Does an Apple a Day Keep the Vet Away? Harmful vs Healthy Foods for Pets
Some foods that are safe for people are not safe for pets. While some food items can be given in moderation as a healthy, low calorie snack, others can be...
Some foods that are safe for people are not safe for pets. While some food items can be given in moderation as a healthy, low calorie snack, others can be...
...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...
...“crude” fiber measured for most diets. While total dietary fiber is typically available for therapeutic gastrointestinal foods, it is rarely, if ever, available in non-therapeutic foods due to the expense...
...was not available for cat foods). It’s unclear why these 28 canned foods were designated as being “preservative-free” since canned food does not require a preservative so there wasn’t anything...
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...weakly, which can result in coughing, difficulty breathing, collapse, or even sudden death. It is a disease that, even with medications, does not usually improve and continues to progress. In...
...in dogs but, until recently, when veterinarians referred to DCM, they were usually talking about primary (hereditary) DCM, which is common in certain large- and giant-breed dogs, such as Doberman...
...even more different for canned foods – a diet that says 9% fat on the label may actually contain over 60% of calories from fat! Does the amount of fat...
...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...
...to a Board Certified Veterinary Nutritionist® can help to individualize a nutritional plan for your pet (www.acvn.org). In the uncommon situation when a commercial diet that addresses all the goals...