, lemon, and turmeric.
Local Paws is a family-owned neighborhood pet shop located in Redmond, Oregon. We would love to help you explore your options and make sure your pet gets the most appropriate and nutritious diet for your budget and your needs.