The Dangers Lurking in Your Halloween Candy
...dog can eat a few of the typical “Fun Size” candy bars that contain milk chocolate along with nuts, nougat, caramel, etc. and may be fine other than some minor...
...dog can eat a few of the typical “Fun Size” candy bars that contain milk chocolate along with nuts, nougat, caramel, etc. and may be fine other than some minor...
...loss and long-term maintenance of healthy weight. Connolly KM, Heinze CR, Freeman LM. Feeding practices of dog breeders in the United States and Canada. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2014;245:669-676.This...
...options, or home-cooked diet recipe modifications after your report is sent may incur additional fees. Some pets will benefit from long-term nutritional management and we can set up a schedule...
...cannot be substantiated, then that’s a red flag that the diet should be avoided. Consumers should look for foods made by reputable companies with long histories of producing quality diets....
...below) if they want to emphasize specific nutrients. One nutrient that is sometimes included in the Guaranteed Analysis is “ash” and this term tends to confuse or concern many pet...
...chews, supplements, etc. can change how the diet works and may not reduce risk of future stones. It’s best to give no treats, but as dietary prevention is life-long, that...
...as arthritis. However, too much or too little of either type of essential fatty acids can have adverse health effects, so it’s not that omega-6s are always bad and omega-3s...
...in terms of calories, not volume, and so the volume of the food rarely comes into consideration during the formulation process unless it seems particularly high. Pet owners, on the...
...terms of amino acid types and amounts. The best quality proteins will have the highest amounts of the essential amino acids (the ones that animals’ bodies cannot make on their...
...has been associated with diabetes, pancreatitis, hyperlipidemia (high fat levels in the blood), joint disease, skin disease and even a shorter lifespan. Individualized weight loss programs with careful monitoring can...