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Do Dogs and Cats Need Carbohydrates in their Diet
It has been well established that dogs and cats need a diet high in protein and with adequate fat. But what about carbohydrates- is this macro-nutrient essential to a pet’s diet? To answer this question, let’s first...
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Common Fat Sources in Pet Food
Fat, just like protein, is a crucial component to a pet’s diet and provides many health benefits to our pets. However, in addition to the amount of fat in a pet food, the source of fat is just as important. Above and ...
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Why Fats are Important for your Pet
As discussed in our posts on protein, both dogs and cats require diets that are high in animal proteins. Many pet owners don’t realize that their pets are also well suited to diets that are moderately high in fat as ...
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Common Sources of Protein in Pet Food
In our post Dog and Cat Food Macronutrients: Protein Part 1, we started our discussion of Protein, the foundation for a quality pet food. Today we will examine the common pet food proteins – real meat, meal, and by ...
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Dog and Cat Food Macronutrients: Protein Part 1
Both dogs and cats were meant to eat diets high in animal proteins (and fat). This is because they are both carnivorous and their bodies require nutrition from animal flesh. Dogs, generally classified as either omniv...
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Common Pet Food Allergies: How a Rotational Diet Can Help
Food allergies are a common pet ailment that can lead to a whole list of symptoms that will bother your pet. According to peteducation.com, food allergies account for about 10% of all allergies in dogs and cats and a...
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Nutrients vs. Ingredients: What Makes Pet Food Healthy
By the time you read this article, I bet the pet food industry has already trained you to think that ingredients are the most important thing to consider when choosing a new pet food. Right? Pet store salespeople, pe...
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10 Ways to Praise Our Dogs Without Food
We don’t always think about how, when, or why we praise our dogs. While giving our dogs praise can be a fun way to connect, it often serves us more than it serves them. It has become increasingly common to praise our ...
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Rotational Diet to Reduce Allergy Risk and Improve Health
Growing up, our family always had at least one dog in the house. Back then, we didn’t pay much attention to food labels, assuming that if it was being sold then it was OK. We were also under the impression that once ...
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For Cats, More Small Meals Means More Exercise
A new study from the University of Illinois suggests that keeping your kitty trim may be as easy as feeding them four square meals a day. Results of the study published in the Journal of Animal Science suggest that sp...
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Apple Cider Vinegar: Holistic Healing for Cats
In researching holistic care for cats, there are a few remedies that come up over and over again. One of these is apple cider vinegar – something I use to treat bladder infection in my own body. From what I’ve seen, a...
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Turmeric Recipes for your Dog
My dog, Scooter, is a Turmeric Dog - that is, I use turmeric every day in his diet to minimize his skin complaints. Since becoming a convert to using turmeric in my dog’s diet I have learned that my dog benefits in ma...