So you need to know if it's really worth it and
whether prescription dog food is really necessary.
Not exact matches
There is a difference between
prescription diets and over the counter diets as well, so discuss with your vet
whether your
dog would be a good candidate for a food trial.
There are many other things to factor in to treatment for bladder stones (
whether your
dog will eat the
prescription diets,
whether your
dog has problems with urinary tract infections that might continue to predispose to stones,
whether your
dog has a conformational problem that predisposes her to stones, etc etc) so discuss all of this and more with your veterinarian and find what is right for your particular
dog.
Ask your vet
whether a
prescription diet for brain disease would be right for your
dog (not available for cats).
Ask Dr. Sprouse (or during your appointment she will let you know)
whether your
dog or cat needs a particular
prescription diet.
Whether people walking with their
dogs would lose more weight after 1 year than people walking alone was assessed in the People and Pets Exercising Together (PPET) Study.56 Thirty - six pairs of overweight or obese people with an obese pet and 56 overweight or obese people without pets participated in a 1 - year prospective, controlled weight loss study in which people received dietary and physical activity counseling and
dogs were fed a calorie - controlled
prescription diet.
If your
dog develops some kind of medical problem, you should consider
whether it is better to feed him a
prescription diet or a regular high - quality
dog food.
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.