Nutrition

A British-developed acronym you can use to educate your equine clients on signs of colic in a horse. Education like this could lead a better-informed, faster-responding and quicker-calling clientele.

The company has reached out to veterinary hospitals across the country to announce the expansion and what is being done to appease both pet owners and practices.

Veterinary managers and team members have heard some crazy stuff when it comes to things pet owners hear come out of the mouths of pet store owners and employees. Take a deep breath and wade in

These diets are everywhere and causing controversy in the media lately. Whats the real deal with them?

Adequate nutrition is vital to getting critical patients back on their feet. Here are five pointers to help.

When your canine patients just cant resist that tasty sock or half a tube of Gorilla Glue, its the veterinary team that comes to the rescue.

Its investigation is ongoing and the agency hasnt changed its recommendation to pet owners whose pets are not ill.

The pet food recall announced by Hills on January 31 has left untold numbers of pet owners devastated and outraged, and many are now seeking justice.

The nutritional information you can assimilate from the label on a pet food is not exactly complete and balanced. Being aware of the shortcomings of package labels will help you recognize what you can't know and figure out where else to look for facts in your quest to help owners choose the best food for their pets.

Veterinary cardiologists from Washington State University offer insight and advice about the connection between grain-free diets and dilated cardiomyopathy.

Additional lot/date codes have been added to the list of recalled canned dog foods, with many owners distraught and angry after their pets fell ill or died.

The dogs and cats in this study were free to eat from four different diets with varying macronutrients. So when given their druthers, lets see what they devoured, as assessed by their circulating metabolites.

The recall includes prescription diet and over-the-counter canned food; supplier cited as source of error.

In this case, the owners knew their longtime companion was frail, and they were addressing his multiple health concerns. But when the dog quit eating, they knew something more needed to be done to bring him comfort.

The definitive list of dry dog foods recalled as a result of potential vitamin D contamination.

Veterinarians should take inspiration from mice to identify the ideal meal for cats.

Pet food retailers will be looking to give pet owners more of what they want: customizable, health-promoting, safe food options for their dogs and cats.

Veterinarians are in a unique position to alter the course of disease with early nutritional interventions in at-risk patients.

How does exposure of ultra-trace minerals in dogs compare with than in humans?

Although pet food sales are growing, some major manufacturers are not celebrating. Here's why.

The new product works at the gut level to help manage anxiety in dogs.

Eight companies now affected; common manufacturer cited as potential source of formulation error.

I was skeptical at first, but these over-the-counter remedies can be complementary to the traditional pharmaceutical options.

Most feline lower urinary tract disease is idiopathic, and while there may not be a cure, there are plenty of nutritional tweaks we can make to help manage the condition.

The recommendations are designed to encourage natural behaviors, reduce stress, and curb overeating in pet cats.

Heres our regular rundown of new and notable veterinary products.

A new pet food company believes that one animal doesn’t need to be harmed to feed another.

The linkages among inflammation, obesity, osteoarthritis and chronic maladaptive pain call for a multimodal rethinking of the best way to help our veterinary patientsincluding taking their fat compartments into consideration.

If questions about coconut oil are popping up in your exam room, just a spoonful of advice from veterinary nutritionist Dr. Angela Rollins should help give you some direction.

Retail chain aims to remove products containing artificial colors, flavors and preservatives for dogs and cats by May 2019.