Sentences with phrase «about prescription diets»

I spoke about prescription diets with pet food guru Marion Smart PhD recently and she said something that I thought would be fun to follow through with.

You could also ask your vet about prescription diets, such as Royal Canin Recovery, which is designed for cats recovering from surgeries and illnesses.

However, I would recommend that along with this med, that you speak with your Vet about the prescription diet foods for intestinal situations.

But the rest had some very interesting things to say about the prescription diet.

If everything else fails, talk to your veterinarian about prescription diet options as well as a prescription appetite suppressant for dogs.

Not exact matches

You hear about things like this celebrity slim - down diet, the latest fat loss prescription diet, low carb diets, high carb diets, the Kim Kardashian tummy tuck... and the list goes on and on.

If you are interested in taking diet or thyroid supplements, you'll need to talk to a trained herbalist or naturopath about other options for weight loss support that might be helpful or consult your doctor about the prescription options available.

He is about 9 years old and on a prescription diet for feline urinary crystals, Hills c / d formula.

You could also ask vet about hydrolyzed protein prescription diets or novel protein diets to try that they carry, which may help if food hypersensitivity.

If your dog has been prescribed a commercial prescription diet, make sure to talk about it in detail with your vet; find out the specific nutritional needs of your dog so that you are able to give better quality care and food without any gaps in their specific nutritional requirements.

Without knowing more about Cisco and his situation, it is difficult for me to comment, but I think many times when dogs have chronic diarrhea, a low fat prescription diet and probiotics help quite a bit, along with any medications that might be necessary.

When you hear the homemade diet advocates say «kibble kills» they are talking about this very low quality food, not the high end or prescription diets recommended by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA).

Exposing your kitten to lots of options and letting him learn about many types of foods, so that nothing seems «new,» can avoid trouble down the road as your cat ages and his chances of needing a prescription diet grows.

i am not sure what more to do with him to try to prevent more infections, our vet said his urine pH is still high and wanted us to switch to a prescription diet which i am apprehensive about doing, would it be sufficient i wonder to add a can of prescription food to his diet a few times a week, if he will eat it.

Once that's done, Farmer's Dog tailors your order even further, asking owners to select an ideal weight for their dog, their activity level, and the pup's eating style (picky, will eat anything, etc), before asking about allergies and the kind of food your fur - baby is currently being fed, how many treats they are given, and if they require a prescription diet.

If your veterinarian recommends a prescription diet for your dog, he is concerned about a disease or condition that threatens your dog's health.

If your cat isn't given a prescription diet, talk to your veterinarian about which brand and type of food would be best.

Please inquire about our high quality, medically researched maintenance and prescription diets.

Another option that is open to cat owners who are concerned about their cat's diet is the prescription diet from Specific Feline.

I told them about the results and that they need to get their dog back on the urinary prescription diet ASAP otherwise risk the necessity of needing another surgery.

I beg to differ strongly, as would most holistic vets (including Dr. Hofve) about sticking with a prescription diet from one of these manufacturers.

There are special prescription diets, such as anti-urate diets and foods made especially for Dalmatians so ask your vet about these too.

If your cat needs one of these diets, you will have to talk to your vet about getting a prescription.

My questions about the quality and composition of their prescription diets are always met with dead silence.

About two weeks after coming home Frankie went off all meds but he eats a urinary friendly prescription diet now.

Please review what I wrote about diet issues at the top of this page in the grey box and also keep in mind what was discussed above regarding the fact that urine crystals are often erroneously diagnosed and the fact that they are NOT necessarily an abnormal finding that needs to be «treated» with a prescription diet.

A note about cost... A prescription diet can be much more expensive than regular dog food, but it's worth it!

The average ten pound cat will consume about 45 - 80 grams of a popular prescription diet per day (based on the companies feeding recommendations).

The first thing people turn to when deciding to do something about their dog's weight are usually so called «Lite», «Less active» or «Weight Management products that are calorie - reduced, or even prescription diets from a veterinarian.

But prescription diets are not feed to the majority of pets regularly so we aren't going to talk about them in this article.

Having learned a little bit more about the history of prescription dog food may lead you to wonder whether a prescription diet is really the best choice for your dog.

These, along with the recognized limitations of costly special prescription diets formulated by the pet food industry — allegedly to correct various nutrogenic diseases — have been documented in the book Not Fit for a Dog: The Truth About Manufactured Cat and Dog Food, which I co-authored with veterinarians Dr. Elizabeth Hodgkins and Dr. Marion E. Smart.

They instruct patients about medications and special diets, prepare and administer medications as directed, authorize drug refills as directed, telephone prescriptions to a pharmacy, draw blood, prepare patients for X-rays, take electrocardiograms, remove sutures, and change dressings.

• Take medical histories and recording of vital signs of patients • Prepare and manage medications, approve drug refills, telephone prescriptions to a pharmacy • Draw blood, get patients ready for x-rays, take electrocardiograms, remove sutures, and change dressings of patients • Explain cure procedures to patients • Prepare patients for examinations, and support physicians for the duration of examinations • Collect and arrange laboratory specimens and carry out basic laboratory tests • Dispose of dirty supplies, and make medical instruments germ - free • Educate patients about medications and special diets • Organize examination room instruments and equipment • Keep waiting and examining rooms tidy and clean

They could be drawing blood from patients, arranging their exam rooms, or instructing them about their medications, prescriptions and diets.