Failure to Delve Deep Enough
About a month ago, my husband and I decided to go on a search for a cooked food that we felt was high enough quality to feed our dogs. While...
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Flavor Enhancers Convince Your Pets to Eat Things They Normally Would Not TouchFlavor Enhancers Convince Your Pets to Eat Things They Normally Would Not Touch
Palatants are used to enhance the taste and odor of dog and cat foods. Consumers are drawn in by advertising on labels touting "filet-mignon flavored" or "wild-salmon flavor", when...
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Cookies with BenefitsCookies with Benefits
Baking cookies has always been an enjoyable task in our home. During the holidays we gather three generations together and spend an entire day mixing and rolling dough, baking,...
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Conflict of Interest in Pet Food Research?Conflict of Interest in Pet Food Research?
For the past few months we have been reading and hearing reports that dogs are suffering from dilated cardiomyopathy, or DCM, related to being fed grain-free kibble diets. The relationship...
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All Calories Are Not AlikeAll Calories Are Not Alike
The obesity epidemic in pets in America is just that: an epidemic. Over 50% of dogs and cats are considered to be obese. According to veterinarian Dr. Ernie Ward, founder...
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Attention Walmart Shoppers!Attention Walmart Shoppers!
The percentage of pet owners in the United States choosing Walmart as their primary pet product source has grown over the past three years. Walmart, PetSmart, Petco and supermarkets...
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Crystals in the Urine?Crystals in the Urine?
Even though I have many videos and blogs regarding crystals found on urinalysis, I still get questions regarding this problem in my inbox multiple times every week. Obviously, this...
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Doggy DiarrheaDoggy Diarrhea
We've all been there. You wake up at 3 a.m. to the whining dog and perhaps a putrid odor. As you stumble out of bed you plant your bare foot...
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Are All Raw Food Diets Created Equal?Are All Raw Food Diets Created Equal?
One of the the fastest growing aspects of veterinary medicine is holistic medicine, and along with that comes an increasing number of pet owners wishing to feed a more natural...
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Nuts for PetsNuts for Pets
Many websites proclaim the dangers of feeding nuts of any kind to dogs. While some nuts are extremely toxic, others may provide benefits for pet health. Potentially toxic nuts to...
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20 Harmful Ingredients in Pet Food20 Harmful Ingredients in Pet Food
Anyone who follows my social media understands that I am extremely picky about what I will feed my pets. I am very vocal about the atrocities being committed daily by...
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Complete and Balanced, Pure and Wholesome?Complete and Balanced, Pure and Wholesome?
Most veterinarians do not discuss diet with their clients when pets are taken in for their annual examination. When asked, the majority of veterinarians will tell pet owners that most...
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It Always Comes Back to FoodIt Always Comes Back to Food
I've spent the past few days at the American Holistic Veterinary Medicine Association conference, listening to some of the best holistic veterinarians in the world lecture on treating different...
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Don't Be Fooled By MarketingDon't Be Fooled By Marketing
Last year Pedigree (made by Mars) was the number-one-selling dog food, bringing in $1.6 billion, with Blue Buffalo and Purina's Beneful coming in second and third, with combined sales of...
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Rancid Food for Your Pets?Rancid Food for Your Pets?
Many dry kibble pet foods are mixed with "palatants", which are flavor-enhancers added to encourage pets to eat the food. Many times, pet food has been cooked at high...
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Pet Food Companies are Listening?Pet Food Companies are Listening?
Pet food companies are surveying consumers to get a better understanding of their preferences for food for their pets. Diamond Pet foods recently released a survey with the following findings:...
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Would You Feed This Toxic Treat?Would You Feed This Toxic Treat?
Don't fall for the tricks used by the big pet food companies. "Real beef and barley flavor" means this treat contains very little beef or barley. The main ingredients...
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Lawsuit Against Wellness Dog Food, Wellpet LLCLawsuit Against Wellness Dog Food, Wellpet LLC
On July 19, 2017, a class action lawsuit was filed against Wellpet LLC and Berwind Corporation, parent company of Wellpet which makes Wellness dog food. According to the suit, plaintiffs...
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Lawsuit Against Blue BuffaloLawsuit Against Blue Buffalo
On June 26, 2017, a class action lawsuit was file in California against Blue Buffalo Pet Products for Negligent Misrepresentation, violations of the California Consumer Legal Remedies Act, violations of...
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The Nose KnowsThe Nose Knows
Why should you care about the color or texture of your pet's nose? Because it gives you so much information! A dry, cracked nose tells you there is a...
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Pet Food Label ModernizationPet Food Label Modernization
How many times have you looked at the nutrition box on the label of the pet food you purchase? Currently, it lists protein, moisture, fat, and fiber content, as well...
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Why is Pet Food Regulation So Difficult?Why is Pet Food Regulation So Difficult?
I used to wonder about this when I first started attending AAFCO meetings. I still wonder today. Regulation of pet food makes sense; otherwise pet food companies would be free...
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Hemp – Industrial, Not Marijuana!Hemp – Industrial, Not Marijuana!
A heated discussion of hemp products for use in pet food took place at the August AAFCO meeting in Bellevue, Washington. This ended up being one of the most entertaining...
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Disposing of Food Waste Products in Pet and Animal FeedDisposing of Food Waste Products in Pet and Animal Feed
On the first day of the AAFCO meeting we were treated to a presentation from a representative of the fruit and vegetable processing manufacturers. With the advent of processed foods...
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AAFCO AttendeesAAFCO Attendees
The annual meeting of the Association of American Feed Control Officials took place in Bellevue, Washington in mid-August. While the meetings are one of the most boring facets of my...
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