When Should I Switch My Pet To A Senior Diet?

...prevent weight gain (or to lose weight, if they’re already overweight). Those extra pounds around the middle can cause or worsen other diseases, such as diabetes or arthritis. On the...

Growth Guide: Keeping your Puppy on the Right Track

...weight (if known), from breed standards, using the puppies’ current weight and age, or talking to your veterinarian (some DNA tests will also give you estimated adult size). You then...

Raw diets: Pet owners frequently underestimate human health risks

...from raw pet foods, including common treats such as pig ears, bully sticks, and most freeze-dried meat treats (like freeze-dried liver treats). There have been numerous incidents that have proven...

To Chelate or Not to Chelate [Minerals]?

...minerals that come into the diet from the main ingredients like meats are often called “organic” or chelated minerals. This has nothing to do with the definition of organic we...

Best Food for Your Pet

Too hot? Too cold? Keeping your pet’s food temperature just right

...of food coming out of the refrigerator), 70°F (room temperature), and 99°F (warmed). Cats were tested in a two-bowl test where they could select the food they preferred in two...

Diet-Associated Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM): Update, July 2019

...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/...

Five Ways Being Overweight Can Harm Your Cat’s Health

...Urinary Disease Obesity can also be a risk factor for feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD), and just like diabetes, getting that extra weight off is a mainstay of treatment,...

Services

...nutritionists who offer remote consultations with pet owners. Visit our resources on Petfoodology.org where we have covered many pet nutrition topics ranging from how to select the best food for...

Online Tools & Resources

...Safety Alerts site contains up-to-date information on safety recalls of all human foods, pet foods and medical devices. The National Research Council, the scientific organization that is responsible for determining...