Sentences with phrase «commercially available cat»

Now no one is suggesting that we ban beef and chicken in our cat or dog food, NO ONE, because they are essential sources of protein and the primary ingredient in most commercially available cat and dog foods sold in America.

In light of our current knowledge of pervasive iodine deficiencies in many commercially available cat foods, this logic seems flawed.

Consumption of even small amounts of foods containing higher levels of iodine, including essentially all commercially available cat and dog foods and many human foods will negate the effect of y / d.

Corn is a grain which forms part of the ingredients of most commercially available cat food.

Not exact matches

Another alternative is to feed your cat commercially available hairball lubricants that may be available at your veterinary clinic or any pet store.

Since it is not available commercially, a specialty pharmacy can therefore compound methimazole into a topical gel or liquid to be applied on the skin of the cat to achieve the desired pharmaceutical action.

Smaller dogs and cats can most effectively be transported in commercially available carriers or in a cardboard box with a lid.

Several vaccines are commercially available to prevent infection but no effective treatment has emerged for positive cats.

If your cat still doesn't use his litter box when confined to a small room, you can use a large dog crate or commercially available cattery to house your cat during Litter Box Boot Camp.

Some cats appreciate the commercially available «cat videos.»

Many highly digestible, hypoallergenic and bland diets are commercially available or can prepared them for your cat at home.

Unfortunately, there are not nearly as many styles of foraging toys commercially available for cats as there are for their canine counterparts.

Clinical evaluation of commercially available urinary acidification diets in the management of idiopathic cystitis in cats.

Having said this, unless you know what you are doing rather purchase a commercially available raw feline diet rather than making homemade cat food.

Some of the commercially available posts and trees are a bit expensive, but you will have it for the lifetime of your cat, and it's an investment in your cat's comfort and well - being.

Although many vaccines are commercially available for cats and dogs, only a few «core vaccines» are recommended for routine use in shelters and rescues and their associated foster homes.

This analysis is available commercially and should be considered in affected cats to determine a clinical approach and course.

It's a good thing that there are commercially available prescription foods for cats with this condition.

This video will instruct you through the process of making your own cat litter box that is much larger and far more ideal than what is commercially available.

Although these studies suggested potential for assessing genetic predisposition for FISS, there is no commercially available test that will reliably predict which cats will develop tumors.

Enzyme replacement Many different preparations of pancreatic enzymes are commercially available; however, powdered formulations have been shown to be most effective in dogs.39 Tablets, capsules and enteric - coated preparations are less effective than powdered extracts and are not recommended.43 Enzyme replacement using an initial dose of 1 teaspoonful of powdered non-enteric-coated pancreatic extract with each meal per 10 kg of body weight is generally effective for dogs, whereas cats should receive one teaspoon per meal.

I do not suggest any of the commercially available dry formulas for diabetic cats as a first - choice diet.

Healthy cat foods are available commercially, but I prefer that owners prepare them at home.

The answer is different for each pet, although many commercially available foods are fine to feed healthy dogs and cats.

Dosing of cats may be difficult with the commercially available products.

Establishing what stimulates your cat is based on trial and error, although some commercially available toys have majority appeal, such as those that contain high quality dried catnip (using the dried flowers and leaves of the catmint plant only), fishing rod toys with feathers on the end, small objects on wire that move erratically and small, fur mice.

Contained in most commercially available dog and cat foods are a plethora of pet grade ingredients.

J Amer Vet Med Assoc 2004, 225 (11): 1670 - 1675 showed two commercially available vegetarian cat foods (Vegecat KibbleMix and Evolution canned diet for adult cats) to be deficient in several key nutrients.

The product has been specially compounded for your pet as there is no commercially - available product sized to fit dogs and cats.

Since a convenient dosage form is not available commercially for cats, it is often compounded at a special pharmacy.

The reason for choosing such diets vary widely and may include fears due to pet food recalls in recent years, picky appetites of dogs and cats refusing to eat conventional commercially available diets, ethical beliefs, hot topics in human nutrition and medical necessity.

Although allergy blood tests for dogs and cats are commercially available, they are not recommended due to their less accurate results.

The commercially available diet (Hill's y / d) is sometimes not very palatable and is lower in protein which can sometimes be problematic for cats which require a higher protein diet.

At this time, there is not a commercially available vaccine for the prevention of heartworm disease in dogs or cats.

Depending on the allergens that trigger your cat's allergy or food intolerance, you may need to buy a prescription cat food or you can buy a food that is commercially available.

There are many diets available commercially for cats of all ages and health states.

A variety of topical medications that are effective in thwarting feline tick infestations are commercially available, as are tick collars that may succeed in keeping the parasites from invading a cat's coat.

Provide your cat commercially available «cat videos.»

When cats consume the typical commercially available diet (either a dry kibble or softened type of diet), their teeth do not function as they would in nature.

Although many commercially available scratching posts are covered with carpet there is no evidence that the cat's scratching habits will generalise to other areas of carpet within the home once the post is used regularly.

Instead of feeding an organic dry food to your cat, I suggest instead choosing a commercially available or home - prepared nutritionally complete and balanced diet containing whole foods like real (cooked) meat, fresh vegetables and fruit, grain, seeds and other ingredients, even if the components aren't all organic.

Photographic representations of obese cats that are available commercially, are usually archive pictures taken many years ago.

I mentioned earlier that one might take a senior dog or cat diet, reduce its protein content with added fat and fortify its vitamin and omego - 3 content to produce something quite similar to the commercially available products.

Not only are commercially available pet foods being recalled for contamination at an alarming rate, but — as regular readers of this newsletter know — most affordable formulas on the market are not species - appropriate for your dog or cat.

Fromm's work in canine health led to the development of the first commercially available canine and feline distemper vaccines in 1939; this product helped changed the way people related to their dogs and cats.