...the current trends – avoidance of certain ingredients such as grains or by-products, addition of ingredients such as fruits, vegetables, or herbs, inclusion of probiotics, meat-as-the-first-ingredient, and similar. But do...
...Website on GRAS information: www.fda.gov/Food/IngredientsPackagingLabeling/GRAS/ Veterinary Oral Health Council Website: www.vohc.org 2013 American Animal Hospital Association Dental Care Guidelines for Dogs and Cats: www.aaha.org/public_documents/professional/guidelines/dental_guidelines.pdf American Veterinary Dental College Website: www.avdc.org/...
...our pets. US pet food and treat sales were around $42B in 2020 and estimated to top $44B when all the 2021 data is finalized. We previously posted on estimating...
...per day. Her food is in 5 oz (140 gram) cans that cost $1.25 each. Each can is 160 kilocalories/can. If we divide 250 kcal by 160 kcal/can, we find...
...raw (freeze-dried). The costs of feeding of each type of dog food varied dramatically – the range was $201 to > $7,000 per year! So, of course cat foods deserved...
...animals given to shelters in the U.S. every year. Over 10 million animals are put to death every year in the U.S. alone because they are abandoned and unwanted. www.theanimalrescuesite.com...
...General supplement and nutrition information, links to a variety of dietary supplement websites http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/dietary-supplements United States Pharmacopeia Dietary Supplement Verification Program: Independent testing of dietary supplements (human supplements only) http://www.usp.org/usp-verification-services/usp-verified-dietary-supplements...
...we use frequently in home-cooked diets. The National Institute of Health Office of Dietary Supplements website provides information on various dietary supplements commonly used by people. Although the site does...
In December, a class-action lawsuit was filed in California alleging that several major pet food manufacturers and retailers are engaging in price fixing by limiting specific diets to sales only...
...what questions to ask when you call. For more information on pet food recalls and pet food regulation: https://www.fda.gov/animalveterinary/safetyhealth/recallswithdrawals/ https://www.avma.org/news/issues/recalls-alerts/pages/pet-food-safety-recalls-alerts.aspx https://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/Products/AnimalFoodFeeds/PetFood/default.htm Happy Feeding! Cailin Heinze, VMD, MS, DACVN ...