vitamin – Petfoodology

“Preservative-Free” Pet Food?

September 19, 2022July 16, 2024 Lisa M. Freeman, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Nutrition) AAFCO, cat nutrition, cats, dog, dogs, dry, Food, food safety, ingredient list, nutrition, pet food, Petfoodology Blog, supplements, vitamin

Preservatives are essential ingredients in some forms of pet foods but they are surrounded by a great deal of misinformation.

Pet Nutrition Basics Petfoodology Blog

The A-B-C’s of Vitamin C

April 28, 2018July 17, 2024 Deborah E. Linder, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Nutrition) supplements, vitamin, vitamin c

Vitamin C is a nutrient we associate with helping the immune system and fighting off colds and keeping people healthy, but is this the same for dogs and cats? Let’s look at the A-B-C’s of vitamin C in pets.

Pet Nutrition Basics

Pet Nutrition Primer

February 23, 2016July 18, 2024 Clinical Nutrition Team calories, carbohydrate, essential nutrients, fat, mineral, protein, vitamin

All animals have basic nutritional needs that must be met for them to live long, healthy lives. “Essential nutrients” are called such because our bodies and our pets’ bodies are incapable of making enough of them on their own and so we must get what we need from food.