...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...
...far fewer than the more than 100 in human medicine). A Board Certified Veterinary Nutritionist is unique in that we incorporate the medical knowledge from having a veterinary degree with...
...per 100 kcal Diet B: Adult Canned Dog Food 8.0% Protein / 1,198 kcal/kg x 1,000: 6.7 grams of protein per 100 kcal Voila! Now you can compare these...
...steamed 1/3 cup chopped (50 g) 15 Yellow squash, steamed 1/3 cup sliced (60 g) 15 Zucchini, steamed 1/2 medium zucchini (100 g) 15 Green beans, steamed 1/2 cup 1/2...
...content can be obtained from the USDA Food Composition Database (https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/). Treat options should be less than 150 mg phosphorus per 100 kcal and 100 mg sodium per 100 kcal...
“Stop reading your pet food ingredient list!” This was the advice I gave in my June 4, 2018 post: “A broken heart: Risk of heart disease in boutique or grain-free...
...the effects of processing (or not processing) the food need to be considered, and the effects of all the other ingredients in the food need to be addressed, in addition...
...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...
...have 2-3 months of food as a back up (a little more if your pet has very specific nutritional requirements – see below). Don’t hoard. You don’t need to store...
...if this is a badge of honor and many non-veterinary sources suggest that corn isn’t digestible and “goes straight through” a dog or cat or is a “cheap filler”. Let’s...