Fiber Frustrations
...diet, it’s best to use one from your veterinarian – therapeutic high fiber diets will have more accurate measurement of the types and amount of fiber than over-the-counter diets, making...
...diet, it’s best to use one from your veterinarian – therapeutic high fiber diets will have more accurate measurement of the types and amount of fiber than over-the-counter diets, making...
...fiber), various over-the-counter human fiber supplements, such as inulin (for soluble fiber), or supplements that contain a mixture of both (such as psyllium). Again, it’s important to work with your...
...and you can still have some creativity/flexibility through treats. Therapeutic diets that are designed for kidney disease have lower amounts of certain nutrients than over-the-counter diets. The most important...
...use these values to make the best diet possible for stone prevention. Over-the-counter urinary diets do not undergo similar testing Diets at grocery or pet stores marketed for urinary tract...
...includes diets designed to help diagnose food allergies or intolerance as well as diets with high digestibility and diets that are very low in fat (lower than is available over-the-counter)....
...problems, overweight pets have more risks if they need anesthesia and higher medical costs. Additionally, studies have shown that being overweight increases inflammation throughout the body and we are just...
...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...
...with a Board Certified Veterinary Nutritionist® (www.acvn.org). *Markovich JE, Freeman LM, Heinze CR. Analysis of thiamine concentrations in commercial canned foods formulated for cats. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2014;244:175-179....
...to a Board Certified Veterinary Nutritionist® can help to individualize a nutritional plan for your pet (www.acvn.org). In the uncommon situation when a commercial diet that addresses all the goals...
...do not allow cats to go longer than 24 hours without consuming any meals. Strategies modified from the 2014 AAHA Weight Management Guidelines, which can be found at: https://www.aaha.org/public_documents/professional/guidelines/weight_management_guidelines.pdf....