Heart to Heart: Optimal Nutrition for Animals with Heart Disease
Nutrition is an important part of the treatment for dogs and cats with heart disease. In the past, when few cardiac medications were available, restriction of salt in the diet...
Nutrition is an important part of the treatment for dogs and cats with heart disease. In the past, when few cardiac medications were available, restriction of salt in the diet...
...back of the store, you think. But is this assumption true? To address that question, we need to know what makes a pet food “premium” (or “super premium” for that...
...or cat. Know Thy Manufacturer All pet food labels must include an address to contact the manufacturer or distributor. A telephone number, email address or website address are not required....
...have a perfectly normal body condition score (BCS; an assessment of fat stores). Instead, what the owners are noticing is that the pet has lost muscle. This loss of muscle...
...not a specific addition to a pet food. The % ash isn’t meant to provide consumers with any particularly useful information. If your veterinarian has advised you that your pet...
...foods available now in stew forms, pate, loaf, shredded, chunks, and in various shapes like doughnuts, stars, pyramids, etc. Try different types of foods based on flavors and textures and...
...therapy. However, many cats require lifelong insulin treatment. In addition to insulin, nutrition plays a key role in the treatment of cats with diabetes. Nutritional Considerations for Cats with Diabetes...
...than most other animals and adult cats need 2-3 times more protein than dogs or herbivores like cows or horses. Arginine: Arginine, an amino acid (which is a building block...