Dramatic changes to pet food labels proposed by AAFCO
...comparing the amounts of nutrients between 1 cup of two different dry foods, or between 1 cup of dry food and a can of wet food will be useless if...
...comparing the amounts of nutrients between 1 cup of two different dry foods, or between 1 cup of dry food and a can of wet food will be useless if...
...care veterinarian about whether a consultation with a Board Certified Veterinary Nutritionist would help your pet to have the best possible outcome. You can learn more on the Vetspecialists.com website....
...sustainability). Much more important information on your pet’s food label can help you select what is truly the best food for your pet. Believe it or not, I do read...
...average dry food is about 10% water and canned foods are approximately 75% water. Therefore, the percentages on the canned food will always look much lower compared to dry foods....
...minerals used in pet foods. Commercially-made chelated minerals are a newer ingredient in the human and pet food chain. An example of a chelated mineral ingredient in a pet food...
...protein, and the current trend is to feed our pets high-meat diets. Typical dog foods contain 20 to 40 percent protein, while cat foods range from 30 to 60 percent,...
...leaves the human food chain and the pet food is made in a human food plant. More importantly, ingredients sourced from the human food chain are not necessarily any more...
...food. These products can be used to feed whole meals, although some may not hold enough food for a full meal without refilling. Here’s my dog using a puzzle toy:...
...cat already likes and is eating wet food, you are in luck! Wet food is a great source of water for cats. If your cat is already on wet food,...
...vegan diet (based on the article above) and do some fact-checking: The pancreas’ job, among other things, is to produce the digestive enzymes that dogs need to digest their food....