Testimonials on the benefits of AFS Freeze Dried Beef Products

 

Below is a collection of testimonial "snippets" taken from letters to Animal Food Services (AFS) on the amazing results dog owners have experienced by feeding their dogs products from AFS.

AFS production of fresh-frozen raw meat diets began in 1991, founded by Gerry Nash. Nash began formulating fresh meat diets back in the early 1970's, and introduced his perfected diets in 1975, selling to zoos, circuses and greyhound racing dogs.

Extensive experiments, testing, detailed analyses and favorable trials laid the groundwork for the great success AFS is experiencing today! The main goal of this company has always been to create and distribute the most natural and nutritionally sound meat diets possible--for our true "carnivorous" animals.

Realizing how beneficial their products were to the commercial industry, AFS has broadened its marketing approach toward the general public. The tremendous responses gained from domestic pet owners, breeders, veterinarians, etc. has supported this company's view that pet owners are now realizing the benfits of taking diets "Back to the Basics" and realizing a tremendous improvement in their pets overall health and well being!

 

1. "All Signs of Skin Allergies Gone!"

2. "Ultraviolet Therapy, Dips & Baths, Food Additives. Not Any More!"

3. "Acted Like Her Nerves Were On End "

4. "So Thin I Dubbed Her Dental Floss"

5. "Rescue St. Bernard Ear Infections Gone!"

6. "Mange Stray Pup Brought to Health & A New Family"

7. "Travel Well & Great Service Dog Training Treats!"

8. "Thank You For Making Your Pet Patty/Meat Eater Diets Available To Veterinarians"

9. "Colitis Gone & Vet Says Dog in Extraordinary Health!"

 

1. Just had to send you these photo's! The results from AFS's real meat diets are remarkable. Thank you!

M.M.
Silver Spring, MD

Barney - "Before" starting on AFS products

 

Barney - "After"

 

2. I am writing this testimonial to let you know how amazed I am with the AFS Meat Eater diet. Fancy is a Great Dane who has suffered sever skin problems for most of her life. The veterinarians were unable to diagnose what she had.

We had tried ultraviolet therapy, dips and baths, food additives for dry skin, food for allergies and medicine. The vet bills for skin scrapes, office calls, allergy testing and cephalexin have well exceed the $400 mark just for the months of April through October. The medicine that was prescribed for her worked well but as soon as she finish it, here welts and itching would start all over. If itching and welts weren't enough, wherever she had a welt, the hair would fall out leaving bald spots all over her body. This dog had been trained for the obedience ring, but with the way her skin and coat looked, it was just too embarrassing to take her out in public.

And then a friend told me about your AFS Meat Diet and it could possibly help. I figures why not? We've tried everything else! She not only loved the meat, her skin looks WONDERFUL !! She is now entered for her 1st obedience trial next month. She doesn't itch or flake any more and feels terrific.

Thank you so much for showing that your meat diet makes a difference and does affect the skin. Our veterinarian still doesn't agree with feeding raw meat, but we have seen the results!

Thank you,
Jackie H.
Nebraska

3. This is Daisy, a Bichon Frise who is seven years old. In the past three or four years she's developed allergies and been quite miserable. Her coat was sparse and dry and discolored. Her teeth were rotting out despite regular dental procedures as suggested by my vet. She would whine a lot and acted like her nerves were on end.

After four to five months on the AFS meat diet she is a totally different dog. Her coat is apalescent and thick now with no skin irritations. She plays like a young dog and generally enjoys life.

Thank you AFS! We appreciate your efforts!

Julie H.
---Iowa

 

Daisy - "Before" AFS Diet

 

Daisy - "After"

4. ...As the weeks slid by Shades continued to decline, preferring to sleep most of the day. When she was awake she was sluggish and mopey. I had already been to the Vet several times and had given up on their high paid advice regarding Shade's "fussy appetite." She had become so thin I dubbed her "dane dental floss."

With five bags of food sitting in my garage untouched, I was at my wits end. No amount of coaxing, or cajoling would work. Shades hadn't eaten in four days, and I decided that after the Toledo show I would just pull her until I could figure out what to do.

We arrived at the show early and walked to the different booths examining their products. There was a booth display and as we approached the table, a woman offered my girl a bite of what looked to be a raw hamburger patty. Shades practically took her fingers off with the first bite. I was stunned!! This was too good to be true.

After the show we went back to the table where we were introduced Animal Food Services--a raw meat product specially designed to meet the needs of all carnivorous animals. I took it home that night and began to feed it to her.

Immediately, I noticed her energy level increase. She lost the mopey look too. Her tail was up and wagging!

The next morning, Shades trotted down the stairs to the kitchen instead of staying in her bed. I followed behind to see what she was up to. She actually ran to her food bowl a starving beggar!

Shades of Grey is my success story! Her eyes are bright, her tail is wagging, and she is confident and alert. Muscle has replaced the sink hole between her shoulder blades. She feels good, and she looks good. In January, she took her class after a former three in a row loosing streak....

Sincerely,

Cynthia L. -- Toledo, Ohio

 

Shades of Grey - "Before AFS"

 

Shades of Grey - "After"

 

5. I just wanted to Thank You for making such a great product. We've been using the Meat Eater Diet for 6 months now and the results are great.

My wife and I do St. Bernard rescue work, currently we have seven that we consider our own.

We recently had our 10 year old St. Bernard "Sebastian" to the Vet to have a fatty tumor removed. He has had chronic ear infections since we've had him (8 years). In the past we've treated his ears with Panalog, Otamax, Cephalexin. Nothing was effective. He was always in great pain, constantly shaking his head. You couldn't touch anywhere near his ears without a Yelp.

When we took him in for the appointment after being on the diet for 6 months. The Vet could not believe the condition of his ears. There was no sign of infection. She questioned what we were doing to differently. My Answer was Raw Meat. She was very apprehensive to the idea of feeding Raw Meat Diet, but how could she argue with these results.

Since then we've stopped all medications for him and no infection has reappeared. Now the same Vet calls us frequently and inquires about the diet and has even recommended it to other clients.

Once again thank you for making such a great product. We now wish we would have been using it for much longer, but we figure its never too late to start. I know the Dogs thank us. They finally seem as if they're nutritionally satisfied. No more unexplained Hot Spots or chewing at their feet, Just playing tug and swimming are their favorite things.

Sincerely,
---Jim

6. Godzilla (a Belgian Shep. Groenendael) was found on a street in New Orleans when he was 6 weeks old. He had mange, was dehydrated and malnourished. His face was hairless and he had bald spots. Fortunately he was brought to the Veterinary Clinic that I worked in and the doctors were believers in Meateaters diet.

Within a few weeks he was healthy and beautiful. We moved to an area where Meateaters wasn't readily available and I made the mistake of feeding him commercial dog foods. He became almost hairless and nothing that the new vets did helped. I ordered Meateaters, started him back on a healthy diet, and the change was a true miracle. He and his new buddy Benjamin (Golden Retriever with allergies) are meateaters and happy and beautiful for it.

No more playing around with their nutrition!

--Brianne / Palm Desert, CA

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7. I'm a BARF feeder, and find it very difficult to travel with BARF. I'm a wheelchair user, my dogs are service dogs, and it's often impossible to find economical hotels/motels with in-room refrigerators for frozen BARF.

Now, with the AFS patties, I can continue to feed my dogs a biologically appropriate raw diet, while keeping my sanity! YESSS!

Plus, the dried patties are fantastic training treats, and break up so easily. They are so perfect for those of us who need a dry product, but do not want to feed cat food or regular commercial training treats. I've always like freeze-dried liver, but it is very difficult to cut up for those of us who are mobility limited, and have reduced hand strength. The AFS patties break up with fingertip pressure, and are so easy to use!

I am so excited about this product and my dogs all tell me it's the greatest. Whether I feed it re-hydrated or dry, as training treats--the dogs love it and find it a most rewarding reinforcement.

Thank you for a WONDERFUL PRODUCT which will make my life so much easier. I travel quite a bit with my service dog work and this year, with my Papillon "Peek" having won the National Service Dog of the Year Award, we expect to do even more traveling. The first item packed will be the AFS patties!

Thank you again,

---Debi / Arizona

8. Thank you for once again making your Pet Patty/Meat Eater diet available to veterinarians and discriminating pet owners who want to feed the best. After over 20 years as a wildlife veterinarian and wildlife biologist, I am amazed at the common misconception that just because dogs and cats are domesticated carnivores (meat eaters) we have also "domesticated" their basic nutritional needs as well as their nutritional requirements for peak performance and health.

Although selective breeding can alter body size, coat color and behavior of an animal, domestication and selective breeding has not altered the basic physiologic processes and nutritional requirements inherited from the wild genetic foundation of today's domestic dog and cat.

The major producers of commercial dog and cat foods produce a combination of predominantly cereal and low grade meat by-products that will grow and maintain a dog or cat if fed enough. With proper vitamin and mineral supplementation these diets are adequate for the dogs and cats owned by 85% of the general public. The fact that they will grow and survive on these commercial foods is only a tribute to their ability to digest a wide variety of materials.

For the remaining 15% of pet owners that expect peak performance and body condition in our pets and working animals and want to feed them absolutely the finest diet possible as foundation for a preventive health program, good is just not good enough. Domestic dogs and cats are carnivores and must be fed a carnivores diet. When a coyote, wolf or mountain lion hunts, their first choice preferred diet are small mammals consumed whole.

If no juicy mammals are available they will of course eat the next best available protein source which are insects and bugs. Plant stems, roots and fibers are eaten only as a last resort. For those who want to "feed the wild" in our dogs and cats we must have a diet that comes as close to that diet of choice of free ranging carnivores; that is the Pet Patty/Meat Eater diet.

Your Pet Patty/Meat Eater diet allows me to feed my performance dogs and my "house tiger" the best. Thank you for once again making these fine products available to the veterinary profession that ensure peak performance and health and allow me to "feed the wild" in my pets.

Sincerely,

Dr. L, DVM MS Ph.D.
Wildlife Veterinarian
Certified Wildlife Biologist
- Colorado

9. I am writing to tell you how wonderful I think your dog food is. I have a six year old German Shepherd "Max" who, although otherwise healthy has suffered allergies since about age
two, and finally developed colitis about a year ago.

We tried everything! Every possible medication was tried, and every premium manufactured diet was tried. I began reading about feeding a raw natural diet about 9 months ago, but frankly was afraid to try it, as I wasn't confident that I could properly provide all the nutrients in the proper balance that he required. Then after reading Ross Becker's report in "Good Dog" I phoned AFS and ordered the Canine Patties.

Since Max has always been a picky eater, I was leery and only gradually added the meat to his kibble. No one was more surprised than I when he began to eat it right away. This dog who nearly had to be begged (or starved) to eat was whining at my side while I prepared his food! But most importantly, his colitis cleared up within three days.

I don't think I would believe this story if it hadn't happened to us. Also, his coat improved and be became much more animated. Obviously he feels better.

Thank you for a product that may have saved Max's life--certainly it has saved his health.

-- Sharon / Valleyford, WA

** January 2001 update

Max is now nearly 8 years old and continues to thrive. People are amazed at his vigor (and personality and attitude) and his vet says he is in extraordinary health. Again, thank you. Any future additions to our dog family (I've had 8 Shepherds over nearly 30 years) will be weaned on your diet!

--Sharon / Valleyford, WA