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Foothill Village
1330 S Foothill Drive Salt Lake City, UT 84108 Next to Pizza Studio & Four and Twenty Sailors |
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MEET THE OWNER
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Aspen: Aspen found a passion for the philosophy of raw feeding when she saw the difference it made with her terrier soulmate, Baxter. She founded Desert Raw in 2016 with her then-husband, Luke Shaw.
Her son, Pip, can sometimes be found at the store appropriately dressed from head to toe in adorable paw print onesies. |
MEET THE FAMILY
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Baxter was the one who started me on my health food journey. At six years old, he was my entire world, but he was slowing down to an old man. His digestive system was becoming more and more sensitive and I had to stop feeding him table scraps to avoid major diarrhea problems. I tried switching to a high-quality, grain-free kibble, but he pooped blood and screamed like an E wok, and he regularly had explosions out the back end. He was even becoming incontinent and having accidents in the house. When I became a consultant in the raw pet food industry, I started to very slowly switch him over to a raw diet. Within six weeks, his energy was back! He didn't have any bloody stool coming out any more, and his other issues went away. Within six months he was back to a healthy weight and playing like a puppy again, and I can't believe I thought he was becoming an old man - I just wasn't feeding him the diet he needed to keep him young. Now I know I have many years of enjoyment ahead with my little guy, all because of the diet I gave him. I couldn't be more grateful. At twelve years old he is not even slowing down!
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Magic is my other problem child. He was attacked by a dog three days before Christmas 2014, and saving his life cost thousands of dollars - but it was worth it. He starts purring the second you touch him! But he was very stubborn and refused for a long time to try healthy food. Months after the other pets were eating healthy, raw diets, I still had to give Magic crappy food to get him to eat. It was getting more and more worrying - he was extremely overweight, he was moving slowly, he was acting thirsty all the time (a sign of diabetes) and I knew his life would end soon if I didn't figure him out. So after much time spent, I found a way to tempt him to try something new. After a couple of months, he was fully transitioned, he had stopped acting thirsty, he was becoming playful, and the weight was dropping off. Watching him go from barely being able to jump on the counter for his food to climbing trees and jumping couches ten feet apart has been an incredible reward for the effort he took! I think he must be 14 or 15, but I hope he is with me for many years to come.
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Rawri is the whiny little princess. I absolutely adore her tiny kitty-self, which is why when she started regularly vomiting, and her once adorably petite belly was rounding out and feeling hard, I knew I had to get her to change her diet. She was a little easier than Magic, but once I got her fully transitioned to a raw diet, her belly started feeling less distended and the vomiting went away. I now have a healthy, demanding kitty and couldn't be happier! When I got her they estimated she was about five, so she is probably around 9 years old now.
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I got Asa when she was 1.5 years old, and she has sure made life more exciting! So young she didn't have any real health problems, but I immediately switched her to a raw diet. She took a couple of weeks to be willing to try it, but she wasn't eating her kibble, either - she hated it. So I made her my own home-prepared raw meal with meat, veggies, fruits, eggs, and raw goat's milk, and she gobbled it up. Finally she was ready to try the commercial food I fed everyone else, and she hasn't looked back. She has maintained high energy and a good, slim figure. Most huskies start to look - well, husky- as they get older, but not my Asa! She is lean and healthy at five years old!
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Katara was a stray that I found nearly starving, earning her the nickname of Hungies. I was never able to find her owners, but she has become part of the family. When I switched her to raw, she immediately lost weight and became more affectionate. Now she can't get enough of little Pip - and she is a headbutter! You will find her hiding among our wildflowers, chattering at birds, or curled up on top of Pip - her favorite spot!
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Zoidberg is an asshole.
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