Does My Pet Need a ‘Bland Diet’?
...short-term use, these ingredients alone are not a complete and balanced diet. A day or two of this unbalanced recipe will not cause deficiencies, but if fed long-term (weeks to...
...short-term use, these ingredients alone are not a complete and balanced diet. A day or two of this unbalanced recipe will not cause deficiencies, but if fed long-term (weeks to...
...cannot be digested by the enzymes that mammals make and use in our gastrointestinal tract. Fiber is associated with health benefits in both people and pets. For healthy pets, fiber...
...consult with a Board-Certified Veterinary Nutritionist® (acvn.org). However, because home-cooked diets are not tested for safety and nutritional adequacy like good quality commercial diets, deficiencies could still develop. Current thoughts...
...(including this one just published) have shown that these kinds of tests are not very helpful in diagnosing food allergies, despite their widespread use for this purpose. Research results presented...
...heart disease. To make sure pet owners have the most accurate and up-to-date information, I thought this would be a good opportunity to write an update on diet-associated DCM since...
...this can be particularly useful for otherwise lazy cats. Here’s my dog demonstrating one of her favorite tricks: Try out these different options and see what works best for you...
...been done in different animal species have clearly shown that results are often very strain-specific. This means that unless you use the *exact product* used in the study at the...
...you to make an informed choice can be a bit of a mystery. In this post, we’ll cover what the regulations are for products bearing the “veterinarian recommended” claim. Who...
COVID-19 has caused turmoil in people’s lives this past year, but it has also had an impact on our pets’ lives, most recently because of some popular pet foods being...
...can help you decide on the best hydrolyzed diet option for your pet’s diet trial. Elemental diets are another option for the elimination diet trial because they’re made from amino...