Think You Have a Fat Cat? The Ten Things You Need to Know
1. What should a cat weigh? Though most cats should be about 7-12 lbs, the ideal weight for an individual cat depends on the size of the cat’s frame, so...
1. What should a cat weigh? Though most cats should be about 7-12 lbs, the ideal weight for an individual cat depends on the size of the cat’s frame, so...
...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...
...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...
...in dogs and cats are currently lacking. In most cases, we recommend seeing a Board Certified Veterinary Dermatologist if your pet has chronic skin itching or infections (https://www.acvd.org/tools/locator/locator.asp?ids=16_Find_Dermatologist) for chronic...
...calories! If your dog requires 500 calories per day to stay at her optimal weight, she’d need to eat 2 cups of Diet A per day or 1 cup of...
...1/2 cup 1/2 cup 1/3 cup 1/4 cup 1/4 cup 1/6 cup 1/8 cup – New Diet — 1/8 cup 1/6 cup 1/3 cup 1/3 cup 1/3 cup 1/2 cup...
...foods that are toxic for them (chocolate, for example!). Whenever I’m asked if a food item is safe for a pet, there are a few things that I consider: 1)...
...al, Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Vol 243, No. 11, December 1, 2013 and based on the nutritional assessment guidelines published by the American Animal Hospital Association and...
...on the tests was not different between healthy and food allergic dogs. Only 1 of the positive blood tests corresponded to a known allergy in one of the allergic dogs....
...week. So, for example, if you have a 100 lb Labrador Retriever, he can safely lose 1 to 2 lbs per week. If you have a 20 lb cat, she...