“Preservative-Free” Pet Food?
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...
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...
...an article for Health.com on pet food terminology. Dr. Heinze has also been quoted in a number of recent articles on vegan and vegetarian dogs for pets, including one for...
...if you are considering a new supplement, look for evidence that the supplement meets its label claim and is safe. Compare the nutrients between the products you are using and...
...coming from treats, which are not intended to be nutritionally balanced. Check the label of your commercial treat for kcal amounts, but if it doesn’t have kcal on the label,...
...at risk for these common problems… Diabetes Obesity is not only a risk factor for diabetes, but can make the diabetes more difficult to control. So, getting that extra weight...
...above or the issue of calories (see #4). The best way to compare nutrients between pet foods is to compare them on a calorie basis. Instead of messing around with...
...cats have more than one health condition that may benefit from nutritional changes and this makes selection of an optimal diet even more complicated. A common example is cats with...
...do not allow cats to go longer than 24 hours without consuming any meals. Strategies modified from the 2014 AAHA Weight Management Guidelines, which can be found at: https://www.aaha.org/public_documents/professional/guidelines/weight_management_guidelines.pdf....
...but also many other areas including activity, curiosity, attitude, and communication (Link to full article including the survey: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29153104). If you are worried about your cat’s changing behavior, these questions...
...cooking for their human family. Whereas all commercial pet foods must legally meet or exceed certain amounts of nutrients to be marketed as “complete and balanced foods”, studies have shown...