Kitten and puppy mix recalled for Salmonella, ListeriaJanuary 2, 2024Blue Ridge Beef issues voluntary recall of Blue Ridge Beef Kitten Grind, Blue Ridge Kitten Mix, and Blue Ridge Beef Puppy Mix due to the contamination
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Treating allergies with diet trialsNovember 27, 2023By teaching owners about canine adverse food reactions (CAFR) using engaging education tools, you can implement satisfying diet trials into your workup of allergic dermatitis.
Feed to succeed: Using nutrition to support a healthy lifestyle and body weightNovember 24, 2023Preventive nutrition can start with the puppy/kitten visits, be reviewed at the time of spay/neuter, and then continue to be closely monitored throughout the pet’s life.
Managing diabetes in dogs and catsNovember 24, 2023It is crucial to understand and to convey to pet owners at every opportunity that regardless of the cause, with proper management, a diabetic dog or cat can lead an otherwise normal and active life.
Keeping the 'bugs' in balance: GI microbiome health mattersNovember 3, 2023Given the microbiota in the gut help support overall health, maintaining a balance between beneficial and potentially pathogenic bacteria is important.
Vet care program distributes 13 tons of cat food in IowaOctober 24, 2023Alley Cat Allies, in partnership with Animal Rescue League of Iowa, will give away tons of cat food at no cost to caregivers in Des Moines under its ongoing Keeping Families Together program
'Smart' facility expands distribution of nutrition companyOctober 24, 2023Hill’s Pet Nutrition has opened the new manufacturing plant in Tonganoxie, Kan., to increase production of ‘science-led’ nutrition products globally
Tackling pet obesity requires team effortSeptember 8, 2023In a 2022 Association for Pet Obesity Prevention survey, 59 percent of dogs and 61 percent of cats were classified as overweight or obese.
What to question about supplementsAugust 31, 2023In 2020, the global veterinary dietary supplements market size swelled to $1.6 billion. The top conditions targeted for animals include joint health, liver health, immune function, and digestion.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveAre Veterinary Diets Really Too Expensive? Effective Cost ConversationsAugust 10, 2023This session by Jackie Parr, BScH, DVM, MSc, DACVIM (Nutrition), includes how to customize the client conversations about veterinary diets to the individual pet, which is critical, by focusing on the value to the pet. Veterinary teams can be trained to utilize existing resources to ease those cost conversations and to apply these learnings to common scenarios in small animal veterinary practice, including elimination diet trials and effective weight loss plans.
