You Are What You Eat – Providing a Good Diet History
...on the back or side in very tiny font) “for intermittent or supplement use.” Unless this is a veterinary therapeutic (“prescription”) diet, this phrase means the diet is not nutritionally...
...on the back or side in very tiny font) “for intermittent or supplement use.” Unless this is a veterinary therapeutic (“prescription”) diet, this phrase means the diet is not nutritionally...
...most drugs used to treat pets with kidney disease are only meant to reduce symptoms, feeding the right diet can have dramatic effects on survival – studies have shown that...
...World Small Animal Veterinary Association have been compiled in a tool from the Pet Nutrition Alliance (updated annually). Be a skeptic about nutrition on the internet. The internet can be...
...for your Pet” and “The Savvy Dog Owner’s Guide to Nutrition on the Internet”: https://www.wsava.org/Guidelines/Global-Nutrition-Guidelines You may find Cummings School’s HeartSmart website helpful. This site was developed for owners of...
...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...
...referring veterinarian or employed by a veterinary practice. If you have difficulty filling out the online form, you may download and submit the Consult Request Form as a Word Document...
...fact, lower protein diets for older dogs and cats may have negative effects by contributing to muscle loss. Therefore, dogs and cats should not be fed a reduced protein diet...
...ingredients or adding supplements on top of a standard diet will not necessarily produce the desired effects. It is best to stick with products that have been evaluated in controlled...
...resistant to the effects of insulin. Dogs are more commonly diagnosed with something similar to ‘Type 1’ Diabetes, or what we might call ‘insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus’ (IDDM). Animals with Type...
...– can have dramatic effects on the cost of feeding. We compare the costs of feeding some popular diets of each type for a day and a year for a...