...difficulty choosing pet food (October 8, 2015). Available at: http://www.petfoodindustry.com/articles/5407-survey-dog-owners-have-difficulty-choosing-pet-food. Accessed December 16, 2019. 3Schleicher M, Cash SB, Freeman LM. Determinants of pet food purchasing decisions. Canadian Veterinary Journal 2019;60:644-650....
...or store is closed? A: Many companies are still offering online ordering options. If your pet is on a therapeutic diet that requires veterinary approval, make sure to buy a...
...to www.acvn.org) or the European College of Veterinary Comparative Nutrition (ECVCN link to http://www.esvcn.eu/college). These are veterinarians who have undergone several years of rigorous post-graduate nutrition training in approved residency...
...cats, a veterinary therapeutic diet low in iodine may be all that’s required to control symptoms. How does a low-iodine diet work? In order to produce thyroid hormone (thyroxine),...
...in the investigation: https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/report-problem/how-report-pet-food-complaint. Additional Resources Previous Petfoodology posts on diet-associated DCM A broken heart: Risk of heart disease in boutique or grain-free diets and exotic ingredients (6/4/2018): https://vetnutrition.tufts.edu/2018/06/a-broken-heart-risk-of-heart-disease-in-boutique-or-grain-free-diets-and-exotic-ingredients/...
...the quality of pet foods, this approach has many pitfalls and is very subjective to intentional manipulation by the food manufacturers. Ingredients are listed on labels in order of weight,...
...stages, it should be ok for kittens and most small- and medium-sized puppies. But feeding trials are not usually conducted in large-breed dogs, so if your puppy is expected to...
...diets, which also add to the expense. Home-cooked diet recipes found on most websites and in books (even those written by veterinarians) are notorious vague, often out-of-date, and rarely provide...
...out the online form, you may download and submit the Diet History Form as a Word Document Veterinarians (or employees of their practices) should fill out the Consultation Request Form....
...is 10 calories per gram!). The type of omega-3s likely also matters – common plant-based sources of omega-3s (e.g. alpha-linolenic acid from flax or walnuts) do not have the same...