Our toppers are designed to be irresistible and scent-astic! 

The “meaty” umami aspect in the medicinal mushroom blends that are found in all our powdered toppers is very enticing to pups.

And the novel proteins and superfoods used in each of the different toppers also possess intentional smell and taste attractors to dogs (and cats!) For example, the aromatic Argentinian pork liver in the Essential Stress + Anxiety Support, and the seafood scent of the Pacific Whiting and NZ Green Lipped Mussel in the Essential Hip + Joint Support are ultra-enticing to dogs. Each powdered topper has multiple ingredients specifically enticing to dogs.

If your dog only likes his/her meal as-is, give the superfood supplement as a *gravy or mixed into another favorite food separate from mealtime as a snack.

*For a gravy we suggest mixing the powder with *filtered water, sodium-free beef or chicken broth, or egg, cooked or raw. Even mixing with all-natural peanut butter, plain Greek yogurt, kefir, raw goat’s milk or other healthy favorite mix-in will work great.

Because these nutrients are so pivotal and important, we encourage pawrents to get the superfood powder into their fur baby: We purposely keep our nutritional whole food supplements in unprocessed powder form (as opposed to a chew or a treat) as to avoid fillers, sugars, binders, preservatives… this is the cleanest, purest nutritional prevention + remedy functional supplement available.

Our powdered Essential Flea + Tick Defense Topper naturally repels fleas, ticks, mosquitos, etc. but it is not a Heartworm preventative.

Seek the guidance of your integrative/proactive/holistic veterinary care provider for a Heartworm preventative: Parental Research is also always recommended. One helpful resource is integrative Veterinarian, Dr. Katie Woodley “The Natural Pet Doctor” regarding Heartworm Prevention options: https://youtu.be/-Vqwoojo_Sg 

Our powdered Essential Flea + Tick Defense Meal Topper naturally repels fleas, ticks, mosquitos, etc. 

The area in which you live, the flea + tick season/time of year, your pet's diet and immune system strenth, as well as the general flea and tick risk-level your pet encounters beyond the standard domesticated pet lifestyle, and, most importantly, the advice of your integrative/proactive/holistic veterinary care provider coupled with your research into the topic, should inform your decision whether to use Woof Creek’s Flea + Tick Defense in conjunction-with or as replacement-for a synthetic flea + tick preventative (and a skin-health enhancer.)

Woof Creek’s own Fur Grrls have been without incident (off their monthly synthetic pill since February 2022) with the consistent use of our Flea + Tick Defense, the addition of an all-natural topical bug repellant spray for *extra precaution when on outdoor hikes and dog park visits during active flea + tick season (in Florida, which boasts a year-round flea season) and the guidance of our holistic veterinarian.

Again, consult your integrative/proactive/holistic veterinary care provider for guidance on this decision for your fur kiddo.

You can check your Flea Season here.

So, the general short answer: The Essential Flea + Tick Defense Meal Topper is safe to use all year round (as is needed where we live in Florida) but can be adjusted for seasonality, especially in snowy winter months.

We base the following, more detailed answer on a pup's time to digest from 4-10 hours (depending on diet type, etc.): The topper creating the skin's bug-repellant scent will take a day or so to exude through the skin. The topper also has skin health enhancing properties, which also takes some time to work. 

Those points said, we suggest that the topper can be used at half dose to maintain levels in their blood stream during stretches of time that you have the pup inside (other than short potty walks) and/or during cooler temperatures when flea and tick activity will undoubtedly be low to nil.

As pet parents, we arm ourselves with knowledge and inforamtion for our fur family.

Read this important and informative post by Woof Creek's own Halima Anderson.