...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/...
...are a variety of medical conditions that benefit from a cat increasing their water intake. Some common examples are kidney disease and bladder stones or crystals. Cats with kidney disease...
...the socket instead of sliding smoothly, resulting in the deterioration and eventual loss of joint function. Dr. Patronagio told Leslie that the best place to explore surgical treatment was the...
...to purchase a good quality commercial diet, especially for a large dog. Many high quality commercial diets for dogs can be purchased for $1.50 a pound or less, whereas there...
...and your pet. Different options can be purchased from your favorite local or online retailers or even made at home! You might find that a combination of these approaches works...
“Allergen-free dog food“ touts one product website, while another company advertises “limited ingredient diets”. And the majority of companies that make grain-free diets suggest that they may be helpful for...
...the chicken by-product meal one company uses may be much better quality than that of the de-boned chicken another company uses). It also doesn’t tell us whether the ingredients are...
...that is truly best for your pet – not just the one with the best marketing! August 2017: This post was updated to reflect recent regulatory changes for pet foods,...
In the past decade, there has been a lot of attention paid to the numbers and types of bacteria that live in our and our pets’ intestines and the compounds...
...Commercial Treats Some companies that make veterinary therapeutic diets also make specially formulated treats that can be given with the diet safely. We recommend asking your veterinarian if this is...