Food That Kills: Taurine and Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Grain-Free & BEG Diets Causing Taurine Related Dilated CardiomyopathyGlobally, dogs are dying or becoming very ill from a canine heart disease that is known as taurine-deficient dilated cardiomyopathy. Whilst the exact mechanism is still unknown, current research suggests that it isn't just a taurine deficiency that is at play in these commercial diets from boutique companies [...]

Simple Tips For How Much To Feed Your Dog Or Cat

Simple Tips For How Much To Feed Your Dog Or Cat Half the battle of keeping our pet's weight under control is knowing how much to feed them. It is so easy for us to overfeed our pets regardless of the type of diet we are providing them. Whether we are feeding a home-cooked diet, [...]

How To Tell If Your Dog Or Cat Is Overweight

How To Tell If Your Dog Or Cat Is Overweight Is your dog or cat overweight? There is a lot of conjecture about what an overweight dog or cat looks like, with many people having rather heated discussions on this topic. Some studies suggest that as many as 59% of dogs and 52% of cats [...]

What To Do For Rat Bait Poisoning In Dogs

What To Do If A Dog Eats Rat Bait Poison Whether you witnessed your dog eat rat bait, or you are highly suspicious that your dog may have some, it is extremely important that you seek veterinary advice or your pet's life will be at risk. Rat bait can kill any animal. These [...]

Is Grain-Free Pet Food Harming Your Dog Or Cat?

Is Grain-Free Pet Food Harming Your Dog Or Cat? Grain-free pet food seems to be the new buzz for dog diets at the moment. Forget “raw food” and “kibble”. It’s all about the grain-free. However, grain-free has a dark and dirty secret. It isn't quite the pet food that you thought it was [...]

Why Pet Obesity Is A Problem For Your Dog & Cat

Why Pet Obesity Is A Problem For Your Dog & Cat Our world is in the midst of a pet obesity crisis and we are to blame. According to the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention (APOP), nearly 59 percent of cats and 54 percent of dogs suffer from obesity.The sad thing about this is that [...]

Top Tips To Help Your Pet Lose Weight

Top Tips To Help Your Pet Lose Weight Have you been told that your cat or dog is overweight? Perhaps your vet has given you the hard work - they must lose weight. Or maybe, you just need some reassurance that you are being the best pet parent that you can be? Then [...]

Signs Of Dementia In Pets

Signs Of Dementia In Dogs & Cats -  How To Slow Progression Our pets are living longer than ever before due to advances in veterinary medicine, sadly this means we often see more signs of dementia. However, it's not just old dogs and old cats that might show signs of a cognitive disorder. [...]

How To Choose The Best Dog Food

How To Choose The Best Dog Food Determining the best dog food to feed your beloved dog is a challenge for many of us. While our focus is on the health of man's best friend, in many situations we are being fooled by the marketing genius of expert advertising and public relations. Choosing [...]

Feeding Raw Chicken Is Linked To Paralysis In Dogs

Feeding Raw Chicken Is Linked To Paralysis In Dogs Feeding raw meat to our pets always carries a risk to their health due to the potential of a high volume of bacteria being consumed. We need to be very careful with food hygiene for not only our dogs but also ourselves and those [...]

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