The Hype Over Grain-Free Pet Food. Are Grain-Free Pet Foods Really Better?
A grain-free trend in pet food emerged as scientists began studying the diets of dogs and cats in the wild and the diets of their ancestors, and found that their bodies have a limited ability to extract nutrients from non-meat sources. Although many animals do well on...
Brushtail – New Zealand’s Best Kept Secret
The BRUSHTAIL (Trichosurus Vulpecula) is a native of Australia where it is protected in all states except Tasmania. It was introduced into New Zealand in the1860’s to establish the fur industry. Unfortunately, New Zealand has no predatory animals and the number...
Omega 3 & 6: Demystifying Good Fat and Their Benefits For Your Pet
Hard to believe, as it may seem, some fats ARE good and in fact necessary for your pets’ health. But what are they, and why is so much fuss being made over their benefits? Essential Fatty Acids are a form of polyunsaturated fat which the human body derives from food,...
The Hard Truth Behind Commercial Pet Food
The shocking truth is that most commercial pet foods are made up of slaughterhouse offal and grains considered ‘unfit for human consumption’. This waste includes intestines, udders, esophagi and possibly diseased cancerous animal parts, which are often loaded with...
Would You Ever Feed Your Child 1 Type of Food for Life?
Say ‘YES’ to Variety Feeding A New Way of Eating to Promote Healthy Balanced Nutrition for Your Pets What is Variety Feeding? At Addiction, we encourage pet owners to introduce a variety of different types of food regularly while feeding their pets. This would mean...
Food Allergies
Picture from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/78428166@N00/ How Do Food Allergies Happen? Alarming Food allergies occur when an offending ingredient in your pet’s diet (an ‘allergen’), often part of the protein content, causes an overreaction in your pet’s body. The...
Heart Diseases in Dogs & Cats
Heart Diseases in Dogs & Cats are most commonly seen in senior cats and dogs. There are a variety of heart conditions that affect dogs and cats. There are a variety of heart conditions that affect dogs and cats, and these conditions have many different causes and...
Chronic Renal Failure (CRF)
Chronic Renal Failure (CRF), also called Chronic Renal Insufficiency (CRI), is a serious condition so it’s important that animals with CRF have their health managed by a veterinarian. Some dogs and cats with renal failure have done very well on Addiction with the...
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Addiction Foods offers many nutritional solutions for pets with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). We carefully select ingredients that have low-allergenic properties, as described below. After your veterinarian has diagnosed your dog or cat with IBD, you’ll be...
Bloat: The Silent Killer
Swift and deadly, the horrors of a canine condition called gastric dilatation or ‘bloat’ are little known amongst pet owners considering the potentially tragic consequences. Incidents of bloat have been recounted time and again, of perfectly healthy dogs that are...
