...amounts of carbohydrates as diets with grains. The most common animal-sourced ingredients in both grain-free and grain-containing diets were poultry (chicken, turkey, and/or duck), egg, and fish. The most common...
...year. Marketing is a powerful tool for selling pet foods and has initiated and expanded fads, that are unsupported by nutritional science, including grain-free and exotic ingredient diets. All this...
...safety concerns, nearly all home-prepared raw diets and many commercially available raw diets are deficient in essential nutrients. It is also common for commercial raw diets to be very high...
Puppies and kittens have very special nutritional requirements compared to adults, including higher levels of protein and certain vitamins and minerals. Therefore, puppies and kittens require a diet that meets...
...in humans. Type 2 is much more common in people and is associated with obesity (this is also the kind of diabetes that cats usually get) and the body becoming...
...that they produce. Collectively termed the “microbiome”, alterations in this complicated system may play a role in a number of chronic diseases such as allergies, immune-associated diseases, and even psychological...
...indoor cat may need different levels and types of activity than an active puppy! The key to introducing exercise is to take it slow and easy. Avoid turning your pet...
...a significant role in managing the disease, whether as a sole treatment or as an adjunct tool to address changes in your cat’s body related to hyperthyroidism. Blog written...
...ML, Hamper MA, Weeth LP. Current knowledge about the risks and benefits of raw meat based diets. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 2013; 243: 1549-1558. Available at: http://avmajournals.avma.org/doi/abs/10.2460/javma.243.11.1549...
Congenital portosystemic shunts (AKA liver shunts) are relatively common birth defects in pets where the blood vessels in the abdomen develop abnormally and instead of funneling blood from the intestines...