Pet Nutrition

At King Street vets, we believe your health starts in your gut. It can be so overwhelming choosing the best diet for your pet as the amount of pet food available in Australia is staggering. We are here for you as the guardian of your pet to help you choose a diet tailored for them. Reasons for poor gut health is varied however, it can be due to genetics, disease or simply not on the right diet for that pet.

Dr Samantha is passionate about gut health and can help tailor a nutrition plan for your pet, so book in a nutrition consultation. There is so much information out there and Dr Google can oftentimes lead you down a rabbit hole which you may find confusing as to how to come back out of. Talking to a veterinary professional can avoid confusion and get you started on the right track sooner.

 To help your pet get the best out of life we are stocking two brands of food which we feel will benefit both dogs and cats. You can read about them below or click on the links to view their websites. We have researched both products before becoming a stockiest for them and believe they share the same values we do when it comes to feeding our pets.

Organic Paws

Organic Paws offers a variety of freshly frozen raw meat meals for cats, dogs or other carnivorous animals that require a raw meat diet. Our recipes are made with a variety of fresh ‘Australian Certified Organic’ meats, organs and ground bone complemented with cod liver oil and kelp to promote better health, more energy and general wellbeing for all stages of your companion animal’s life. Manufactured on the Gold Coast, Queensland. 

“Organic Paws raw meat recipes are naturally nutritionally balanced and biologically appropriate for cats and dogs. All of our meats/livestock used are 100% grass fed and contain no artificial pesticides, chemical fertilisers, antibiotics, growth hormones, bioengineering (GMO’s), chemicals, preservatives or synthetic contaminants of any kind. Many non-organic meat and meat products available today contain trace residues of many or all of these toxins, and when consumed on a regular basis can build up in the body weakening the immune system and eventually develop into degenerative diseases like kidney, liver and heart failure, cancer, allergies and chronic skin conditions.

Nutrient rich organic food like Organic Paws can only be guaranteed of its purity through “Organic Certification”, giving the consumer verification that the food is safe, naturally nutritionally dense and completely free from toxic pollutants.”

Ziwipeak

“At ZIWI®, everything we do has to respect nature. Instead of harsh processing, we use innovative methods inspired by nature. We pioneered the world’s first gentle air-drying technology, which preserves the nutritional value of our raw and pure ingredients. And now, we’ve created another new innovation: Z-MicroSteam™, which creates a delicious light texture pets love.”

100% of the meat, seafood and green lipped mussels used to make ZIWI is sourced from humane, ethical and sustainably managed farms and oceans in New Zealand; but it is the things we don’t include in ZIWI® Peak that are equally important. ZIWI products contain no meats or meals, and a free from GMO’s, antibiotics, growth promotants, gains, corn, soy, wheat and rice.

ZIWI’s air-dried food is a complete and balanced diet that includes over 96% fresh meat, organs, bone & seafood, which perfectly mirrors the whole-prey, meat-rich diet that dogs & cats require to thrive. To complete the remaining 4% of our air-dried recipe, we hand select essential vitamins and minerals for a complete & balanced food. Our slow, gentle twin stage air-drying process crafts a food that is as nutrient dense and digestible as a completely raw diet.
Air-drying is a method that has been used for centuries to naturally preserve meats, and our twin stage process eliminates pathogenic bacteria, such as salmonella and listeria, while protecting the natural nutrition of our ingredients.