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Welcome to A Natural Seattle for Dogs (& Cats!). This site is not about the WHYs of natural pet care. As a passionately devoted mom to my boy I am more interested in the HOWs and WHATs. I made this site when I lived in Seattle, to reference the difference places I could go to buy things, etc. I now live in Boston, so this page is no longer updated, but apparently people still stop by here. For the uninitiated, there are a couple of good sites in my mini links section you can visit to learn more about the WHYs of raw diets and natural pet care in general. This page was written primarily as a reference for myself, as a place where I could store my information and links in an easily accessible format. I hope you find it useful and if not, there are kazillions of other pages out there to cater to your needs! Visit The DogPile for your surfing pleasure. |
UPDATES WHAT'S NEW? [ October 27, 2007 ]
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This is a list I compiled from a few different sources. I've noted which books I've managed to find at the Seattle Public Library and have included some info on the books I've read. |
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Not sure what the differences are between Billinghurst, Pitcairn, Volhard, Schultze, McKay, Levy; and which one to use? Check out some information on several of the "main" raw diets being used. |
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Many of the above books are available from the Seattle Public Library, and if you have a Quest card you can place a hold on a book through the library catalog. The book will be delivered to the library branch of your choice for pickup. The catalog can be accessed through telnet, direct dial-up or at any library branch. |
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There are lots of email lists on the net you can subscribe to for getting more information on different topics, ask questions and learn more! And some miscellaneous reading material you might be interested in. |
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Worried about the all important Calcium:Phosphorous ratio? Check out this really handy site for calculating the ratio in your pet's dinner. According to Dr Pitcairn the ratio should be between 1:1 & 2:1 for dogs and 1.1:1 & 1.3:1 for cats. |
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Provides information from the USDA Nutrient Database in an easy to use format. You can combine several food items in different amounts and it will whip out a table for you. I use it to compare nutrient levels in different types of food (like meat) and to get a rough estimate of the protein/fat/carb levels in Tobi's food. |
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Holistic Pet Info |
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Available from SitStay.com Frozen BARF diet. Chicken + turkey, beef, and lamb mixes. There's also a freeze-dried version. Will ship anywhere in the continental USA. Looks good!. |
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Available from Mirabeau Kennels, Snohomish, WA Frozen raw food diet. Natural range fed Chicken,Turkey & Duck - ground meat, bone & organ in 2 lb chubbs. Buffalo and beef bones. Ground, frozen vegetables. Everything you need to put together the perfect BARF meal. They do not ship... but you can order direct from Columbia River. |
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Peaceful Pastures, 69 Cowan Valley Lane, Hickman, TN 38567 Animals raised on pasture in the open air and sunshine, without prophylactic antibiotics or supplemental hormones. They have beef, veal, pork, lamb, goat, and poultry... plus petfood "packages" with organ meats and bones included. |
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Cantrell’s Canine Catering, Inc. PO Box 685, Marysville WA 98270 Frozen raw diets for dogs and cats. Made with human grade ingredients: raw meat, vegetables and cooked grains. Their website has a good list of the places in and near Seattle that carry their products. We buy ours from All The Best Pet Care in Lake City. |
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Purely Primitives |
Ch'ats 'n Ch'ounds Inc, Shoreline WA 98177. Tel (206) 542-5959 Frozen raw food meals and bones. Made with human grade ingredients: chicken and turkey is from free range poultry raised on vegetarian diets without antibiotics or growth stimulants. Beef and lamb are from range grazed farm animals. No grains. They have many different ready to eat meals with a variety of combinations, including ones with just meaty bones. We buy ours from About Pets in Lynnwood but I think Raining Cats 'n Dogs in Bellevue carries their products as well. They also have a nice little booklet "Informational Guide for Feeding your Animal a Raw Food Diet". |
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McKay, Inc, 396 West Washington Blvd, Pasadena CA 91103 All ingredients are naturally grown/raised with no antibiotics, hormones, steroids, or pesticides. Has ready to eat meals with and without veggies. No grains. Available at Abouts Pets in Lynnwood. |
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Canine Choice |
Canine Choice Natural Foods Inc. Tel: (888) 521-1811. Email Frozen food: Raw unbleached tripe (whole and ground), cattle hock bones, vegetable/grain blends, goat meat & organs, lamb meat & organs, ground beef, ground turkey, salmon, other fish, beef liver and heart training treats, supplements. They have some good guidelines on feeding with their products - but they are all in PDF format so you'll need the Acrobat Reader to view them. |
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About Pets 4426 168th St SW, Lynnwood WA 98037 Tel (425) 743-3163 |
Raw diets (Pat McKay, limited Purely Primitives products), great preservative-free kibble selection (Wysong, Solid Gold, PetGuard, Innova, California Natural, etc etc etc!), canned food, supplements and grooming products. Friendly staff – one of Tobi's favorite places to visit! We shop here all the time. |
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All The Best Pet Care 8050 Lake City Way NE. Tel (206) 524-0199 2713 E Madison. Tel (206) 329-8565 2127 Queen Anne N. Tel (206) 283-3959 |
Raw diets (Whole Foods Advantage), preservative-free kibble and canned food, lots of different supplements (ProTec BodyGuard, Halo products, enzymes, etc) and all that good stuff. |
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221 106th Ave NE,
Bellevue WA 98004-5713 |
Great bakery selection, raw diets and other stuff. |
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Crown Hill Pet Supply 9053 Holman Rd NW,
Seattle WA 98117 |
Whole Foods Advantage.... |
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Three Dog Bakery
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YUMMY BAKED GOODIES! All made with human-grade ingredients. Unfortunately for Tobi everything is made with wheat flour and he can't have any because of allergies! (But lucky for Tobi his mommy bakes him his very own special treats.) |
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American
Holistic Veterinary Medical Association |
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The Vitamin Shoppe (mail-order) |
Everything you could possibly want in terms of supplementation, herbals, homepathic remedies ETC! |
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Seattle Super Supplements (local) Lynnwood: 19925
44th Ave W |
SO MUCH STUFF. Made my eyes bug out.... ConcenTrace Trace Mineral Drops (recommended by John Heinermen in Natural Pet Cures), organic unfiltered apple cider vinegar, flax seed oil, wheat germ oil, Udo's Choice oils, Source Plus, homeopathic remedies, herbs, vitamins, plus TONS of other supplements. |
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Don & Joe's Meats Pike Place Market |
100% natural Washington chicken meat, organs and parts. They sell large 4-5 lb bags of "necks and backs" but I have found that each bag usually has either necks or backs, not both. The necks and backs come with skin and fat attached. Sometimes you get whole carcasses in the bags... I've even gotten some "bonus" wings! Also lamb (incl. tongue, liver, kidney), beef (incl. liver, heart, sweetbread), and other meats like quail and duck. |
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Crystal Meats, Inc 94 Pike Street, Pike
Place Market Open: Mon-Sat 9am-6pm, closed on Sundays |
100% natural chicken. On 02/18/99 chicken backs were $0.79/lb. They come in approx. 3 lb packs, not frozen and are neatly trimmed (not much fa and extra skin attached). They have lots of other kinds of meat too but I just buy chicken. |
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Pike Place Market 1st and Pike in Downtown Seattle |
Organic and regular produce every day. "Organic Farmers Days" on Tuesdays and Saturdays. |
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Puget Community Co-op (PCC) Ravenna: 6504 20th
NE. Tel (206) 525-1450 |
Lots of organic products including fresh produce, grains and canned & packaged foods, all natural meat substitutes, environmentally friendly household supplies (like detergent), herbal remedies, and much more. |
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Trader Joe's Bellevue: 15400 NE
29th. Tel (425) 643-6885 |
Lots of cool stuff, including organics and specialty items. |
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Seattle (Int'l
District): 519 6th St. Tel (206) 624-6248 |
Asian folks eat just about every part of every animal so you will find things here that might look pretty disgusting to you but will be great for feeding raw to your dog or cat! They have Draper Valley Farms 100% natural chicken. On 02/08/99 chicken backs in 2.5 lb packages and chicken bones (looked like carcasses) in 1.5 lb packages both cost $0.69/lb. Store packaged chicken feet in 1 lb packages cost $1.29/lb. They also have pig uteri for sale if you dare use that! 06/06/99: Did a spot of shopping and saw lots of possible doggy food items on the shelves. Pig organs & bits (kidney @ $1.09/lb, liver, brains, heart, tails, feet, blood), cow organs & bits (liver, brains, tendons, blood, bile), salmon tips @ $1.49-2.99/lb (meaty skin bits leftover when they fillet the fish), duck livers. Also saw whole aloe vera leaves for sale. |
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