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If your veterinarian recommends a high - fiber diet for your dog, you can purchase a commercially prepared diet at your veterinarian's office or pet supply store.

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Veterinarian Marla McGeorge, a cat specialist at Portland, Oregon's Best Friends Veterinary Medical Center, argues that the problem with forcing your cat to be vegetarian or vegan is that such diets fail to provide the amino acids needed for proper feline health and are too high in carbohydrates that felines have not evolved to be able to process.

«Since the vast majority of America's pet cats — 88 percent, in fact — are spayed or neutered, there is a great need for a diet that addresses the decreased energy and increased appetite that result from the procedure,» says Dr. Brent Mayabb, veterinarian and manager of education and development at Royal Canin.

The veterinarians at Polo Springs are committed to helping these patients successfully get their weight under control through the use of an individually tailored program, along with a special prescription diet.

When veterinarians realized that calcium oxalate stones thrive in acidic environments, they took a look at the composition of prescribed diets to try to combat the calcium oxalate stones.

Certain Dogs Might Go Wet Dr. Katy J. Nelson, an emergency veterinarian in Alexandria, Va., says that while all dogs can enjoy either a wet or dry diet from a premium brand, at least five types of dogs particularly benefit from canned foods:

At your pet's regular annual examination, your veterinarian will check your dog's overall health, including weight, tooth and gum issues, and other indicators of proper diet.

However, knowing at least the daily calorie requirements of adult dogs may be helpful to pet owners to feed their pets the correct amount of commercial pet food, while those who prefer feeding adult dogs a home - made diet would be better to consult with a veterinarian or buy a specialist book not to incur in dietetic errors and to provide their pets not only with the correct amount of calories, but also with the correct amount and proportion of all nutrients (proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals).

Most veterinarians recommend feeding cats half dry, half canned food at each feeding or the morning feeding exclusively canned food and the evening feeding exclusively dry food for a balanced diet.

«Feed diets that are appropriate for the pet's activity level,» says Amy Dicke, DVM, a technical services veterinarian at Procter & Gamble Pet Care.

Whichever diet is recommended by your veterinarian, it should be fed twice daily, at the time of each insulin injection.

To keep water intake at optimal levels, your veterinarian may advise you to keep your cat on wet food and limit or eliminate dry kibble in the diet.

At the present time, there are no medications approved for cats with this condition, although a low - sodium diet may be prescribed by your veterinarian.

Discuss her nutritional needs with your veterinarian at least once per year regardless of whether you're considering a diet change.

Many veterinarians can spot a bird on an all - seed diet just by looking at them.

If you have any questions about what you should feed your pet, or how much you should be feeding him, you should consult your veterinarian, especially if you're planning on cooking your dog's food at home or if you wish to feed him a raw diet.

Four veterinarians from the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California, Davis, published a study in the June issue of the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, entitled «Evaluation of recipes of home - prepared maintenance diets for dogs.»

The plan: The veterinarian orders for a highly digestible liquid diet of 1.0 kcal / mL caloric density to be fed through a nasogastric tube at 25 % RER for the first 24 hours.

Many veterinarians recommend at least some high quality wet cat food in a cat's diet.

All veterinarians, not just the specialists at the Animal Medical Center, use specially formulated prescription diets to help manage a variety of diseases in pets.

The veterinarians at Boston Veterinary Care suggest routine at - home dental care should include daily teeth brushing and adding a dental diet to food.

Your veterinarian may want to look at the diet you are feeding the pet as well as checking for intestinal parasites as the first steps to finding the cause of the symptoms.

Your veterinarian might suggest that you add a joint supplement to your dog's diet if they are suffering from this condition already, or if they are at risk for developing it.

A high quality diet prescribed by your veterinarian will ensure they are receiving the nutrients they require at each stage of their life.

Choose from the many high quality, easily digestible diets available at pet stores or a prescription diets available from your veterinarian.

Over at petmd.com, the veterinarians recommend a meat - based diet.

Whether your dog has medical problems or not, you should at all times communicate your veterinarian assistant that your dog eats a homemade diet.

I would try and find a more holistic oriented veterinarian when the time is right for your next pet who often looks at all of the factors involved in disease from the environment, to diet, to overuse of drugs and / o vaccinations.

Cats on a commercial cat food diet are not usually at risk for taurine deficiency; however, if you feed your cat a homemade diet, your veterinarian may want to test your pet's level of taurine.

«Discuss with your veterinarian a complete at - home dental wellness care plan that includes brushing but may also include water additives, dental chews, specialized diets, oral gels, and rinses,» Hilden says.

But because most veterinarians believe in what the pet food manufacturers claim, (and recent graduates are no exception when one looks at the funds provided to State and private veterinary colleges by the pet food industry), they rarely suggest changing their sick animals» diet.

I was recommended this prescription diet in combo with her daily medication at our veterinarian for my 12 year old chihuahua Celeste due to a major heart murmur she has.

Having pancreatitis once makes a pet predisposed to developing it again at some point in their life, so it is important to follow your veterinarian's diet recommendations once your pet is discharged from the hospital.

A study by veterinarians at the University of Missouri found that dogs» levels of the endocrine disruptor bisphenol A nearly tripled after the animals ate a canned - food diet for two weeks, and the exposure was associated with metabolic and microbiome changes.

If your senior dog is healthy, at an optimum weight and active, he / she can remain on the adult diet he / she is accustomed to, you may have to tailor quantities slightly but this should always be done with the assistance of your veterinarian.

Many veterinarians at The Animal Medical Center prescribe special diets as part of the treatment for medical conditions.

This ratio seemed like a good idea at the time and was certainly easier than the 24 hour urine collection but it has not panned out as a valid test to predict stone re-formation but will tell the veterinarian if the pet owner is cheating on the diet.

An immediate goal of the Alliance is to encourage veterinarians to talk about diet with clients, even at routine exams, and to set guidelines.

Veterinarians also agree that dogs who do not receive a high quality diet are also at a significantly increased risk of developing health conditions that lead to death.

Unfortunately most veterinarians are not at all well versed on diets for these suffering dogs other than their prescription diets that are not at all that good.

At Royal Canin, our expert nutritionists and veterinarians create great - tasting therapeutic diets to help your veterinarian treat a wide range of health challenges.

No matter who the manufacturer is, therapeutic diets are available only at animal hospitals or selected outlets that are staffed by veterinarians.

Factors including genetics, a diet lacking in hard food and dental treats, plus infrequent teeth brushings at home will contribute to an increased need for professional dental cleanings by your veterinarian.

If your dog is not at their ideal weight your veterinarian can help create a diet and exercise regimen that can help.

Your veterinarian may recommend a special diet that can help dissolve or prevent certain crystals or stones, or at least make their formation less likely.

You can then work with your veterinarian to alter your pet's diet, your routine at home, or your cat's environment so that she can be as happy and healthy as possible.

In less severe cases, your veterinarian may recommend feeding a bland diet along with medications and instructions on how to care for your friend at home.

That said, if you think that your dog has developed at Vitamin C deficiency, consult a veterinarian before altering their diet.

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Ask one of our veterinarians at Minnesota Veterinary Clinic if your pet's diet needs to be adjusted for this change in season and temperature.