When someone hears that some of the ketongenic diets we are using “contain 80% fat” one may envision a dogs bowl with 80% of the entire meal containing fat/lard/butter/oil etc.

Recently I had a conversation with a person inquiring about a Raw Ketogenic diet for their dog and they had made a comment about being concerned that 80% of their dogs meal would be fat. But let’s look at exactly what this 80% means.

In the case of a 2:1 ketogenic ratio meal, 80% of the meals CALORIES are coming from fat. This is different than 80% of the physical amount of the entire meal. Remember, fat contains double the amount of calories compared to protein or carbohydrates. And if we look at a 1:1 ketogenic ratio meal we could expect approximately 70% of the meals calories coming from fat. And if we were to look at a more “traditional Raw Diet” we may only expect to see around 50% of meals calories coming from fat.

Remember! the Ketogenic ratio of a meal is referring to the ratio of Fat vs. Protein + NET carbohydrates
And net carbohydrates are : Carbohydrates – Fiber = Net Carbohydrate

So if we were to break down a 2:1 Raw Ketogenic Meal for a dog and actually looked at the physical amounts of food being used in the meal, we may expect to find approx 66% of the entire meal consisting of MEAT, 14% of the meal consisting of pure fat (coconut oil being the most common), 15% of the meal consisting of vegetable matter- low glycemic fibrous vegetables only, and the remaining 5% of the meal consisting of various odds and ends required to properly balance out the meal to ensure all of the nutrient requirements are being met for a canine.

This is a big difference than a wrongly perceived idea that 80% of the meal must be fat

And we also have to remember that a 2:1 Ketogenic ratio would be reserved for Dogs that are dealing with ailments such as Cancer, or epilepsy for example. We would not be using 2:1 ratios for an otherwise healthy dog.

A 1:1 ketogenic ratio would be appropriate for a general maintenance diet, and we also use 1:1 ratios to take “breaks” from 2:1 and punch up our nutrient intake.

So after I had explained all of this to the person inquiring about a Ketogenic Diet for their dog, it all made a bit more sense to them.
They had been envisioning that their dogs bowl would basically be consisting of nothing more than fat, but as we can now see, this is not the case.

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Nico was originally diagnosed with Osteosarcoma by his vet back in February of 2020 after a pronounced limp developed and was brought in for an exam.

UPDATE FROM NICO’S OWNER- JUNE 2021–
“Hi Mike-
Just an update to let you know that it has been 15 months since Nico was diagnosed with osteosarcoma.  Since that time she stopped limping– about 3 weeks after starting the custom keto diet; she celebrated her 13th and 14th birthdays (or the days we celebrate as her birthday); and she has walked about 1800 miles with me.  She has kept me sane and healthy through this past very strange year.  My 13 year old son helps me make her food and we have all bonded over caring for each other.  I have been very fortunate that she immediately embraced the 2:1 custom raw keto diet that I started her on.  Her original kibble meal must have tasted terrible to her because she was always ready for the raw diet and never once turned up her nose at it or complained.  She has been on the 1:1 custom raw keto diet now for the past 11 months with no complaints.  The bump that was present on her shoulder has completely disappeared and she is fit and healthy.   I am so grateful for the diet, the support and the advice of Mike and of the community of dog owners who have shared information and supportive messages.  Most of all, I am grateful that she has recovered and that I am lucky to have the reasonable hope of a couple more years with this bouncy, sweet, active and loving gal. 

Thank you!!!!” – Anne C.

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Once again, All this dog needed to make a complete 180 degree turn around was a proper Raw Ketogenic Diet. Read Kane’s story below from one of the group members in the Ketogenic Dog Group on facebook

Kane

From Kanes owner 2/13/2021:
This is Kane. He is a 5 year old Rottweiler, who was diagnosed with Lymphosarcoma on December 28th, 2020.  I politely told him (my vet) that I did not wish to do chemo and that I’d like to try a more natural approach. He already knew how I felt about steroids, but suggested that since not going the chemo route, that we give him an injection of a steroid and a prescription of prednisone (another steroid).  I was still not happy with having him on prednisone, I started immediately and removed Kane from kibble and I continued to do my own research. I came across a video of KetoPet Sanctuary. I had heard of humans being on a Keto diet and have a sister that is, but never heard of this for DOGS!
By this time, Kane was hungry and thirsty all the time, because of the prednisone. That was it, though! He had no energy and was simply existing! I wasn’t seeing ANY improvements. I wasn’t expecting a miracle, but I was hoping to see some progress. I continued my research and joined Ketogenic Dog Group. THAT was the game changer!!!! I was reading the success stories and felt a spark of HOPE! I needed help quickly! I decided to purchase the 2 meal plan from Mike, and started right away. 
I had taken Kane back in for a recheck and to speak with the vet about weaning Kane off of the prednisone. He gave me the protocol for doing that safely, and agreed that the Keto option was probably best suited. He just didn’t know enough about it.
Here we are on week 2 of this Keto journey and Kane is thriving! He was showing MASSIVE improvements within a couple of days!!! I’ve still got some homework to do, as far as checking his glucose/ketone levels, but I am beyond impressed with the results thus far! He went from “eat…drink water…drink more water…sleep…repeat” to wanting to PLAY! I remember the first time I prepared his meal, I thought “oh my goodness, he’s going to starve”. I was pleasantly surprised at how well he adjusted, and is seemingly fulfilled with his meals!
Mike is AMAZING to work with!!! He is very detailed and always willing to answer your questions! I have told so many people about this process. I can not express the gratitude I have for him! As I stated to a friend, “it’s like someone has studied for the test FOR YOU, given you the answers, and all YOU have to do, is take the test and apply the answers”! There is a LOT of information to go through. Do not feel overwhelmed. It will all start making sense, and the results you see will motivate you to keep going!
We are still early on this journey, but I haven’t felt this much optimism since his diagnosis! I hope his story gives anyone that was in my position the hope and optimism they are so desperately seeking!

My Thoughts: Time and time again, when these dogs are taken off kibble and started on a Raw ketogenic diet, we see these kinds of drastic improvements very quickly. And as it was pointed out, when the first meal was prepared they were shocked at how little food there was to feed, and that is because on a high fat ketogenic diet the meal is MUCH more calorically dense. We are packing in almost double the calories as a standard raw diet. So we can feed LESS food but still be feeding the same amount of calories. Whats disheartening to think, is ALL of the dogs that are out there dealing with cancer but yet mainstream veterinary care refuses to accept that a dog with cancer can thrive on a Raw Ketogenic diet. This is what the animal needs! proper RAW nutrition.

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