11/01/09

At the AVMC, we believe that feeding a fresh*, natural (preferably organic) diet is the best option for your animal. We believe that this is the best platform on which to build health, in every patient. In fact, a great many health problems may actually stem from an unsuitable (usually manufactured and processed) diet.

In addition to providing homeopathy, acupuncture, herbs, chiropractic manipulation or whatever therapy is necessary, we offer dietary and feeding advice for every patient, whatever the species.

Our aim is to provide a diet that is as reasonably close to the natural foods of the equivalent wild species as possible, since this should be closest to the evolved needs of the species. This applies whether we are considering domesticated cat, dog, horse, pony, cattle or whatever.

We avoid foods that are 'foreign' to the species, e.g. we would not advise feeding ingredients of animal origin to a horse, which is an obligate herbivore.

Mr Day has written books on the natural feeding of horses, natural feeding of dogs and natural feeding of cats.

More in-depth information is available at http://www.alternativevet.org/nutrition.htm.

http://www.naturalfeeding.co.uk [this is an information-only website]

Christopher Day also offers a Video Consultation Service. This is for the benefit of those unable to travel to us for any reason or who are inaccessible to our visiting service. This is truly international and allows consultations for animals anywhere in the world.

* includes fresh-frozen food.