The Crunchy Carnivore
The Crunchy Carnivore is a podcast for pet owners and pet professionals who desire to learn about and implement a completely holistic lifestyle for the animals in their lives. In each episode your hosts, holistic veterinarian Dr Jessica Levy and Natural Rearing breeder Melissa Weidenhamer, will bring knowledge and insights into holistic options for your animal’s health and well-being.
Episodes
14 episodes
Your NR Puppy
Have you ever wondered what types of things go into raising a puppy naturally? Listen in as we discuss some important things to think about when choosing to go the Natural Rearing (NR) route. We'll bring some clarity to some topics ...
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Episode 14
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50:32
Before You Bring 'Em Home - Important Things to Consider Before Adding a Furry Family Member
Get an experienced vet and breeder's take on important questions to ask yourself, what to research, and preparation to do well before you decide on bringing home a new addition. Everything from deciding on a puppy vs older dog, to where t...
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Episode 13
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41:11
Homeopathy - Pseudoscience or Real Medicine Rediscovered
Homeopathy - Have you ever heard of it? If you have, was it in a positive or negative light? If you haven't, why is that? What is it? Is it even real, or is it all placebo effect? Join us as we address all of these...
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Episode 12
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39:13
Crunchy Coffee Edition III
Let's talk about a massive elephant in the room when it comes to the holistic approach. Opposition. Whether it's from friends and family, people online, or the pet professionals in your life this can be a real challenge. Tired...
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Episode 11
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43:56
Healing The Whole - Part II
As a follow up to episode 9, "Healing The Whole- Part I", we want to revisit what the principals and concepts to the holistic approach are by showing you what putting them into practice can really look like. We will use 3 real life exampl...
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Episode 10
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58:42
Healing The Whole - Part I
So what does it mean to heal your animal in a holistic way? To answer that we need to look at the healing mechanisms that are built into the body's natural design, which we can really boil down to a couple of basic processes and then from...
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Episode 9
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42:01
Crunchy Coffee Edition II
Join us as we welcome back NR Breeder, Nicole Nelson to the show! Nicole brings a big topic to the table that is being heavily discussed in the dog world today. Cancers, tumors, potential causes, and poses the question, do we need to reth...
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Episode 8
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44:17
Let's Clean House!
Have you ever thought that something in your home could be the very thing that's causing your pet's health problems? In this episode we'll discuss what these culprits are that are in our control as well as the ones that are outside of wha...
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Episode 7
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58:11
Choose Your Cost - Conventional vs Holistic
One of the biggest oppositions we hear when talking about the holistic approach to dogs and cats is, "Raw food is too expensive!" The reality is that it's not that cut and dry. Join us as we break down the true cost of the conventio...
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Episode 6
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33:21
We're Stressing Our Dogs Sick
The holistic approach includes every part of our pet's life, even our own emotional state. Trying to humanize our dogs and project our emotions onto them can burden their immune system as well as hinder our ability to recognize what might...
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Episode 5
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59:03
Crunchy Coffee Edition I
Join us as we welcome NR Breeder, Nicole Nelson to the show! We had her poll the audience on social media to bring in your most asked questions. We cover a variety of topics including everything from the truth about AAFCO standards,...
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Episode 4
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1:12:10
Cracks In The Foundations of The Dog World- Part II
Listen in as a holistic vet and holistic breeder duo share some very eye-opening truths about the history of dog food, truth about kibble, and why the conventional world is so opposed to a fresh raw food diet for dogs and cats. Many of ou...
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33:21
Cracks In The Foundations of The Dog World- Part I
Listen in as a holistic vet and holistic breeder duo share our journey into the natural approach. We reveal some very eye opening truths about the history of medicine, and how it became what we see today. Learn why there is so much opposi...
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Episode 2
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39:32
Realistically Holistic- An overview and glimpse into what the holistic approach is and what it's not
Hear from a seasoned holistic vet and natural rearing breeder about the many facets of what truly makes up the holistic approach for animals, dispelling misconceptions, as well as dropping some other truths along the way. Join us as we sh...
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Episode 1
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42:39