You can. OTC products are probably safe, but we're not sure they're very effective....
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Right, so that's going to be where if you've got a puppy, you want to make sure that you're feeding puppy food....
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If you see any of the things that we just talked about, get them in. Would you want to walk around hurting if you didn't have to?...
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There's some standardized scoring we can use....
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Right around when most dogs hit that one-year mark, or for some of the larger breed dogs that may be as late as 18 months, we like to transition th...
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That's a good question because we see this type of thing a lot. Human food can inherently make your dog overweight, but not necessarily....
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Every dog and cat should be examined at a minimum once a year....
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That's a good question....
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If you ask the dog, absolutely. It's more nutritious. It tastes better....
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Prescription diets may be better for your dog if your dog has certain conditions that require that prescription....
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You're usually going to see weight loss, a dull hair coat, vomiting and diarrhea, and failure to thrive....
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If your dog has a medical condition that requires a prescription diet, sure. But in general, I would say no.
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We could probably talk about this a lot....
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Just because a food is wet or dry doesn't tell you anything about its nutritional value....
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Right now? What I hear so much about is grain-free diets....
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The big one is feeding raw food. I don't recommend it. You'll see a lot of stuff on the internet about how it's better and more natural for them....
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The best place to start is to talk to your veterinarian....
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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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Everybody thinks of the obvious ones; maybe your pet is limping, or they're favoring a leg....
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We use elimination diets if we're trying to figure out if your pet is sensitive to a specific protein. So you often hear this as a food allergy....