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The Honest Kitchen Monthly News and Specials
Force 10lb buckets will be on special for the month of January. Force is a favorite food amongst most of our customers, this diet is one of our best sellers. Force is a chicken diet which is grain free.
Please look to our Testimonial page for further evidence as to how well dogs and their human companions Love this diet.
Click here more testimonials!!
In other Honest Kitchen monthly news:
New Discussion Forum
We are pleased to announce the launch of a new online forum for the discussion of natural and grain-free diets for pets. The forum can be accessed at www.grainfree.com
We're delighted that more than 1000 people have visited the forum in the last month, but we'd like more customers to post questions and feedback, in order to make the forum a truly valuable resource for this topic.
The signup is very simple and your password will be emailed within one day, to allow you to begin posting. If you need help, please let us know!
Throughout January, everyone who signs up will be entered to Win a FREE 10 lbs Bucket of Honest Kitchen Food of their choice!
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On the Resellers Front
The reseller of the month is the regional distributor for the state of Washington. Rojan, LLC started carrying our products this past summer, and if you view our store directory for Washington you will see that they are promoting
Honest Kitchen very well. Our customers from this state are able to find Honest Kitchen products in 10 locations. Be sure to let them know if there's a store in your WA neighborhood that might like to carry our line!We are very please to
have Rojan's- Robert and Janet as part of our team.
Here is the list of our newest resellers carrying our delicious diets and products in your area.
Bark to Basics- Overland Parkway, KS Tel: 913-484- 1434. is a new distributor for Kansas and into Missouri- they excited about establishing new resellers for this region.
Holistix, LLC- of Palo Alto, CA Tel: 650-248-7613
Pt Loma Pet Pantry- of San Diego, CA Tel: 619- 222- 1986 or visit them here!
Willow Run Feed and Supply- of Broomfield, CO Tel: 303- 466- 5971
EB, Inc. - of Madison, WI Tel: 608- 250- 1928
Jake's House of Kibble- of Orland Park, Tel: 708- 478-1370 or Visit them here!
Moongazer Canine Companion Training- of St Joseph, IL Tel: 866-822-7387 of Visit them here!
Pet Sage Inc.- of Alexandria, VA Tel: 703-299-5044 or Visit them here!
For Pete's Sake Natural Nutrition for Pets- of Middletown, MD Tel: 301-371- 7729
Baron's K-9 Country Store- of Bel Air, MD Tel: 410- 838- 6369
Your Companions Country Store- of Eldersburg, MD Tel: 410- 795- 0266
Ark Pet Supply- of Stamford, CT Tel: 203-323-4480 or visit them here!
Sweet Pea Natural Pet Foods- of South Windsor, CT 06074
860- 648-2005 or Visit Them here!
Live Live- of New York City, NY Tel: 212- 505- 5504
American Dog Club- of Albertson, NY Tel:516- 877-0097
Pup Life, Inc.- Online store- Please visit them here!
As you can see, The Honest Kitchen team is working to get our diets into a store near you. If you have any stores in mind that you would like to see our foods, please feel free to forward their contact information and we will get in
touch with them.
Please visit our store directory for additional resellers in your area. Click here
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Canines' and Bloat
Bloat is a potentially life-threatening condition which primarily affects large, ‘barrel chested' dogs. Some breeds are more sensitive than others, and some individually dogs seem to be particularly susceptible to this painful,
dangerous disorder.
Some factors which seem to contribute to the incidence of bloat, include eating too soon after exercise, gulping food or swallowing air, and drinking too soon after meals.
Gastric distension is the mildest form (or pre-curser to) bloat, and can occur in any breed. Over-eating is a common cause and the signs are swelling and hardening of the abdomen, usually relieved by vomiting or belching.
The more serious condition occurs when the stomach actually twists, and this is known as torsion or vulvulus, depending on the direction / axis of the twist. Some of the most common signs are restlessness, lethargy, salivation, retching,
pacing, rapid heart rate, and distension of the abdomen.
Any time these signs are seen, immediate veterinary attention is vital, because GDV is an extremely serious condition. Bloat is thought to be the second leading killer of dogs, after cancer.
Some recent research has investigated the link between bloat and kibble diets, as well as citric acid (used as a preservative in many natural kibbles in place of harsher preservatives like BHT and Ethoxyquin).
Purdue University is one of the leading research facilities on bloat. Lots of fascinating current information on this condition can be found on their web site http://www.vet.purdue.edu/epi/bloat.htm
Their study investigating the links between food types and bloat, suggested that in addition to the quantity of food consumed at each meal, dry kibble was by far the biggest cause of this disorder. Canned food was the next leading cause
and semi-moist and non-processed diets were the least likely to cause bloat. Despite these findings, however, the researchers determined that further investigation was needed in order to form a final, definitive conclusion.
Of course, the non-dietary risk factors for bloat are also extremely important but it may be that feeding a minimally processed or semi-moist diet is a good option for dogs who are predisposed to this condition.
More information on The Honest Kitchen's minimally processed foods as well as further resources can be found through our web site. Click here! |
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Recipe of the Month
Meat Stew
1 lb Cubed meat- chicken/ beef/ or turkey- (choose antibiotic, hormone free meats)
4 cups of Chicken/ or Beef Broth (sodium free)/ warm water may be substituted
1cup fresh chopped veggies (carrots/ zucchini/ or broccoli/ winter squash) Never feed onions to dogs!!
Cook (optional) cubed meat in skillet, saute veggies in olive oil for 3-5 minutes, in large pot combine all ingredients and bring to a simmer. Use stew broth to re-hydrate the Honest Kitchen meal of your dogs choice, top with meat chunks
and veggies.
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Animals and Herbs
Animals in the wild were our first instructors on the use of herbs. Through observation of wild animals, our ancient ancestors were able to determine the medicinal properties of certain plants. Your own dog(s) may display some
characteristics similar to those of the wild - we have all witnessed our dogs go out foraging for grass when they have a belly ache. If we lived in more wild terrain we may have observed that they choose one particular patch of greens
over the other, this would be an example of an our own dogs inherent herbal medicine handbook past down from ancient generations when the dogs were in charge of their own health care.
The author of the book, "All You Ever Wanted to Know About Herbs for Pets", Greg Tilford and his wife Mary Wulff- Tilford are renowned herbalists and have focused their herbalism on the treatment of animals. We highly recommend the above
book as a must have on your shelf. This book offers home remedies for most ailments you and your dog may encounter, as well as a wealth of knowledge on the medicinal properties ( benefits as well as cautions) on countless number of herbal
plants. This is one of several herbal books available by the Tilford's.
Additionally, Greg's herbal formulas can be found through Animal Apawthacary and Animal Essentials as well as his books on medicinal plants. For additional information Click here!
The 'Father of Medicine' as well as the 'Father of Holistic Medicine', Hippocrates, wrote of and used plant medicine. As an additional note- he also believed in treating the body as a 'whole', the body is a complete organism, and should
be treated as such- and not just the symptoms as conventional medicine tends to. Hippocrates was noted as well as believing in the value of proper nutrition as a first line of defense, another practice of Holistic Medical
Practitioners.
Ingredient Focus
A new feature for our newsletters in 2005 will be an Ingredient Focus, as well as our website. Each month, we'll select an ingredient used in one of our foods or supplements, and examine its health benefits, nutritional content and if
applicable, medicinal properties. The first ingredient to be features is Kelp.
Kelp is present is several of our products – Force, Embark and Invigor. We are delighted to announce that our kelp is now 100% Certified Organic! We are committed to using Organic raw ingredients whenever possible, and
Kelp is the latest to be awarded Organic Certification.
KELP – Rich in iodine which is important to maintain a healthy thyroid gland. It also contains calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, sulpher, zinc, protein, essential fatty acids, and fiber. Kelp provides
nutritive support to the entire body, and also improves circulatory stimulation. It is one of the best weight-reduction plants available.
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