Alligator, wild boar, ostrich – oh my!
...can be hard for companies to find, which can affect the quality and availability of the diet as well as the overall diet cost. As these animals are not raised...
...can be hard for companies to find, which can affect the quality and availability of the diet as well as the overall diet cost. As these animals are not raised...
...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...
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...
...This is more common in female dogs and you may notice more frequent trips to the bathroom or a change in color and smell in your dog’s urine. UTIs can...
...(meat) in their diets. That does not mean that they can safely eat only meat – cats can digest and utilize nutrients from plants and a very high or all...
...in the investigation: https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/report-problem/how-report-pet-food-complaint. Additional Resources Previous Petfoodology posts on diet-associated DCM A broken heart: Risk of heart disease in boutique or grain-free diets and exotic ingredients (6/4/2018): https://vetnutrition.tufts.edu/2018/06/a-broken-heart-risk-of-heart-disease-in-boutique-or-grain-free-diets-and-exotic-ingredients/...
...pet food or ingredients, but the phrase has no legal meaning and does not necessarily connote anything about quality or nutritional value. To be sold as food for humans, a...
...just grain-free. This does not appear to be just an issue with grain-free diets. I am calling the suspected diets, “BEG” diets – boutique companies, exotic ingredients, or grain-free diets....
...Why does it matter if my cat is overweight? Feline obesity has been associated with many diseases including diabetes, skin disease, and arthritis/joint pain. While you might not see any...
While we want pets to have a nice, shiny coat, having a shiny coat does not always mean the diet is best for your pet, since high fat diets, even...