Zip has had two bouts of pancreatitis, once, in an instance of worst-timing-possible, while I was away on a silent retreat with no phone or internet access. He’s now 11 yrs old, and thriving, as near as anyone can tell, as he looks and moves like a much younger pug. I manage his health with [...]
I’m a fan of Timothy Ferriss. He’s a radical self-experimenter with a sense of humor and a basher of popular assumptions. Some people can’t stand the guy but I think they must just be envious; who wouldn’t be? Regardless I wouldn’t have expected to come across Pottenger‘s cat study in his new book. Pottenger studied [...]
Living foods, from plants or animal sources, contain enzymes (but they are wiped out by heat beginning at 110 degrees…so cooked food does not contain active enzymes) . The body, human or animal, manufactures enzymes. But as we age, our store of them and our ability to make them gets depleted. And they’re important not [...]
Every month at both stores (Portland and Boston, Fetch and Fish & Bone) we pick a brand of pet food to discount by 10%. The idea is, encourage customers to experiment, or move what we have an overstock of, or just give a good deal because it’s fun. Who doesn’t like a bargain? This month [...]
The subject of feeding raw diets to pets continues to polarize. I won’t get into the controversy here. I’m a raw food believer. I’ve been feeding Zip a raw diet for most of his 9 years. I’ve witnessed over time the impact: lean body mass, bright clear eyes (except during allergy season), calm demeanor (I [...]
My cats are a little bit sensitive. They have always had a clean & healthy diet, so I’m assuming their food sensitivities are hereditary. I have been feeding Wellness grain-free cans most often in the last 5 years (Clara can’t tolerate dry, as she’s very prone to uti’s), with either Prozyme, Wysong’s All Life, or [...]
I like that their founders come from a family of farmers practicing sustainable agriculture. Fetch incidentally is a MOFGA member, not only because local organic farms produce better tasting, more nutritious food and reinforce our local economy, or because organic farming is better for the health of people, animals and planet, but because life for [...]
After 7 years of selling frozen raw food, we’re finally getting a second freezer. Seems it’s a little-known fact that we have a freezer at all. Maybe it’s because it’s a solid door model, cleverly hidden against the back wall of the store. At Fetch, we like to make shopping fun and that means sometimes [...]
