Vitamin E is the most commonly used antioxidant, essentially acting as the body's own preservative. It is not a vitamin whose benefits should be visibly apparent in a dog, but…
50/50 feeding is a method where dry food and meat are mixed. The ratios can be half of each or something entirely different. The name doesn’t mean that the foods must absolutely be half and half, but it’s just a descriptive name that means one thing: most often, dry food and meat are mixed together.
The use of dry food is the most common way to feed dogs in Finland and around the world. Raw feeding is the most prominent on social media, but in terms of quantity, it is probably the rarest method in terms of market share, despite its loud presence. Of course, there is no researched statistical data on the subject, at least publicly. Overshadowed by raw feeding is the more common feeding method, the 50/50 style.
Vitamin A, or retinol, is a collective term for naturally occurring retinoids and those carotenoids that have retinol activity, such as beta-carotene. Retinol, the pure form of vitamin A, is only found in animal products, especially liver and eggs. In vegetables, vitamin A only appears in its precursors, usually as beta-carotene. Breast milk contains a lot of vitamin A and is the most important source for a puppy. This should be considered for bottle-fed puppies.
The two most common questions in the dog world are which dry food to buy and how to transition to raw feeding so that the dog gets everything it needs. The first is the easiest to answer, because there is no answer. No one can know what to buy, because “worthwhile” depends on an overwhelming number of factors and, most importantly – whether brand X suits the dog – no one knows in advance. Starting raw feeding is a slightly broader topic, but it is reasonably easy too. The prerequisite, of course, is that you master the basics of multiplication.
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