We calculate the dose, usually by body weight, and then we figure out how long the pet needs it....
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I'm going to answer that and say, "Only if your dog needs a prescription diet." Most of these prescription foods, and I underline the word most, no...
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It tends to lean in that direction, just like human food does. You can do free feeding in a single-dog household successfully and have a lean dog....
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We use an elimination diet when we think a dog has either a gastrointestinal or a skin problem related to its diet....
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It's a good question, and it's one that probably has quite a few answers there....
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Treats need to constitute less than 10% of the diet, and they should just be of good quality. The main dog food has to be nutritionally balanced....
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If you give him too much of it, it certainly will. It comes down to calories in versus calories out, just like it does with people....
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A prescription diet would be better if the dog has a medical condition that that prescription diet helps treat or slow the progression of....
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This is my favorite point. So grain-free diets right now have been going around as the big fad—that's really important in people's opinions....
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So, for big breed puppies, I would recommend feeding a big breed puppy food. When they get older, it's a little less important....
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It depends on your dog and what your dog's needs are....
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There's a whole slew of things. Maybe they stepped funny in the yard, and their paw hurts, or perhaps they got a little cut by a brush or a fence....
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You’d mostly see a lot of diarrhea, so we recommend making that food transition over at least seven days....
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Not necessarily better in quality, but if your dog is on a prescription diet, it usually has a medical need for that diet....
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Every dog and cat should be examined at a minimum once a year....
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Elimination diets are used to diagnose and treat food allergic disease or food intolerance....
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No, it's not. The big difference is that wet food has a massive amount of water content....
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There are many dog food myths. There are a couple that are big for me....
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We really don't recommend that you feed them human food....
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There are breed-specific dog foods out there. For instance, the sporting mixes tend to have higher protein content for the high-energy dogs....