My pet has kidney disease – what kind of diet should I feed?
...most drugs used to treat pets with kidney disease are only meant to reduce symptoms, feeding the right diet can have dramatic effects on survival – studies have shown that...
...most drugs used to treat pets with kidney disease are only meant to reduce symptoms, feeding the right diet can have dramatic effects on survival – studies have shown that...
...(starvation) can have detrimental effects on many organ systems and increases complications and mortality. Feeding tubes can be a great safety net to have in place if needed. The two...
...shown that almost all online home-cooked diet recipes not from Board Certified Veterinary Nutritionists® are unbalanced or deficient in nutrients. Written in conjunction with Tufts University student, Eli Halbreich....
...few weeks’ extra supply in advance in case your provider closes. Q: I can’t exercise my pet like I used to. Does that mean I need to make changes to...
...cause vomiting or diarrhea in others. Some unlucky pets will have both skin and gastrointestinal symptoms. However, food allergies have to be distinguished from numerous other more common causes of...
It’s that time again when we all make goals for the new year. Sometimes our resolutions are fun, others are focused on our health or on our career. While our...
...L, Heinze CR. Nutrition support in exotic pet species. In: Chan DL (ed). Nutritional management of hospitalized small animals, Wiley Blackwell, 2015:234-246. Nutritional management of hospitalized small animals is a...
...pet foods. This term can be a bit misleading – it is not always used appropriately and doesn’t mean that a specific food is necessarily any safer or healthier for...
...H. Martin (2011). “Assessment of commercial probiotic bacterial contents and label accuracy.” Canadian Veterinary Journal 52(1): 43-46. Weese, J. S. and L. Arroyo (2003). “Bacteriological evaluation of dog and cat...
Bladder stones (uroliths) are common problems in both dogs and cats. The most common types of stones are struvite, calcium oxalate, and urate stones. While struvite stones are usually caused...