It could. Free-choice feeding is one of the culprits in obesity....
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That's a hard question to answer because almost anything can cause pain; let's be honest....
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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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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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The thing that I would have you look at before that would be making sure that there's an AAFCO statement on your pet food....
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There are lists of things they shouldn't eat. In general, grapes, raisins, macadamia nuts, and chocolate should be avoided....
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Just like you and me, dogs require protein, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, and minerals....
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We really don't recommend that you feed them human food....
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A good physical exam. Again, if you had an ear infection, it would be painful....
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It’s important to work with your veterinarian to figure out how many calories your dog should have. And then you should also choose a good diet....
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I don't recommend it, but you can give them some human food. You might consider things like apples, green beans, and steamed carrots....
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I get this question a lot....
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Human food has a tendency to make your dog overweight. They're already getting their normal diet....
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Rarely that can be the case, but I would say, on average, there are two reasons for dogs to eat grass....
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It definitely can. Some dogs will eat and eat. We're sometimes better able to control what they eat than what we eat ourselves....
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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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There will be vomiting, diarrhea, their appetite will start waning, and refusal to eat the food will occur....
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Well, we've poked your dog, so perhaps they’re a little bit traumatized from that. But as I said, most of them tolerate it very well....
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Dogs can do so. I think there are one to two AAFCO-approved vegan dog diets on the market. However, my question is, why? Dogs are not vegans....
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It won't—there's not a GPS microchip at this point. It will just give the number to whoever scans it....