Healing Cats and Dogs by Returning to Nature

The Animal’s Key

In this section, you will find all of our articles on healing our companion animals that make our lives brighter every day. Below you will find healing stories from each of Lauren’s rescue dogs as well as friends and clients whose animals have healed from a wide range of health conditions. We will also be adding articles about how to transition back to the natural diet, and why returning your pet to their natural diet will allow their self-healing, self-cleaning bodies to work as they are designed to return your companion back to the vibrant state of health that is their birthright. You will also find articles on what to expect as the body is healing, the difference between healing symptoms and suppressing symptoms, and much more. Check back regularly as we are adding more articles as fast as we can write them!

Download our free Natural Dog Diet Quickstart Guide

Download our free Natural Cat Diet Quickstart Guide

Not sure how to get started? Book a diet basics video consultation with Lauren on our consultations page

Have specific questions about your dog’s health conditions or need help navigating a difficult diagnosis? Book a 45-minute or 90-minute consultation with Lauren on our consultations page.

Latest Articles

  • Why do other raw feeding models like B.A.R.F, P.M.R, and R.M.F. fail to heal our pets completely?
    If you have been researching a raw food diet or natural food diets for dogs and cats you may have come across the Prey Model Raw  (P.M.R.) or Biologically Appropriate Raw Food (B.A.R.F.) diets both of which market themselves as the natural diet for our canine companions.  They have significant differences but both have their … Read more
  • Healing Hairloss in Cats
    Question My 9-year-old cat started losing her hair about a year ago. After changing her food, she seemed to improve temporarily, however, she is now worse than ever. She also has a number of tiny red spots on her skin. I spoke to a vet and she said they would probably recommend steroids. I would … Read more
  • The Folly of Cookery
    Why I don’t feed cooked foods to my dogs and cats and you shouldn’t either It hardly needs to be stated that our companion animals are sick and getting sicker on the standard kibble diet.  Few will deny the decline of the health of those under the care of the current feeding regimens, especially kibble … Read more
  • Organic vs Conventional
    DO WE NEED TO BE FEEDING ORGANIC FRUITS AND GRASS-FED MEAT TO HEAL OUR COMPANIONS? Find out what is far more important to your pets health then organic and grass fed.… Continue reading →
  • Recommended Products and tools
    The following is a list of products I use for preparing meals and general care of dogs and cats.  I get questions about these items frequently so I thought it would be useful to compile them all in one place.   Food Preparation Training Treats Water  Cleaning Up Preventing the need to Clean up Bathing & … Read more
  • Gorge Feeding vs. Daily meals
    WHY DO WE CHOOSE DAILY MEALS RATHER THAN GORGE AND FAST AS WOLVES AND COYOTES EAT IN THE WILD? In nature, dogs follow a gorge and fast model of feeding.  In our homes we tend to do the opposite, offering smaller meals daily.  In this article, we will explore what gorge and fast feeding are, … Read more
  • Evidence that Canids eat Fruit in the wild
    One of the biggest mistakes made in feeding dogs is the idea that dogs are exclusively meat eaters and do not require fruits in their diet. This mistake of overfeeding proteins to our companions has led to epidemics of chronic disease. Yet the most popular raw feeding models, PMR and BARF miss the mark on … Read more

Healing Before & After