Heart to Heart: Optimal Nutrition for Animals with Heart Disease
Nutrition is an important part of the treatment for dogs and cats with heart disease. In the past, when few cardiac medications were available, restriction of salt in the diet...
Nutrition is an important part of the treatment for dogs and cats with heart disease. In the past, when few cardiac medications were available, restriction of salt in the diet...
...normal! Heart disease is common in our companion animals, affecting 10-15% of all dogs and cats, with even higher rates in Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, Doberman Pinschers, and Boxer dogs....
...and, most importantly, to make you feel good about buying it for your pet. In many cases, the companies’ profits are higher, but your pet’s health is no different. Therefore,...
...dog and cat and to manage any diseases that might arise as they age. There are many good quality commercial diets available today, and their variable nutrient content provides many...
...diets, there really hasn’t been any good information available on even the basics such as how do the nutrient levels and ingredients (other than grains) compare to more traditional grain-containing...
...that requires medication and a therapeutic diet to help manage the disease. But the therapeutic diets available did not meet all of his nutritional requirements during this sensitive period of...
...to consider for diabetic dogs include water, calories, carbohydrates, and fiber. Many dogs with diabetes have increased thirst and increased urination, so fresh, clean water should be available at all...
...was not available for cat foods). It’s unclear why these 28 canned foods were designated as being “preservative-free” since canned food does not require a preservative so there wasn’t anything...
...has muscle loss? You should learn to assess both BCS and muscle condition score (MCS). This is something that every pet owner can do with some training (see links for...
...Med. June 2016 (Available free online at: Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine Early View) This study reviewed medical records of dogs seen for diagnosis and treatment of two different types...