Green Paw Nutrition

02/11/2026

My brain is hurting from learning about the brain 🤯
You would think the brain would just know this stuff since it’s about itself 🤔
And why has my brain forgotten all this when I learnt about it for my degree 🧠
Honestly brain, you’re letting yourself, and me, down 😂

30/10/2026

Who’s planning on going to next year’s event?
🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️
This event is one of the highlights of my year. Cannot wait 😁

Did you know? - at the 2027 Event:
👏🏻 There will be no flashy photographer! 📸
If the camera lights were too much, we have put a stop to that.

👏🏻 The Screens will be bigger 🖥️
We're maximising up to 75inch screens, they were 42 this year so thats a big leap in visual learning.

👏🏻The Stage is going to be bigger too.
Further increasing slide visibility*! (*enthusiastic speaker dependant...)

👏🏻There will be a bit longer networking and shopping time. (most requested!)
- especially on the Sunday afternoon, when we all realise there's still at least 4 stands we meant to speak to and (😳) it's nearly the end!!!

👏🏻 Everyone will be sitting at round tables.
The only down fall with that is we will have less tickets available overall, but you are all grabbing them TONIGHT before anyone else knows they exist, so all good their too ;)

28/10/2026

Well-meaning advice isn’t always safe advice.

Today, I read an exchange about feeding a dog with kidney disease that genuinely concerned me. It reminded me how easily an opinion can be shared with confidence and then accepted as fact.

When your dog is unwell, it’s understandable to look for reassurance and guidance. But please consider where that guidance comes from, what qualifications sit behind it, and whether the person understands your dog’s individual circumstances.

Working in a pet food shop doesn’t automatically make someone qualified to advise on nutrition for a medical condition, especially a serious one. Equally, knowing a lot about feeding healthy dogs doesn’t necessarily equip someone to advise on feeding dogs with disease.

Even in my own shop, if someone asks me for nutritional advice about a serious condition, I explain that I can’t make individual recommendations without a consultation, where I can review the dog’s full history. A conversation across the counter simply doesn’t give me the information I need.

Before every consultation, I read the dog’s veterinary history and the owner’s notes. Then I research, research and research some more. I critically assess the scientific evidence behind my recommendations and consider how it applies to that individual dog.

If I’m unsure about something, I tell the client. I take the time to investigate further and get back to them, rather than offer an answer I can’t confidently support. Where the evidence is limited or uncertain, I’m honest about that too.

Responsible advice means recognising the limits of our knowledge. “I need to look into that” or “This needs someone with specialist expertise” can be the most helpful things we say.

If your dog has a diagnosed condition, seek nutritional guidance from your vet or an appropriately qualified nutrition professional working alongside them.

This isn’t about pointing fingers. It’s about remembering that behind every question is a person trying to do their best and a dog whose wellbeing depends on the answer.

28/10/2026

It’s something every dog parent should have - canine first aid.
This is a webinar run by the wonderful Kirsty from KALEE - Canine Wellbeing & Education. Highly recommend her for her knowledge and passion.
So if you want to learn more about keeping your dog happy, safe and healthy this winter, book yourself a space now.

27/10/2026

Why I never recommend food allergy testing. In my opinion, they do more harm than good. Inaccurate and often result in the dog have a limited diet for no reason.

A 2026 systematic review published in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA) evaluated diagnostic methods for canine adverse food reactions. The review included 59 studies from 16 countries, published between 1986 and 2025.

Key findings

• Serological and salivary tests: IgE-, IgG-, and saliva-based tests showed poor correlation with clinical outcomes, limiting their reliability for diagnosis.

• Cutaneous tests: Standardized patch testing demonstrated the best performance among cutaneous methods, particularly in terms of negative predictive value. However, its practical clinical utility remains limited.

• Cellular tests: Lymphocyte proliferation assays showed the closest agreement with oral food challenge results. These methods warrant further investigation as potential diagnostic biomarkers.

• Molecular and proteomic methods: These approaches have contributed to allergen characterization and our understanding of cross-reactivity but have not replaced established diagnostic methods.

Clinical relevance

The elimination diet test followed by an oral food challenge (EDT+OFC) remains the reference standard for diagnosing canine adverse food reactions. No alternative test has demonstrated sufficient reliability to replace this approach.

Although some diagnostic methods show promise, further research, standardized protocols, and well-designed prospective studies are needed to establish their clinical applicability.

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Reference

Morales-Romero R, Gonzalez-Dominguez MS, Roldán-Villalobos W, Correa-Valencia NM. Systematic review supports the idea that no alternative test presently replaces elimination diet test and oral food challenge to diagnose canine adverse food reactions. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2026; published online October 23, 2026. doi:10.2460/javma.26.06.0456.

23/10/2026

Stiff achy (therefore grumpy!) boy today. Chilling with some Photizo light therapy this evening.
PhotizoUK

23/10/2026

Spending the afternoon uploading recipes to the website. Have so many that I haven’t got around to adding!
First up is a cooked beef recipe for puppies.

17/10/2026

First exam of my graduate diploma passed with 94.5%
So chuffed with myself. Haven’t done an exam for over 25 years and getting the brain cells working again has definitely been a challenge.
Couldn’t have done it without lions mane, ginseng and rosemary 😂

08/10/2026

I wonder who dug that hole Molly?

It’s so important that dogs have an outlet to be a dog.
Digging is a favourite pastime of Molly’s.

She must know that digging and tasting dirt is a fabulous way to positively build her microbiome and general immunity.