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Menu Foods' recalled products alone represent nearly 100 brands of cat and dog food, and as of 11 April, are the only brands known to have caused sickness in animals. Below is an overview of affected brands, as provided by the FDA and the companies: Menu Foods: Over 50 brands of dog food, [9] and over 40 brands of cat food. [10]
Below, Dr. Richter, along with pet parents and veterinarian and writer at Native Pet Dr. Juli Goldstein, D.V.M., reveal the benefits of probiotics for dogs, which dogs are the best candidates, and ...
PetMD suggests that if you notice your dog munching on grass or plants a lot, adding "natural herbs and cooked vegetables" to your dog's meal could be a good way to give them the nutrients they seek.
By Medieval times, dogs were more seen as pets rather than just companions and workers which affected their quality of the diet to include "Besides being fed bran bread, the dogs would also get some of the meat from the hunt. If a dog was sick, he would get better food, such as goat's milk, bean broth, chopped meat, or buttered eggs."
Due to the indiscriminate nature of a dog's appetite, gastrointestinal upset is a frequent occurrence in dogs. The most common symptoms are anorexia, vomiting, and diarrhea. Foreign body ingestion can lead to acute obstruction of the gastrointestinal tract, a very dangerous condition. Acute pancreatitis can also result from dietary indiscretion.
Some also add small amounts of vegetable matter to simulate the consumption of stomach contents of prey animals. Supplements are generally not used in a prey model diet although some followers do add fish oil to the diet to compensate for the reduced amount of omega-3 fatty acid in commercially raised grain-fed livestock. This problem can be ...
Apple cider vinegar (ACV) is a vinegar made from fermented apples, explains Raj Dasgupta, M.D., a quadruple board-certified physician and medical reviewer for the National Council on Aging. “It ...
Gastric dilatation volvulus (GDV), also known as gastric dilation, twisted stomach, or gastric torsion, is a medical condition that affects dogs and rarely cats and guinea pigs, [1] in which the stomach becomes overstretched and rotated by excessive gas content.