Premium pet foods – are they worth the premium price?
...realistically afford to pay for your pet food. Once you know your budget, you should look for the best food available within that budget, regardless of how it is marketed....
...realistically afford to pay for your pet food. Once you know your budget, you should look for the best food available within that budget, regardless of how it is marketed....
...diets. Diet decisions should be based on the individual pet’s health concerns and other needs, regardless of breed. While there are breed-specific diets available, they may not necessarily be designed...
...omega-3 fatty acids using fish oil. Fish oil is readily available for purchase in the form of capsules or a liquid that can be added to food at mealtimes. There...
...providing a consistent amount of all essential nutrients in a recipe that is not time- and cost-prohibitive to make requires the use of concentrated supplements to fill in the gaps...
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...
...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...
...your pet. Contact the manufacturer with questions and to find out the answers to the criteria listed below. Recommendations for selecting a commercially available pet food [Adapted from Freeman et...
...meats may be more variable with less available information than what is typically found in commodity meats such as chicken, turkey, beef, or pork. This means that pet food companies...
...is carrying over into companion animals so I hope that drugs will also be available for pets with muscle loss in the near future. However, treatment for cachexia and sarcopenia...
...measured directly. Otherwise, ash isn’t valuable to know unless the actual amounts of individual minerals are not available, either because the manufacturer hasn’t measured them or won’t provide this information...