Z Bones

09/26/2026

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Update:
Ziggy made it thru surgery and is in recovery. You raised over $1000 last night! Thank you so much!! And we have $2000 of matching funds - our goal is to raise $1000 more to meet the matching funds.
Keep those prayers coming for this sweet boy!🙏

Ziggy needs our help! He is only three years old and has a severe blockage. He has an estimate of $9,000-12,000 for the emergency surgery. He needs the surgery tonight or else he will be euthanized. The owner is applying for our medical grant but it won’t be enough to cover. She recently lost her son and she has a little girl. Ziggy is their emotional support. Please donate through KARE’s PayPal account with a notation it’s for Ziggy. Thank you so much. Please share.

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09/18/2026

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🚨 A HUGE NEW STUDY IS CHALLENGING WHAT PET PARENTS HAVE BEEN TOLD ABOUT GRAIN-FREE DOG FOOD.

A 2026 Veterinary Medicine and Science study analyzed Dog Aging Project data from 47,000+ dogs and found grain-free diets were NOT associated with increased odds of developing new heart problems.

🤯 More than HALF of owners who reported feeding grain-free were WRONG when researchers checked the ingredients. Foods that sounded grain-free actually contained rice, corn, wheat, barley or oats.

Researchers also followed 7,113 dogs for two years. Dogs that switched to grain-free had FEWER newly reported heart diagnoses than dogs that never ate grain-free, while dogs consistently eating grain-free showed no significant difference.

Both grain-free AND grain-containing foods can contribute to nutritional DCM. So can poorly formulated raw and homemade diets.

Peas, lentils and potatoes aren’t inherently “bad,” and adding grains does NOT magically make food cardioprotective—there’s ZERO taurine in grains!

The bigger question is whether the finished food provides enough bioavailable protein and essential amino acids for the dog eating it.

And here’s the overlooked problem: AAFCO “all life stages” foods meet nutrient requirements for growth and reproduction, but adult dogs often need far fewer calories than growing puppies.

So owners feed less to prevent obesity. But when you cut food, you don’t just cut calories—you cut protein, amino acids, vitamins and minerals too.

A food can meet AAFCO requirements on paper, yet a lower-calorie dog eating less receives less of EVERY nutrient, not to mention some dogs genetically don’t make enough taurine for heart health.

🐕 The question isn’t “grain-free or grain-inclusive?”

It’s: Is THIS dog getting enough protein, essential amino acids and other critical nutrients for the calories they actually consume? That’s the nutritional DCM conversation we should be having.

Calories change. Nutrient needs don’t.

09/12/2026

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08/19/2026

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08/13/2026

YUUUUMMMMY!!!!

Come get some for your kitty!



This was their venison flavor but we recently launched all the proteins available 🥰.

Just love seeing happy pets!

Questions? Just give us a call. Always happy to help.

07/29/2026

Hardest part of my job is having to say “GOOD BYE” to pets and people.

BEST part of my job is when a pet parent tells me their pup pulled to downtown…..JUST so they could “sniff shop” and get a treat. ❤️

My reply to the pet parent is I “pay them extra” for that 😂.

Hand written notes of good bye……hard not to cry.
VERY thoughtful to write a note to me.

Sending love. 💕

07/11/2026

Anyone want to help your community and come by to help us clean up this mess?

I pulled a bag this morning and it barely made a dent.

Stop by ZBones And I’ll give you a trash bag.

Your help is appreciated!

05/24/2026

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A new peer-reviewed study analyzing commercial dog and cat foods found multiple mold toxins present across all diets, with higher levels in foods containing more cereal ingredients like corn🌽, wheat🌾, barley, oats, and rice🍚. Researchers detected 63 different compounds⚠️, with common toxins such as DON, zearalenone, and fumonisins often appearing together at low levels.

While all amounts were below safety limits, the study highlights uncertainty around long-term and combined exposure. Pets are exposed to multiple toxins at once, and the effects of these mixtures over time are still largely unknown. Broader research suggests some mycotoxins may act additively or synergistically, potentially amplifying their impact, and have been linked to immune and gut changes in animal models.

Contaminated corn🌽, in particular, has been associated with some of the largest pet food recalls and highest reported pet death events in modern history. Notably, the Midwestern Pet Foods SPORTMiX recall was linked to over 130 dog deaths and 220 illnesses, while a Sunshine Mills recall affected multiple brands. Corn’s susceptibility to heat, humidity, and poor storage makes it a common source of aflatoxin contamination.