...to find it because it provides some of the most important and objective information on the label. Compare costs: The cost of feeding a particular diet isn’t just related to...
...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...
...“limited ingredient” diets and many over-the-counter “limited ingredient” diets contain more ingredients than their name implies. If your pet’s diet history is incomplete (for example, if you adopted your dog...
...actually is. Each trainer, veterinarian, or nutritionist might have different ranges for what they consider in each category. In research or in recommendations, it’s important to clarify the actual amount...
...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/...
...ingredients. Digestible carbohydrates are separate from fiber, which while biochemically is considered a carbohydrate, cannot be digested by the digestive enzymes in pets’ guts, and is instead utilized to varying...
...an animal can store if it is fed too many calories. In addition to making the diet higher in calories, too much fat can upset some pet’s gastrointestinal systems. Carbohydrates...
...score is going to be a better indicator of what your pet actually needs! Don’t worry if you find your pet needs more or less than the recommended amount to...
...been associated with increased inflammation (although the clinical importance of this in pets still is unclear). The reason for a link between fatty acids and inflammation is that our bodies...
...I’ve found more variation in pet food labels’ feeding directions than there used to be. In fact, in writing this post, I randomly selected 8 dry adult dog foods from...