...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/...
...personal or commercial endorsement is permitted on a pet food or specialty pet food label provided the endorsement is not false or misleading.” (https://www.aafco.org/resources/startups/labeling-labeling-requirements/). So, while this does allow a...
...adults (read more on how you can tell the difference). This meant that I now had more than 60 diets to choose from! Step 3: Double check that the food...
...would be helpful to provide some additional details on preservatives so owners can make more objective decisions about your pet’s food. What are preservatives? Preservatives are ingredients added to help...
...but online misleading or biased information is often presented as fact. The media and the Internet are full of advice on what diets should be fed for both pets and...
...nutritional adequacy like most commercial diets, even healthy pets eating home-cooked diets should have more frequent veterinary visits and laboratory tests (blood work, urine testing) than similar pets eating commercial...
...out the online form, you may download and submit the Diet History Form as a Word Document Veterinarians (or employees of their practices) should fill out the Consultation Request Form....
...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...
...of the products. Her dog had persistently increased liver enzymes after adding on the additional supplements. I was worried that supplements and all their unknown and often overlapping ingredients could...
Pancreatitis, or inflammation of the pancreas, is a common health issue in both dogs and cats. It occurs when digestive enzymes that are stored in the pancreas get activated prematurely...