Dr. Cailin Heinze is a board-certified veterinary nutritionist at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine where she teaches biochemistry and clinical nutrition. She is an expert in home-cooked diet formulation and general pet nutrition and has a special interest in feeding pets with kidney disease and cancer. Dr Heinze has been featured in Eating Well, WebMD, Prevention magazine, and Dog Fancy and she regularly speaks at national and international veterinary conferences.
Price per can or pound of dry food is not the most accurate way to compare pet food prices. We help you figure out how much your pet food is really costing
A new study confirms results from a previous study that keeping dogs lean for life increases lifespan
Should your pet be eating "human grade" food? We discuss what the term human grade means as applied to pet food
Your dog and cat may not be able to make their own resolutions, but you can include them in yours this year!
Even if the dietary supplements you are giving your pet are high quality and safe, using multiple products increases the risk to your pet
Did you know that some of your favorite Halloween treats could be dangerous or even deadly to your dog?
Are organic pet foods healthier? We review the evidence
We discuss the differences and similarities between breed-specific diets and all breed diets
In the second part of a 2-part series on fat, we discuss the different types of fat and how they affect inflammation and health
There is a lot of confusion regarding fat in pet foods. In this two-part series, we will explain what types of fat your pet needs and what health conditions may benefit from more or less...