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01/13/2023

🤕 Soft tissue injuries are common in pets. These injuries can often be related to insufficient manganese in the diet to support healthy joints, ligaments & tendons. Manganese is deficient in most homemade fresh food diets if certain ingredients are not fed. It is best to feed animal-based ingredients as the primary source of manganese in a fresh diet. Plant ingredients such as vegetables, spices, seeds, & nuts should not be relied upon due to bioavailability concerns.

🦪 Blue/black or chilean mussels are high in manganese & contain small amounts of Omega 3 fatty acids.

💚 Green lipped mussels (GLM) do not provide sufficient levels of manganese & should not be confused with blue/black mussels. GLM or GLM powder can be beneficial for joint support.

🐈‍⬛ The amount of EPA & DHA in mussels is not enough to meet the requirements for dogs & puppies, however, it can often be enough for cats & kittens when used to supply manganese.

🇳🇿 GLM will be labeled specifically as “green lipped” or “new zealand green” mussels because they have an iridescent green pigment on the inside lip of the shell. Blue/black mussels do not have this pigment & will often simply be labeled as “mussels” or “mussel meat.”

🐚 Only the meat of the mussel should be fed & the shell should be discarded. The most economical source of mussels is typically the frozen section of the grocery store. Many grocery stores will carry frozen mussel meat that is on the half shell or fully shelled, such as the Panapesca brand. This is much more convenient than steaming raw, fresh mussels.

⚠️ Raw mussels should be cooked prior to feeding due to the risk of toxoplasma gondii infection. Cooking mussels eliminates this risk. Mussels sold on the half shell or without any shell have been pre-steamed & do not need further cooking.

📊 Feeding Guideline per 1000kcal:
🐕🐈 Adult Dogs, Adult Cats & Kittens: 0.63oz - 0.71oz (18g - 20g)
🐕 Puppies: 0.73oz - 0.8oz (21g - 23g)

📊 Feeding Guideline per 1 pound (453 grams) of food:
🐕🐈 Adult Dogs, Adult Cats, & Kittens: 0.51-0.57oz (15-16g)
🐕 Puppies: 0.6oz - 0.65oz (17g - 19g)

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🏃‍♂️ Captain Jack Sparrow: *stating that feeding grains WILL NOT prevent DCM*

🔪 Dog Food Groups, Traditional Veterinarians & Nutritionists, & Literally everyone following outdated & incorrect data: *ATTACK* 😡😡😤🤯🤬🤬

🍚 The amount of carbohydrates sometimes included in a balanced homemade diet, is not even remotely close to the amount that is in normal or grain-free kibble.

🟢 Dr. Karen Becker said it best- "The end result of excessive plant-based fillers in pet foods can be a chronic amino acid deficiency from not enough meat-based protein in pet foods, which can lead to heart and other organ dysfunction (as well as many other issues).

Pet food companies pointing fingers at specific ingredients (like peas) is a deflection of the root problem: there are too many plant-based ingredients and not enough real meat in many pet foods on the market."

😉 The more you know...

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