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Learn How To Read a Pet Food Ingredient Label - Pt 2
Again, we would like to stay under 10% of calories coming from carbohydrates.
Lisa A. Pierson, DVM
May 18, 2015
Learn How To Read a Pet Food Ingredient Label - Pt 1
Before you get too confused and frustrated when reading this section, I will say at the outset:
Lisa A. Pierson, DVM
May 18, 2015
Cats Need Plenty of Water With Their Food
Opie's pictorial at Feline Urinary Tract Health is a 'must see' for any cat caregiver who insists on feeding dry food.
Lisa A. Pierson, DVM
May 18, 2015
Feeding Your Cat: Know the Basics of Feline Nutrition - Pt 3
Most canned foods, when figured on a dry matter basis, have more protein than dry food. And remember, even if this was not the case, the percentage numbers do not tell the whole story. It is the protein’s biological value that is critical.
Lisa A. Pierson, DVM
May 18, 2015
Feeding Your Cat: Know the Basics of Feline Nutrition - Pt 2
Cats are obligate (strict) carnivores and are very different from dogs in their nutritional needs. What does it mean to be an ‘obligate carnivore’?
Lisa A. Pierson, DVM
May 18, 2015
Feeding Your Cat: Know the Basics of Feline Nutrition - Pt 1
Diet is the brick and mortar of health. This web page lays out some often-ignored principles of feline nutrition and explains why cats have a better chance at optimal health if they are fed canned food (or a balanced homemade diet) instead of dry kibble.
Lisa A. Pierson, DVM
May 18, 2015