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The Tom&Sawyer Journal
Expert nutrition advice, health tips, and real stories from the people who make your pet's food.
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7 min readBehind the Scenes at Tom&Sawyer: Chef-Inspired, Nutritionist-Balanced Recipes in a Human-Grade Kitchen
At Tom&Sawyer, every recipe begins long before a pot hits the stove. It starts with collaboration: chefs, animal nutritionists, and veterinary scientists working together to create meals that are not only delicious but also deeply rooted in nutritional science. To help explain why our approach matters, we spoke with Dr. Kelly Swanson, a leading pet nutrition researcher at the University of Illinois who collaborated with Dr. Hannah Godfrey and our other consultants to research, formulate and conduct lab testing analysis for our Tom&Sawyer meals!
7 min readInside Tom&Sawyer: How We Create Human-Grade Dog Food in Canada
Tom&Sawyer’s whole food dog meals offer superior safety and freshness through thoughtfully sourced human grade ingredients with small batch cooking in a federally inspected human food facility. Learn what makes our dog food made in Canada safer and fresher than other alternatives.
7 min readHow Fresh Food Supports Cat Urinary Tract Health and Proper Hydration
A common medical condition we see in cats falls under the umbrella term of FLUTD, or Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease. This disease consists of issues such as urinary stones (uroliths), urinary crystals (crystalluria), and cystitis (inflammation of the bladder). The cornerstone of treatment for any urinary condition is diet. And most importantly, MOISTURE.
6 min readMercury in Dog Food: Why We Chose Wild Alaskan Pollock
Tom&Sawyer's Fisherman's Best Friend features wild-caught Alaskan pollock—a low-mercury, omega-3-rich protein prepared in a federally inspected Human Grade facility. Gently-Cooked for safety and nutrition, our meals give your pup tail-wagging good health without heavy metal concerns. Choose happier, healthier, longer lives.
6 min readValentine's Day Dinner for Dogs and Cats That's Actually Good for Them
Valentine's Day is the purr-fect time to show love to every member of your family, including the four-legged ones. But before you slide a plate of chocolate-covered strawberries toward your pup or kitty, let's talk about what actually makes a great Valentine's Day dinner for dogs and cats.
7 min readWhy Gently‑Cooked Food Changes the Game in Pet Food: Calories Matter!
In pet nutrition, calories are often treated as interchangeable units of energy. But biology tells a very different story. How a calorie is delivered — the ingredient quality, processing method, and digestibility — fundamentally determines how much of that energy and nutrition your pet can actually use.
