Pet Food Decisions: How Do You Pick Your Pet’s Food?
When talking to pet owners, I’ve been struck by how passionate they are about their dog or cat’s diet and the choices they’ve made – whether it’s a homecooked or...
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Dr. Freeman featured in NBC News story on DCM
Dr. Freeman was recently interviewed for an NBC News story that was later released by other sources as well. The story discusses canine dilated cardiomyopathy and its suspected link to...
Diet-Associated Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM): Update, July 2019
Latest FDA Update On June 27, 2019, the FDA posted an update on their investigation into diet-associated dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Since then, there have been many news reports, company responses,...
What’s the Best Diet for My Dog with Diabetes?
There is no ‘one-diet-fits-all’ approach to diabetes: body condition, pet preferences, and other diseases or medical conditions will guide the best diet for a dog with diabetes. Though there are...
Double Trouble: What’s The Best Diet When Your Pet Has More Than One Disease?
We’re written before on the benefits of therapeutic diets for pets with medical conditions, such as heart disease, kidney disease, bladder stones, or obesity. For many diseases affecting dogs and...
Research Update: Testing for Food Allergies
While food allergies (also called adverse food reaction or ‘AFR’) are uncommon in pets, diagnosing them or ruling them out completely remains a frustrating endeavor for veterinarians and pet owners...
COVID-19 and Your Pet’s Nutritional Health
The COVID-19 outbreak has understandably thrown ours and our pets’ lives into flux. We of the Clinical Nutrition team are here to help provide some answers to help keep you...
Your Kitten’s Diet is Linked to her Health as an Adult
What our pets eat has an important impact on their overall health, but it’s not just what they’re eating now. What our pets ate as puppies and kittens – and...
Helping an old dog or cat maintain his tricks: Nutritional management of Cognitive Dysfunction
As our pets live longer lives, we face new medical challenges in maintaining them with a high quality of life. One condition that can have an adverse effect on senior...
Tips for Training with Food Rewards
Positive reinforcement training is widely accepted as an ideal way to train our pets. However, for many pets, the easiest reward tends to be food, which can cause issues. Many...