by Dr. Laura Gaylord | May 3, 2023 | Pet Nutrition
It is what every pet food company strives for… That perfect, formed stool with good indentations and holds shape when picked up so that it is easily disposed of. The color should be an even perfect chocolate brown. This occurrence should happen only once daily or...
by Dr. Laura Gaylord | Aug 31, 2022 | Pet Nutrition
Workup for dogs or cats with chronic liver disease is often recommended when liver enzymes are elevated on a bloodwork screening profile (ALT, ALP, total bilirubin, GGT). Unfortunately, these changes are not specific for one particular liver condition and additional...
by Dr. Laura Gaylord | Jul 17, 2022 | Pet Nutrition
How does it start? Dogs and cats may commonly develop variable eating patterns when experiencing a gastrointestinal upset or recovering from a systemic illness. Negative food associations may develop directed at a particular food, flavor or smell and that experience...
by Dr. Laura Gaylord | Jul 15, 2022 | Hot Topics
Adverse food reaction is defined as an abnormal response to ingestion of food or food additive and may be a food intolerance or a food allergy, while a food allergy is an immune mediated response to a food antigen, typically a protein in the food. Unfortunately, food...
by Dr. Laura Gaylord | Jul 12, 2022 | Pet Supplements
Supplements can be foods, vitamins, minerals, herbs or other botanicals given in addition to the diet with the intent of supporting health or modifying a disease state rather than meeting nutritional requirements. These supplements are also called “Nutraceuticals”....
