Dog Nutrition

Feeding dogs is similar to feeding babies only in that neither has much say in what they eat. The...

Hunger is a dog’s natural state, hunger for energy and nutrients in the form of food. Energy come...

Dogs Eat What Is Tastiest, Not What Is Best Don’t feed your dog a meat-only diet. It might seem ...

European dog food manufacturers, by law, only use nutrients fit for human consumption in their pr...

Most of the Britain’s commercial dog foods are manufactured by four companies Nestle (Purina, Bak...

We hear more hokus pokus about nutrition than just about anything else involving dogs. Some ideas...

Food Intolerance Becomes Apparent In Puppyhood Food intolerance is a reaction that doesn’t invol...

Dogs love bones. And like every vet in the country, we have had to open up dog’s bellies to repai...

Dogs Can Eat Cat Food But Not Vice Versa If you have a cat and a small dog, chances are your dog...

A dog is able to survive on a well-balanced vegetarian diet but this is a path no dog willingly f...

Active Dogs Have Special Needs Working dogs that herd, guard, search or even act as assistants f...

There is no specific age when dogs become ‘old’.

Your dog’s nutritional needs gradually change throughout its life.

Here are average kilocalorie (kcal) requirements for different body weights, life styles and ages...

From birth until a puppy reaches half its adult size it needs about twice the amount of energy ne...

Weight gain after neutering is simple to prevent. When your male or female dog is neutered make s...

Pregnant dogs require very little increase in food until late in pregnancy. (Cats are different. ...

If you are willing to cook for your dog, remember that muscle meat alone is low in vitamins A and...

Like us, fat runs in families. A dog’s body condition is influenced by what you feed but also by ...

Nutritionally Responsive Skin Diseases Skin and hair health can be affected by imbalances in pro...

Food allergy usually causes itchy skin. There may also be a gastrointestinal involvement, usually...

Nourishment During And After Illness

The target of dietary management is to minimise clinical signs of kidney failure, help maintain t...

The aim of diet management is to improve regulation of blood sugar and specifically to minimise t...

Two veterinary diets, Waltham Hepatic Support and Hill’s L/D are available for dogs with liver co...