How do I Keep my Pets from Getting Fat over the Holidays?

How do I Keep my Pets from Getting Fat over the Holidays?

How great you are thinking about this early in the season! Regardless of species, it’s very common to gain weight over the winter months. Part of the problem is all the food we eat, or share with our pets, the rest of the problem is, for many of us, it’s...
Just in Time: How Kosh Got His Appetite Back

Just in Time: How Kosh Got His Appetite Back

Kosh is a beautiful, sweet, two-year-old orange tabby. His mom brought him because he had stopped eating over the weekend. Nothing else seemed to be wrong except he wasn’t eating and maybe he wasn’t quite as active as normal. Because cats who don’t...
How Long Should I Feed Puppy Food?

How Long Should I Feed Puppy Food?

The idea with puppy food is that it provides the added nutrition a growing dog needs. Therefore, your puppy should eat puppy food until she is no longer growing, which is going to depend on the breed. Little dogs, like the Maltese, do not grow anywhere near as long as...
Why Does it Seem Like my Whole House is Itchy in August?

Why Does it Seem Like my Whole House is Itchy in August?

Dogs, cats, and even humans can all suffer from hay fever allergies. The end of July and most of the month of August seem to be prime times for this sort of allergy for many, regardless of where you live. If you live in the country, you see all the farmland which is...
AAFCO Day 3, 7/27/14

AAFCO Day 3, 7/27/14

The Pet Food Committee The committee passed a motion to put a limit on how much calcium large breed dogs get, as they grow faster and longer and too much calcium can cause health issues – developmental bone diseases. But, then, the committee passed a motion to...
AAFCO Day 3, 7/27/14

AAFCO, Day 2, 7/26/14

The Ingredients Definition Committee met this evening. Here’s an example of what they discussed: They want to approve a definition for zinc hydroxychloride as a feed additive to provide zinc, a required mineral, to livestock. The definition includes acceptable...

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