Made-to-Order Food for Your Companion
The term "custom pet food" is a buzzword in the pet food industry. While many fresh pet food companies claim to "customize" food by portioning feeding sizes and adding a pet's name to the label, none work personally with your veterinarian or veterinary nutritionist to prepare fresh food tailored to your pet's specific dietary needs. Paul's Custom Pet Food does.
If your companion needs a special diet due to a disease, food sensitivity, or other medical condition, we work with veterinarians, veterinary nutritionists, and canine/feline diet formulators to prepare fresh therapeutic food specific to your pets’ unique dietary needs, as determined by your veterinary team.
We do not formulate recipes on our own. Think of us as your local pet food pharmacy filling your veterinarian's prescription. Please see the process for obtaining a made-to-order recipe below.
*Veterinarian approval is required for all therapeutic diets; no exceptions!
How to Order
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Step 1
Consult with a veterinarian or veterinary nutritionist to determine your pet's unique dietary needs and have a custom, fresh prescription recipe approved.
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Step 2
If you don't have a veterinarian or nutritionist who will prescribe a fresh therapeutic diet, please consult with one of the experts below or visit the site, BalanceIt.com.
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Step 3
After we receive your pet's recipe, our team will provide an estimate to prepare it. If you accept the estimate, we will carefully source the freshest ingredients and make the recipe according to the precise instructions of the prescribing veterinarian or nutritionist.
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Step 4
Once the recipe is prepared, we will ship or deliver it directly to you with clear instructions on how to store and serve it to your pet.
To get started, please fill out the information below. If you already have a recipe, please attach it.
If you are working with a veterinarian or nutritionist, please provide their name and contact info.
If you do not have a pet nutrition consultant, we recommend:
1. The nutrition specialists on this page; or
2. The website, BalanceIt.com. We will prepare a recipe from BalanceIt with veterinary approval.
We recommend the following Board-Certified Veterinary Nutritionists if your pet has special dietary needs due to a medical condition.
Please contact them directly to arrange a personalized consultation and formulation of a recipe that we can prepare for you and your companion.
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Dr. Donna Raditic
DVM, DACVN, CVA
Board Certified Veterinary Nutritionist®
Dr. Raditic is a Board Certified Veterinary Nutritionist® and mentor for residents in Veterinary Clinical Nutrition. She was a professor for both the Nutrition and the Integrative Medicine Services at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine and is currently owner/founder of Nutrition and Integrative Medicine Consultants, which offers independent consulting and education.
With a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Cornell’s College of Veterinary Medicine and a professional career that includes the roles of general practitioner/practice owner, academician, and independent veterinary nutritionist/consultant, Dr. Raditic offers personal and unique perspectives on the role of nutrition, supplements, and integrative care for veterinary clients.
Dr. Raditic publishes and lectures nationally and internationally on nutrition, supplements, and integrative veterinary medicine and may be contacted at draditic@gmail.com with the subject line: Referral from Paul’s Custom Pet Food. -
Dr. Laura Gaylord
DVM, DACVN
Board Certified Veterinary Nutritionist®
Founder of Whole Pet Provisions
Dr. Gaylord completed her degree at North Carolina State University, College of Veterinary Medicine and her clinical nutrition residency at the American College of Veterinary Nutrition. She is currently collaborating with a team of independent consultants to provide homemade diets and phone consultations by referral for medical patients across the country. She is also a lead participant in review projects for various national brands of supplements seeking validation and evidence-based medicine for products.
Contact Dr. Gaylord for a consultation at info@wholepetprovisions.com with the subject line: Referral from Paul’s Custom Pet Food. -
Dr. Sarah Dodd
DVM, MSc, PhD, DACVN
PetDiets.com
Board Certified Veterinary Nutritionist®
Dr. Dodd has dedicated her career to developing plant-based nutrition solutions for companion animals as a board-certified veterinary nutritionist®. She has formulated hundreds of meat- and plant-based therapeutic diets for dogs and cats with specific nutritional needs, while also developing commercial plant-based products for healthy pets.
Dr. Dodd received her veterinary degree at Massey University in New Zealand before completing her Master's and PhD degrees at theUniversity of Guelph, where she also completed a residency in veterinary and comparative nutrition.
Dr. Dodd can be reached for a consultation through PetDiets.com. Please mention a referral from Paul's Custom Pet Food. -
Dr. Christine Willis-Mahn
D.V.M., DACVIM (Nutrition)
Co-owner
Veterinary Nutritional Consultations Inc.
Board Certified Veterinary Nutritionist®
Dr. Willis-Mahn has a BA in Biology, a doctorate in Veterinary Medicine, and participated in a Small Animal Medicine and Surgical Internship and Internal Medicine Residency at Angell Animal Medical Center. She has also completed a Clinical Nutrition Residency through both Angell Animal Medical Center and North Carolina State University – College of Veterinary Medicine.
In addition to formulating the PCPF line of fresh therapeutic recipes with Dr. Sarah Abood, Dr. Willis-Mahn provides personalized nutritional consultations for pet guardians seeking a feeding plan for dogs or cats with medical concerns. Contact Dr. Willis-Mahn through PetDiets.com. Please mention a referral from Paul's Custom Pet Food. -
Dr. Lauren Foster
DVM, CCRP, DACVIM (Nutrition)
Founder, Fostering Pet Nutrition
Board Certified Veterinary Nutritionist®
Dr. Foster received her doctorate of veterinary medicine from Mississippi State University in 2006 and practiced for seven years in Maryland and New York. She completed a small animal nutritional residency and a post-doctorate research fellowship at the Universtiy of Missouri 2017, and became a diplomate of veterinary nutrition at the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Nutrition) in 2017.
Dr. Foster is also a certified canine rehabilitation practicitioner, yet has a special love for working wtih the nutritional needs of felines. She may be reached for a consultaion by email at nutrition@fosteringpetnutrition.com with the subject line: Referral from Paul's Custom Pet Food.
