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...Right Questions to Make Informed Decisions about Pet Foods We’re big fans of the WSAVA guidelines for selecting pet foods and there is a new online tool from the Pet...
...Right Questions to Make Informed Decisions about Pet Foods We’re big fans of the WSAVA guidelines for selecting pet foods and there is a new online tool from the Pet...
...Products Association. Pet industry market size and ownership statistics. Available at: https://www.americanpetproducts.org/press_industrytrends.asp. Accessed December 16, 2019. 2PetFood News. Dog owners have difficulty choosing pet food (October 8, 2015). Available at:...
...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/...
...information specific to your area, consider reaching out to the regulatory authorities in your region (https://www.aafco.org/consumers/understanding-pet-food/). What Does AAFCO Require for a ‘Veterinarian Recommended’ Claim? AAFCO Guidelines state that “A...
...but online misleading or biased information is often presented as fact. The media and the Internet are full of advice on what diets should be fed for both pets and...
...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...
...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....
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...
...annual conference of the Australian Veterinary Association in Adelaide, South Australia, May 20-25th 2016. She spoke to Australian veterinarians about how they can best communicate helpful information to pet owners...
...overall health. One recent study supplemented healthy dogs with either plant- or animal-sourced digestive enzyme supplements and measured the effect of the supplements on the digestibility of their food.(1) The...