Pet Food Decisions: How Do You Pick Your Pet’s Food?
...study was that many – more than 40% – of the people we surveyed indicated that buying healthy food for their pets was even more important than buying healthy food...
...study was that many – more than 40% – of the people we surveyed indicated that buying healthy food for their pets was even more important than buying healthy food...
...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...
Filtering out preservatives When shopping in online retailers, there are often a variety of terms that can be used as filters to help consumers select pet food. These include a...
...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....
...can purchase it online on the Balance IT website. Human supplements used in home-cooked diet recipes can be purchased from mass market, grocery, or drug stores or online at retailers...