Resources for Pet Heath
Appropriate nutrition is important for any pet with cancer. Every effort should be made to encourage pets to eat on their own. This often involves hand feeding of highly palatable food frequently with small portions. Often times, pets with cancer will not eat … [Read more...]
Raw food diets are suggested by some individuals as a preferred diet in dogs and cats for many health benefit reasons. These diets are sometimes referred to by the acronym “BARF” diet, which stands for “bones and raw food” diet or “biologically appropriate raw … [Read more...]
Pet Food Nutrition and Your Pet’s Well-Being Is your pet unusually sluggish and seemingly in a bad mood? Why not look into the hill of pet food it is wolfing down? Pet nutrition plays a vital role in keeping your furry family member in good shape. … [Read more...]
A number of various nutrients have been recommended as supplements in pet nutrition of the cancer patient. The most commonly recommended nutrients include glutamine, arginine, omega-3 fatty acids, and antioxidants. However, there are few if any controlled studies showing … [Read more...]
Pet nutrition in an animal with cancer should have the goal of maintaining, if not improving, the body condition of the animal. The diet needs to taste good, be highly digestible, and preferably energy dense. Pet nutrition products or diets relatively high in fat content … [Read more...]
Diet recommendations for cats with liver disease vary depending on the underlying liver disease. Similar to dogs, cats can develop inflammation, infection, and cancer in their liver. Diets that are specially formulated for liver disease in cats often have high quality … [Read more...]
In pets whose caloric intake is marginal to poor, consideration should be given to place a feeding tube to maintain pet nutritional support. This method of feeding is termed enteral nutrition. Feeding tubes are an effective and inexpensive means of providing … [Read more...]
The Partnership for Food Protection and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the launch of the Pet Event Tracking Network (PETNet) on August 1, 2011. The Partnership for Food Protection (PFP) was established by the FDA in 2008 in an attempt to bring federal, … [Read more...]
Dogs with liver disease have different dietary needs then a healthy dog. Depending on the severity of liver disease in dogs, the percentage of protein that they need and can tolerate is variable. The liver makes different proteins, such as clotting factors and albumin, … [Read more...]
Veterinary therapeutic and wellness pet nutrition products are designed to meet specific nutritional needs of pets with specific types of disease conditions. They are designed to be used under the direction and supervision of a veterinarian. These products often contain … [Read more...]
